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Minister Raitt Congratulates Air Canada and the Canadian Airline Dispatchers Association on Reaching a Tentative Agreement

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - Today, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada's Labour Minister, congratulated Air Canada and the Canadian Airline Dispatchers Association on reaching a new tentative collective agreement.

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Minister Raitt Encouraged by Tentative Collective Agreement Between Air Canada and the CAW-Canada

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - Today, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada's Labour Minister, congratulated Air Canada and the National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union...(More)

Statement by the Honourable Joe Oliver, P.C., M.P., Commemorating the Historic Discovery of Crude Oil at Leduc #1

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - Today, we celebrate the 65th anniversary of a pivotal moment for Canada's economy and future prosperity.

On February 13, 1947, the first major Canadian discovery o...(More)

PHOTOS ONLY: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) -

Editors Note: Photos will be available on the Canadian Press picture wire via Marketwire.

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Government of Manitoba: Mental Health Summit 2012

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) -

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Media Advisory: CMHC's 2012 Saskatchewan Housing Outlook Conference

SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - Saskatchewan's housing market will be discussed tomorrow at the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) annual Saskatchewan Housing Outlook Conference...(More)

CIDA Launches the Canada Fund for African Climate Resilience

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - Today, as part of Canada's international efforts to help developing countries adapt to the impacts of a changing climate, the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperatio...(More)

Tom Smith Retires as Chairman of TASER International to Join New Start-Up as CEO and Co-Founder

SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - February 13, 2012) - TASER International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TASR), a global provider of safety tec...(More)

Statement: NAR to Administration -- Do No Harm to Housing

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - February 13, 2012) - The following is a statement by National Association of Realtors® President Moe Veissi:

"As the leading advocate for housing and homeownership, NAR is strongly opposed to elements of President Obama's budget propo...(More)

Avista Requests Lower Natural Gas Prices for Washington and Idaho Customers

SPOKANE, WA--(Marketwire - February 13, 2012) - Avista today filed Purchased Gas Cost Adjustment (PGA) requests with the utility commissions in Washington and Idaho to reduce overall natural gas prices by 6.4 percent and 6.0 percent respectively, to be effective March 1.

If the re...(More)

Minister Rona Ambrose Announces Request for Proposals for the Integrated Soldier System Project

GATINEAU, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) -

Editors' note: 2 photos are associated with this press release.

The Honourable Ro...(More)

Media Advisory: Minister MacKay and German Minister of Defence to Make an Announcement

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, and Dr. Thomas de Maizière, Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany, will make an announcement on February 14, ...(More)

Larger Cash Awards, New Categories Announced for The Tech Awards 2012

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - February 13, 2012) - The Tech Awards, The Tech Museum's international program that recognizes innovators whose work improves the lives of millions of people, has expanded to foster a global network of laureates whose ideas lead to solutions for a better world.

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City of Sacramento Debuts Electronic Building Plan Submission Using Accela Software

SACRAMENTO, CA--(Marketwire - February 13, 2012) - Accela, Inc., the leading provider of cloud, web and mobile software applications for More)

Harper Government Creates Jobs and Growth in Shipbuilding Industry

ESQUIMALT, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - The Harper Government is taking a concrete step towards positioning Western Canada's shipbuilding industry as internationally competitive and sustainable through Western Canada's...(More)

Lieutenant-Colonel Randall William Callan Appointed as a Judge in the British Columbia Provincial Court

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, is proud to highlight the recent appointment of a Canadian Forces member, Lt.-Col. Randall William Callan, as a Judge to the Britis...(More)

Minister Steven Blaney Delivers Valentines to Veterans

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) -

Editors' Note: There is a photo associated with this press release.

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs, and Eve Adams, Parliamentary ...(More)

Government of Canada Invests in the Canadian Forces and Jobs

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - Devinder Shory, Member of Parliament for Calgary Northeast, on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for Status of Women, and ...(More)

Public-Private Partnership Strengthens Emergency Management

OAKVILLE, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - Today, the Honourable Vic Toews, Canada's Public Safety Minister, accompanied by the Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment, announced the participation of Environment Canada i...(More)

Media Advisory: Ministers Toews and Nicholson With Senator Dagenais to Make Announcement

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - The Honourable Vic Toews, Canada's Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice, and Senator Jean-Guy Dagenais will make an announcem...(More)

Electronic Control Security, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Results

CLIFTON, NJ--(Marketwire - February 13, 2012) - Electronic Control Security Inc. (ECSI) (OTCBB: EKCS), a leading provider of integrated entry control and perimeter security system technologies to the government and private sectors, a...(More)

Wireless Generation to Train Rhode Island Educators in Data Use

BROOKLYN, NY--(Marketwire - February 13, 2012) - Wireless Generation is pleased to announce an agreement with the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) to train educators across the state in the use of data to enhance instruction. The initiative is part of the State's federally funded...(More)

Canada and Anglican Church Give 50 Refugee Families New Hope

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - The Government of Canada and the Anglican Church today celebrated a joint agreement under which approximately 50 refugee families have been brought to this country f...(More)

NAV CANADA Reports January Traffic Figures

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - NAV CANADA announced today its traffic figures for the month of January 2012 as measured in weighted charging units for en-route, terminal and oceanic air navigation...(More)

Minister Toews' Statement on Toronto Drug Seizures

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, commended the efforts of RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency officials on a large seizure of illicit drugs Gamma-Butyrolacton (GBL) an...(More)

Media Advisory: Military Parachute Drop Near Mistango Lake For Exercise TRILLIUM RESPONSE 2012

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - Media are invited to view the parachuting of Canadian Forces (CF) equipment and personnel at the start of Exercise TRILLIUM RESPONSE 2012.

When: Monday, Feb...(More)

Smart Card Alliance Payments Summit Wraps With EMV, Mobile and Transit Innovators Discussing and Debating the Future of Payments

PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ--(Marketwire - February 13, 2012) - After overflow keynote plenary sessions on Wednesday, the Smart Card Alliance 2012 Payments Summit continued last Thursday and Friday with the "all payments" agenda shifting to individual track sessions. Experts and innovators from payme...(More)

Military Aircraft Flights Near Cochrane, Mistango Lake, Kapuskasing, Hearst and Constance Lake

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - Canadian Forces aircraft will be flying in the vicinity of Cochrane, Mistango Lake, Kapuskasing, Hearst and Constance Lake between February 19 and 25, 2012.

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Governments of Canada and Quebec Invest in Affordable Housing in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - Senator Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage a...(More)

FlagandBanner.com Is Hanging in Some Pretty Cool Places

LITTLE ROCK, AR--(Marketwire - February 13, 2012) - As the recession lifts so are flags, banners, and pennants created by FlagandBanner.com for some pretty cool people and places across the country.

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Media Advisory: Second Annual Soldier On Winter Sports Clinic

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - Members of the media are invited to attend the Second Annual Soldier On Winter Sports Clinic at the Calabogie Peaks Resort on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.

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U.S. RE Introduces New Product to Identify Cost Drivers in Reinsurance

PEARL RIVER, NY--(Marketwire - February 13, 2012) - U.S. RE Corporation has introduced a new product, U.S. RE Risk Manager, a web-based portal that enables insurers to better manage profitability by identifying key cost drivers of reinsurance, Tal Piccione, Chairman/CEO...(More)

APHL, A2LA Collaborate on Webinar Series

SILVER SPRING, MD--(Marketwire - February 13, 2012) - In collaboration with the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), the More)

VIDMIC CEO to Speak at IWCE About Officer-Worn Video

SPANISH FORK, UT--(Marketwire - February 13, 2012) - VIDMIC, a global provider of More)

Government of Canada Building Prosperity Through Research

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for Science and Technology, today announced Strategic Project Grants to support 70 scientific teams at universities a...(More)

Government of Canada Supports Growth of Les Batiments BUT Ltd

SAINTE-AGATHE-DES-MONTS, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the R...(More)

Government of Canada Creating Jobs and Growth in Southern Ontario

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - The Honourable John Baird, Member of Parliament for Ottawa West - Nepean, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Devel...(More)

Media Advisory/REMINDER: The Friends of Library and Archives Canada Present from Love to Lust, a Valentine's Day Special Presentation

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) -

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Public-Private Partnership Strengthens Emergency Management

OAKVILLE, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - Today, the Honourable Vic Toews, Canada's Public Safety Minister, accompanied by the Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment, announced the participation of Environment Canada i...(More)

Top 10 Global Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Sets New Standard for Product Integrity With NanoGuardian

SKOKIE, IL--(Marketwire - February 13, 2012) - NanoGuardian™, a division of NanoInk®, Inc. that delivers on-dose brand protection solutions to fight illegal diversion and counterfeiting, announced today that it signed a multi-year agreement with a Top 10 global pharmaceutical company ...(More)

Hard Dollar Premieres Time-Phasing Capabilities for Project Cost Management

SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - February 13, 2012) - Hard Dollar Corporation, the category creator and leader in Project Cost Management (PCM), today announced the release of HD Version ...(More)

Media Advisory/REMINDER: Harper Government to Announce Support for Shipbuilding Industry

ESQUIMALT, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - On Monday, February 13th, 2012, the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, will make an announcement to strengthen Western Ca...(More)

Another Bad Day for Mining in Canada

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - Solid Gold Resources Corp. ("Solid Gold") (TSX VENTURE:SLD) reports that The Wahgoshig First Nation has issued a claim against Her Majesty The Queen In Right of Ontario and...(More)

Atlantic Canada Housing Market to Slow

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - According to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's (CMHC) Atlantic Housing Market Outlook, housing market performance in 2012 will be impacted by the current inventory of apartments...(More)

Canadian Housing Market to Remain Steady

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - Housing markets are expected to remain steady in 2012 and 2013, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's (CMHC) first quarter 2012 Housing Market Outlook, Canada Edition1<...(More)

2012-2013 Housing Market Outlook (Province of Quebec)

MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - According to the latest forecasts conducted by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), the impact of slow economic growth will be compensated by still favourable borrowing...(More)

Housing Demand in Ontario Will Moderate but Remain Steady in 2012

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - Ontario housing activity is set to moderate before growing into 2013 according to the 2012 First Quarter CMHC Housing Market Outlook - Canada Edition released today. Housing starts...(More)

Media Advisory: Leading Canadian Researchers to Discuss Issues Facing Canada in the Oceans and the Arctic, at AAAS Canada Press Breakfast, Vancouver

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - Four of Canada's leading researchers in areas relating to oceans and the Arctic will be speaking at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting,...(More)

Steven R. Springsteel Joins Liquid Robotics as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

SUNNYVALE, CA and KAMUELA, HI--(Marketwire - February 13, 2012) - Liquid Robotics®, an ocean data services provider and developer of the first wave-powered Wave Glider® marine robot, today announced that Steven R. Springsteel, former CEO of Chordiant Software Inc....(More)

Locus Announces Three New Directors

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - February 13, 2012) - Locus Technologies, the industry leader in Cloud computing-based compliance and information management software for air, water, energy, and other environmental emissions monitoring, announced today the addition of three director-level positio...(More)