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2014 National Financial Literacy Conference to emphasize collaboration

| Financial Consumer Agency of Canada | media advisories

The 2014 National Conference on Financial Literacy, November 6 and 7 in Vancouver, will bring together leaders in financial literacy from across Canada to share research and ideas around the theme "strengthening financial literacy through collaboration."


Strengthening Canada's Digital Economy and Increasing High-Speed Internet Access

| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | news releases

Canadians live in an increasingly digital world where access to high-speed Internet means access to e-commerce, video streaming, employment and distance education. While high-speed Internet delivered on the latest wireless technologies is an important part of everyday life in urban centres, some Canadians in rural and northern regions of the country still do not have access to high-speed Internet.


Newfoundland oil exports up 49 per cent, Europe now important player

| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases

A shift in destination for Newfoundland oil will result in a remarkable 28 per cent increase in the province's international exports this year, followed by an additional four per cent growth in 2015, Export Development Canada says in a new forecast.


Today marks the 75th anniversary of Canada's official time signal

| National Research Council Canada | news releases

Seventy-five years ago, the broadcast of Canada's official time signal was first heard on CBC Radio. It was November 5, 1939, as a war was being waged in Europe. Since then, listeners all across the country have used "the beginning of the long dash" to set their clocks to the exact time. Time has a huge impact on our lives. Cellphones, computers, GPS systems, and stock exchange markets are but a few examples of applications relying on accurate time.


CarbonCure Offers Concrete Alternative

| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | news releases

CarbonCure Technologies Inc. is offering a cost effective solution for the concrete and cement industry to produce greener and more sustainable products. This Halifax-based company has recently launched the second generation of its technology, which is gaining traction within the industry throughout North America.


Minister Blaney to attend G-6 meeting of Safety Ministers in Paris

| Public Safety Canada | news releases

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, is in Paris, France, where he will represent Canada at the November 6th G-6 Paris meeting, hosted by Bernard Cazeneuve, France's Minister of the Interior.


Two companies from the Québec region to pursue their growth thanks to financial assistance from the Government of Canada

| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions | media advisories

− Representatives of the media are invited to a news conference during which the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, will make an announcement concerning two Québec City enterprises.


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