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Super batteries have the potential to boost electric vehicle performance and reduce dangers of overheating and fire, with the promise of radically changing the fledgling electric vehicle industry, reports EDI Weekly Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) June 12, 2013 EDI Weekly, the concise digest of industry’s most compelling news and events, reports that researchers in Germany and the United States are closer to developing more efficient batteries that could have far-reaching effects for the...
Canadian online sales have more than doubled since 2007, reports Statistics Canada, but only 11% of Canadian companies sold online in 2012, driving Canadians to shop online from US sites in droves, says Canadian online marketing expert, Tema Frank, President of Frank Online Marketing and Web Mystery Shoppers Inc. Edmonton, AB (PRWEB) June 12, 2013 Canadian online sales have more than doubled since 2007, reports Statistics Canada, but only 11% of Canadian companies sold online in 2012....
iPhoneGala.com, Canada’s leading online retailer that offers the latest mobile phones and exciting accessories, has announced the launch of their Facebook page. Montreal, Quebec (PRWEB) June 13, 2013 Canada’s leading online retailer of the latest mobile phones and exciting accessories, iPhoneGala.com, has launched their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/iPhoneGala. A subsidiary of one of Canada’s leading online retailers 123inkcartridages.ca, iPhoneGala.com works closely with...
MONTRÉAL, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Bell Canada (Bell) today announced the filing of a prospectus supplement to a short form base shelf prospectus dated May 17, 2013 with the various securities regulatory authorities in all the provinces of Canada and with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States and the public offering of Cdn $1 billion of MTN debentures. Renewal of MTN Program The filing of the prospectus supplement was made to renew Bell's MTN...
TORONTO, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Rogers Communications Inc., Canada's leading diversified communications and media company, plans to release its second quarter 2013 financial results on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 before North American equity markets open. The results will be distributed by newswire and posted at rogers.com/events at approximately 7:05 a.m. ET. Rogers' management will host a teleconference with the financial community at 8:30 a.m. ET the same morning to discuss...
Growing jobs in the wind energy industry are featured as Ontario, Quebec factories open doors to public OTTAWA, June 12, 2013 /CNW/ - To mark the 5(th) Annual Global Wind Day, held on June 15(th), the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) is proud to launch the second annual Power of Wind Blog Contest with bursary prizes for students entering post-secondary education. CanWEA is inviting students from across Canada to submit a 300 word blog on the subject of Building a clean...
New state-of-the-art ambulatory (outpatient) care facility designed to keep people out of hospital, improve treatment options, enhance quality of life and exemplify cost-efficiency TORONTO, June 12, 2013 /CNW/ - Canadian healthcare reached a milestone today as Women's College Hospital (WCH) (www.womenscollegehospital.ca) unveiled the Hospital of the Future, a new state-of-the-art ambulatory (outpatient) care facility that is revolutionizing the way healthcare is provided to women...
TORONTO, June 12, 2013 /CNW/ - PEN Canada is seriously concerned by recent media reports which indicate that the government of Canada has continued to monitor the phone calls and online activity of Canadian citizens despite the concerns of former Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) Commissioner Justice Charles Gonthier. On June 10, 2013 the Globe and Mail reported that Defence Minister Peter MacKay issued a ministerial directive on November 21, 2011, reinstating...
New Birks jewellery store concept to premiere at DIX30 Complex in Brossard, Quebec and Mapleview Mall in Burlington, Ontario MONTREAL, June 12, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Birks, Canada's leading jeweller since 1879 is proud to announce that it will be introducing a new retail concept in the summer of 2013, with new stores opening in Brossard, Quebec in the DIX30 Complex and in the new Mapleview Mall in Burlington, Ontario. The new store concept, developed in collaboration with Sid Lee...
OTTAWA, June 12, 2013 /CNW/ - The National Gallery of Canada Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Karen Colby-Stothart as the Foundation's Chief Executive Officer. Starting July 1(st), Ms. Colby-Stothart will take the helm of the not-for-profit organization whose key mission is to raise capital, and to manage and grow an endowment for the benefit of the National Gallery of Canada. Commenting on the appointment, the Foundation's Chairman of the Board of Directors,...
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The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), also known as the grizzly, the North American brown bear, or the silvertip bear, is one of many subspecies of the brown bear. It is typically found in upland areas of western North America. Its range once extended from Canada to Mexico and even into the western shores of the Hudson Bay in the east. Its range has been reduced to many areas of Canada, Alaska, and northwestern areas of the United States including Washington, Wyoming, Idaho, and...
The Yellow Rail is a small water bird and is part of the family Rallidae. Yellow rails are only slightly larger than sparrows; they grow to about 7.5 inches. They weigh 1.8 ounces, with a wingspan of about 11 inches. The males and females look similar. The mature adults have brown upperparts streaked with black, a yellowish-brown breast, a light belly and barred flanks. It has a short thick dark bill that turns yellow in the males during breeding season. The back feathers are edged with...
The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), known as the gray seal in the United States is a species that can be found on shores on both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean. Its other common names include the Atlantic grey seal and the horsehead seal, because of its elongated nose. It has a large range on the shores of Ireland and Great Britain, with larger populations residing in areas including the Farne Islands near the Northumberland Coast, North Rona near northern Scotland, and Ramsey Island near...
Franklin’s ground squirrel (Poliocitellus franklinii) is native to the northern area of the United States and Canada, inhabiting tall grasses on the American prairie. Joseph Sabine who named it after Sir John Franklin, a British Arctic explorer, first described this squirrel in 1822. Previously, it was classified in the Spermophilus genus, within its own subgenus. However, genetic testing showed that it belonged in a different genus because it was paraphyletic, and so it was placed in...
The above cloud is known as a towering cumulus cloud or TCU for short. TCU clouds are a form of cumulus clouds. They are the second stage of the cumulus family. The thing that makes these clouds unique is the vertical extent of them. They can extend very high into the atmosphere and sometimes they form in multiple rows. Towering Cumulus clouds can bring waterspouts when they are over the open waters and they are responsible for heavy rain. TCU Clouds have two types of air within them. They...
