Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – Canada is considering providing special protection for three underwater areas. New Canadian Fisheries and Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield identified St. Arins Bank in Nova Scotia and the Gulf of St. Lawrence’s American Bank and Shediac Valley as the potential protected areas. Ashfield’s announcement on Wednesday [...]
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Toronto, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – GO Transit announced Monday the expansion of its train fleet with the purchase of 50 new bi-level passenger rail coaches worth $125 billion. The coaches would be built by train and aircraft manufacturer Bombardier. The addition of 50 new coaches would increase the transit firm’s [...]
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – A physician shortage is gripping northern Canadian provinces. According to a map produced by the Conference Board of Canada, the doctor-patient ratio in northern provinces reaches one medic for every 3,000 residents. In comparison, southern Canadian provinces enjoy a 1 to 400 doctor-patient ratio. Derrick [...]
AHN News Staff Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – Canadian Environment Minister John Baird said Sunday that Ottawa would not follow Washington’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by mandating new power plants and oil refineries to be more energy efficient. Instead, Canada would match the U.S. measures with equivalent moves. The U.S. regulations, which would [...]
AHN News Staff Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – It’s a week of resignations for Canadian politicians. One day after British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell quit his post, Environment Minister Jim Prentice announced he had also resigned. The 54-year old Prentice said he just ended his political career and would shift to the private sector. In [...]
AHN News Staff Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – Health Canada issued three toy recalls Wednesday involving luminous rings and eyeglasses, remote-control cars and toy sets. The first recall involved over 18,000 illuminating rings and 1,700 eyeglasses sold at Chuck E. Cheese, a popular restaurant among children. The plastic rings come in five colors, shaped like [...]
It is a common misconception that everything that is inside your vehicle is covered under your auto insurance policy in case of theft. The truth is that only the vehicle itself and attached equipment is covered under an auto insurance policy in Ontario Canada. While auto theft claims are an on-going event, there are certain [...]
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