E-book sales plateauing BookNet Canada report

The Globe and Mail - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Kobo and Kindle have grown to become familiar brands in Canada but e-book sales now appear to plateauing, suggests a report by the industry organization BookNet Canada.Based on surveys with 4,000 book-buying consumers, BookNet Canada pegged paperback sales in 2012 at about 58 per cent of the market, while hardcovers accounted for 24 per cent and e-book sales made up 15 per ...

Carneys parting advice Capitalize on Canadas natural advantages

CTV - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

OTTAWA -- Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is leaving Canada with some parting advice -- seize the country's natural advantages. The central banker said Tuesday in his last scheduled public appearance before departing for the Bank of England next month that Canada can coast and wait out the decade-long damage-repair process in the rest of the G7 economies, or build on its strengths ...

Ontario Science Centre presents the Ontario Science Centre Award for Innovation in Mas at Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival

CNW Group - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Lesley Lewis, CEO, Ontario Science Centre and Laura Albanese, MPP York South-Weston at the kickoff of the 2013 Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto season (CNW Group/Ontario Science ...

MTS Partners with the Mobile Giving Foundation Canada

CNW Group - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) , is pleased to announce that MTS customers can now donate to registered charities via text message. To donate via text message, MTS customers can respond to a registered charity's call-to-action by texting a specific keyword to an assigned five-digit number to ...

Mayor Rob Ford expected to respond to alleged crack video scandal at Toronto city hall

Calgary Herald - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

TORONTO - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford ignored a crush of reporters waiting outside his city hall office this morning in the hopes he would address allegations that he was recorded on video appearing to smoke crack cocaine. The mayor was flooded with questions when the elevator he was riding in opened, but he stayed silent and remained on the elevator, continuing on to council chambers. It was ...

Raptors officially shake up front office Colangelo now president

CBC News - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Bryan Colangelo will move into the role of president of the Toronto Raptors, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment announced on Tuesday. Colangelo spent seven seasons as Raptors general manager, but the team has missed the playoffs the last five years. The expiration of Colangelo's contract as GM coincided with the arrival of new MLSE president Tim ...

Bryan Colangelo disappointed but accepting of Raptors decision

CBC News - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Bryan Colangelo is shown with free agent signing Hedo Turkoglu in July 2009, a move with much fanfare that didn't pan out for the Toronto Raptors. (Frank Gunn/Canadian ...

Departing U.S. ambassador to Canada hired as BMO vice-chair

CBC News - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

David Jacobson was appointed ambassador to Canada in 2009. Prior to that, he had worked as the special assistant to President Barack Obama for presidential personnel. he spent 30 years working as a lawyer in Chicago, where he will again be based once he takes up his new post as vice-chairman of BMO Financial Group. (Ryan Remiorz/Canadian ...

Toronto councillors urge Rob Ford to address sad allegations

CBC News - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Mayor Rob Ford is seen Tuesday morning at the start of a much-anticipated casino debate at city hall. It remains unclear if the mayor will make a statement regarding allegations by the Toronto Star and Gawker that he was filmed smoking what appears to be crack cocaine. (Patrick ...

Dellen Millard farm remains under police watch

CBC News - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

A floral memorial continues to grow for Ancaster, Ont., man Tim Bosma, left, at the Waterloo Region farm of Dellen Millard, who is charged with first-degree murder. Police believe remains found on the farm belong to Bosma. (Colin ...

Toronto Mayor Ford stays mum on drug-tape allegations at casino meeting

The Globe and Mail - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has no plans of addressing allegations that he was videotaped smoking crack cocaine Tuesday, the mayor's spokesperson said.The mayor attended a city council meeting Tuesday morning to formally kill the proposal for a downtown casino, which ends for good what was once a pet project for Mr. ...

Colangelo out as Raptors GM still president

St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Bryan Colangelo is still president of the Toronto Raptors, but he's no longer the club's general manager.The Raptors announced Tuesday that while Colangelo's contract as team president is being extended, a new general manager will be hired within the next 30 days.The changes were announced by Tim Leiweke, who is the incoming CEO of team owner Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. ...

CANADA STOCKS-TSX hits 1-12 month high on broad rally positive data

Reuters - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

* TSX rises 126.50 points, or 1 percent, at 12,739.55 * Eight of the 10 main sectors advance * Gold shares rise 3.5 percent * RBC up 1.2 percent to play market's biggest influence By John Tilak TORONTO, May 21 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index jumped 1 percent to its highest in more than 1-1/2 months on Tuesday, fueled by gains in most major sectors and optimism following positive ...

Transportation Safety Board of Canada deploys an investigator to the site of a derailment near Wynyard Saskatchewan

CNW Group - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Canada (TSB) is deploying an investigator to the site of a derailment near Wynyard, Saskatchewan. This morning, a CP train derailed 5 tank cars containing petroleum crude oil, 4 are on their side and 1 is still standing but was punctured and is leaking. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence. The TSB is an independent agency that investigates marine, pipeline, railway ...

Martin Brodeur joins Hockey Night in Canada

CBC News - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Martin Brodeur will join the Hockey Night in Canada panel as an analyst for Game 4 between the Pittsbugh Penguins and Ottawa Senators on Wednesday. (File/Getty ...

Canada bank regulator says watching housing risk pleased so far

Reuters - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO | Tue May 21, 2013 10:50am EDT TORONTO May 21 (Reuters) - Canada's top banking regulator said on Tuesday she is focused on the risk Canada's big banks face from low interest rates and real estate lending, but is happy that the housing market is moving into more balanced territory. Julie Dickson, head of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial ...

Horwath to support Liberal budget averting spring Ontario election

The Globe and Mail - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath will allow Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's budget to pass, averting a spring election.At a press conference Monday, Ms. Horwath pointed to the numerous concessions Ms. Wynne's Liberals gave the party to secure its support.The NDP sucessfully pushed the Liberals to create a new independent budget watchdog, set up youth jobs programs and cut auto insurance ...

Gordon Food Service Canada Uses Kronos to Improve Productivity

CNW Group - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Canada will use its workforce management solutions to further control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve productivity. News ...

Media Advisory - Witness the making of a new model community by YMCA of Greater Toronto

CNW Group - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

, Infrastructure Ontario and the Province of Ontario to create a 82,000 sq. ft. Centre of Community to serve young families, low-income groups, visible minorities and ...

CANADA STOCKS-TSX may open higher in catch up after long weekend

Reuters - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Tue May 21, 2013 8:56am EDT May 21 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index looked set to open slightly higher, catching up with gains in global equity markets following a Canadian long weekend, as investors cautiously awaited the release on Wednesday of minutes from the latest U.S. Federal Reserve meeting. TOP STORIES * British inflation fell twice as fast as expected last month, giving ...

Media Advisory - Ontario College of Teachers Issues Advice for Teachers on Protecting Students

CNW Group - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

May 21, 2013 /CNW/ - The regulatory body for the teaching profession is issuing a professional advisory to its 237,000 members on how to keep students safe. The College will host symposiums in schools in four Ontario communities beginning ...

Oklahoma tornado recovery work begins after dozens killed

CBC News - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Updated Rescue crews work through the night Death toll at 51 is expected to rise Tornado was EF4, second-most powerful twister on enhanced Fujita scale Downed power lines, open gas lines pose risk in storm's ...