Canada has leap frogged up the rankings to second place in a survey of the best national brands, according to tourism and branding experts as well as international travellers.
Canada moved up from a 6th place finish last year and a 12th place finish two years ago in the Country Brand Index, largely on the strength [...]
The waters off Newfoundland and Vancouver Island are among “the world’s great dive sites” cited in the new Fodor’s book “Adventure Travel.” Second World War shipwrecks off Newfoundland’s Bell Island are accessible to scuba-divers year-round, the book says. The province also offers the opportunity to dive among icebergs, with the best time being May or June.
Marine [...]
More than one million people worked in skilled trades in 2007, where employment growth has been a steady 2.2% a year on average since the recession of the early 1990s. This group includes trades (such as plumbers, masons, mechanics and crane operators) where a licence or certificate may be a condition of employment.
In 1987, Alberta accounted for 9% of all [...]
Police reported 594 homicides in Canada in 2007, 12 fewer than in 2006. Statistics Canada reports that stabbings accounted for a third of the homicides last year and another third involved the use of a firearm.
The agency says handguns were used in two-thirds of all firearm homicides, primarily in urban areas, while police reported that one [...]
Consumer confidence has fallen to the lowest level in 26 years, according to the Conference Board of Canada.
The think-tank says its survey of 2,000 Canadians early this month showed a sharp drop in sentiment after three months of rising optimism.
The Conference Board’s national consumer confidence index fell 11.9 points to 73.9 — the lowest level [...]
Few Canadians Fantasize About Becoming Prime Minister. Winning the lottery, living in a desert island, and being a sports star all rank higher on the list. Becoming the “first among equals” is not the preferred topic for Canadians when they day-dream, a new Angus Reid Strategies survey has found.
In the online survey of a representative national sample [...]
The government plans to adopt an act that will allow everyone to apologize without having to worry about being sued. Sources say Attorney General Chris Bentley and Health Minister David Caplan will on Tuesday announce the adoption of the Apology Act, initially introduced by Liberal backbencher David Orazietti.
Orazietti tabled his private member’s bill last April, [...]
Canadians are divided in their assessment of the way the Conservative Party has performed in Ottawa, but half of the country appears uneasy about granting a majority mandate to the Tories, an Angus Reid Strategies poll has found.
In the online survey of a representative national sample of 1,007 adults, 48 per cent of respondents say [...]
The number of homes put up for sale through multiple listing services across Canada broke through 80,000 for the first time in July, setting a record for new listings in a single month, says the Canadian Real Estate Association.
That suggests the balance of power is shifting toward buyers, association president Calvin Lindberg said in a [...]
A majority of Canadians support recent amendments to Bill C-2 in spite of potential flaws in the execution process or concerns over invasions of privacy, a new Angus Reid Strategies poll reveals.
A series of modifications to Canada’s Criminal Code—also known as Bill C-2—took effect on Jul. 2. According to the new changes, drivers may now [...]
