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Keywords: Breast Cancer; Cancer; Clinical Research; Clinical Trials and Studies; Diagnostics and Screening; Health and Medicine; Oncology; Women's Health EN Breast Cancer Cancer Clinical Research Clinical Trials and Studies Diagnostics and Screening Health and Medicine Oncology Women's Health 2023 FEB 7 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Women's Health Weekly -- Investigators publish new report on breast cancer. We found significant inter- and intra-provincial variation in the breast cancer diagnostic interval and by screen-detection status; patients who presented symptomatically had longer intervals than screen-detected patients. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government will commit C$46.2 billion ($34.4 billion) in new funding over the next decade to help prop up Canada's health-care system, which is struggling to keep up with demand. The new funding was announced Tuesday afternoon after the prime minister wrapped up a meeting with the premiers of Canada's provinces, who have jurisdiction over delivering health care. [Extracted from the article]

E-Commerce & DTC Allyson Felix Saysh Saysh, a U.S. community-focused lifestyle brand for women founded in the summer of 2021 by Olympian Allyson Felix and her brother Wes Felix, has expanded its delivery service to all Canadian provinces. Saysh, which can be found in select wholesale doors across North America, noted that the launch of its direct-to-consumer (DTC) online business in Canada is an initial step towards growing the brand's retail presence beyond the U.S. DTC delivery in Canada started on Dec. 15. [Extracted from the article]

Hitachi's transmission technology will replace the existing systems which have been in operation since 1984 - allowing for increased efficiency and control over transmissions and will raise existing power conversion capacity by 50%. Hydro-Québec is the largest producer of hydroelectricity in Canada and is one of the largest hydroelectricity producers globally. Canadian hydroelectricity producer Hydro-Québec is to partner with Hitachi Energy to supply Canada and north-eastern American states with electricity using Hitachi's high voltage direct current (HVDC) technology. [Extracted from the article]

Comments the controversy in Canada over whether or not to ratify the "Meech Lake Accord". Overview of the accord; Background of the constitutional crisis in Canada; Proposed establishment of a "distinct society clause" for Quebec; Opposing viewpoints on the meaning of the clause; Reasons why the accord should be ratified; Primary aim of the accord to correct a major flaw in the constitution; Accord's acknowledgment that language needs community to survive; Constitutional amendments proposed by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and the premiers of Canada's ten provinces.

Keywords: %CAD; ALLTOP; BUSINESS; CANADA; CONS; CONSS; COS; GLOBALMACR; GOV; INDUSTRIES; NORTHAM; TOP; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPAM; WWTOPEU EN %CAD ALLTOP BUSINESS CANADA CONS CONSS COS GLOBALMACR GOV INDUSTRIES NORTHAM TOP WORLD WWTOP WWTOPAM WWTOPEU (Bloomberg) -- Canada is making it easier for Quebec employers to hire temporary foreign workers in key industries like food and health care, the latest attempt at easing one of the most acute labor shortages in the country. %CAD, ALLTOP, BUSINESS, CANADA, CONS, CONSS, COS, GLOBALMACR, GOV, INDUSTRIES, NORTHAM, TOP, WORLD, WWTOP, WWTOPAM, WWTOPEU. [Extracted from the article]

Top-tier provinces like Alberta, Saskatchewan and the interior of BC will be treated kindly, while lower-tier provinces like Quebec, Toronto and 'swick will not get any of our sweet oil." From "Danielle Smith clarifies that it's Alberta first, Saskatchewan second, New Brunswick last", by Luke Gordon Field, The Beaverton, a satirical news site, thebeaverton.com, Aug 8, 2022. Smith's campaign has released a pyramid chart with Alberta at the top, then Saskatchewan and inner BC in the second tier. [Extracted from the article]

Wichita, Kansas-based Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers has signed a master franchise agreement with North 49 Frozen Custard and Steakburgers to bring the brand to nine Canadian provinces, marking the brand's entry into the country. The deal includes the development... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

(Bloomberg) -- Quebec Premier Francois Legault, concerned about the decline of the French language in the Canadian province, has set a new goal for immigrants: They should all speak French. Legault's nationalist Coalition Avenir Quebec party was re-elected with a huge majority in October, partly on a platform of protecting French as the dominant language in the province of 8.7 million people. [Extracted from the article]

Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that Andrea E. Bertone has been appointed to its Board of Directors. B About Waste Connections b Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer and disposal services, along with resource recovery primarily through recycling and renewable fuels generation. [Extracted from the article]

The Atlantic Lottery, a Canadian lottery, will deploy Scientific Games' Wave POS technology across its 3,000 locations in the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, according to a press release. Wave is a... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

(Bloomberg) -- Alberta announced plans to spend C$2.4 billion ($1.8 billion) on tax breaks and increased social benefits, as the oil-rich Canadian province uses part of its budget surplus to help residents deal with soaring inflation. Inflation in Canada was 6.9% in October, giving the Bank of Canada little room to pause its efforts to slow down the economy to tamp down price price pressures. [Extracted from the article]

Public transportation and mobility services provider Transdev North America is set to acquire transport business First Transit Topco from EQT Infrastructure for an undisclosed sum. Cincinnati-based First Transit provides passenger transportation and vehicle maintenance services - owning and operating 12,000 vehicles and maintains an additional 36,500. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- US automaker Ford Motor Co. is in talks with South Korean battery cell maker SK On Co. and electric-vehicle battery component producer EcoPro BM Co. to build a cathode material plant in Quebec. The plant would supply batteries for a joint venture between SK On and Ford in Tennessee and Kentucky. [Extracted from the article]

The yield curve of the world's largest sub-sovereign debt issuer runs between around 4.02% for the 5-year and about 4.5% for 20 years, according to Bloomberg data. (Bloomberg) -- Borrowing costs for Canada's provinces touched the highest in over a decade as rising interest rate expectations fuel concerns of a global economic slowdown and weigh on over C$600 billion ($434.9 billion) worth of mid- and longer-term securities. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Borrowing costs for Canada's provinces touched the highest in over a decade as rising interest rate expectations fuel concerns of a global economic slowdown and weigh on over C$600 billion ($434.8 million) worth of mid- and longer-term securities. Credit spreads are moving wider as part of a mostly risk-off trend in the financial markets and amid some investor and analyst expectations that the negative effects of inflation -- including higher wage bills and slowing household expenditure -- start to impact provincial coffers. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers the author's insights on the economic and social condition of New Brunswick, a province in southeastern Canada. Topics discussed include the growth of housing and nursing homes in the province, concentration of Maritime innovation in large urban areas, and the region is the only officially bilingual province.

The article reports on the sale of recreational cannabis in Canada starting October 2018. Many businesses are expected to sell recreational cannibas following its legalization across the country. Canadian provinces and territories will make a decision regarding the distribution of recreational cannanis to potential consumers.

"Heat, humidity and increased demand for electricity to power airconditioners can cause cables to overheat and lead to outages,"ConEd said Wednesday in a statement. (Bloomberg) -- New York and the US Northeast will swelterthrough one of the hottest days of summer on Thursday, pushingenergy demand higher as people crank up air conditioners to keepcool. [Extracted from the article]

Rio Tinto is to invest C$240 million ($184.3 million) to expand the production of low-carbon high-value aluminium billet at its Alma smelter in Lac-Saint-Jean, in the eastern Canadian province of Quebec, it announced on Wednesday July 13. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

(Bloomberg) -- Western Canadian grain shipments by rail are expected to rebound after a year plagued by drought, flooding, wildfires and supply-chain snarls, according to the latest Canadian National Railway Co. estimates. CN Railway Sees Grains Boost After "Exceptional Year" of Woes Canada's largest railway expects to move 24.5 million to 27 million metric tons of bulk and processed grain in the next crop year, which starts Aug. 1, according to Canadian National's latest annual grain plan report published Friday. [Extracted from the article]

The tax was introduced in 2018 as a 0.5% levy, purportedly to capture foreign and domestic investors who don't pay income tax in the province, and to encourage them to list empty properties for rental. (Bloomberg) -- British Columbia is extending a "speculation and vacancy tax" to more areas of the western Canadian province, a move to try to add supply to one of North America's most expensive housing markets. [Extracted from the article]

Electra Battery Materials Corp has begun preliminary talks with the government of Quebec to build a new cobalt refinery that will integrate with an emerging battery materials park in the Canadian province, the company said on Wednesday June 22. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the Canadian retail home improvement market experienced many of the same challenges has encountered in the U.S., while also observing the same surge in spending. Topics include North America proved to be a great market for home improvement spending, the combined sales power of the North American market totalled a billion, and the Canadian market enjoyed the buoyancy experienced by the U.S., as independent dealers worked to adjust to contactless selling and curbside pickup.

The article explores the politics of pipeline and the relationship between Alberta and British Columbia. It mentions the plan of British Columbian Premier Christy Clark to grow the national clout of the province by unlocking the energy resources of the West. It also emphasizes that Clark's conditions for the approval of heavy oil projects in the province infuriated the government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. It notes the high financial stakes of getting Alberta oil to new markets.

FTX's US entity separately raised$400 million and bought Ledger X, a Commodity Futures TradingCommission-regulated exchange and clearinghouse, last year to gain afoothold in the derivatives market in the US. (Bloomberg) -- Crypto exchange giant FTX is expanding its globalfootprint with a new acquisition in Canada, despite turmoil in thedigital-asset market. [Extracted from the article]

Hydro Quebec and Hydro One are mobilizing crews after as many as 550,000 and 351,000 clients, respectively, were left without electricity, the companies said in separate statements. (Bloomberg) -- Quebec and Ontario power utilities are working to restore services to around 900,000 customers facing outages after severe thunderstorms hit the southern part of the two Canadian provinces. [Extracted from the article]

Kenney, 53, has been one of Canada's most prominent conservative politicians for decades. (Bloomberg) -- The resignation of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is rippling across Canada's conservative movement, as the national Conservative Party weighs who's the best choice to challenge Justin Trudeau for prime minister. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Canadian investment firm Globalive Capital Inc. says it has struck an agreement with Telus Corp. to share mobile networks and spectrum -- a move intended to boost Globalive's effort to buy wireless assets from Rogers Communications Inc. Globalive wants to buy Freedom Mobile, and the contract with Telus is designed to assure regulators and government officials that it will be able to offer a quality network that could compete with Canada's larger wireless firms. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Farmers struggling in waterlogged parts of Canada's Prairies are simply ditching acres of corn and soybeans for crops that are likely to fare better, like wheat and canola. Growers are "extremely concerned" about planting delays, which is prompting the shift, Manitoba's provincial agriculture ministry said Tuesday in a report. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Rogers Communications Inc. said Canada's antitrust agency is opposed to its $16 billion takeover of rival Shaw Communications Inc., casting significant doubt on whether the companies will be able to close one of the country's biggest-ever deals. Rogers, Canada's no. 1 wireless and cable provider, agreed to buy Shaw for C$40.50 a share last year in the company's biggest takeover to date. [Extracted from the article]

Toronto-based developer, Potentia Renewables, has secured financing for a 548MW portfolio of wind projects the company is developing in the Canadian province of Alberta. The renewables company secured a C$600 million ($480.42 million) debt package from KfW IPEX-Bank to support the construction and operation of its 5-project wind portfolio. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the social and political relationship between Ottawa and Newfoundland, two provinces located in Canada. It discusses the history of the conflict in the federal system and relationship between the federal and provincial governments in the country. It also explains the ideals of social citizenship in Newfoundland and Labrador. Information is also given on their memorandum of agreement on offshore oil and gas resource management and revenue sharing.

The article discusses the history of separatist movements on Vancouver Island, British Columbia (B.C.), which sought to develop the island into a Canadian province, from the 1880s through the 1930s. The role that muckraking journalist and popular historian Bruce "Pinky" McKelvie played in Vancouver Island's separatist movement, including his use of journalism to advocate for the island's autonomy, is discussed.

A personal narrative is presented in which the author explores their deep interest in flags, discussing their connection to history, patriotism, and family symbolism, while reflecting on the educational value of flag symbolism.

A recent report from an independent market monitoring committee warned such banked credits could hinder California's greenhouse gas reduction goals. (Bloomberg) -- The latest quarterly auction in California's cap-and-trade carbon market failed to sell out, a sign that a growing surplus of banked credits may be hampering the system used to fight climate change. [Extracted from the article]

Two western provinces announced they're ending their vaccine passports on Tuesday, and Quebec -- whose curfew was the strictest measure imposed in Canada -- laid out a schedule to remove many of its remaining Covid measures. (Bloomberg) -- Canada's capital is in its second week under siege from truckers and other activists demanding Covid-19 restrictions be removed, but many of those rules are already being rolled back by provincial governments. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Airbus SE and the government of Quebec agreed on a $1.2 billion investment that allows the Canadian province to remain an owner of the A220 jet program for four additional years. In 2018, Airbus stepped in and acquired a 50.1% stake in the A220 program and lifted its stake to 75% two years later, while Bombardier transferred the remaining 25% to the provincial government. [Extracted from the article]

This past November, the Government of Manitoba confirmed that a male mule deer in the western part of the province tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). Through professional contacts across North America and our coordination of the Canadians Concerned About CWD, the OFAH is active on CWD beyond Ontario's borders. Manitoba is now one of four Canadian provinces to have had confirmed cases of CWD, joining Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Quebec. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents the words containing canadian province and territory abbreviations containing the abbreviations for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the various US territories.

In this article the authors question whether the actions taken by seven Canadian provinces to limit plastic bag use would make good public policy in 2013. Topics discussed include the arguments against the use of plastic grocery bag, namely, plastic bags would pollute air and water, would create litter problem and would clog lakes, rivers and oceans, the threat posed by alternatives like trendy cloth bags, and the economic impacts of plastic bag ban.

The article discusses whether other provinces in Canada will join Ottawa in adopting and implement legislation on pooled registered pension plans (PRPPs). PRPPs are described as a voluntary retirement savings vehicle that will help those in the private sector with no employer-sponsored pension plan to save for retirement. Quebec is also mentioned as the only province that seems to have embraced a model like the PRPP.

The article discusses a study which described the current and past members of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) and examined reasons for membership and non-membership. Data showed that the Northeast and some Canadian provinces have been the largest region, followed by the Southern in terms of members in 2011. The prohibition of the cost of membership was found to be the most consistent theme among non-members of their non-membership.

The article presents a PCSWMM simulation analysis of water-surface elevations for storm events occurring in the Canadian province of Ontario, in order to identify possible design solutions to mitigate flooding issues at the Brycemoor Road-Brownfield Gardens street system in Toronto. It suggests that a 600-millimeter diameter sewer located along Brycemoor Road and Brownfield Gardens could help prevent floods from sweeping into the vicinity of the reverse-slope driveways within the area.

The article looks at how being an in-province resident can boost an applicant's chances of being accepted to medical schools in Canada. It is noted that because medical schools burden provinces' taxpayers, more spots are held for local applicants. Topics include the ethics of students relocating to boost their chances of acceptance, the small percentage of students accepted overall, particularly in British Columbia, and the different definitions of resident in different provinces.

The article discusses constitutional challenges to the Cross-Border Cap-and-Trade market of the U.S, illustrating with court cases. It informs that several northeastern states of the U.S. have been operating a regional cap-and trade market since 2009, known as the "Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative" (RGGI). It also informs that California has launched a cap-and-trade program called as the "Western Climate Initiative" (WCI) in collaboration with several U.S. states and Canadian provinces.