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Toronto to stage International Paralympic Committee’s VISTA conference in 2017

Toronto to stage International Paralympic Committee's VISTA conference in 2017 Canada NewsWire (press release) "VISTA 2017 will see the conference returns to its roots with Canada having hosted the first edition in 1993. Since then the conference has continued ...

Toronto to host International Paralympic Committee’s VISTA conference in 2017

Toronto to host International Paralympic Committee's VISTA conference in 2017 CBC.ca VISTA 2017 will see the conference returns to its roots with Canada having ... "With 2015 being the Year of Sport in Canada, and coming off such a ...

2017 Canada Summer Games Announce Legacy Partner

2017 Canada Summer Games Announce Legacy Partner SIRC Join us for a major announcement as we unveil the 2017 Canada Summer Games' Legacy Partner - the single largest contributor to the Games ...

Watson: For our 150th, let’s forget about Canadian identity

Watson: For our 150th, let's forget about Canadian identity Ottawa Citizen Statistics Canada issued a 28-page report on Canadian Identity last week. ... Our 150th birthday is coming. ... That's the highest pride ratio for any demographic group except Canadians 75 years of age and older, who register 94 per ...

Ottawa launches preparations for Canada Day 2017

Ottawa launches preparations for Canada Day 2017 Breaking Travel News Preparations are firmly underway to mark Canada's 150th birthday in 2017 in the capital city Ottawa. Holidaymakers are invited to join in the year-long ...

Happy 150th birthday, Canada

Happy 150th birthday, Canada Portage Daily Graphic With the 150th birthday of Canada approaching in 2017, a nationwide art initiative has been planned to unite the 13 provinces and territories with the ...

Our myths, our country

Our myths, our country The McGill Daily (blog) We need to come to terms with the reality of what Canada is – a country whose ... One such myth is that slavery in Canada was “kinder and gentler” than in ... 2017, the date upon which we are told to celebrate 150 years of Canada?

Ottawa to host 2017 Juno Awards

Ottawa to host 2017 Juno Awards Ottawa Business Journal ... and entrepreneurship to jump start the next 150 years of Canadian music.” ... events” that will come to the capital for Canada's 150th birthday year.

Trans Canada Trail markers guide the way along Niagara River

Trans Canada Trail markers guide the way along Niagara River Niagarathisweek.com Pringle said this just further helps to set the stage for Canada's 150th birthday in 2017 and the Trans Canada Trail's “bold and audacious goal” of ...

Confederation: Canada’s early lesson in tolerance

Confederation: Canada's early lesson in tolerance The Globe and Mail On this day more than 150 years ago, the weather was just awful in Quebec City: It was bucketing rain. The Quebec Conference attendees and their ...