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Lucien Bradet explains how the Canadian Council on Africa is working to change negative perceptions of the continent, support investment into Africa, and ensure that knowledge and skills are transferred with it.

Complex chronic disease has been described as the number one health care challenge of the 21st century: Bridgepoint Health is dedicated to meeting this challenge, and is building a magnificent campus in downtown Toronto.

Engineering specialist BESTECH has been named in Queen’s University’s School of Business annual list of the 50 Best Small & Medium Employers in Canada for 2012.

With offices in Sudbury, Timmins, and Toronto, Ontario, BESTECH specializes in engineering, automation, software development and environmental monitoring to assist companies in the mining, pulp and paper, forestry, oil and gas, manufacturing and other industries enhance their productivity, profitability and safety.

Toronto-based exploration company Unigold is poised to begin an exciting phase of exploration and development in the Dominican Republic. CEO Andrew Cheatle talks to Gay Sutton about the latest gold discoveries.

As global financial markets stagger, the metal that used to underpin them all is becoming very attractive. Toronto based and listed Continental Gold is focused on Colombia and is just two years away from large scale production.

Alberta is basking in its oilsands boom, but it is about to wake up to an equivalent minerals bonanza as Toronto-based DNI Metals unveils its massive minerals and rare earths deposits.

A major investment in IAMGOLD’s Westwood Project in northern Quebec will also benefit from facilities left behind by neighboring mines in the area.

IAMGOLD is a mid-tier gold mining company producing around one million ounces annually from eight mines on three continents. With a rich pipeline of development and exploration projects, IAMGOLD employs roughly 5,000 workers in West Africa, parts of South America, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, where it also operates a niobium mine.

Agnico-Eagle’s first venture into Mexico’s legendary Sierra Madre gold and silver belt is helping to deliver record results.

The annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) has concluded this week in Toronto, and the consensus of opinion seems to be that 2011 is going to be a sensational year for the mining industry.

The PDAC convention is the biggest event of its kind in the mining calendar, and attracted record crowds this year—no surprise considering that the price of gold, silver, coal and almost every other mined commodity you can think of is at an all time high.

Mel Togolo, country manager of Nautilus Minerals Niugini Ltd (Nautilus) talks to Jayne Flannery about the company’s pioneering work to explore and develop seafloor mineral deposits in the South Pacific.

10. The first Labor Day

America's first Labor Day parade took place in New York City on 5 September 1882, organized by the Central Labor Union.

After marching from City Hall, past reviewing stands in Union Square, and then uptown to 42nd Street, the workers and their families gathered in Wendel's Elm Park for a picnic, concert, and speeches.

The history of the iron ore deposits at Mary River is a tale of politics, perseverance and hope, as Richard “Bo” McCloskey, chairman and interim CEO and president of Baffinland Iron Mines, reveals to Andrew Pelis.

The story of the Mary River iron ore deposits is a compelling tale of national pride, split opinions and fluctuating prices, with a splash of political intrigue. For these reasons, the high-grade iron ore reserves remain undeveloped, nearly a half century after they were first discovered by Murray Watts and Ron Sheardown.