Rockwell Automation and Hebei Provincial Government Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement
Agreement will deploy automation technologies to help Chinese provincial government upgrade traditional industries MILWAUKEE, Oct. 27, 2008 - Rockwell Automation, a leading provider of industrial automation, control and information solutions, signed a strategic partnership agreement today with the Hebei Provincial Development and Reform Commission. The agreement will allow both sides to ...

Provincial Government Capping Salary Hikes
The Ontario government is capping salary hikes for provincial politicians and senior bureaucrats at 1.5 per cent. Finance Minister Dwight Duncan says the government will also freeze the current size of full-time employees in the public service, starting immediately. Duncan unveiled the measures today as part of the government's plan to deal with the global economic downturn. The government is ...

Patients to sue B.C. government over allegations of extra billing
VANCOUVER, B.C. - A group of patients in B.C. claim they were illegally charged fees for health-care services and they want a court to force a refund from the provincial government.

Two initiatives could benefit from provincial government funding
TRURO DAILY NEWS TRURO ? More than $400,000 in provincial funding that has become available to the local school board is expected to go toward two initiatives.

Provincial employees raise $145,000 for United Way : In most successful campaign ever
Provincial government employees raised more than $145,000 for the United Way this year, making it their most successful campaign ever.

Only 'monumental changes' will save Harper's government: Dion
The Liberals are "more committed than ever" to replacing the Tories in government, said Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion on Thursday, after Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean granted Prime Minister Stephen Harper's request to suspend Parliament until Jan. 26.

Ties between people, government based on religious beliefs
Iran - President - Faith President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that relations between people and the government in an Islamic system is based on religious beliefs.

Harper meeting with GG in bid to save government
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has arrived at Rideau Hall and is meeting with Gen. Michaelle Jean to ask to have Parliament suspended in order to keep his government alive.

Funding offered for heritage sites
The B.C. government has set up a $1.7 million fund to support provincial heritage sites and develop community historic sites for tourism. Tourism Minister Bill Bennett said $700,000 of the money will be shared between the main provincially owned historical landmarks.

13-day P.E.I. legislature session ends
Question period dominated the news from the fall session of the P.E.I. legislature, which closed Wednesday, with the opposition grilling the government over immigrant investment through the Provincial Nominee Program.

Board cashing in on provincial funding
The county's public school board cashed in on the provincial government's open wallet yesterday. Barrie MPP Aileen Carroll announced that the Simcoe County District School [...]

Government okays flat land-line rates
VietNamNet Bridge ? The Government has given the go-ahead to the Ministry of Information and Communications to apply a flat rate on all domestic land-lines of every telecom company in Viet Nam.

Pampanga, CSF 'Galing Pook' awards finalists
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The Provincial Government and the City Government of San Fernando have been named as among the top finalists in the Galing Pook Awards 2008 for "good government practices."

LGUs urged to follow Palawan's ban on mining
AN ENVIRONMENTAL group has urged other local government units to follow the footsteps of Palawan whose Provincial Board imposed a 25-year moratorium on large-scale mining activities in their province.

Sask. government not ruling out nuclear investment
As debate over nuclear power in Saskatchewan heats up, the provincial government is not ruling out putting public money into a building a reactor.

Rural health-care concern - Future of small town hospitals in jeopardy, says Beaverlodge doctor (comment welcome on ...
Not everyone is on board with the provincial government?s new Vision 2020 report. The initiatives may seem good, but many are more focused on [...]

S Korean president urges aggressive fiscal spending next year
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday urged his government to aggressively expand fiscal spending next year to help revitalize the slumping economy. "Both the central and provincial governments should be ready to implement planned fiscal expenditures as soon as parliament approves next year's budget bill," Lee said at a meeting with 16 provincial governors and metropolitan mayors in ...

Centre Wellington gets millions for water protection work
Centre Well ington Township has received grants from the federal and provincial government that will help cover nearly $6-million in expenditures that the muni cipality had already under taken.

Eyes on Ottawa: Provincial Grits, NDP welcome federal coalition
Provincial NDP Leader Lorraine Michael says she's excited about what's happening in Ottawa. It seems more and more likely the federal Liberals and NDP will form a coalition government with the blessing of the Bloc Quebecois and overthrow the Stephen Harper government next Monday.

Vice President Xi: World financial crisis "to test Chinese leadership"
Vice President Xi Jinping on Thursday said keeping China's economy growing amid the global financial crisis would test the competence of government leaders. At a two-day meeting that started on Wednesday, attended by about 10 provincial leaders, Xi urged government officials to find ways to sustain steady, rapid economic growth. Government leaders should integrate their study and practice with ...