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TORONTO 🖼️ Mayor Olivia Chow Proclaims May as Museum Month in Toronto, Announces New City-Wide Programming at Toronto History Museums 🖼️
02-May-2024 12:00 PM
Mayor Olivia Chow proclaims May as Museum Month in Toronto, announces new city-wide programming at Toronto History Museums Today, Mayor Olivia Chow has proclaimed May as Museum Month in Toronto and announced new programming at all 10 Toronto History Museum sites. The City of Toronto’s Museum Month programming spotlights 10 artists who took part ...
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Read MoreONTARIO ⚕️🐛 Protect Yourself from Tick Bites This Summer 🐛
02-May-2024 10:27 AM
- Reduce your risk of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses - As temperatures start to climb this time of year, the Ontario government is encouraging people across the province to take precautions to prevent tick bites and reduce the risk of contracting Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, when enjoying the outdoors. Lyme disease and ...
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Read MoreONTARIO🔌🚗 Ontario Exploring Options to Reduce Electricity Rates for Public EV Chargers 🚗
01-May-2024 10:23 AM
- New electricity rate would help get chargers built in more communities across the province - Ontario’s Minister of Energy, Todd Smith, has asked the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to explore options for an Electric Vehicle Charger Discount Electricity Rate as the province continues to support the adoption of electric vehicles (EV). A new rate would ...
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Read More🚌🎓👦👧 Ontario Cracking Down on Cellphone Use and Banning Vaping in Schools
30-Apr-2024 12:00 PM
- Province removing distractions from classrooms as part of its back-to-basics plan - Ontario is introducing the most comprehensive plan in Canada to reduce distractions in classrooms and improve the health of children by standardizing and strengthening provincewide measures and mandatory learning to directly counter the alarming rise of vaping ...
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Read More⚕️💵 New Study Finds Nine in Ten Canadians Support a Fully Funded Canada Disability Benefit 🍲🍳🧃
26-Apr-2024 10:25 AM
- 58% Don't trust the liberal government to deliver - In a survey conducted by the Angus Reid Institute (ARI), in partnership with Daily Bread Food Bank and Disability Without Poverty, Canadians were asked about their views on the Canada Disability Benefit. Although results found overwhelming support for the benefit, Canadians are critical of ...
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Read More🚗🤖 Sanctuary AI Expands General Purpose Robot Footprint in Automotive Manufacturing Industry 🚗
25-Apr-2024 06:28 PM
- Strategic partnership and investment with Magna will support the development, deployment, and scaling of general purpose robots - Sanctuary AI, a company on a mission to create the world's first human-like intelligence in general purpose robots, has announced a strategic partnership with global mobility technology company Magna. This ...
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Read More💵 Geotab Industry Survey: 87% Of Transportation Fleets Anticipate Rising Business Costs This Year 🚗
25-Apr-2024 04:33 PM
- With 39% citing new vehicles as largest cost, Geotab examines how U.S. fleets prioritize sustainability in their business models, and the role of data in cost management - Geotab Inc. — a global leader in connected transportation solutions — has conducted a survey of U.S. fleet professionals, with Bobit Research Group, that explores how ...
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Read MoreJOBS 🧑🔎⚕️ "Short-Sighted and Dangerous" - Public Health Ontario Lab Workers are Sounding the Alarm About Potential Lab Closures 🧪🔬💊
25-Apr-2024 12:00 PM
OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick and members working at Public Health Ontario (PHO) Labs were at Queen's Park today to sound the alarm about the potential closure of six (6) out of 11 PHO labs in Ontario, and the risk it poses for all Ontarians – especially rural families and communities. "If the last few years have taught us anything, it is that ...
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Read MoreNew National Survey Confirms a Majority of People Across Canada Support Advance Requests for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) and Continue to Support Access to Assisted Dying
25-Apr-2024 10:15 AM
A new national survey conducted by Ipsos on behalf of Dying With Dignity Canada (DWDC) demonstrates that 84 per cent of people across Canada continue to support the original Carter v. Canada decision that introduced Canada's assisted dying legislation. These results are significant because despite the alarmist and misleading information perpetrated ...
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Read More💵 Survey: Canadian defined benefit pension plans saw increased funded levels in Q1
24-Apr-2024 04:33 PM
Aon plc, a leading global professional services firm, announced today that the aggregate funded ratio for Canadian pension plans in the S&P/TSX Composite Indexincreased from 100.7 percent to 105.1 percent during the past 3 months, according to the Aon Pension Risk Tracker. The Aon Pension Risk Tracker calculates the aggregate funded position on an ...
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Read MoreJOBS 🧑🔎 Survey: British Columbian Gen Zs and Young Millennials Will Only Work for Socially and Environmentally Responsible Companies 💚
24-Apr-2024 02:22 PM
A new BCAA survey of British Columbian 18–34-year-olds, shows that most want to work for socially and environmentally responsible companies and in some cases will even take a pay cut to do so. According to the new survey conducted by BCAA among members of the Angus Reid Forum to learn more about what Gen Zs and young millennials look for in the ...
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Read More💵 Government Of Canada Announces the New Canadian Internal Trade Data Hub 💰🛍️🤝
24-Apr-2024 12:00 PM
The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced the launch of the Canadian Internal Trade Data and Information Hub. The announcement was made at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's annual Hill Day, where Minister LeBlanc addressed business and trade association leaders. ...
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Read More⚕️💵🚬 Canadian Cancer Society Commends Tobacco Tax And E-Cigarette Tax Increases In Federal Budget 🚭
24-Apr-2024 10:21 AM
- Increasing tobacco taxes is the most effective way to encourage smokers to quit and prevent youth from starting to use tobacco - The Canadian Cancer Society commends the increases in taxes on tobacco and e-cigarettes in today's federal budget. The budget increases tobacco taxes by $4.00 per carton of 200 cigarettes effective at midnight, and ...
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Read More🚗 Exhibition Place Becomes Testing Site for Sarit, a Next-Generation Electric Vehicle 🚗
24-Apr-2024 08:00 AM
Exhibition Place, Canada's premier destination for conventions, exhibitions, events and entertainment, is proud to announce a new partnership with SARIT (Safe, Affordable, Reliable, Innovative Transit) Mobility to become a testing site for its next-generation electric vehicles. SARIT, an initiative backed by auto magnate Frank Stronach, aims to ...
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Read More💵 New Canada Carbon Rebate Estimator Tells You How Much You May Get Back in Payments Starting April 15
23-Apr-2024 04:28 PM
Putting a price on carbon pollution is one of the simplest and most effective ways to reduce the greenhouse gas pollution that is causing climate change. Just as importantly, the federal carbon pricing system is designed to keep life affordable by putting money back into families' pockets. The Canada Carbon Rebate returns fuel charge proceeds to ...
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Read MoreBudget 2024 💵✈️ Our North, Strong and Free: A Renewed Vision for Canada's Defence
23-Apr-2024 02:33 PM
We live in an increasingly complex world, and the security threats faced by Canada are rapidly changing. Growing challenges to the international order that has long protected Canada's prosperity and security, the rising impact of climate change, and the rapid pace of technological change is all affecting Canada's national interests. These trends ...
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Read More⚖️ 'Uncanadian' to Sue a Small Business Say a Third of Canadians Survey Finds a Shocking Majority of Canadians Would Do it Anyway
23-Apr-2024 12:00 PM
A new national survey commissioned by Zensurance.com, Canada's leading source for small business insurance has uncovered that in the post-Covid, current cost-of-living crunch, Canadians are surprisingly willing to sue small businesses. Key Findings of the Survey 1) Bad news for Canadian small businesses: Presented with multiple options and the ...
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Read MoreBudget 2024 💵📱💻 Securing Canada's AI advantage
23-Apr-2024 10:21 AM
Artificial intelligence (AI) has incredible potential to transform the economy, improve the way we work, and enhance our way of life. The global race to scale up and adopt AI is on, and Canada is at the forefront of this technology. To make sure we can seize every opportunity in the economy of the future, and set every generation up for success, we ...
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Read MoreJOBS 🧑🔎 Federal, Provincial and Territorial Labour Ministers Discuss Key Challenges Facing Workers in Canada
23-Apr-2024 08:00 AM
Federal, provincial and territorial labour ministers met on April 5, 2024 to collaborate on common issues in workplaces across Canada. The meeting was co-hosted by the Honourable Seamus O'Regan Jr., federal Minister of Labour, and the Honourable Harry Bains, Minister of Labour for British Columbia. Last year, the International Labour Organization ...
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Read More🍽️🍔🍟 CF Toronto Eaton Centre to welcome Queen's Cross Food Hall on April 24 ☕🏬
22-Apr-2024 06:24 PM
A long-awaited food hall will arrive at CF Toronto Eaton Centre next week. Queen's Cross Food Hall, a chef-driven culinary concept by Oliver & Bonacini (O&B) will open to the public on Wednesday, April 24th at 7am—just in time for the coffee and breakfast rush. Located at the south end of the mall's lower level, the 19,000 square foot space will ...
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Read More⚕️💊 Latvian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company Grindeks Opens New Subsidiaries Worldwide, Including Canada and US
21-Apr-2024 06:22 PM
The leading pharmaceutical company in the Baltics, Grindeks, is developing new products and reinforcing its position not only in European but also global markets. With determination and innovative approaches, Grindeks continues to enhance the competitiveness of the group by offering new solutions and achieving ambitious goals, which translate into ...
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Read More⚕️🧠 Organ Donation and Transplantation: Close to 80% of Quebecers Want Specific and Comprehensive Legislation
21-Apr-2024 10:17 AM
According to a Léger survey conducted for Transplant Québec, more than three in four people favour the adoption, by Québec, of specific and comprehensive legislation governing organ donation and transplantation. At a time when the National Assembly is undertaking a reflection on the means of facilitating organ donation and transplantation across ...
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Read More💵 Capital Gains Changes Create Winners and Losers Among Smes; Important Progress on $2.5 Billion in Carbon Tax Rebates for Small Firms
21-Apr-2024 08:00 AM
The 2024 budget changes on capital gains will create many winners and losers among Canada's entrepreneurs, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). CFIB notes important budget progress in unlocking $2.5 billion in carbon tax rebates for SMEs. Capital Gains Changes a Mixed Bag for Entrepreneurs "The big surprise for ...
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Read More🛍️💚 Walmart Canada Becomes First Major Retailer in Canada to Launch National Reusable Bag Recycling Program Aimed at Helping Canadians Give Reusable Bags a Second Life 🛍️
20-Apr-2024 06:41 PM
It's time for Canadians to give their reusable shopping bags a second life. Starting today, Walmart Canada is the first major retailer in Canada to offer its customers a national pilot program to recycle their reusable shopping bags. Through the free Walmart Blue Bag Recycling Program powered by TerraCycle, the international leader in recycling ...