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Creatures of Light: Nature’s Bioluminescence

The Canadian Museum of Nature’s current featured exhibit, Creatures of Light: Nature’s Bioluminescence ends on November 9th. Produced in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the Field Museum in Chicago, you don’t want to miss the…

Carleton Professor Jim Davies on the Gist

0 Amanda Murray

On Tuesday, Carleton University professor Jim Davies was interviewed on Slate’s daily news and information podcast, The Gist. Davies is an associate professor with the Institute of Cognitive Science and Director of the Science of Imagination Laboratory. He was interviewed by…

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What is Salesforce®?

0 Brock Murray

Salesforce® is a Customer relationship management (CRM) is all about managing the relationships you have with your customers. CRM combines business processes, people, and technology to achieve this single goal: getting and keeping customers. It’s an overall strategy to help…

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What to Expect from a Good Managed Services Provider

0 Krista Brunette

What exactly does a managed services provider do for clients? How does the provider give value to a client company? Those two questions are very common among companies looking to hire a company to manage their IT services. Understanding what…

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- Editorial – Just another Band-Aid 01 Oct 2020 00:32 Smoky River Express Jeff Burgar They call it the Political Suicide Tax. As in PST, Provincial Sales Tax, the tax idea in Alberta that just won’t go away. Politicians keep saying they hate the idea. Rachel Notley, as premier, said such a tax was a bad idea. Current Premier …
- New benefits for workers hurt by pandemic hits speed bump in Senate 01 Oct 2020 00:21 CTV News OTTAWA -- After being rushed through the House of Commons in a single day, a bill authorizing new benefits for workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic has hit a speed bump in the Senate. Sen. Marc Gold, the government's representative in the Senate, …
- Feds investigating claims Canadian technology being used in Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict 01 Oct 2020 00:21 CTV News OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne has ordered an investigation into allegations Canadian technology is being used in drones that are targeting Armenians in the ongoing Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict in the disputed Nagorno- …
- Don Martin: Building back better on the snoozy side of the border 01 Oct 2020 00:21 CTV News OTTAWA -- There’s a cure for Americans reeling from that brass-knuckled presidential slugfest, despairing over U.S. politics as a giant black hole from which intellectual light cannot escape. For comic relief, look north. To switch channels from the …
- PM Trudeau, other leaders condemn white supremacy in wake of Trump's refusal to do so 01 Oct 2020 00:21 CTV News OTTAWA -- U.S. President Donald Trump refused to condemn white supremacy during his debate against former U.S. vice-president Joe Biden on Tuesday. Now, Canada's political leaders are all speaking out against the issue of white supremacy — one that …
- Ottawa argues youth-led climate change lawsuit too broad to be tried in court 30 Sep 2020 23:52 CBC/Radio-Canada Federal lawyers argue that a lawsuit alleging the Canadian government has violated the charter rights of 15 youth is far too broad to be heard in court and should be thrown out. The case, La Rose et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen, was initially filed on Oct. …
- 'End of an era' as Renfrew County Fiddlers play their final gig 30 Sep 2020 23:18 Pembroke Observer & News Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke MPP John Yakabuski said the recent performance by the Renfrew County Fiddlers marked the, “end of an era.” He was referring to the announcement by the Renfrew County Fiddlers that the Sunday, Sept. 20 performance was the swan …
- City council unanimously votes to tighten restrictions at Toronto bars, restaurants 30 Sep 2020 23:14 680News Toronto City Council has approved new measures to further curb the spread of COVID-19 in bars and restaurants. The board has unanimously voted to impose new measures at bars and restaurants, including reducing the number of patrons from 100 to 75 and the …
- COVID bonus money flowing to some health workers, delayed for others 30 Sep 2020 23:11 CBC/Radio-Canada Although bonus pay for some essential health-care workers involved in Nova Scotia's COVID-19 response has already gone out, others will have to wait beyond the anticipated arrival date to get their money. In May, the province announced it had reached a …
- Nova Scotia teen hopes climate-change lawsuit isn't derailed by federal challenge 30 Sep 2020 23:11 CBC/Radio-Canada The lone Nova Scotian in a lawsuit against the federal government over climate change has looked at the warming oceans and storms around Nova Scotia, and says he just wants to be heard. Ira Reinhart-Smith, 16, is one of the 15 children and teens from …