Quebec premier defends politicians’ salary increase

Posted on June 27, 2023
Breadcrumb Trail LinksWork NewsBase pay would go from $101,561 to $131,766Author of the article:The Canadian Press Patrice BergeronPublished May 15, 2023 • 2 minute readQuebec Premier Francois Legault responds to reporters’ questions at a news conference before the question period at the legislature in Quebec City, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Photo by Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian PressArticle content SHERBROOKE, Que. — Courage was necessary to move forward on raising the salaries of provincial politicians by $30,000, Quebec Premier Francois Legault said on May 13 as unions demonstrated outside his party’s convention to demand a…

Accelerating scientific discovery with Azure Quantum

Posted on June 27, 2023
Today, Microsoft is announcing new advances to Azure Quantum aimed at accelerating scientific discovery. From the Iron Age revolutionizing agriculture to the Silicon Age revolutionizing how we communicate, new materials have always created inflection points for social progress. Advances in this space will be transformative. For example, the transportation industry can develop more efficient and powerful batteries. Pharmaceutical researchers can develop new drugs. The chemistry industry will be able to discover safer and more sustainable compounds for the products we use daily, such as electronics, paints and textiles. And most importantly, scientists will be able to solve society’s most pressing…

The top 4 questions to add to your Business Travel tender in light of the pandemic

Posted on June 27, 2023
The current global pandemic has had an impact on all of our lives in some way and will inevitably influence the evolving shape of business travel as we look forward to being able to travel more freely in the not too distant future. There is no doubt that your business will now have lots more to consider as your employees start to hit the road again and it’s crucial that as you start to look at travel again, you ask the right questions within your tender to make sure your new supplier can fully support you in these uncertain times.…

Amazon wants small businesses to help make deliveries in rural areas and big cities

Posted on June 27, 2023
Many small businesses have long relied on Amazon’s platform and delivery pipeline to boost their business. Now, Amazon wants to enlist them to help with deliveries, too. The e-commerce giant on Monday officially launched a program that has been piloting since 2020 that pays small business owners to deliver packages during the “last mile” of delivery to customers’ doorsteps. Axios first reported the launch. Amazon has long been working on finding new ways to deliver packages faster and more efficiently, including working with third-party delivery companies, increasing its warehouse space and making other moves. The program, called Amazon Hub Delivery,…

Pandemic inspires changes to Greater Sudbury strategic plan

Posted on June 26, 2023
Upgrading of Pioneer Manor beds and innovating in provision of community housing among the topics addressed in revised 2019-2027 strategic planSince the City of Greater Sudbury came out with its 2019-2027 strategic plan four years ago, the world has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic. This has led to some revisions to the city’s strategic plan. The plan has been revised to include a new objective, under the category “focus on advancing caring services based on lessons learned through the COVID-19 experience.” Greater Sudbury city council got an update on revisions to the strategic plan at their June 13 meeting. You…

Small business makes a big difference for Swift Current family – SwiftCurrentOnline.com

Posted on June 26, 2023
A six-year-old Swift Current resident was thrown into an unexpected battle a couple of weeks ago, but the community has rallied together to help her fight. What started as a doctor’s appointment for an anticipated asthma diagnosis and inhaler prescription, ended with a ride from STARS to Saskatoon and a much scarier verdict for Rustyn Paul. The discovery in late May of a tumor compressing her lung has been allocated to T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, thanks to the attentive care of Dr. Pederson.It didn’t take long for someone close to the Paul family to pull the community together for…

Facebook to end news access in Canada over incoming law on paying publishers

Posted on June 25, 2023
CNN —Meta Platforms Inc plans to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada once a parliament-approved legislation requiring internet giants to pay news publishers comes into effect, the company said on Thursday.The legislation, known as the Online News Act, was approved by the Senate upper chamber earlier on Thursday and will become law after receiving royal assent from the governor general, a formality.The legislation was proposed after complaints from Canada’s media industry, which wants tighter regulation of tech companies to prevent them from elbowing news businesses out of the online advertising…

Marketing VP at Napa Valley’s Far Niente Wine Estates wins North Bay Influential Women Award

Posted on June 25, 2023
Kate McManus is a leader in marketing, business development and branding with more than 25 years of experience in the wine and spirits industry. As Vice President of Marketing at Far Niente Wine Estates, she focuses on building talented and dedicated teams by creating a positive culture fostering innovation and creativity. She has worked at top industry firms from New York to Napa, moving to the Bay Area to lead marketing activities at Constellation Brands for international wineries from New Zealand, Sonoma and Italy. At Delicato Family Vineyards, she built the marketing department and expanded trade and digital capabilities. McManus…