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The British Columbia government has announced inmates struggling with mental health and substance use will be supported after they leave jail by transition teams connected to all 10 of the province’s correctional centres. Mental Health and Addictions Minister Sheila Malcolmson said Monday that’s an increase from inmates at five facilities …
Read More »Federal health minister announces support for nurses
Jean-Yves Duclos makes an announcement and holds a news conference in Ottawa. News Source link
Read More »Trudeau announces deal to build $1.5B electric vehicle battery plant in Ontario
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday that Ottawa and Ontario have signed a deal with Umicore, a global metals refiner, to build a new battery materials facility in the province’s Loyalist Township. Speaking at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., the prime minister said the facility will supply materials for one million electric vehicles a …
Read More »Ottawa announces more than $30M for Indigenous communities, organizations to mark papal visit
The federal government announced on Wednesday more than $30 million in new funding to support Indigenous communities and organizations during the upcoming papal visit. Pope Francis will tour Canada from July 24 to 29. The goal of the visit is to advance reconciliation and healing between the Roman Catholic Church, First …
Read More »John Horgan’s ‘mainstream’ approach a big part of his legacy as he announces retirement
It was June 29, 2017 when John Horgan addressed the media to say he will become premier of British Columbia, after a historic election where the result wasn’t decided for weeks. It was a rare way to become premier. And a day before that announcement’s fifth anniversary, Horgan announced his retirement in …
Read More »Amid intense scrutiny, human rights complaints, Thunder Bay police chief announces retirement
Amid human rights complaints, investigations and external oversight, the police service and its oversight board in Thunder Bay, Ont., have another task ahead of them — finding a new chief. Police Chief Sylvie Hauth has announced her retirement, effective next year. In a statement released to media on Thursday morning, Hauth said she has informed …
Read More »Canada’s sport minister announces new measures to protect athletes from maltreatment, abuse
In an attempt to combat what Canada’s sport minister has called a safe sport crisis in the country, federal Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge announced Sunday morning a number of new measures to hold sport organizations across the country accountable, with the ultimate goal of protecting athletes from maltreatment and …
Read More »Intel announces launch of ‘independent trust authority’
Continuing with its slew of launches and announcements as part of the two-day Intel Vision 2022 being held here, the tech major unveiled Project Amber on Wednesday. Project Amber represents an independent trust authority in an innovative service-based security implementation code. At the event, the company also focused on enabling …
Read More »Short video platform Lomotif announces official entry into India
Singapore-based short video app Lomotif has announced its official entry into India. The platform had a soft launch in India in early 2021 with the app being made available on Google Play Store and App Store. The app has now officially launched in India with a grand launch in Delhi. …
Read More »Snapchat partners with Sony Music, announces plans for new AR music lenses – TechCrunch
Snapchat has inked a deal with Sony Music Entertainment to include its artists’ music in the app’s Sounds library. The company also revealed that it’s creating new AR music lenses. Soon, Snapchat will feature ‘Sound Lenses’ with a pre-selected song embedded into the lens, a lens that transforms pictures of …
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