Tony Dow, who as Wally Cleaver on the sitcom Leave It to Beaver helped create the popular and lasting image of the American teenager of the 1950s and 60s, died Wednesday. He was 77. Frank Bilotta, who represented Dow in his work as a sculptor, confirmed his death in an email …
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 »Inflation’s bite is big. Alberta’s capacity to help is bigger
This column is an opinion by Trevor Tombe, a University of Calgary economist. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. Inflation is high — not just in Alberta and Canada, but throughout the world. It reached its highest rate since 1983 this May, when Statistics Canada found average consumer prices were 7.7 …
Read More »From politics to pawlitics: N.L. finance minister’s dog wins big at Westminster
Newfoundland and Labrador Finance Minister and dog breeder Siobhan Coady, second from left, and dog handler Fabian Negron, third from left, say Beau’s win makes him one of the top dogs in the world. (Siobhan Coady/Facebook) A dog from a breeding business owned by Newfoundland and Labrador’s deputy premier won …
Read More »Crypto punters’ big gamble checked mid click
“ Dukaan jama raha tha, aap log aake berozgar kar diya” , went one meme when the FM made her announcement on taxing digital assets. ( I was just setting up shop, now you have made me unemployed) As soon as the 30 per cent taxation announcement was made, NFT enthusiasts and crypto investors …
Read More »Since Big Tech came to Denver, investors can’t buy enough local startups – TechCrunch
As startup funding increases around the world, The Exchange has poked its head into markets as far-flung as Southeast Asia, Europe, Africa, Latin America and elsewhere. Wherever we looked, we’ve found venture capital flowing in record quantities. The story has been largely the same inside the United States, with Boston having …
Read More »I hear this fintech thing is going to be big – TechCrunch
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private market news, talks about the coming week, digs into some recent funding rounds and mulls over a larger theme or narrative …
Read More »Big blow to WhatsApp! CCI orders detailed probe into WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy | Technology News
New Delhi: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered a detailed probe into updated privacy policy and terms of service of instant messaging app WhatsApp. Fair trade regulator found WhatsApp’s “exploitative and exclusionary conduct” in the garb of the policy update prima facie violated competition norms. CII has taken suo …
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