The sound of sombre song serenaded the halls of the Manitoba legislature Wednesday as Cathy Merrick’s casket was brought in for a closed-door ceremony. Merrick died last Friday and was to lie in state Wednesday afternoon to allow the public to pay their respects. The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download
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An iconic Winston Churchill photograph, once stolen and replaced with a fake in Ottawa, has been found
The iconic “Roaring Lion” portrait of Winston Churchill will soon hang once again in Fairmont Château Laurier after it was stolen more than two years ago. Ottawa Police confirmed Wednesday that later this month, two of the force’s investigators will head to Rome, Italy to recover the treasured photograph. The portrait, captured by renowned Canadian
RCMP enforcement at B.C. logging protests ‘unreasonable,’ federal police watchdog says
A federal police oversight agency has found the RCMP’s enforcement of a civil injunction against old-growth logging protesters on Vancouver Island was unreasonable and violated the rights of activists. The Ottawa-based Civilian Review and Complaints Commission on Wednesday published a summary of its final report into the RCMP’s handling of the protests in the Fairy
Datricks gets $15M from SAP and others for AI-powered risk and compliance platform
September 11, 2024 12:56 PM Credit: VentureBeat made with Midjourney Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Datricks, an AI-powered financial integrity and compliance software startup headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by
How to take advantage of a generative tool fueling Glean’s $260M raise: GraphRAG
September 11, 2024 12:45 PM Credit: VentureBeat made with Midjourney Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More When a sales representative at Glean, an innovative enterprise search company, needed to prepare for a crucial client meeting, they turned to their own powerful generative
‘Tomorrow I’ll be perfect’: Baseball world reacts after Bowden Francis loses no-hit bid
Watch as Toronto Blue Jays’ Bowden Francis has his no-hitter broken up in the ninth once again, this time to a no-doubt solo homer by Mets’ Francisco Lindor. | September 11, 2024, 5:52 PM September 11, 2024, 5:52 PM » …
NASA finds summer 2024 hottest to date
This bar graph shows GISTEMP summer global temperature anomalies for 2023 (shown in yellow) and 2024 (shown in red). June through August is considered meteorological summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The white lines indicate the range of estimated temperatures. The warmer-than-usual summers continue a long-term trend of warming, driven primarily by human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.
Online dating sites: The size of the potential dating pool makes all the difference
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Online dating sites have become one of the more popular means for people to meet each other and explore the potential for a romantic relationship. But did you know that it’s the size of the online dating pool that could make or break your own quest for love? A new study
Planning committee approves controversial Stittsville highrise project
The proposal for 6310 and 6320 Hazeldean Rd., near Carp Road, calls for two buildings with 431 residential units. Published Sep 11, 2024 • 4 minute read Concept renderings for apartment buildings at 6310 and 6320 Hazeldean Rd. in Stittsville. Photo by Devmont /HandoutA contentious Stittsville high-rise project that includes a 21-storey tower has been
Deachman: An unofficial back-to-the-office poll — Grrr, Meh or Yay, public servants?
‘They didn’t plan it properly. No one has their own office space, so every single day is an adjustment.’ Get the latest from Bruce Deachman straight to your inbox Published Sep 11, 2024 • Last updated 31 minutes ago • 4 minute read Steve Partridge, a public servant, puts a vote in the MEH category when