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The natural gas industry lost its initial bid to strip key climate-friendly measures out of national homebuilding guidelines, HuffPost has learned. The rules in the model building code will require new homes to come equipped with the circuitry to hook up induction stoves and electric car chargers, and will be used as a benchmark in … Read more
The Department of Telecommunications’ (DoTs’) Sanchar Sathi portal is discontinuing more than 2,500 fraudulent connections on a daily basis, officials said on Monday. The portal, launched last year, is the government’s primary tool to protect mobile phone users from frauds. Sanchar Saathi detects fraudulent connections and triggers re-verification. Failing to … Read more
Bloomberg on Tuesday announced including Indian government securities called “Fully Accessible Route (FAR) bonds” in the Bloomberg Emerging Market (EM) Local Currency Government Index and related indices. This will be done over 10 months, starting January 31, 2025, instead of September 2024, which was envisaged earlier. This is the second major global … Read more
A company that provides textbooks to schools across Canada has filed for bankruptcy. Searchfast Systems Limited – a Mississaugua, Ont.-based company that operated the Canadian School Book Exchange and BookPower – filed for bankruptcy on Feb. 27. The company bought and sold books and learning resources for elementary and secondary schools throughout the … Read more
Apple Music gives a whole new meaning to the phrase the hits just keep on coming. It’s not the opposing candidates, it’s public AI systems that are spreading election disinformation, and LockBit, the cybercriminal gang may be back from the dead and saying so long to the ChatGPT plugins, which went from innovation to legacy … Read more
Vancouver, Canada & London, United Kingdom, March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brains Bioceutical Corp (“Brains Bio” or the “Company”), Brains Bio, a pioneer in the cannabinoid-based pharmaceutical industry, is proud to announce a significant breakthrough in the journey to a world’s first solid Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) as an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API). This milestone reflects … Read more
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BIGG Digital Assets Inc. (“BIGG” or the “Company”) (CSE: BIGG; OTCQX: BBKCF; WKN: A2PS9W), owner of Netcoins, Blockchain Intelligence Group, and TerraZero is pleased to announce that it has entered into … Read more
The Body Shop Canada Ltd. is seeking creditor protection and closing a third of its stores because its parent company stripped the Canadian arm of cash and pushed it into debt, according to court documents. An affidavit published through the company’s court monitor from Jordan Searle, who heads the Canadian arm, describes how troubles befell … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Economy A cut in April ‘would be about the dumbest thing the central bank could do,’ Scotiabank’s Derek Holt says Get the latest from Barbara Shecter straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Mar 04, 2024 • 3 minute read Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem. The bank’s next policy decision … Read more
JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines announced on Monday that they would not seek to overturn a court ruling that blocked their planned $3.8 billion merger. The decision is a big win for the Biden administration, which has sough to limit corporate consolidation. Backing out of the agreement will cost JetBlue. Under the terms of the … Read more