Jim Ryan, CEO of Sony’s video games division, retires

2023-09-28 15:18:00 Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) CEO Jim Ryan will step down at the end of March following a long career with the Japanese group, where he oversaw the launch of the latest console, the PlayStation 5 (PS5). [Il] has made the decision to retire in March 2024 after nearly 30 years with the PlayStation … Read more

Recent Diplomatic Incidents Fueling Disinformation Campaigns: Canada’s Role in Russian and Indian Propaganda

2023-09-28 08:00:00 Recent diplomatic incidents involving the Government of Canada are fueling disinformation campaigns in Russia and India, with both countries seeking to take advantage of the situation to further their interests. The Canadian Parliament’s ovation for Yaroslav Hunka, a Ukrainian veteran of a Nazi unit during the Second World War, was on everyone’s lips … Read more

Return to Earth of an American and two Russians after record stays on the ISS

2023-09-27 15:45:59 A NASA astronaut and two cosmonauts have landed safely on Earth after spending record stays of more than a year aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the Russian space agency Roscosmos announced. The Soyuz spacecraft capsule with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Prokopiev and Dmitry Petelin and NASA astronaut Francisco Rubio, who spent a year … Read more

Platform Toppling Incident at Val-Mauricie Outdoor Station: Four Injured in Cross-Country Competition

2023-09-27 08:00:00 Four people were injured Tuesday morning in Shawinigan after a platform toppled during a cross-country competition at the Val-Mauricie outdoor station, located behind the school of the same name. The incident occurred around 10 a.m., when spectators were standing on the last step of the stands to watch the start of a race. … Read more

Canada Housing Crisis: Trudeau Government Expands Mortgage Bond Program to Boost Affordable Rental Construction

2023-09-26 19:38:51 As the housing crisis rages across Canada, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government announced Tuesday that it was immediately increasing the ceiling of its Canada Mortgage Bond program by $20 billion, to $60 billion. . This measure, which targets the construction of rental buildings of five units or more, is in addition to the abolition … Read more

For the first time, RNA from an extinct species is recovered

2023-09-26 20:20:39 Norwegian scientists claim to have succeeded, for the first time, in recovering ribonucleic acid (RNA) from an extinct species, the Tasmanian tiger. Never before has the RNA of an extinct species been extracted and sequenced, Love Dalén, professor of evolutionary genetics at Stockholm University, who co-led the project, told AFP. The ability to … Read more

“Dangerous” delays for certain back operations for children

2023-09-25 15:57:53 Nearly 40% of pediatric patients suffering from back problems in the country are not operated on within the prescribed six-month time frame. These delays could increase the risk of complications and would cost the health system approximately $45 million, according to a study by Children’s Health Canada and the Conference Board of Canada. … Read more

Negotiating Compensation: The Churchill Falls Contract and Quebec’s Financial Offer

2023-09-25 16:48:24 The Prime Minister of Newfoundland and Labrador, Andrew Furey, says he is open to negotiating with Quebec, as long as we “show him the money”. Show us the money!launched Mr. Furey in the press scrum Monday morning, upon his arrival at the 44th Conference of Governors of New England and Prime Ministers of … Read more