6 h. ago Canadian Blood Services plans to recruit 1 million donors over next 5 years

The agency announced that it plans to recruit one million new donors over the next five years, due to an expected increase in the demand for blood.

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22 h. ago Planned burn during 2023 Shuswap wildfires could have turned deadly: report

British Columbia's worker protection agency says a planned burn by the province's wildfire service during the devastating 2023 fire season could have killed or injured multiple firefighters who became "trapped by extreme fire behaviour" that cut off their escape.

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26 h. ago Zoom and ServiceNow Announce Strategic Integration to Elevate Customer and Employee Experiences

Unified Engagement from Zoom CX and ServiceNow integrates voice, video, and digital channels directly within the ServiceNow AI Platform for a simpler agent experience and more personalized customer engagements LAS VEGAS, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zoom Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) and ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), the AI platform for business transformation, today announced plans […]

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27 h. ago Plantro Ltd. Releases Questions for Information Services Corporation’s 2025 First Quarter Earnings Call

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Plantro Ltd. (“Plantro”) a shareholder of Information Services Corporation (TSX: ISC) (“ISC” or the “Company”) today released questions it hopes ISC management will address to investors and the news media on its 2025 first quarter earnings call. ISC just reported one of its worst quarters of cash […]

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5 d. ago Military parade to celebrate U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary will be held on Trump’s birthday

WASHINGTON — The Army on Friday confirmed there will be a military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June, as part of the celebration around the service’s 250th birthday. Plans for the parade, as first detailed by The Associated Press on Thursday, call for about 6,600 soldiers to march from Arlington, Virginia, to the […]

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7 d. ago Big Canadian telecoms keep raising their fees to keep up with each other

Bell has raised the price of its connection fee to $75.This comes just a couple of months after Rogers and flanker brand Fido increased their connection fees to the same amount. Like Rogers, Bell offers to waive the fee if you order online.Bell's new fee is live on both its own website and flanker brand Virgin's. They last raised their connection fees from $70 to $75 in October.Last August, Telus raised its own connection fee to $70. Given that two of the "Big Three" carriers have already jacked their fees to $75, it seems safe to assume that Telus will soon follow suit.All of these hikes come in spite of the fact that the CRTC's recent amendments to the Telecommunications Act prohibit charging fees "related to the activation or modification of a telecommunications service plan." Nonetheless, carriers have generally been raising their connection fee prices by $5 to $10 on a near-annual basis.Bell also just chang...

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7 d. ago TransLink to expand Metro Vancouver bus service with newly approved investment plan

BURNABY — Metro Vancouver’s transportation authority says a plan is in place to fund the largest increase in bus service in the region since 2018, in addition to expansions and improvements approved last year. A statement from TransLink says its board of directors and the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation approved the plan on Wednesday. […]

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9 d. ago Revelstoke, BC, Chooses Clariti Launch to Simplify Community Development Processes

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — To help the City accelerate permit approvals and improve the end-to-end permitting experience for customers and staff, Revelstoke, B.C., has selected Clariti’s Launch permitting software and Guide to move its community development processes online. Once live, the new system will be used by the Development Services department, which administers permitting, planning, […]

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1 week ago Almost 5km of TTC subway will shut down for this entire weekend

A TTC subway closure this weekend will shut down almost five kilometres of track at the western end of Line 2.The transit agency will shut down subway service on Line 2 between Kipling and Jane stations for the duration of the weekend on Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27.The closure is just the latest in a round of repairs in what has proven to be a year of major disruption on Toronto's rapid transit network, and is once again being chalked up to “planned track work.”Throughout the closure, the roughly 4.7-kilometre stretch of track spanning Kipling, Islington, Royal York, Old Mill, and Jane stations.All stations along the closure will remain accessible for passengers looking to purchase and reload fares or connect with surface routes.Subway service between Ossington and Jane stations will be replaced by shuttle buses from 11 p.m. nightly until the end of service, from Mon., April 28 to Fri., May 2, due to planned track work. Visit https://t.co/oGvGSqEmR4 to pl...

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2 w. ago New Canadian Blood Services centre opens in Edmonton next week, welcoming donors and community support

More than two decades after a skydiving accident left him hospitalized for weeks, Aaron Gautreau is still giving back to the system that supported him. Being a familiar face at Canadian Blood Services donor centres, Gautreau has donated blood and plasma 187 times and counting. The accident happened in August 2003 near Lake Eden, just […]

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3 w. ago TransLink reveals proposed service increases for Surrey, Delta, Langley

If approved by the TransLink Board and Mayors' Council, the plan will also see significant increases in service on some of the region's busiest routes.

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4 w. ago Public service union calls for pension plan to divest from Tesla

The Canadian Association of Professional Employees is demanding the Public Sector Pension Investment Board shed its investments in Elon Musk's electric car company.

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