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Manulife Wealth's 'significant transformation' | Investment Executive

Manulife Wealth's 'significant transformation' | Investment Executive

Investment Executive (IE) — CEO Richard McIntyre is facing backlash on technology rollouts and new advisor fees

For Volkswagen, Canada is 'a place of longing' - The Logic

For Volkswagen, Canada is 'a place of longing' - The Logic

The Logic — German reaction to $7B Ontario gigafactory asks how Europe can compete with Canada, U.S.

Why Canadian tech companies are keeping up the perks in a season of cuts - The Logic

Why Canadian tech companies are keeping up the perks in a season of cuts - The Logic

The Logic — By Jonathan Got Last year, Netflix laid off about 450 North American employees as the streaming service saw its first subscriber in over a decade. CFO Spence Neumann told investors the company experienced slower growth after the pandemic. News

The art of conversation: B.C. edtech eyes AI to hook language learners - The Logic

The art of conversation: B.C. edtech eyes AI to hook language learners - The Logic

The Logic — By Jonathan Got Almost by chance, Mark Kaufmann and his father Steve launched a language-learning software company two decades ago, when they wanted to help an immigrant to Canada who was down on his luck. News

Who will Elevate women in Canadian tech? - The Logic

Who will Elevate women in Canadian tech? - The Logic

The Logic — These women's work: The energy was mixed at Elevate's Women in Tech lounge Thursday morning. Jodi Kovitz, founder of Move the Dial, an organization promoting women and diversity in technology, took the stage early, joined by Danielle Graham and Claudette McGowan, founders of a recently-launched angel network The Firehood, to address the progress and setbacks women entrepreneurs have faced in recent years.

The 25th Hour: Heritage and Sustainability - Capital Current

The 25th Hour: Heritage and Sustainability - Capital Current

Capital Current — Preserving old buildings may be a better choice for the environment than replacing them with new ones. Retrofitting heritage homes can help keep materials out of landfills, and some older materials may offer more insulation. Reporter Jonathan Got digs into the issue.

Canada-U.S. border community reflects on the impact of frontier restrictions, longs for return to...

Canada-U.S. border community reflects on the impact of frontier restrictions, longs for return to...

Capital Current — The Haskell Free Library and Opera straddles the border between Canada and the U.S., serving residents of Stanstead, Que. and Derby Line, Vermont, about 120 kilometres southeast of Montreal. A thick, black line running diagonally through the library's reading room marks the international border. Outside, a half-dozen boulders demarcate the frontier on the manicured lawn.

Prince Edward County winegrowers buzzing about exceptional fall grape harvest, post-pandemic rebo...

Prince Edward County winegrowers buzzing about exceptional fall grape harvest, post-pandemic rebo...

Capital Current — "It's just too much frigging fruit and I gotta get them off!" exclaimed Dylan Sullivan. He's a hospitality manager at Rosehall Run Vineyards in Prince Edward County, a peninsula jutting into Lake Ontario about 90 kilometres southwest of Kingston. The 150-acre vineyard has mostly produced Pinot Noir and Chardonnay since its first vines were planted in 2001.

En français, s'il vous plaît !

En français, s'il vous plaît !

journalmontfort.com — La pandémie qui sévit depuis un an a remis au premier plan des problèmes vieux de plusieurs décennies concernant l'accès aux soins de santé en français en Ontario. Gaetan Harvey travaille dans l'industrie manufacturière à Windsor, en Ontario. Dans cette ville, deux personnes sur cinq sont d'origine franco-ontarienne, et une sur cinq parle français, selon le recensement de 2016.

Marty Danzer is ready to give Biden a chance

Marty Danzer is ready to give Biden a chance

cusjc.ca — “I’ve been registered as a Democrat for the last 16 years,” said Danzer, who supported Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination earlier this year.  One in five jobs in Iowa are related to agriculture, according to the Iowa Farm Bureau. Farmers in Iowa are impacted by the Trump administration’s $7 billion aid for farmers affected by a severe windstorm in August and energy policy that contributes to demand for soybean and corn.

How journalists help readers make sense of complex COVID-19 data

How journalists help readers make sense of complex COVID-19 data

Medium — "There's an appetite for that sort of content," said Joel Eastwood - a graphics editor at the Wall Street Journal and part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team last year that unpacked the hush-money payments made to two former lovers of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Eisenach - Home of Wartburg Castle | tourism.de

Eisenach - Home of Wartburg Castle | tourism.de

www.tourism.de — Eisenach is a small town in Thuringia in southwestern Germany with about 40,000 inhabitants. It is notable for being where Matin Luther translated the Bible into German, where Johann Sebastian Bach was born, and a nearby automobile factory that produced cars for East Germany. Thuringia is well known for the lush green forests it has [...]

Heiligenhafen - Gorgeous place at the Coast | tourism.de

Heiligenhafen - Gorgeous place at the Coast | tourism.de

tourism.de — Heiligenhafen is a 250 year old village of about 9000 people on the northern coast of Germany. This small Baltic village of Schleswig-Holstein is a small centre for fishing with space for about 1000 boats. The area is composed of two headlands separated by an inner lake.

Stralsund - A Gothic Seaside Town | tourism.de

Stralsund - A Gothic Seaside Town | tourism.de

tourism.de — Stralsund is a peaceful little town of just under 60,000 people lying on the shore of northern Germany. It is opposite Rügen Island in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state. Stralsund was designated as the local district's capital only very recently in 2011. Together with Wismar, Stralsund was honoured as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2002 for [...]

Rostock - A Baltic Paradise | tourism.de

Rostock - A Baltic Paradise | tourism.de

tourism.de — Right at the northern border of Germany lays the Baltic Sea and Rostock, together with Warnemünde they are right by the beautiful sandy shores of the Baltic Sea. With nearly a millennia of history, it has the oldest University in the area dating back to 1419.

Stuttgart - Enjoyable city at the Neckar river | tourism.de

Stuttgart - Enjoyable city at the Neckar river | tourism.de

tourism.de — Stuttgart is a very international city, with almost one third of its population originating from outside of Germany. Located in the south western Baden-Württemberg state, it is one of the most livable cities in Europe. Companies in the auto industry such as Daimler, Porsche, and Mercedes-Benz find Stuttgart their home.

Bad Salzungen - The Spa Town | tourism.de

Bad Salzungen - The Spa Town | tourism.de

tourism.de — Bad Salzungen is a small town of roughly 15,000 inhabitants sitting on the banks of the river Werra. It is the district capital of Wartburgkreis in the state of Thuringia. Around the town are a high concentration of spas and wellness centres. The word 'Bad' literally means 'bath'!

Frankfurt - The city for everyone | tourism.de

Frankfurt - The city for everyone | tourism.de

tourism.de — Located along the river Main in the state of Hesse, Frankfurt is the bustling financial centre of Germany and boasts both a stunning skyline of modern skyscrapers as well as charming 14th century streets. It is not only home to global financial institutions such as the German Stock Exchange and the European Central Bank, but [...]

The History Of The Man Mo Temple In 1 Minute

The History Of The Man Mo Temple In 1 Minute

The Culture Trip — The Man Mo Temple sits quietly in the middle of towering skyscrapers, reminding passersby that the bustling financial center used to be a fishing village. Here's everything you need to know about this emblem of a bygone era.

10 Colonial Buildings In Central Hong Kong

10 Colonial Buildings In Central Hong Kong

The Culture Trip — Even though it's not in Central anymore, this former fixture of the neighborhood deserves a special mention. Built in 1844, as the officers' quarters of Murray Barracks in Central, it is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Hong Kong.