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Infosys old-timer Deepak Padaki quits

BENGALURU: Deepak Padaki, EVP, group head of strategy MA, and chief risk officer in Infosys, has quit the firm after three decades with the company. Padaki had joined Infosys as a software engineer in 1992, immediately after his engineering from the University of Mysore, and soon went on to manage…

The Times of India · Jul 11, 2022

Siemens Energy says it will get pipeline turbine to Russia as soon as possible

Siemens said Canada's decision to allow a turbine to be sent from its repair shop in Canada to Germany was a necessary first step towards returning it to the Russian pipeline it operates, and that it was aiming to get it there as soon as possible.

Reuters · Jul 10, 2022

Two-eared listening is essential for understanding restorative justice in Canada

Restorative justice was introduced in the western world in the late 1970s as a way to rethink crime and punishment. It’s an approach to criminal justice that sees crime as a violation of people and relationships and makes it the obligation of those responsible to put right the wrongs committed.

The Conversation · Jul 10, 2022

Canada exempts Russian gas turbine from sanctions amid Europe energy crisis

Ottawa defies Ukraine’s objections to return of equipment for Nord Stream 1 pipeline, saying it needs to support Europe’s access to ‘reliable and affordable energy’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 10, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war update: what we know on day 137 of the invasion

Canada grants sanctions exemption to let Russian turbine part for Nord Stream 1 pipeline return to Germany; Zelenskiy sacks host of ambassadors

The Guardian - AU · Jul 10, 2022

Cancer charity exposes ‘scandal’ of patients being denied travel insurance

One patient was being quoted £7,000 for insurance for a two-week trip to Canada.

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2022

U.S. captures fourth straight World Lacrosse Women’s Championship title with 11-8 win over Canada

BALTIMORE — As competitive as the 2022 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship might have been, it felt like more of a coronation.

Tribune News Service · Jul 9, 2022

Internet outage leaves millions of Canadians without access to internet, ATM machines and 911 lines

By Saturday morning, Rogers Communications said the ‘vast majority’ of services had come back online, while still providing no answer as to what the cause was for the disruption

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2022

Canadian Professor Suspended for Comments Criticizing COVID Vaccination of Children

The Canadian Press (Jacob Serebrin) reported June 30; Université Laval is a prominent Canadian public research university, and apparently "the oldest centre of higher education in Canada": Patrick Provost, a professor at Université Laval who studies micro RNA — small molecules that help regulate genes — was suspended for eight…

Reason · Jul 9, 2022

New Japanese Law Makes 'Online Insults' a Jailable Offense

Dedication to free speech is in short supply around the world, with Britain and Canada previously considering similar bills.

Reason · Jul 9, 2022