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3M Acquires LeanTec For Undisclosed Sum

3M (NYSE:MMM) has acquired the technology assets of LeanTec, a provider of digital inventory management solutions for the automotive aftermarket segment in the U.S. and Canada. Deal terms were not disclosed. The acquisition highlights 3M's commitment to its "connected bodyshop," one of its active digital platforms that blend data collecting and analysis…

Benzinga · Apr 25, 2022

Superette Partners With Doordash Canada To Launch Cannabis Pickup In Toronto

Superette and DoorDash Technologies Canada Inc. (NYSE: DASH) have entered into a partnership to provide cannabis pickup in Toronto, Canada.

Benzinga · Apr 25, 2022

Thousands of retirees excluded from state pension rise - by as much as £110,000

Brits who retire overseas in countries like Canada and Australia will have their state pension frozen, meaning they miss out on triple lock increases that can add up to thousands of pounds

Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2022

Mauritanian Ex-Guantanamo Prisoner Sues Canada

A former Guantanamo detainee who spent 14 years without trial and whose story was told in the hit film "The Mauritanian," is suing Canada over its alleged role in his detention. Mohamedou Ould Slahi, 51, claims that Canadian authorities provided false information concerning the period when he was a permanent…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 24, 2022

Canada draws 1 million travelers in one week for first time since pandemic

Canada attracted more than one million travelers in a week for the first time since the pandemic, government data showed on Friday, as easing of COVID-19 border restrictions encouraged visitors back into the country.

Reuters · Apr 22, 2022

Canada says it has provided heavy artillery to Ukraine forces

Canada said on Friday it has provided heavy artillery to Ukrainian security forces, following up on a pledge by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier this week to send more artillery weaponry to Ukraine in the face of a Russian assault on its East.

Reuters · Apr 22, 2022

Proposed language law sends chill through some of Quebec's hospitals

A planned change to French language laws in Quebec could see understaffed hospitals in the Canadian province wrestling with hiring headaches during a labor shortage while battling the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, critics say.

Reuters · Apr 22, 2022

Russia sanctions Kamala Harris, Mark Zuckerberg, Toronto mayor

The latest raft of sanctions includes more US officials, media personalities and Canada’s John Tory and Doug Ford.

Al Jazeera · Apr 22, 2022

What were the child migration scheme and the Fairbridge Farm Schools?

Between 1912 and 1980, the UK sent around 130,000 children from largely impoverished backgrounds to its colonies including Australia and Canada.

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2022

Will a continuing education divide eventually favour Labor electorally due to our big cities?

In May, I wrote that white voters without a university education were increasingly voting for right-wing parties in Australia, the US and the UK.

The Conversation · Apr 22, 2022