Monthly Archive: March 2018

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CSIO expands partnership with Applied Systems

Partnership will allow developer’s broker management platform to integrate electronic insurance proof capabilities Life Insurance Blog

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Quebec finance minister to table 2018-19 provincial budget today

Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao is expected to table an election-themed budget today ahead of the fall provincewide vote. The government has said it intends to introduce measures to reduce the province’s debt by $10 billion over five years by dipping into a special fund that was created in 2006. The province believes it will […]

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G7 labour ministers look to set plan for tech disruption in workforce

OTTAWA — A group of G7 ministers handling how governments help workers caught in the churn of a rapidly changing labour market will sit down starting today to hammer out a path through the employment storm. Labour Minister Patty Hajdu says a key goal for the two-day meeting in Montreal will be to create an […]

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Bahrain, UAE say Qatari jets interfering with their flights

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Authorities in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates are again accusing Qatari military jets of interfering with their flights, the latest accusations amid the Arab countries’ boycott of Doha over a diplomatic dispute. Qatar didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. Bahrain’s state-run news agency said late Monday that Qatari […]

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How Facebook was able to siphon off phone call and text logs

The news that Facebook’s Android app has been collecting call and text histories is yet another black eye for the social media giant. But just why was Facebook able to siphon off records of who its users were contacting — and when — in the first place? The short answer: Because Google let it. The […]

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Asian shares gain on easing of US-China trade war fears

TOKYO — Asian shares rose Tuesday as news that the U.S. and China are open to negotiating to avert a trade war put investors in a buying mood. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 2.7 per cent to finish at 21,317.32. A weaker yen also boosted sentiment. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added nearly 0.7 per […]