Monthly Archive: May 2018

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Applied Systems Announces the Applied Rating Index

Canadian insurance industry’s only data-driven index to provide insight into premium rate change Mississauga, ON (May 16, 2018) – Applied Systems today announced the Applied Rating Index™, the Canadian insurance industry’s premium rate index....

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Connected Car Data: Moving Past The Hype

It is still early in the evolution of collecting and using mobile data from drivers and their vehicles but many large industries with huge stakes in the outcome are participating and paying close attention...

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The Latest: Macron won’t take sides over trade with Iran

SOFIA, Bulgaria — The Latest on the fallout from the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal (all times local): 6:30 p.m. French President Emmanuel Macron says his country will not get into a trade war against the United States over Iran, despite France’s disapproval of President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the nuclear […]

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Former SNC-Lavalin exec charged with illegal federal political contributions

MONTREAL — A former executive of engineering giant SNC-Lavalin has been charged by the Commissioner of Canada Elections with helping to orchestrate illegal political donations paid to federal political parties between 2004 and 2011. Normand Morin, 76, faces five charges related to soliciting employees to make political contributions and concealing their identities. The charges were […]

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Iran deal: Merkel cautious on compensation after US pullout

SOFIA, Bulgaria — German Chancellor Angela Merkel is signalling it won’t be feasible to offer wide-ranging compensation to European companies affected by U.S. sanctions over Iran’s nuclear program. President Donald Trump last week withdrew the U.S. from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, but European signatories vowed to salvage it. Trump’s move means that Iran is […]

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Amputees sue railroad in Iowa, saying it creates danger

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Two Iowa women who lost limbs when they were struck while trying to climb through trains that were blocking the road sued the railroad Thursday for allegedly ignoring a safety hazard that’s left a trail of horrific injuries. The lawsuits filed in state court allege that trains operated by the Canadian […]

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18 acquitted in massive Brussels Airport 2013 diamond heist

BRUSSELS — Five years after a brazen multimillion-dollar diamond heist on the tarmac of Brussels Airport, a Belgian court on Thursday cited a lack of evidence as it acquitted 18 suspects in the case. The massive 2013 theft, in which tens of millions worth of gems were stolen from the hold of a departing Swiss-bound […]

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Quebec won’t introduce tip-sharing mechanism sought by restaurant owners

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is nixing a proposal by restaurant owners to have a tip-pooling clause added to the province’s labour code to address a considerable wage gap among their employees. The association representing the restaurant owners made the request earlier this week, citing an income discrepancy between servers and kitchen workers. As it […]