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CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Titanium Corporation Inc. (the “Company” or “Titanium”) (TSX-V: TIC) is pleased to announce that Sustainable Development Technology Canada (“SDTC”) has approved a $10 million contribution to the Company for the detailed engineering phase of the CVW™ Horizon Project. The SDTC funding is subject to successful negotiation of …

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Starting in the next school year, students in Newfoundland and Labrador will get a chance to jumpstart a career in the growing technology sector. Premier Andrew Furey and Education Minister Tom Osborne announced a new technology-focused curriculum and a memorandum of understanding between the province, the Newfoundland and Labrador English School …

Coronavirus vaccinations could begin in Australia earlier than planned, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has suggested. The prime minister told 2GB’s Ray Hadley he anticipates vaccinations could start “a bit earlier” than the scheduled March start date. However, March remains the officially scheduled start time for the time being. The comments come after health minister Greg …

US stock investors are betting that a Republican-controlled Senate could block Biden’s plans to increase taxes and tighten regulations should he win the White House. Wall Street’s main stock indexes extended their post-election rally on Thursday as investors bet that if Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wins the White House, his plans to tighten regulations …

A judge has blocked an attempt by Canada’s attorney general to dismiss parts of the extradition case against Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, according to a ruling released on Thursday. However, the judge sided with the attorney general in agreeing that Meng’s arguments were not strong enough to warrant an immediate dismissal of the …

The unequal impact of COVID-19 on the health of certain groups, including Black, Latinx and Native Americans, became clear from the outset of the pandemic. The Navajo Nation, Diné Bikéyah, made headlines throughout May 2020 when its per capita COVID-19 infection rate surpassed that of every U.S. state. But although COVID-19’s rates in Canada have …

CALGARY — Crowded exam halls echoing with pencil scratches, rustling papers and supervisors’ footsteps have been replaced with solo tests in bedrooms or at kitchen tables — sometimes under a webcam’s glare. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced post-secondary instructors to overhaul how they assess students’ knowledge. Some have turned to remote programs that can detect …

KITCHENER — Pia Braza is using technology to draw up fan favourites from the big screen as well as locations in Waterloo Region. “I only got started three years ago,” she said. “I was an artist as a child but I took a 20-year break to raise my family.” She adds that she found her …

Prince Harry ‘faces a monumental tax bill unless he takes a break from the £11million Los Angeles mansion’ he is staying in with Meghan and Archie Prince Harry faces ‘monumental’ tax bill if he does not take a break from mansion If Harry reaches 183 days being in the US he is legally liable to …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU leaders broke a diplomatic deadlock on Friday and imposed sanctions on Belarus after hours of summit talks, assuring Cyprus that the bloc would also punish Turkey if it continues oil and gas drilling in disputed areas of the Mediterranean. The deal on sanctions against about 40 officials accused of rigging August’s …