MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Sunday blocked access to The Bell, a news outlet founded by one of Russia’s top journalists, the latest website to be taken offline as Moscow cracks down on independent media.
Russia has blocked dozens of news sites since it invaded Ukraine last year, often accusing them of publishing “fake” news about what it calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine.
The Bell mainly covers business news and was one of the
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Experts say Canada’s plan to increase immigration may ease some pressures in the labor market, but bigger changes are needed to ensure new permanent residents are matched with the jobs that most need filling.
With the unemployment rate at historic lows, many companies are “starved” for workers, and new immigrants will help fill some of the need, said Ravi Jain, principal at Jain Immigration Law and co-founder of the Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association.
The federal government’s new immigration plan calls for the admission of 1.45 million more new permanent residents over the next three years, beginning
For those who still don’t believe that OpenAI’s ChatGPT heralds major innovation in artificial intelligence, take it from the man who started the home computer revolution 50 years ago.
The successful launch of ChatGPT in November has pushed Big Tech, including Google and Microsoft, to accelerate their AI research and product rollouts. This week, Google released to testers its own AI-assisted search engine called Bard, while Microsoft announced a new version of its own search engine Bing to be powered by a forthcoming large language model similar to ChatGPT and also developed by OpenAI.
The technology behind ChatGPT, which enables
While we have seen an increase in healthcare data breaches stemming from vendor vulnerabilities, there can be a variety of sources.
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Recent breaches have demonstrated various sources of data breaches.
One source is from vendors and vendor tools.
We have seen a large uptick in vendor cyber attacks, as cybercriminals have found it easier to hack vendors than the healthcare entities directly. Many vendors have less security measures in place
If you are married and considering doing your estate plan, there are some discussions you should have with your spouse.
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If you and your spouse are considering doing your estate plan, we recommend that you discuss the following items:
Many of our physician clients are unaware of their termination rights prior to meeting with us.
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If you want to terminate your employment, the first thing you need to do is read your contract.
Most physician employment agreements have substantial termination provisions. You need to know what yours says regarding termination with and without cause, what notice is required, and what other provisions will be triggered by termination.
Many times,
Many of our clients worry about their parents. Sometimes, they are concerned for their aging parents in regards to their healthcare.
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We often recommend that concerned clients have a discussion with their parents to make sure that they have all the right documents in place, to protect their wishes.
One incredibly important document that your parents should have in place is a Medical Durable Power of Attorney.
What is a
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The Competition Tribunal has dismissed an application from Canada’s competition watchdog seeking to block Rogers Communications Inc.’s proposed $26-billion purchase of Shaw Communications Inc., clearing a path for the deal to go ahead.
It still requires approval from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
In a summary of its decision released Thursday, the Tribunal said the merger of the two telecommunications companies would not result in materially higher prices.
The deal, which includes the sale of Shaw-owned Freedom Mobile to Quebecor-owned Videotron Ltd., would not likely prevent or lessen competition substantially, the decision said.
Quebecor agreed
