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Company will Hold Virtual Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. EDT...

Legal action has been filed on behalf of Federal Public Servants...

SINGAPORE, May 8, 2024 /CNW/ -- The leading digital assets exchange HTX has collaborated with Astar Network, a blockchain that aims to become Polkadot's "smart contract hub" and serves as a parachain for Polkadot, in support of its newly launched "TGE Catalyst Grant. This initiative marks a significant step forward in fostering innovation within the blockchain ecosystem, particularly through the Astar zkEVM platform....

Sylvain Lafrance, a communications and media management expert, becomes Telefilm Canada's Chairperson for a five-year term...

TORONTO, May 8, 2024 /CNW/ - The Board of Directors of E-L Financial Corporation Limited (TSX: ELF) (TSX: ELF.PR.F) (TSX: ELF.PR.G) (TSX: ELF.PR.H) today declared the following cash dividends:...

OTTAWA, ON, May 8, 2024 /CNW/ - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its 2024 Mortgage Consumer Survey today showing that affordability and rising interest rates continued to be some of the biggest factors impacting mortgage consumers....

Rodger and Joann McLennan Canadian War Art Research FellowshipResearch Fellowship in PhotographySubmit your application by June 9, 2024...

TORONTO, May 8, 2024 /CNW/ - The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today issued the 2024 Risk Assessment Questionnaire (RAQ). The OSC uses a risk-based approach to oversee and monitor its registrants. Information collected through the RAQ supports those functions and evidence-based decision-making....

TORONTO, May 8, 2024 /CNW/ - E-L Financial Corporation Limited ("E-L Financial" or the "Company") (TSX: ELF) (TSX: ELF.PR.F) (TSX: ELF.PR.G) (TSX: ELF.PR.H) today reported a net equity value per common share of $2,124.20 as at March 31, 2024, an increase of 7.9% compared to $1,968.17 as at December 31, 2023....

BEIJING, May 8, 2024 /CNW/ -- Recently, a reply from Chinese President Xi Jinping excited and inspired the workers from HBIS Smederevo Steel Plant in Serbia. Responding to their previous letter, Xi encouraged them to make new contributions to the China-Serbia friendship. ...

MONTRÉAL, May 8, 2024 /CNW/ - The official Summer Launch, organized by Tourisme Montréal, will take place on Tuesday, May 14 at the Grand Quai du Port de Montréal....

OTTAWA, ON, May 8, 2024 /CNW/ - Media representatives are advised that Adam van Koeverden, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will make an announcement on behalf of the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on investments to help lower greenhouse gas emissions in Ontario. Alex Munter, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, and the Honourable David McGuinty, Member of Parliament, will also be in attendance....

LONDON, May 8, 2024 /CNW/ -- Los Angeles-based restaurant Kato, run by chef Jon Yao and sommelier and director of operations Ryan Bailey, is today named as the recipient of the Resy One To Watch Award 2024 from The World's 50 Best Restaurants. The award recognises a rising-star restaurant that is making waves in the gastronomic scene worthy of international acclaim....

Indian Diamond Brand Celebrates Achievement of its First Net Zero Certified Facilities Six Years Ahead of Schedule...

KYIV, Ukraine, May 8, 2024 /CNW/ -- World heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk is supporting efforts to rebuild his country's energy system after brutal Russian attacks, which continued on Wednesday. Ahead of the boxer's May 18 fight with Tyson Fury to decide the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World, Usyk is partnering Ukrainian energy company DTEK to draw global attention to the plight of Ukraine's civilian power system....

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AUSTIN, Texas, May 8, 2024 /CNW/ -- On April 18-19, 2024, the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David's Medical Center hosted its seventh international symposium on complex arrhythmias, EPLive 2024. This year's event included 1,000 registered attendees from all over the globe, including Argentina, Italy and Japan, with more than 250 people attending in person....

OTTAWA, ON, May 6, 2024 /CNW/ - The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, and the Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, the Honourable Kamal Khera, will host a National Air Accessibility Summit to contribute to making air travel accessible for all Canadians....

SOUTH GLENGARRY, ON, May 8, 2024 /CNW/ - An individual's dreams of making a quick profit off of unstamped tobacco have gone up in smoke. Now, the RCMP has seized the tobacco and his van, and he faces a steep fine if found guilty.  ...

SAN FRANCISCO and MUMBAI, India, May 8, 2024 /CNW/ -- Gupshup, the leading Conversation Cloud, announced the appointment of Salim Ali as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Based in Silicon Valley, Salim will lead full stack marketing across the entire value chain, and across all routes to market. He comes with close to three decades of experience and will be supporting Gupshup's global growth and expansion with an expansive suite of solutions that comprise the Gupshup Conversation Cloud....