Racing Point: ‘Plenty of work ahead’ despite F1 pause
Racing Point team boss Otmar Szafnauer says his team won’t be “taking it easy” when it hopefully returns to work in April, insisting the pink squad will be ready to compete when it returns to the track. Racing Point’s Silverstone factory closed its doors on Wednesday for F1’s mandatory three-week break, a shut-down taking place…
Single market needs new champions
Single market needs new champions Celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the single market are premature, but it is worth fighting for. European Voice 10/27/10, 9:37 PM CET Updated 1/22/16, 12:42 PM CET The party clothes can stay in the wardrobe for now. The European Commission is planning a party, but it will not happen…
Vancouver Residents Cheer On Health-Care Workers From Balconies Every Night
Vancouver is getting loud in support of essential service workers and front-line health-care workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Every night at 7 p.m., the streets of the city’s West End neighbourhood echo with applause and cheers from thousands of residents on their apartment balconies. And their spirit is clearly contagious. It started when a Vancouver…
Mandatory Quarantines Coming For Travellers Returning To Canada, Liberals Announce
The federal government will force travellers returning to Canada, with the exception of so-called essential workers coming from the United States, to quarantine for 14 days to slow the spread of COVID-19. The measure was announced by Health Minister Patty Hajdu in the Senate Wednesday. “Effective at midnight tonight, travellers returning to Canada, with the…
Trudeau Government’s $107B Coronavirus Aid Package Is Now Law
OTTAWA — An emergency federal bill to give the government billions of dollars to spend to help anxious workers, families and employers cope with COVID-19 is now law. Gov. Gen. Julie Payette signed the bill at 12:18 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday, after both the House of Commons and Senate issued speedy approvals earlier in the…
Ontario Student Loan Payments Deferred During Pandemic
Ontario’s fiscal update, released in lieu of the 2020 budget amid the COVID-19 pandemic, contains good news for those with student loans. The province will temporarily defer loan payments and interest accrual for six months for students borrowing through the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). The changes will come into effect March 30 and last…
Ontario PCs Add Billions In Deficit Spending To Tackle Coronavirus
TORONTO — The Ontario government is abandoning its plan to trim billions off the deficit this year so it can spend big on health care and tax deferrals as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on the province. “COVID-19 is an extraordinary threat to the health and economy of Ontario — the greatest we’ve faced in my lifetime —…
“C’est une décision historique” : après sa victoire face à Monsanto, Paul François y voit “un signal fort” pour les politiques
Click:EGP Ice Mint Nicotine Pouches#AlertePollutionRivières ou sols contaminés, déchets industriels abandonnés… Vous vivez à proximité d’un site pollué ?Cliquez ici pour nous alerter !L’agriculteur Paul François, à qui la justice a pour la troisième fois donné raison jeudi 11 avril face au fabricant de produits phytosanitaires Monsanto (Rhône), a salué sur franceinfo “une décision historique”, et voit…
VIDEO. Rwanda, le pays des femmes
Imaginez un pays où 61% des députés sont des femmes. Où les plus grandes sociétés sont dirigées par des femmes. Où 40% des femmes sont chefs d’entreprise ou patronnes d’exploitations agricoles. Et qui est l’un des pays les plus dynamiques du monde : 6% de croissance en 2017, avec une réduction spectaculaire de la pauvreté depuis…
Emploi : inquiétude pour les salariés de Cevital
En novembre dernier, à Charleville-Mézières (Ardennes), Issad Rebrab annonçait la création de 1 000 emplois dans une usine de retraitement des eaux. Mais celui qui est une des plus grandes fortunes d’Algérie est aujourd’hui en prison. La police algérienne lui reproche des mouvements de capitaux suspects.Des milliers de salariés dans l’incertitudeIssad Rebrab était un des rares…