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Mind Over Medal: Shining the spotlight on mental health issues among athletes

Athletes push their limits every day to become better, but it comes at an immense cost. American gymnast Simone Biles pulling out of the team final at the Olympics, following Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from French Open & Wimbledon, has shone the spotlight on mental health issues among athletes, necessitating the need for initiatives to help, support and guide them from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3fiofHg

Tokyo Olympics | Insecurity, fear of missing out, anxiety bound to happen: Pullela Gopichand, chief national coach, Indian badminton team

The Olympics is not just a test of an athlete's sporting skills, but also their mental strength. The latter is under tremendous stress this year owing to a curtailed training period and Covid-19. Pullela Gopichand calls the Tokyo Olympic Games ‘difficult and different’ from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/2Vc18Y3

Boil Water Order partially lifted in Canmore, neighbouring communities

CANMORE, Alberta, July 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The boil water order issued by Alberta Health Services on July 29 has been lifted for Dead Man’s Flats, Harvie Heights, the Canmore Nordic Centre, Three Sisters Resort, Peaks of Grassi, portions of Rundleview and portions of the Homesteads (see links below for detailed maps) . Effective immediately, residents and businesses in the green areas no longer need to boil their water before consumption. Residents and business in the remainder of the town of Canmore ( red areas on the maps) are still required to boil water before consumption, until further notice. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3xaLadC

Brazilian cement makers CSN, Apodi, Mizu, Votorantim, Intercement bid for LafargeHolcim assets -sources

SAO PAULO -- Brazilian cement makers CSN Cimentos, a subsidiary of steelmaker CSN SA; Cimentos Mizu; and Cimento Apodi, in which Titan Cement International has a stake, are among the bidders for assets LafargeHolcim Ltd has put for sale, two people with knowledge of the matter said. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/2Vabrf1

Sify net profit up 91% in Q1 at Rs 33 crore

Sify Technologies (Sify), the Chennai-based ICT service and solution provider, on Friday reported a net profit of Rs 32.9 crore for the first quarter of FY22 against Rs 17.2 crore in the corresponding quarter of last fiscal, registering an increase of 91%. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/2WI7KOp

Dividend 15 Split Corp. At-The-Market Equity Program Renewed

TORONTO, July 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dividend 15 Split Corp. (the “Company”) announces it has renewed its at-the-market equity program (“ATM P\rogram”) that allows the Company to issue shares of the Company to the public from time to time at the Company’s discretion, effective until August 6, 2022 unless terminated prior to such date by the Company. This ATM Program replaces the prior program renewed in April 2021 that has terminated. Any Class A Shares or Preferred Shares sold in the ATM Program will be sold through the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) or any other marketplace in Canada on which the Class A Shares and Preferred Shares are listed, quoted or otherwise traded at the prevailing market price at the time of sale. Sales of Class A Shares and Preferred Shares through the ATM Program will be made pursuant to the terms of an equity distribution agreement dated July 29, 2021 with National Bank Financial Inc. (the “Agent”). Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3

Sunwing resumes flight service to popular sun destinations amid increasing demand for travel

TORONTO, July 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The first Sunwing Airlines flights to the sun since January took off today from Toronto Pearson International Airport and Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. The inaugural flights mark Sunwing’s partial return to service amid Canada’s soaring vaccination rates, easing border measures and increasing demand for travel. Weekly service will initially be offered from Toronto and Montreal, with additional routes expected to follow. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3zNDPSW

PowerTap Enters Into an Exclusive Middle East Distribution Agreement

Viridian provides integrated solutions across the hydrogen sector. The team at Viridian has an extensive understanding of the diverse renewable opportunities present throughout the UAE and the Middle East. Viridian's leadership and Advisory Board members will work together with PowerTap to build lasting partnerships built on a commitment to innovation and collaboration with key regional stakeholders. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3feAOmJ

Peru’s new Marxist PM says ‘don’t worry’ as chances of radical policy shift rise

LIMA -- Peru's newly appointed hard-left prime minister sought to soothe worried markets on Friday after President Pedro Castillo named members of his Marxist Free Peru party to key cabinet posts, sending both bond markets and the country's currency tumbling. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3zTLrmZ

ArcelorMittal-Nippon Steel reports a 467% jump in Q2

The company is “progressing well” in Odisha where it plans to set up a 12 mtpa capacity with an investment of `50,000 crore. India-born billionaire Lakshmi Mittal inked an agreement with the Odisha government for setting up the plant in Odisha in March this year. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3yexCiG

SiriusXM’s New SXM-8 Satellite, Built by Maxar, Completes In-Orbit Testing, Now Ready for Service

WESTMINSTER, Colo. -- Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR) and SiriusXM announced today that the SXM-8 satellite has completed in-orbit testing and has been handed over to SiriusXM. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the satellite into space on June 6, 2021, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/2V6iZiS

Musk Metals Announces Closing of Flow-Through Offering

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MUSK METALS CORP. (“MUSK METALS” OR THE “COMPANY”) (CSE: MUSK) (OTC: EMSKF) (FSE: 1I30 ) is pleased to announce that, further to its news release dated July 23, 2021, the Company has closed its non-brokered private placement of 4,166,666 units (each, a “ Unit ”) at a price of $0.12 per Unit for gross aggregate proceeds of approximately $500,000 (the “ Offering ”). Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3lalQSH

Altus Group to Announce Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results on August 12, 2021

TORONTO, July 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Altus Group Limited (“Altus Group” or “the Company”) (TSX: AIF) announced today that it plans to release its second quarter results for the period ended June 30, 2021 after market close on Thursday, August 12, 2021. Altus Group executives Mike Gordon, Chief Executive Officer, and Angelo Bartolini, Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call and webcast at 5:00 p.m. (ET) the same day to review the financial results and discuss corporate developments. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3BU34EW

Maxar Board of Directors Approves Quarterly Dividend

WESTMINSTER, Colo. -- Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of one cent ($0.01) per share. The dividend is payable on September 30, 2021, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 15, 2021. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3C4vY5F

LS and KM Software Developer Lucidea to Sponsor SLA 2021 with Exciting Events

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Vancouver-based software developer Lucidea will attend this year’s SLA Conference on August 4 th through 13 th as a Diamond Sponsor. As a long-time supporter of special librarians, Lucidea is once again bringing an exciting lineup of events and updates to SLA’s annual meeting. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/2V1DIoa

Cleanup ongoing at Lyondell Texas plant after chemical leak kills two

Cleanup was ongoing on Wednesday after a chemical leak killed two workers and injured 30 others at a LyondellBasell Industries plant in La Porte, Texas, the company said, marking one of the worst U.S. petrochemical accidents since a 2019 Texas blast prompted the evacuation of thousands of people. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3iXgeZp

Cleanup ongoing at Lyondell Texas plant after chemical leak kills two

Cleanup was ongoing on Wednesday after a chemical leak killed two workers and injured 30 others at a LyondellBasell Industries plant in La Porte, Texas, the company said, marking one of the worst U.S. petrochemical accidents since a 2019 Texas blast prompted the evacuation of thousands of people. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3ydk9Ye

Biden promotes tougher ‘Buy American’ rules in visit to Mack Trucks plant

LOWER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP -- President Joe Biden vowed to boost U.S. manufacturing on Wednesday by increasing the amount of American-made content of products bought with taxpayers dollars, a "buy American" policy that he said would boosting working-class people and unions. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3x5gESx

France shelving landmark EDF overhaul for now

PARIS -- The French government will not move ahead with a restructuring of power group EDF in the near future, unions and sources close to the matter said on Wednesday, making it all but impossible to pass a reform bill before President Emmanuel Macron's term ends in 2022. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/2VcBkL0

Langley Company, WalkOn Plans, Brings Revolutionary Building Technology to the Lower Mainland

LANGLEY, British Columbia -- WalkOn Plans brings new and innovative technology to the building industry by helping those involved in the building process walk through the project before construction begins. The company is the first to bring this technology to Canada. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3762Jkp

Devonian Announces the Issuance of Units in Settlement of Interests Owed to a Debenture Holder

QUEBEC CITY -- Devonian Health Group Inc. (“ Devonian ” or the “ Corporation ”) ( TSXv: GSD ), a clinical stage botanical pharmaceutical corporation, focused on developing a unique portfolio of botanical pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical products, announces the issuance of the following units in settlement of interests owed to a holder of debentures issued in the private placement, as announced by press releases dated July 19, 2018: Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3l3ODZe

Field Trip Health Ltd. to Commence Trading on the NASDAQ on July 29, 2021 Under the Symbol FTRP

TORONTO, July 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Field Trip Health Ltd. (TSX: FTRP; FTRP.WT; OTCQX: FTRPF) ("Field Trip" or the “Company”), a global leader in the development and delivery of psychedelic therapies, announced today that it has received final approval from The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) to list its common shares on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. The Company’s shares will begin trading at market open on Thursday, July 29, 2021 with the ticker symbol FTRP. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3zI8TU9

IntelGenx Announces Subscription for Notes

SAINT LAURENT, Quebec, July 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IntelGenx Technologies Corp. (TSXV: IGX) (OTCQB: IGXT) (the “ Company ” or “ IntelGenx ”) announces that it has received subscriptions from investors in the United States for U.S.$2.1 million principal amount of 8% convertible notes due July 31, 2025 (the “ Notes ”). The Notes will bear interest at a rate of 8% per annum, payable quarterly, and will be convertible into shares of common stock of the Company (the “ Shares ”) beginning 6 months after their issuance at a price of U.S.$0.40 per Share. The offering of the Notes (the “ Offering ”) is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, receiving an exemption from the prospectus requirement from the Autorité des marchés financiers , and other customary closing conditions. The Offering is expected to close on or about July 30, 2021. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3f2QJo5

Beijing Crackdown Breathes New Life Into ‘America First’ Trade

(Bloomberg) -- There's been a growing sense in some Wall Street circles that the "America First" trade was just about played out in the stock market. After all, U.S. equities had become markedly more expensive than global peers, and with Covid vaccination rates in other parts of the world starting to catch up to U.S. levels, it was only a matter of time, the thinking went, before more money poured into those economies instead. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3f2xivO

3G founders launch investment partnership with former Third Point co-CIO Islam

BOSTON -- Three Brazilian billionaires who cofounded investment firm 3G Capital are backing a veteran U.S. investor who played a key role in hedge fund Third Point's activist campaigns, to make big, long-term bets on companies, three people familiar with the plans said. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3y7WQPK

ESAF SFB files IPO papers, plans to raise Rs 998 cr

According to the DRHP, the aggregate issue size is up to Rs 997.78 crore, comprising a fresh issue component of up to Rs 800 crore and an offer for sale of up to Rs 197.78 crore by promoter and other shareholders PNB Metlife India Insurance Company, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, PI Ventures LLP and John Chakola. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3i5vFPN

1844 Announces Grants of Incentive Stock Options

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, July 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 1844 RESOURCES Inc. (TSX-V:EFF)  (the “ Company ” or “ 1844 ”) announces that the board of directors of the Company has approved the grant of 3,000,000 incentive stock options pursuant to the Company’s stock option plan. 1,500,000 of the options were granted to directors and executive officers, with the balance being granted to consultants. The options are exercisable at $0.10 per share and, if not exercised, expire July 26, 2026, subject to earlier expiration in accordance with the stock option plan and the applicable policies of the TSX Venture Exchange. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3l2pyxA

Rio Tinto to cut production to 35% at Canadian smelter amid union strike

Miner Rio Tinto said on Monday it planned to cut production at its BC Works aluminum smelter in Kitimat, Canada to 35% due to a strike initiated by the Canadian union Unifor after negotiation talks failed. (Reporting by Arathy S Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli) Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3zD9u9z

Ontario Health Coalition: Families and Advocates Deeply Concerned that the ‘Fix is In’ Re. A New License for Orchard Villa For-Profit Long-Term Care Home where 71 Residents Died & Hundreds Were Infected: Call for Commitment from Ford Government to Renewed, Fair Process

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Facebook and tech giants to target attacker manifestos, far-right militias in database

A counterterrorism organization formed by some of the biggest U.S. tech companies including Facebook and Microsoft is significantly expanding the types of extremist content shared between firms in a key database, aiming to crack down on material from white supremacists and far-right militias, the group told Reuters. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3iOgkT4

Mexican economic growth likely picked up steam in second quarter

MEXICO CITY -- Mexican economic growth likely accelerated in April through June due to the reopening of economic activities as pandemic-related restrictions were lifted and due to the spillover effect of robust growth in top trade partner the United States, a Reuters poll showed on Monday. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3i3afD1

CUPE 391 library workers ratify tentative agreement with City of Vancouver

VANCOUVER -- CUPE 391 members who work at Vancouver Public Library ratified a three-year agreement with the City of Vancouver on July 21. The settlement followed a challenging round of bargaining that concluded on July 6. The City of Vancouver has also ratified the new agreement. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3iN25Oh

Race is on to recreate the power of the sun: Secrets of nuclear fusion explained

Imagine an energy that’s clean, abundant, cheap and available for everyone. It kind of sounds too good to be true, but scientists at a company called General Fusion are working in a lab outside Burnaby to harness the power of the sun, and maybe make a profit while they’re at it. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3kYUr60

New Survey Shows Growing Support for Overhaul of Long-term Care: CUPE Ontario

TORONTO -- A new Angus Reid survey reveals that a clear majority of Canadians support an overhaul of the long-term care system, including supporting more extensive inspections, greater funding to ensure adequate staffing levels, and paying workers better, said the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3x7gVEu

Protein pinch: China’s soybean imports to slow over rest of 2021 on curbed meal use

BEIJING/SINGAPORE -- China's soybean imports are set to slow sharply in late 2021 from a record first-half tally, confounding expectations for sustained growth from the top global buyer and denting market sentiment just as U.S. farmers look to sell their new crop. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/2UQWlee

Become an Independent Betting Bookmaker Using Chipz Platform Chipz’s main goal is to give equal opportunities to everyone wherever they are in the world by letting them create their sportsbook and invite their friends to place bets

Singapore, July 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (via Blockchain Wire ) Gambling is one of the oldest forms of entertainment. It is also regarded as a serious business too. This business has come a long way since medieval times when people bet on the winning gladiators during the Roman empire. However, such events would have not so “uncertain” outcomes as the owners of the gladiators could influence the games -- an allegation that is commonly placed on most of the current betting sites. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/2UPcf99

Offering a desk with a view, homestays a hit; segment shines as workcations tempt people

Since April, Triveni Srinivas and Nithin M, in their early thirties, have been working for a Hyderabad-based animation firm from a homestay in Chikmagalur, Karnataka. "It is a little extravagant, but we are glad we took it. Sometimes bridging the gap between work and pleasure can help maintain sanity in such testing times," Triveni said. […] from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3kTARby

Run-up to 5G: Trai pushes for digital inclusion; proposal in works for rural areas

According to sources, Trai will come up with a consultation paper soon to deliberate on the issues relating to digital inclusion as it believes that people in the rural areas and those in the low-income bracket may lag once 5G is launched and most of the services become digital. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3iJGK8j

Idea Exchange with Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra: “Don’t know how Olympics will transpire. Must go in with open mind. Protocols in place, but will they be enough? Don’t know”

"Sports has tremendous power, to challenge, to inspire, to change, to heal, to unite and to create magic. I believe these Olympic Games are extremely important given what the world has faced in the last year-and-a-half," says Bindra. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3eSliwQ

Of men and masculinity: Conversations around male stereotypes grow louder as spaces & forums discuss it threadbare

Is gender inequality only restricted to women? What about male stereotypes and their effects on men and society? Long considered a privilege and suppressed because of consequential societal pressure, these stereotypes can have a flip side too. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/3l0aYqe

Cinema for the climate: By working to reduce its carbon footprint, Cannes film festival hopes to inspire others

The world's biggest film festival, which together with the film market draws about 40,000 professionals to the quiet surroundings of the French Riviera every year, is an ideal place to begin a new thinking of the way large carbon-spewing cultural events are organised. from The Financial Express https://ift.tt/2WcvUA5

Earnings to Lower Ceiling on U.S. High-Grade Bond Sales Next Week

(Bloomberg) -- Syndicate desks expect another subdued week in the investment-grade bond primary market, calling for $15 billion to $20 billion of fresh supply as earnings season ramps up into full gear. High-yield bond sales, meanwhile, are likely to stay active amid a refinancing wave that's enabled some covid-hit companies to slash borrowing costs. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/2UC2ZFr

Good Gaming and MicroBuddies™ Game Director “Fluxty” Announce Their First Twitch Livestream Event In Advance of Game Launch Good Gaming to Pioneer the Launch of Its First Collectible NFT Game That Will Produce Cryptocurrency

Kennett Square, PA, July 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  (via Blockchain Wire ) Good Gaming, Inc. (OTC PINK: GMER) (the “Company” or “Good Gaming”) announces the first-ever Twitch Livestream, “Ask Me Anything” event featuring MicroBuddies™ Game Director, Douglas “Fluxty” Wathen, to be held July 23, 2021, at 7 P.M. EDT at: Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3wVGI2p

Historic low river levels force Argentine grains ships to cut cargoes by 25%, ports chamber says

BUENOS AIRES -- Ships leaving the Argentine grains hub of Rosario on the Parana River are having to cut cargoes by 25% due to severely low water levels, the head of the local ports chamber said on Friday, with no relief in sight and the area expected to stay dry for months. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3kOJ1li

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen warns Congress on debt limit

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged lawmakers on Friday to increase or suspend the nation's debt limit as soon as possible and warned that if Congress does not act by Aug. 2 the Treasury Department would need to take "extraordinary measures" to prevent a U.S. default. Read More from Financial Post https://ift.tt/3kLzhbz