President Trump Signs Executive Order Renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America” – And Explains Why (VIDEO)

President Trump Signs Executive Order Renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America” – And Explains Why (VIDEO)

President Trump on Thursday signed Executive Order 14420 which renamed Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” President Trump blasted Canada as he explained by he changed the name of Lake Ontario. The US and Canada are currently in a trade battle. Trump imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canada’s goods. Canada is threatening to retaliate…

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Twitch users report major outage Thursday

Twitch users report major outage Thursday

Seemingly right after the big Grand Theft Auto VI trailer aired on Netflix, the internet’s home for video game streaming went down. The two things are probably entirely unrelated, of course, but Twitch did indeed go down for many users on Thursday afternoon. Down Detector shows that people started reporting the outage around 3:30 p.m….

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Canadian platforms shouldn’t offer sports or entertainment prediction market bets, regulators say

Canadian platforms shouldn’t offer sports or entertainment prediction market bets, regulators say

Regulated prediction markets in Canada shouldn’t be able to offer sports or entertainment contracts as securities, according to a statement issued by the nation’s securities regulators.  The news: The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) published a joint notice on Thursday saying that contracts relating to sports and entertainment events…

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Canada poaches 64 global scholars in bid to bolster domestic talent pipeline

Canada poaches 64 global scholars in bid to bolster domestic talent pipeline

Canada has convinced 64 international academics, mostly from the United States, to bring their work to Canadian universities through its new talent-attraction program.  The news: Industry minister Mélanie Joly announced the first round of academics coming to Canada as part of the $1.7-billion Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative on Thursday. The program will give these…

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MDA Space launches venture program to back Canadian space and defence tech startups

MDA Space launches venture program to back Canadian space and defence tech startups

Brampton-based MDA Space wants to help other Canadian space and defence technology companies scale their solutions with a new venture funding program. The news: The new strategic program is focused on identifying and investing in domestic small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that are developing promising space and defence technologies. Through MDA Space LaunchPad Ventures, the…

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