In tough economic times, digital automation offers game-changing potentialIt was amidst global economic headwinds and inflation levels not seen in decades that Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland released her fall economic update last month. Enter intelligent digital automation. A coordinated, government-wide strategy to accelerate the implementation of intelligent automation processes at this juncture could provide enormous benefits. Prioritizing the stepped-up acquisition and use of intelligent automation can open the door to expedited digital modernization across the government. Intelligent digital automation offers a light at the end of a long tunnel.

The 42-employee biotech firm managed to raise capital despite a slowdown in venture dollars flowing to startups in today’s uncertain economic environment. They are involved in neuro-immune over-activation, which can occur in many chronic disorders, causing swelling, pain, itching and other problems. The company is currently focused on two drug candidates in its pipeline. The second therapy candidate targets chronic spontaneous urticaria, chronic inducible urticaria and atopic dermatitis — which involve hives, welts, swelling, pain and itching that are linked to various conditions. The company expects to begin a Phase 1 study on this second therapy in early 2023.

Confusion reigns in the daily news cycle, with the Great Barrier Reef apparently being saved all over the place. Three: emerging technologies and R and D. And that’s where the Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program, or RRAP, comes in. He’s since trialled it on nine sites on the great Barrier Reef. “A hundred million a year for the Great Barrier Reef is chump change,” says Mead, coming in strong. But our role is to develop tools to preserve as much of the value and function of the Great Barrier Reef as possible.” David MeadSo where does community reef restoration come in – the kind of small scale “coral gardening” practiced by the Reef Restoration Foundation?

's public vehicle insurer says insurance claims increased significantly in the aftermath of the storm. 's public vehicle insurer says insurance claims rose significantly during a Tuesday snowstorm on B.C. That number is nearly 2½ times the previous week's average of just over 1,473 claims made per day, according to ICBC. South Coast snowstorm"Pack an emergency kit in your vehicle in case you get stuck or stranded," the statement read. Mud and snow tires, marked with an 'M+S' symbol, also qualify as winter tires.

IG news Update,Sumer Singh decided to attend architecture school while sitting at the Genesis Center northeast of Calgary. Speaking to community members there on Wednesday, Singh shared the city, his connection to the Northeast, and his hope for more art in the Quadrangle. The artist will create a sculpture that will be displayed at the Genesis Center in Martindale through the City of Calgary’s Northeast Public Art Initiative. A new piece of public art created by Sumer Singh is coming to the Genesis Centre, thanks to the City of Calgary’s Northeast Public Art Initiative. (CBC)Compared to other quadrangles, public art is a rare sight in the Northeast.

Our industry and COVID-19We've gathered a number of links where Canadian cable, radio, television, telecom and wireless companies have posted their responses to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Scott Moe says he feels disenfranchised by Ottawa but Saskatchewan ‘not backing down’SASKATOON — Scott Moe’s target was the federal government Thursday as he gathered with supporters for the first in-person Saskatoon Premier’s Dinner in three years. Moe said growth has always been and will continue to be the Saskatchewan Party government's “North Star.”He told the crowd he has felt disenfranchised, disillusioned, disturbed and even dumbfounded at times with Ottawa’s decision-making. “But we are not discouraged, and we are not backing down,” Moe said during the fundraiser dinner at Prairieland Park. Moe has long pushed against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal government's environmental policies in the name of Saskatchewan’s resource sector. Moe pointed to Saskatchewan’s role in responding to global food and energy shortages caused by Russia's war in Ukraine.

Lin, born in California to parents from Taiwan, was the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA. Jinzhou in the northeast lifted curbs on movement and allowed businesses to reopen. On Thursday, the metropolis of Guangzhou in the south, the biggest hotspot in the latest infection spike, allowed supermarkets and restaurants to reopen. Other major cities including Shijiazhuang in the north and Chengdu in the southwest restarted bus and subway service and allowed businesses to reopen. ___This story corrects that Lin was the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese ancestry to play in NBA.

The Biden administration with the support of most of the Democrats and Republicans in Congress pushed a bill that imposes a reactionary contract that severely limits sick pay and benefits BNSF railroad owner Warren Buffet and the other railroad corporations. The Biden administration and the Democrats and Republicans in Congress have imposed a reactionary contract on 120,000 rail workers that helps the owners to limit sick pay. Steve Millies, is a retired Amtrack railway worker who discusses the role of the Democrats and the Congress who are doing the bidding for BNSF railroad billionaire Warren Buffett and the other railroad bosses who have decimated railroad workers conditions and even the right for sick pay.The Railway Labor Act which passed in 1926 was to stop not only railroad workers from taking strikeaction but also weaken other workers throughout the US.This interview by WorkWeek was done on 12/1/22Additional Media:Enough Is Enough! 125,000 Railworkers Want A Life: Report By Gabe Christenson Co-chair RWUUS Rail Workers Fed Up & On Verge Of National Strike Over Working Conditions, Health & SafetyBNSF Railroad Worker Jen Wallis On Health And Safety, Rail Labor, One Man Crews & Warren BuffetBNSF Nears Shift To One-Member Crews, Possibly Even on Dangerous Oil TrainsWorkWeekLabor Video Project

Canadian public broadcaster CBC has pulled back the curtain on its new strategic direction, detailing its diverse new content, an entertainment consolidation and rebrand, and a new FAST channel in conjunction with its news division. Combined, CBC Entertains and CBC News is the company’s two-pronged approach designed to engage and amplify new voices in Canada — for all Canadians. “Everybody knows CBC News, it’s where Canadians turn whenever there’s a big story,” CBC’s executive VP Barbara Williams tells Variety. “We do an amazing amount of entertaining content across TV, CBC Gem, [radio app] Listen, podcasts. And somehow that collection of entertainment content wasn’t quite as clearly understood.

In the first full month of the NHL regular season, no player stood out more than Stars left winger Jason Robertson. The league named Robertson its First Star for the month of November. In the month, Robertson led the league with 15 goals and 26 points in 14 games as the Stars went 13-6-4 during that time. Robertson’s point streak is already the longest in Dallas Stars history. The Stars rewarded Robertson with a four-year contract worth $7.75 million annually prior to the start of the regular season.

Week 8 NBA Fantasy Basketball Trade Value Charts: Buy-Low & Sell-High Trade CandidatesHeading into Week 8, there is a nice amount of great players who could be solid buy-low trade candidates. This includes and who’ve missed some time for various reasons and have slipped down the NBA Trade Value Charts. Mitchell’s trade value makes him a realistic trade target for fantasy owners willing to offer (26.45) or (27.18) in exchange. Nonetheless, his trade value has dropped by -2.3 points over the last week as he nears his season-low trade value of approximately 25 points. Simly, his current trade value makes him the fifth highest-ranked power forward in the NBA Trade Value Charts right now.

Listen:Listen here or subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. If you would like to support the journalism of the Toronto Star, you can at thestar.com/subscribingmatters. Please take five minutes to complete this podcast survey for a chance at a $100 gift card. Guest: Kieran Leavitt, politics reporterAlberta’s Premier Danielle Smith has fulfilled her campaign promise and launched the Alberta Sovereignty in a United Canada act, which aims to allow the province to ignore and potentially alter federal laws it deems harmful to Alberta or its citizens. While Smith says the plan is legal and constitutional, experts are already warning this could be the beginning of another conflict over federal versus provincial powers and citizen rights.

Simu Liu did so well hosting the 2022 Juno Awards in Toronto that he was asked to return for the second year in a row. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and CBC announced on Wednesday that the Shang-Chi star will be taking the stage again as the host of the 2023 Juno Awards in Edmonton. “If you thought my rendition of ‘Complicated’ was good, just wait until you hear my Nickelback cover.”Mark your calendars, @SimuLiu returns as the host of The JUNO Awards! For tickets, visit: https://t.co/mqhf7liSWL pic.twitter.com/P4wPLNI4ly — The JUNO Awards (@TheJUNOAwards) November 30, 2022Liu had many stand-out moments his first time manning the Junos stage. You can also see Liu host live by grabbing tickets at www.ticketmaster.ca/junos.

This muted autumn morning, in preparation of the 20th year of Grassy Narrows’ Slant Lake blockade, I’m sifting through my eroding memories of a trip I took to the site 16 years ago, with my mom and my two young children. And while Abitibi and Weyerhaeuser continued to log the more remote sections of Grassy Narrows’ territory, in the summer of 2008 Grassy Narrows and its supporters finally forced AbitibiBowater to give up its license to the Whiskey Jack Forest, and commit not to log without consent from the community. This halted all logging on Grassy Narrows territory. A tremendous victory and one that is fragile. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is the author of “Rehearsals for Living” with Robyn Maynard and “A Short History of the Blockade.”SHARE: