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14/07/202311/07/2024

Quebecor to pull ads from Facebook, Instagram after news access halted

Telecom and media firm Quebecor said on Wednesday it will pull its ads from Facebook and Instagram following Meta Platforms’ decision to stop access to news on both social media platforms in Canada over a law requiring payments to local news publishers.

The Online News Act, or Bill C-18, was introduced in April last year and lays out rules to force companies such as Meta and Alphabet-owned Google to negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers for their content.

Google and Meta previously said they would block access to news articles in Canada if the legislation was passed. It was

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14/07/202311/07/2024

Aretha Franklin’s Wills Dispute – Rickard & Associates

If you have been following the news, you may have seen that there is a dispute regarding Aretha Franklin’s estate plan. Her sons are in court fighting over her estate and multiple wills.

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Aretha Franklin died in 2018, and because she did not have a trust, she wills went through probate court where they are being disputed by her sons.

A Will from 2014 and two Wills from 2010 were

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14/07/202311/07/2024

Ace Global Business Acquisition Limited Announces Additional Contribution to Trust Account to Extend Period to Consummate Business Combination

Published: Jul. 14, 2023 at 9:00 AM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago

NEW YORK, July 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Ace Global Business Acquisition Limited (NASDAQ: ACBA), a special purpose acquisition company (the “Company”), announced today that Ace Global Investment Limited, the Company’s initial public offering sponsor (the “Sponsor”), has deposited into the Company’s trust account (the “Trust Account”) an aggregate of $116,777.35 represented, approximately $0.05 per ordinary share, in order to extend the period of time the Company has to complete a business combination for an additional one (1) month period, from August 9, 2023 to

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13/07/202311/07/2024

Petro-Canada payment problems continue, but the company says it’s ‘making progress’ on fixing

Petro-Canada says the nearly weeklong problems that customers have experienced with things like payment and loyalty programs at the gas station chain are ongoing, but it is making progress on solving them.

Problems at the company started about a week ago, when on Friday reports suggested that parent company Suncor had been hacked. Over the weekend, Suncor acknowledged it had experienced a “cybersecurity incident” and stressed that while it was confident that no customer or employee data had been stolen, “some transactions with customers and suppliers may be impacted.”

One of the first places where such disruptions were found was

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12/07/202311/07/2024

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week – Business News

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The Canadian Press – Jul 10, 2023 / 6:24 am | Stories: 436107

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Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem.

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week:

MTY earnings

MTY Food Group Inc. will release its second-quarter results and hold a conference call with investors before financial markets open on Tuesday. MTY franchises and operates restaurants under more than 85 different banners in Canada, the United States and internationally.

Aritzia results

Aritzia Inc. will release its first-quarter results and hold a conference call with investors after

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12/07/202311/07/2024

Terminating Your Physician Employment Agreement

Many of our physician clients are unaware of their termination rights prior to meeting with us.

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If you want to terminate your employment, the first thing you need to do is read your contract.

Most physician employment agreements have substantial termination provisions. You need to know what yours says regarding termination with and without cause, what notice is required, and what other provisions will be triggered by termination.

Many

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12/07/202311/07/2024

‘That happened on Donald Trump’s watch’

AP403664127202 — Chris ChristieAP/Matt Rourke

Former New Jersey governor and current GOP presidential candidate appeared on “Fox News Tonight” on Tuesday.
On it, he blamed former President Donald Trump for North Korea’s weaponry advancements.
“That happened on Donald Trump’s watch,” he said.

GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie blamed former President Donald Trump for North Korean weapon advancements in a televised interview.

Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, pushed back against “Fox News Tonight” guest host Piers Morgan, who suggested that adversarial leaders such as North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Russia’s Vladimir Putin were dissuaded from improving their missile technology

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11/07/202311/07/2024

As Canadian cities make pandemic patios permanent, experts call for clear standards – Business News

Photo: The Canadian Press

A server clears a table on a patio at a restaurant, in Vancouver, on Friday, April 2, 2021. COVID-19 showed Canadian cities the benefits of extended patio programs for businesses and citizens, but experts say cities in the middle of transitioning to permanent versions of temporary policies are undermining pandemic-spurred improvements. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

At the height of social distancing and other restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Canadian cities rolled out temporary patio policies, loosening rules and waiving fees for bars and restaurants looking to seat more customers outdoors.

These programs brought a

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