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US giant Walmart will now offer $150 to all of its employees in the US who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to encourage them to take the gesture. However, this bonus is not offered to Quebec workers. ” Advertising [concernant cette prime de 150 $] Company spokeswoman Felicia Pfeffer responded in an email. A situation that upsets some employees in Quebec with whom Newspaper discussed yesterday. They preferred not to reveal their names to avoid revenge, but they also wished to take advantage of this bonus. Twice in the United States To encourage its employees to get vaccinated, the…

– Ruslan Huzau / Shutterstock.com Humans rarely live beyond 100 years. However, there are some people who have managed to live well beyond a hundred. Several theories have been proposed to explain such continuity, and this new study provides a very relevant explanation. According to the study, the longevity of centenarians is linked to their gut microbiome. Centenarians have bacteria associated with a healthier gut A new study by researchers at Harvard University and Keio University School of Medicine in Tokyo has uncovered a possible explanation for the longevity of microscopic organisms in centenarians. The study found that centenarians have…

Manufacturer Marmen of Trois-Rivières has been awarded the largest contract in its history in the hydroelectric sector. In fact, the company, known above all for wind turbine parts, will be involved in the overhaul of the Carillon power plant on the Ottawa River, a $750 million project led by Hydro-Québec. The exact value of the contract that falls to Marmen has not been disclosed, with the company being limited to talking about “a few tens of millions of dollars”. The manufacturer was commissioned to manufacture 13 main parts for each of the six turbine-generator sets that are undergoing a revamp…

This new qubit is the subject of a study that has just appeared in X . physical reviewLed by Fabio Pistolsi, a researcher at the National Center for Scientific Research, Andrew N. Cleland, University of Chicago and Adrian Bachtold, Institute of Science and Technology of Barcelona. All three succeeded in proving, through theoretical calculations, that it is possible to store information in the oscillation amplitude of the carbon nanotube.Newsletter Science and competitionThey receive all scientific news three times a week>> To read also: Researchers combine quantum computing with classical computing and discover a new way of computationNanomechanical qubits to enhance…

A study recently published in the journal MEDICINE PLOS He revealed that some cooking methods are actually harmful to the eyes. Researchers have found that people who cook with charcoal and wood are more likely to develop eye diseases that can lead to blindness. Bad news for summer barbecue lovers! to focus. Cooking with wood or charcoal can cause serious eye disease The study authors note that more than 3.5 billion people, or about half of the world’s population, are exposed to household air pollution from cooking with solid fuels such as coal and wood. This method of cooking is…

Alimentation Couche-Tard back in menu luck One of the 500 largest companies on the planet. However, the convenience store chain founded by Alain Bouchard slipped into the world rankings for 2020. Laval is ranked 191NS Ranked, down eight places with revenue of $54 billion, down 8% from 2019. During the early months of the pandemic, the Quebec multinational suffered the negative impact of fuel demand while the number of passengers remained lower across its network due to social restrictions and teleworking. The company’s results also suffered from a drop in fuel selling prices. This has not stopped Couche-Tard from making…

– To win, let’s play together!The controversy over vaccination creates many tensions while to beat this epidemic, it is on the contrary a matter of staying united.OpinionCaroline ZwercherPosted today at 06:33We can say qEuropean Union Those who wish to be vaccinated. And who did not bear the consequences. but cNS Logic is flawed. The Covid outbreak still has the potential to wreak havoc on society as a whole. Many people are not immune and can get sick more quickly because the delta variant spreads easily.We would all like to get to this point where Covid will become a trivial disease…

On Friday, July 30, Canada’s Finance Minister confirmed the extension of assistance programs to businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic until October 23, 2021. Thus, businesses will be able to continue to benefit from wage subsidy support. Canada (SSUC) and Canada to Support Emergency Lease (SUCL). Chrystia FreelandThe announcement was made with the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Integration, who is also the Deputy Prime Minister, Carla Caltro. At the end of May, the government announced that these programs would end on September 21, and that maximum aid amounts would be reduced. The reduction in the announced aid was…

sFollowing this interview, which elicited strong reactions from its members, the Association expressed its concerns about the journalistic treatment of the interview between the host and Dr. Raoult in a letter to Radio Canada. This letter, signed by the chief scientist of Quebec, Remy Kerrion, raises questions about the journalistic treatment assigned to Dr. Raoult, which was deemed inconsistent with established standards.The Ombudsman’s response, made public, asserts that this interview in fact violated Radio Canada’s journalistic standards and practices, which are accuracy, fairness, balance, impartiality and integrity in journalistic activities. Marin Corneo, a science journalist for 15 years, called upon…

category in: Business, science, technology, health and Covid-19 MONTRAL, August 2, 2021 / CNW Telbec / – The Fonds de Solidarit FTQ is proud to announce an investment to support the acquisition of the French company EMKA Technologies (EMKA) by a Quebec engineer and entrepreneur. David Brunet. The latter, who ran the Canadian subsidiary of SCIREQ Group, took over the reins of EMKA as Chairman and CEO from August 2. EMKA is a global leader in the design and manufacture of scientific instruments for preclinical pulmonary, cardiovascular, and neurological research. With a team of approximately 75 employees working at the…