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(Photo: Paul Chieson for Canadian Press) Canadian National Railways (CN) said Wednesday that two of its shareholders, billionaire Bill Gates and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, are backing its $ 33.6 billion bid for US railroad company Kansas City Southern (KCS). ). At an investor conference, CN CEO Jean-Jacques Roest said that most of its shareholders are excited about the merger despite concerns raised by the fifth shareholder, British firm TCI Fund Management. He emphasized public support for Cascade Investment, which is controlled by Bill Gates and the director of Quebec socks. Kim Tomassin, Caisse’s investment director, said…

The “House of Knowledge” is like a collection of stories. Beautiful stories that tell the living in all its freshness. But also, in all its complexities. Arch to marvel at the world’s treasures. In this new episode, let’s broaden our horizons. To ask us if global warming could have an effect on animal intelligence.You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] Animal intelligence: The elephant will be aware of its body An Asian elephant brilliantly passed an IQ test that a 2-year-old failed: You can’t pull a rug if you wear it. The experiment, conducted by Think Elephants International, showed that…

(Photo: 123RF) 5G will be a catalyst for the digital transformation of Canadian SMEs, as key stakeholders believe in a study conducted by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), in collaboration with Telus. Since the start of the pandemic, the organization has observed that business leaders are adapting to the changes in behavior that COVID-19 has brought about in consumers by accelerating the digital transformation of their small and medium-sized businesses. In this photo, based on the responses of more than 4,400 of its members collected at the beginning of May 2021, the CFIB notes that Canadian SMEs believe…

The Acfas conference, the largest French conference in the world, which was presented in default mode from 3 to 7 May, is an opportunity to focus on the place of research in the French language and the importance of promotion. Writing in French for a researcher whose mother tongue makes it possible to express each idea more clearly and with greater accuracy. However, the truth is that English is the number 1 language of sciences in the world. Internationalization of research, a major trend in scientific production, is a factor that supports the ubiquitous existence of the English language. In…

Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon estimates that Quebec taxpayers will “make money” by investing $ 150 million of public funds in the giant Olympiad. “I am completely confident that the government and the people of Quebec will profit from the investment,” said Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of the Economy, during the announcement at the Olimel head office in Saint-Hyacinthe. On Tuesday, Olimel’s CEO, Regene Nadu, received a $ 150 million investment from Pierre Fitzgibbon and Minister of Agriculture, André Lamontani, to further his activities here. Of the $ 150 million in Quebec, $ 74 million comes from the New Quebec Business Growth…

This allows you to closely monitor the evolution of the microbiome, and suddenly the impact of recent changes in our diet. This study summarizes a team of 28 researchers from four countries who published it Its results May 12 in review nature, It could also help define the hitherto unknown “population” of our microbiome – literally, the microbial ecosystem that lives within us. Additionally, this research opens new avenues for reclaiming genes like these … in our faeces. Because this research was conducted on the feces of eight humans who lived from 1,000 to 2,000 years ago. The researchers explained…

The Arctic and its Geopolitical Tensions. On the eve of the opening of the first meeting in two years of the Arctic Council to be held on Wednesday in Reykjavik, Iceland, Canada this week reiterated its determination to defend the “need for sustainable development” and “environmental protection” in this region desirable for its natural resources and its new strategic position made possible. Because of global warming. A position that risks confronting Russia’s priority ambitions in oil exploration and mining, which is seeking by all means to expand its sphere of influence over this northern region. “For Russia, the environmental issue…

Basic In France, psychosocial risks define a category of risks to mental, physical and social health arising from working conditions. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) cover a wide range of disorders of the musculoskeletal system, which can be caused or exacerbated by occupational activity. One in two HR managers (HRDs) found that remote work imposed during childbirth periods is harmful to the health of employees. This is what emerges from the employee health prevention measure he performs IFOP For a Health Back Office with 605 HR decision makers (including 64 HRD) working for a company of over 20 employees. Psychosocial risks and…

Today, Medicago and GSK will announce promising interim results after studying the second phase of the adjuvant candidate vaccine against COVID-19. The neutralizing antibody response is ten times greater than in people who recover without vaccine. After two doses, antibody production was similar in both adults and the elderly. No serious adverse events were reported. For Natalie Sharland, Senior Director of Scientific and Medical Affairs at Medicago, this is “very good news.” “What we got in the second phase of the study is almost a mirror image of the results obtained in the phase one study. We were able to…

But every time, including when it was announced that it would be a tunnel, then that this tunnel would move from the city center to the city center, we were hungry for more.Today we are talking about the shape of the tunnel, its entrances, the initial cost and the likely location of the first shovel from the ground, but there are no numbers, studies or arguments documented.With the exception of that maybe from General Security. If something bad happens to one of the existing bridges, we’d like to have a workaround. If only for the sake of emergency vehicle rotation.For…