ed Basel Committee and IOSCO announce deferral of final implementation phases of the margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-04-03T15:00:00Z BCBS Press release "Basel Committee and IOSCO announce deferral of final implementation phases of the margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives", 3 April 2020 Full Article
ed Basel III monitoring results based on end-June 2019 data published by the Basel Committee By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-04-08T09:00:00Z BCBS Press release "Basel III monitoring results based on end-June 2019 data published by the Basel Committee", 8 April 2020 Full Article
ed FDA grants emergency approval for first at-home saliva-based coronavirus test By www.news-medical.net Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:06:37 -0400 Rutgers' RUCDR Infinite Biologics received an amended emergency use authorization from the FDA late Thursday for the first SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus test that will allow people to collect their own saliva at home and send to a lab for results. Full Article
ed Protein shredder in brain cells indirectly regulates fat metabolism By www.news-medical.net Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:46:58 -0400 A protein shredder that occurs in cell membranes of brain cells apparently also indirectly regulates the fat metabolism. Full Article
ed N.S. nurses' union wants debate about PPE use settled once and for all By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:18:49 EDT When the province eventually conducts its review on the response to COVID-19, the president of the Nova Scotia Nurses’ Union can think of one thing in particular that needs to be discussed. Full Article News/Canada/Nova Scotia
ed Maybe this is what N.S. needs? An upbeat rap video about a nursing home By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 14:50:28 EDT Classified released a music video for his song, Good News, this week featuring a pack of kids hanging out with seniors at a continuing care home in Enfield, N.S. It was filmed before the COVID-19 outbreak in the province. Full Article News/Canada/Nova Scotia
ed Dal medical student volunteers to help at epicentre of N.S. COVID-19 outbreak By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 17:30:06 EDT Graduation is on hold for Dalhousie University medical student Manveer Bal, so he's decided to spend his newfound free time volunteering at the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak in Nova Scotia. Full Article News/Canada/Nova Scotia
ed This new material developed in Nova Scotia may one day be used to make PPE By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 18:51:00 EDT A Dalhousie University scientist and a NSCAD textile professor are teaming up to create a new fabric. It could be used to locally manufacture personal protective equipment like surgical masks. As the CBC's Colleen Jones reports, they have received a COVID-19 grant to study the idea. Full Article News/Canada/Nova Scotia
ed Fishing zones closed after North Atlantic right whale sightings By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 19:30:33 EDT A number of fishing zones in the Gulf of St. Lawrence have been closed after North Atlantic right whales were sighted earlier this week. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
ed Cape Breton businesses busting boredom with DIY kits By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 05:00:00 EDT Businesses in Cape Breton are helping customers get creative with DIY take-home kits to make everything from mermaid-themed terrariums to bubble tea. Full Article News/Canada/Nova Scotia
ed 'Always up on everything': Woman remembers sister who died from COVID-19 at Northwood By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 05:00:00 EDT A woman who lost her sister to COVID-19 at the start of the month is thanking the staff at Northwood who took "excellent" care of her in her final days. Jean Harrigan, 90, is being remembered for her caring and lively nature. Full Article News/Canada/Nova Scotia
ed Police say efforts to find driver of abandoned car likely saved a life By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 09:23:01 EDT Police say efforts to find the driver of an abandoned car in Kings County last week likely saved his life. Full Article News/Canada/Nova Scotia
ed Who was called to help and who was not: The police resources behind the Nova Scotia shooting By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:00:00 EDT Over the 13 hours the mass shooting took place across Nova Scotia on April 18 and 19, the RCMP called in resources from New Brunswick to help. However, the two municipal police forces closest to Portapique were not asked to respond directly at any point, CBC News has learned. Full Article News/Canada/Nova Scotia
ed Quebec unemployment rate soars to 17%, highest ever recorded By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:20:02 EDT The COVID-19 crisis has wreaked havoc on Quebec's economy, with the province recording its highest unemployment rate since at least 1976, when the data was first tracked. Full Article News/Canada/Montreal
ed Quebec relies on hundreds of asylum seekers in long-term care battle against COVID-19 By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 04:00:00 EDT Asylum seekers make up a large portion of the "guardian angels" Quebec Premier François Legault has praised in his daily COVID-19 briefings: the orderlies who have no guarantee they'll be allowed to stay in Canada. Full Article News/Canada/Montreal
ed 5-year-old boy seriously injured by car in Montreal's LaSalle borough By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 17:45:59 EDT A young boy is recovering in hospital after being hit by a car in Montreal's LaSalle borough Friday afternoon, police say. Full Article News/Canada/Montreal
ed Quebec short of COVID-19 screening goal as Montrealers urged to wear masks By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 15:14:47 EDT As the Montreal area continues to be the Canadian epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak, anyone showing symptoms of the virus is being asked to get tested. Full Article News/Canada/Montreal
ed Nurse who worked with COVID-19 patients had to lie to get herself tested By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 19:00:39 EDT Kristy-Lyn Kemp can't believe how close she came to potentially starting a COVID-19 outbreak at her new job. Full Article News/Canada/Montreal
ed COVID-19 in Quebec: What you need to know on Saturday By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 11:21:56 EDT Grim projections, travel rules and feeling safe while shopping at your local market — here's what's going on today. Full Article News/Canada/Montreal
ed Is it safe to give cards and flowers this Mother's Day? Your COVID-19 questions answered By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 04:00:00 EDT We're answering your questions about the pandemic. Send yours to COVID@cbc.ca and we’ll answer as many as we can. We’ll publish a selection of answers every weekday online, and also put some questions to the experts during The National and on CBC News Network. Full Article News
ed Far From Home? These Regional Comfort Foods Can Be Shipped to Your Door By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 18:34:31 +0000 The COVID-19 pandemic has created a surge in nationwide shipments of specialities from legendary restaurants Full Article
ed Korea baseball reportedly nearing deal with ESPN to televise games By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:12:10 EDT Live professional baseball games could be televised in the United States as early next week, with South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reporting Monday that ESPN and the Korea Baseball Organization are nearing an agreement. Full Article Sports/Baseball/MLB
ed MLB could resume by July 4 with minimum 80-game schedule: report By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:07:52 EDT Major League Baseball could hold a rescheduled opening day between mid-June and July 4 and play at least 80 games this season, The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reported Tuesday. Full Article Sports/Baseball/MLB
ed Larry Walker's Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony pushed to 2021 By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:43:48 EDT Derek Jeter, Larry Walker and the rest of this year's Baseball Hall of Fame class will have to wait another year for their big moment at Cooperstown. Full Article Sports/Baseball/MLB
ed Little League World Series cancelled for 1st time due to COVID-19 pandemic By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:11:44 EDT Vowing to return next summer, this year's Little League World Series was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. All seven World Series tournaments and their respective regional qualifying events are off this summer. Full Article Sports/Baseball
ed Indians pitcher Emmanuel Clase suspended 80 games for PED violation By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 12:32:43 EDT Cleveland Indians reliever Emmanuel Clase was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball on Friday for testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug. Full Article Sports/Baseball/MLB
ed Pete Rose had bats corked in '84, former Expos groundskeeper says By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 11:33:11 EDT A former groundskeeper for the Expos recently told the Montreal Gazette that Pete Rose, who played less than a full season with the team, routinely had an Olympic Stadium staffer cork his bats in 1984. Full Article Sports/Baseball/MLB
ed Indians reportedly planning for June 10 workout, July 1 opening day By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 13:25:08 EDT The Cleveland Indians held a video conference with players and other team officials to lay out the provisional plan for returning to organized workouts with designs on being ready for a potential 2020 opening day of July 1, according to The Athletic. Full Article Sports
ed Fifty Years Ago, Fed Up With the City’s Neglect, a San Diego Community Rose Up to Create Chicano Park By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:51:42 +0000 Making Tierra Mía, says the director of the Smithsonian Latino Center, proved transformative in giving voice to the people Full Article
ed Suspended Winnipeg school trustee says she won't fight board's decision By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:26:40 EDT A Winnipeg School Division trustee who was suspended from the school board earlier this week does not plan on fighting the decision, she told CBC News. Full Article News/Canada/Manitoba
ed Federal government says Winnipeg Airports Authority can't speak on its behalf By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 21:24:17 EDT The Winnipeg Airports Authority delayed a vote at Winnipeg's city council after it sent a request to move a dispute on development at Polo Park to the provincial municipal board, saying it was doing so "in the name of the government of Canada." But the government of Canada say the WAA can't speak on its behalf. Full Article News/Canada/Manitoba
ed Winnipeg-born hockey players get cut, investigated by teams for comments on group chat By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 16:15:02 EDT A group of Winnipeg-born hockey players connected with a sexist group chat are being either let go from their teams or investigated, after screenshots from the private chat were made public earlier this week. Full Article News/Canada/Manitoba
ed 1 new case of COVID-19 in Manitoba connected with Brandon trucking company cluster By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 13:23:40 EDT Eight COVID-19 cases are now connected to that workplace, including six employees. Full Article News/Canada/Manitoba
ed For people struggling with addiction and homelessness, compassion may be the hand up that's needed By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 07:00:00 EDT "Recovery is not for the faint-hearted," says recovering addict Jeremy Raven. And sometimes, something as simple as a kind word may be the hand up that someone who is struggling needs, he says. Full Article News/Canada/Manitoba
ed Open COVID Pledge Makes Critical IP Freely Accessible for Pandemic Fight By www.ecommercetimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-09T11:02:33-07:00 Legal experts and leading scientists have teamed up with Creative Commons to create the Open COVID Pledge to help speed up the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. The Pledge gives broad permission to anyone to use intellectual property not otherwise accessible to the public, and generally replaces the need for any other license or royalty agreement. Full Article
ed 8 Things New E-Commerce Entrepreneurs Need to Know By www.ecommercetimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-20T12:32:23-07:00 With something like 380 websites being created every minute, building an e-commerce shop can be a daunting task. It's easy to look at all of the success stories out there and think, "How could I possibly be that lucky?" However, the opportunity for growth in e-commerce is not slowing down. E-commerce sales are projected to grow 85 percent from their 2019 totals by 2022. Full Article
ed P.E.I. emergency pandemic funding will be accounted for, says premier By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:00:00 EDT With opposition parties continuing to call for the legislature to be convened, P.E.I. Premier Dennis King says that opportunity for them to examine the government’s spending is coming. Full Article News/Canada/PEI
ed Fentanyl found in P.E.I. drugs linked to 3 overdoses in 1 day By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 13:12:05 EDT P.E.I.'s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison says the powerful and potentially deadly drug fentanyl has been found in street drugs in the province. Full Article News/Canada/PEI
ed Cavendish tourism organization hopeful but worried for 2020 season By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 18:58:01 EDT Tourism Cavendish Beach says it is hopeful the Confederation Bridge and province will reopen to certain visitors as soon as it is safe to do so. Full Article News/Canada/PEI
ed Neighbour relieved Souris gun incident ended peacefully By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 11:57:00 EDT Sheldon Lavers didn't leave his window for hours Friday night as police negotiated with a man next door who they believed had a gun and was smashing items inside. Full Article News/Canada/PEI
ed Ex-Governor's Phone Seized In Flint Water Probe By www.wkar.org Published On :: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 22:28:23 +0000 Authorities investigating Flint's water crisis have used search warrants to seize from storage the state-owned mobile devices of former Gov. Rick Snyder and 65 other current or former officials, The Associated Press has learned. Full Article
ed Michigan Orders Flint Hospital To Reduce Legionnaires' Risks By www.wkar.org Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 17:05:18 +0000 Michigan officials are ordering a Flint hospital to take steps to reduce the risk of exposure to Legionella bacteria and Legionnaires' disease at the facility. Full Article
ed Charges Dropped Against 8 People In Flint Water Scandal By www.wkar.org Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 18:35:24 +0000 Prosecutors stunningly dropped all criminal charges Thursday against eight people in the Flint water scandal and pledged to start the investigation from scratch. Full Article
ed Flint Hears From Prosecutors Who Dropped Water Charges By www.wkar.org Published On :: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 23:51:30 +0000 Prosecutors who dropped charges against eight people in the Flint water scandal explained their decision in a public forum Friday night, telling frustrated, shocked and saddened residents they must look at hundreds of mobile devices and millions of documents that a previous investigative team never reviewed. Full Article
ed Flint Registry Enrolls Residents Impacted By Water Crisis By www.wkar.org Published On :: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 03:13:30 +0000 The Flint Registry is holding in-person enrollment across the city of Flint all week. Officials are trying to track the health of residents made ill by the Flint Water Crisis. Full Article
ed Residential property prices: selected series (nominal and real) By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-02-27T09:00:00Z Global real residential property prices rose 1.4% year/year in aggregate in Q3 2019, reflecting subdued developments both in advanced (+ 1.5%) and emerging market economies (+ 1.3%). Full Article
ed Exchange-traded derivatives statistics By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-03-01T17:00:00Z The exchange-traded derivatives statistics provide monthly data on the turnover, and quarterly data on the open interest, of foreign exchange and interest rate futures and options. They refer to notional amounts, which enables comparisons of levels and trends in activity across different markets. Full Article
ed Consolidated banking statistics By www.bis.org Published On :: 2020-04-22T08:00:00Z The consolidated banking statistics provide quarterly data on the worldwide consolidated positions of banks headquartered in reporting countries. They are designed to analyse the exposure of internationally active banks of different nationalities to individual countries and sectors. Full Article
ed Democracy Now! 2020-04-29 Wednesday By www.democracynow.org Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -0400 President Trump lashes out at the U.S. Postal Service. His attacks could threaten voting by mail; We look at the impact of the coronavirus on schools, universities, students, parents and teachers, and who is at the table to shape what happens next. Full Article
ed Democracy Now! 2020-05-06 Wednesday By www.democracynow.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 08:00:00 -0400 As President Trump starts to reopen the country, Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Laurie Garrett predicts the pandemic will last at least 36 months; Did a former Green Beret mastermind a failed coup attempt in Venezuela? Two Americans were arrested. Full Article