port Heritage department outlines distribution of $500 million of arts and culture COVID-19 support By www.thestar.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 18:38:32 EDT Nearly $327 million will be handed out by the heritage department in the initial stages, while the remainder will be “assessed based on needs.” Full Article
port Canada's trade deficit widens to $1.4B in March as exports and imports fall to lowest levels in years By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 09:28:35 EDT Canada's trade deficit widened to more than $1.4 billion in March, as the COVID-19 pandemic dragged down both imports and exports to their lowest levels in years. Full Article News/Business
port Bombardier starts gradual resumption of manufacturing, reports Q1 loss By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 07:49:33 EDT Bombardier Inc. said it has started the gradual resumption of manufacturing operations at both its aircraft and rail operations that had been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as it reported a loss of $200 million US in its first quarter. Full Article News/Business
port Airbus will support France and India to monitor climate change with TRISHNA By www.spacedaily.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:35:41 GMT Paris (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 The French Space Agency (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, CNES) has recently signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for the development and manufacture of the thermal infrared instrument for the TRISHNA satellite. TRISHNA (Thermal infraRed Imaging Satellite for High resolution Natural resource Assessment) will be the latest satellite in the joint Franco-Indian satellite fleet d Full Article
port The Queen shows her support for Kate Middleton in the sweetest way By www.hellomagazine.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 20 08:39:22 +0000 The Duchess of Cambridge made an exciting announcement on Thursday as she revealed details... Full Article
port This Morning's Phillip Schofield clarifies moving out reports as he is pictured with wife Stephanie at marital home By www.hellomagazine.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 20 05:53:13 +0000 Phillip Schofield reportedly moved out of his marital home near Henley-on-Thames in... Full Article
port Devastating United States jobs report for April will show Covid-19 impact By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:55:34 +1200 The US government on Friday is poised to report the worst set of jobs numbers since record-keeping began in 1948, a snapshot of the devastating damage the coronavirus outbreak has inflicted on the economy.The unemployment rate for... Full Article
port Editorial: Challenges and opportunities ahead for virus response By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 22:04:25 +1200 New Zealand's careful climb out of Covid-19 restrictions has been a tale of two journeys.To envious overseas eyes, we have been a smooth success story and a source of hope to others. At home, the reaction has been a lot more mixed.We... Full Article
port Cas Brendan Leipsic: Cinq autres sportifs coulés par les réseaux sociaux By www.journaldemontreal.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:41:34 EDT Certaines opinions exprimées sur les réseaux sociaux viennent parfois jouer de vilains tours. Full Article
port May and Blanchet declare the oilpatch 'dead,' warn Ottawa against financial supports By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 12:11:34 EDT Canada's oil and gas sector is on the ropes as COVID-19 crushes demand and a global price war pushes domestic companies to the brink of bankruptcy — but two opposition leaders say Ottawa should simply let part of the industry wither and die. Full Article News/Politics
port Column: Supporters to run in honor of Ahmaud Arbery, the unarmed black man gunned down while jogging By www.chicagotribune.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:36:32 +0000 Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down by two white men while jogging in Georgia. The #IRunWithMaud campaign honors his life with a 2.23-mile run or walk. Full Article
port Legendary music executive who discovered Diddy dies aged 59 - reports By news.sky.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:21:00 +0100 Andre Harrell, the legendary music executive who discovered Sean "Puffy/Diddy" Combs and Mary J Blige, has reportedly died. Full Article
port Sports writing startup hits $500M valuation By sandhill.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Subscription focused, The Athletic has grown rapidly since its start in 2016. Founded by Adam Hansmann and Alex Mather, the VC-backed sports website, has bucked the trend by focusing on annual subscriptions. And with its latest funding of $50 million, the company is now worth $500 million. Keep on reading: Sports writing startup hits $500M valuation Full Article
port SEG 2020 Annual Software Industry Report By sandhill.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Software industry public stock market and M&A valuations reached record peaks yet again in 2019. This was led by investor and buyer interest in publicly traded SaaS companies (8.2x EV/Revenue) and SaaS M&A targets (4.9x EV/Revenue). M&A deal activity also reached record levels in 2019, as SaaS M&A volume grew 27% during the year. Keep on reading: SEG 2020 Annual Software Industry Report Full Article
port Plats à emporter: se régaler en aidant nos restos By www.journaldemontreal.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 04:00:00 EDT Des restaurateurs ont fait preuve de créativité et d’efficacité en élaborant un menu pour emporter. Full Article
port Leaked report reveals govt was warned pandemic plans were 'not sufficient' By news.sky.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:18:00 +0100 A secret report warned three years ago that the UK's plans for dealing with a health pandemic were "not sufficient", it has been revealed. Full Article
port Our major sporting codes are bracing for a huge coronavirus hit as an extended shutdown looms By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:02:31 +1100 The coronavirus outbreak has caused chaos on the sporting calendar, with seasons and competitions either cancelled or suspended — and there are even bigger concerns for clubs and leagues, writes Tom Wildie. Full Article Sport Australian Football League NRL Athletics Cricket Surfing A-League Infectious Diseases (Other) Respiratory Diseases Diseases and Disorders Health
port The big hit: An extended coronavirus shutdown may change sport as we know it in Australia By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 09:30:53 +1100 With the major sports leagues in Australia facing an extended shutdown, the financial impacts could be severe, if not devastating for clubs and sports as a whole. Full Article Infectious Diseases (Other) Respiratory Diseases Television Broadcasting Rugby Union NSW Club Rugby Super Rugby Sport Rugby League NRL Australian Football League Olympics (Summer) Socceroos A-League Soccer
port The 'madness' and uncertainty of the coronavirus outbreak has floored grassroots sport By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:11:48 +1100 It is not just the major national sports leagues and events being stalled by coronavirus, with everyone from semi-professional all the way to junior athletes across the country caught up in the storm. Full Article Infectious Diseases (Other) Respiratory Diseases Diseases and Disorders Health Sport Sports Organisations Community Organisations Community and Society
port Kids sport is off, but not because the government said so By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 11:04:19 +1100 With a lack of clear instruction from above, the local competitions and clubs have taken matters into their own hands. Full Article Infectious Diseases (Other) Respiratory Diseases Community Organisations Charities and Community Organisations Soccer Rugby League Rugby Union NSW Club Rugby Sport Australian Football League
port Euro 2020 postponed as coronavirus hits the sporting calendar By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 11:32:22 +1100 UEFA postpones the European football championships, with the French Open tennis tournament and cycling classics also delayed as European sport continues to deal with the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak. Full Article Infectious Diseases (Other) Respiratory Diseases Cycling Tennis Sport Soccer Socceroos
port Sport is on hold. Esports aren't. Here's how to fill that entertainment void in your weekend By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 09:22:55 +1100 Almost every major sporting league around the world is on hiatus. But esports can fill the sporting void in your weekend schedule. Here's how to get into it, and what to watch this weekend. Full Article Sport Games Infectious Diseases (Other) Games Industry Professional Gaming
port What about the sports fans? Coronavirus has thrown their season out too By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 06:12:22 +1100 Footy brings people together and it's an escape from the daily grind. But life without it starts this weekend, so how are the fans going to deal? Full Article Sport Australian Football League Rugby League COVID-19 Diseases and Disorders Health
port Boxing sisters face diabetes fight to pursue sporting dream By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 08:18:34 +1100 Tamieka and Teya Garcia are making inroads in the boxing industry despite a life-threatening health condition that complicates their efforts to step inside the ring. Full Article Boxing Sport Diabetes Family Community and Society Diseases and Disorders Health People
port Shrunken leagues, virtual Olympics and simulated crowds: What sport might look like post-coronavirus By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 09:17:06 +1100 Coronavirus has changed sport forever. But what will it look like when it comes back? Full Article Government and Politics Infectious Diseases (Other) Respiratory Diseases COVID-19 Sport Australian Football League Rugby League NRL
port Renee had a year's work in the sports industry lined up, then she lost it all in a day By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 06:03:53 +1100 For boxer, brand ambassador and sports personality Renee Gartner, a trip to Centrelink was her only option after the sports industry's shutdown. Full Article Sport Australian Football League NRL COVID-19 Rugby League
port Motorsport engineers use fix-it mentality to design equipment for fight against coronavirus By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:38:16 +1100 From today, new masks and protective boxes are being shipped out to Australian medical staff to help protect them while treating coronavirus patients — and they're coming from an unlikely source. Full Article Infectious Diseases (Other) Respiratory Diseases COVID-19 Motor Sports Sport
port NRL sacks Canterbury Bulldogs pair following Port Macquarie preseason incident By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 16:52:01 +1100 The NRL cancels the registrations of Jayden Okunbor and Corey Harawira-Naera after they brought two young women back to the team hotel during a preseason trip. Full Article Sport Rugby League NRL
port Here's who you should absolutely not support in the Belarus Premier League By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 10:00:56 +1100 With sporting competitions almost entirely shut down, fans who want to follow the Premier League can still do it — the Belarus Premier League, that is. Full Article Infectious Diseases (Other) Respiratory Diseases COVID-19 Sport Soccer
port Can Australia's sporting powers learn to work together, or will the code wars continue? By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 11:34:51 +1100 The usually all-powerful AFL could find itself in a rare moment of negotiating weakness should a season delayed because of coronavirus mean it needs access to stadiums booked by cricket, writes Richard Hinds. Full Article Sport Cricket Soccer Socceroos Rugby League NRL Australian Football League Rugby Union COVID-19 Infectious Diseases (Other) Respiratory Diseases Health
port Footy live on YouTube? It could be part of sport's future By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 06:06:05 +1100 With the collapse of its traditional broadcast revenue streams, Australian sport is being urged to get creative as it looks to remain viable in the future. Full Article Sport Health Epidemics and Pandemics Rugby League Rugby Union Australian Football League Netball
port Virtual sport takes off as athletes move online to get their competitive fix By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 14:47:57 +1000 A Test cricketer driving a Formula 1 car, virtual horse racing at Aintree and a husband tripping over computer cords while his wife is in second place in an online triathlon — here's how athletes are coping online during the coronavirus. Full Article Infectious Diseases (Other) Respiratory Diseases COVID-19 Cycling Horse Racing Indy Sport Motor Sports Formula 1
port Sports will reap the benefits of committing to women's leagues during the coronavirus pandemic By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 05:09:51 +1000 It would be a short-sighted and costly move for Australia's sporting bodies to abandon women's leagues to help them cope with the financial fallout caused by coronavirus, writes Richard Hinds. Full Article COVID-19 Sport Australian Football League NRL Cricket Soccer
port Professional sports clubs are counting on the JobKeeper package to save their jobs By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 05:23:11 +1000 With sport cancelled for the foreseeable future due to coronavirus, professional sports clubs are eyeing off the Federal Government's JobKeeper package to help keep players and administrators on the books. Full Article Sport Community and Society Sport - Leisure Unemployment Welfare Diseases and Disorders COVID-19
port Community sporting clubs will feel the pinch as coronavirus hits grassroots levels By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 05:19:01 +1000 As professional sporting bodies such as the AFL and NRL sweat on the financial cost of coronavirus, the impact on suburban and regional clubs at the amateur level should not be ignored, writes Richard Hinds. Full Article Sport NRL Australian Football League COVID-19 Soccer Cricket
port British motorsport great Sir Stirling Moss dies aged 90 By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 20:52:27 +1000 The winner of 16 grands prix and a four-time world championship runner-up, Sir Stirling is widely regarded as the greatest Formula 1 driver never to win a title. Full Article Motor Sports Sport Formula 1
port 'A bit ambitious': Sports Minister waters down NRL's restart hopes By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 15:12:38 +1000 The NRL is leading the charge to get sport restarted, planning games by late next month — but Australia's Federal Sports Minister is urging all codes to have patience amid the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article Infectious Diseases (Other) Respiratory Diseases COVID-19 Sport Rugby League NRL
port Women's team sport has come so far in Australia but will coronavirus halt its momentum? By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 05:29:53 +1000 Australia's four football codes make a big show of investing in their women's teams and competitions, but their commitment to the cause is under the spotlight amid the coronavirus pandemic, writes Amanda Shalala. Full Article Sport Rugby League NRL Australian Football League Soccer Rugby Union Diseases and Disorders Health COVID-19
port Doctor who supplied peptides to disgraced sports scientist Stephen Dank has licence revoked By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:39:42 +1000 Alicia Meneghetti met Stephen Dank in 2014 when the sports scientist was at the centre of Essendon's infamous supplements program and serving a lifetime ban. Full Article Law Crime and Justice Sport Community and Society Drugs and Substance Abuse Doping in Sports Doctors and Medical Professionals Medical Ethics Courts and Trials
port Coronavirus shutdown provides an opportunity to challenge sport's conventional wisdom By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 05:59:53 +1000 With major sporting competitions on hold because of coronavirus, now is the time to reassess how we approach the sport-lifestyle balance of professional athletes and even how they are recruited, writes Richard Hinds. Full Article Sport Australian Football League Rugby League NRL COVID-19
port Adelaide Crows forward Tyson Stengle reported for drink driving in unregistered car By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 19:43:18 +1000 Young Adelaide Crows forward Tyson Stengle has been reported for drink driving after he recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.125. He is the second AFL player to be caught up in a drink driving offence in the last 24 hours. Full Article Law Crime and Justice Crime Police Australian Football League Sport Traffic Offences Alcohol
port Cost-free appeals for athletes as coronavirus drives big sports to new tribunal By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 06:07:37 +1000 Australia's elite sportspeople wronged by dud selection calls or dodgy doping violations are set to chase justice in a new legal arena. Full Article Sport Community and Society Sport - Leisure COVID-19
port How to invent a sport you're naturally good at By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:18:37 +1000 Don't let all this extra time at home get in the way of your long-cherished athletic goals. Here's how you can emerge from social distancing the proud champion of a sport you've just invented. Full Article Science and Technology Psychology Exercise and Fitness Sport
port Changing the way we view sport could lead to more inclusivity, say experts By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 07:30:00 +1000 Imagine an Australia where every sporting club in the country had players with autism and intellectual disability playing on teams, serving on committees, and helping run events. Full Article Autism Spectrum Disorder Diseases and Disorders Health Disabilities Discrimination Sport People Human Interest
port Players who breached social-distancing rules put NRL restart at risk, Federal Sport Minister says By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:22:20 +1000 Federal Minister Richard Colbeck says he hopes sport halted by the coronavirus pandemic can get started again, but warns NRL players' misbehaviour threatens a return of play. Full Article Infectious Diseases (Other) Respiratory Diseases COVID-19 Sport Rugby League NRL
port Bridget McKenzie breaks her silence, defends handling of sports grants By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:00:53 +1000 Former Cabinet minister Bridget McKenzie defends her actions in the sports grants scandal, saying it was her "responsibility" to exercise discretion and allocate grants to projects that had not been merit-listed. Full Article Government and Politics Federal Government Community and Society Sport Sports Organisations
port This is what the return of Australian sport might look like By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 12:02:53 +1000 The NRL has declared its intention to come back in four weeks, but the Government wants you to beat them onto the park, court, even bowling green. Full Article COVID-19 Diseases and Disorders Sport Community and Society Sport - Leisure
port Multiple abuse claims from athletes but even wealthy sports yet to sign up to redress scheme By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 07:15:55 +1000 Sporting organisations can afford to join the national redress scheme for institutional child sexual abuse but have chosen not to, according to government documents obtained by the ABC. Full Article Sport Community and Society Sport - Leisure Child Abuse Royal Commissions Law Crime and Justice
port Head of new sport integrity agency targets organised crime as greatest threat By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 08:45:37 +1000 Former footballer, AFP assistant commissioner and ASADA boss David Sharpe says his first challenge at the newly former Sport Integrity Australia will be to tackle organised crime. Full Article Sport Sports Organisations Drug Use
port Five men in their 20s charged with esports match fixing By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 12:24:04 +1000 Five men are charged with match fixing offences — some of which carry penalties of up to 10 years in jail — as part of the first Australian criminal investigation into esports. Full Article Police Law Crime and Justice Crime Other Sports Sport Games