Ontario

Facedrive Foods Achieves Record High in Daily Delivery Volumes

Other Transport, Environment, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Transport, Software, Food, Beverage, Logistics, Supply chain management, Retail, Distribution, Food industry, Food delivery, Restaurant, Take-out, Food
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - 1:00pm

In several markets, Facedrive has recently added multiethnic delivery services, which has significantly contributed to achieving these growth results.

Key Points: 
  • In several markets, Facedrive has recently added multiethnic delivery services, which has significantly contributed to achieving these growth results.
  • As store fronts and restaurants in many regions continue to limit their offerings to take out and delivery services, volumes of orders made through online on-demand food delivery platforms continue on a growth trajectory.
  • The tandem of these two trends has played strongly into the Facedrive Foods\xe2\x80\x99 playbook and growth strategy.
  • Facedrive Foods is a food delivery platform that connects residents, restaurants (local, ethnic restaurants in particular) and driver partners.

New Gold Provides COVID-19 Update at Rainy River Mine

Mining, Minerals, Natural Resources, New Gold, NGD, Companies
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - 1:00pm

b"April 21, 2021 -- New Gold Inc. (\xe2\x80\x9cNew Gold\xe2\x80\x9d or the \xe2\x80\x9cCompany\xe2\x80\x9d) (TSX and NYSE American: NGD) today announces that three employees at the Rainy River Mine in northwestern Ontario received positive COVID-19 test results.

Key Points: 
  • b"April 21, 2021 -- New Gold Inc. (\xe2\x80\x9cNew Gold\xe2\x80\x9d or the \xe2\x80\x9cCompany\xe2\x80\x9d) (TSX and NYSE American: NGD) today announces that three employees at the Rainy River Mine in northwestern Ontario received positive COVID-19 test results.
  • An additional seven employees have tested non-negative with the in-house PCR device and the mine is awaiting confirmation from the Northwestern Health Unit (\xe2\x80\x9cNWHU\xe2\x80\x9d).
  • The Company also holds an 8% gold stream on the Artemis Gold Blackwater project located in British Columbia and a 6% equity stake in Artemis.
  • New Gold's vision is to build a leading diversified intermediate gold Company based in Canada that is committed to environment and social responsibility.

Cybin Demonstrates Proof of Concept of Its Deuterated Tryptamines for the Treatment of Depression and Addiction

Science, Biotechnology, Research, Pharmaceutical, Alternative medicine, Health, FDA, Mental health, Health sciences, Clinical research, Health, Design of experiments, Medical statistics, Pharmaceutical industry, Medical research, Clinical trial, Drug discovery
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - 12:15pm

However, these potential treatments produce psychedelic effects that can last for extended periods of time, presenting challenges to patient access and potentially to payer reimbursement.

Key Points: 
  • However, these potential treatments produce psychedelic effects that can last for extended periods of time, presenting challenges to patient access and potentially to payer reimbursement.
  • This Proof of Concept was demonstrated using the CEREP 5-HT selectivity panel.
  • Cybin has not conducted clinical trials for the use of its proposed products.
  • Any references to quality, consistency, efficacy and safety of potential products do not imply that Cybin verified such in clinical trials or that Cybin will complete such trials.

Brii Biosciences, Vir Biotechnology, and VBI Vaccines Announce Initiation of Phase 2 Clinical Trial of BRII-835 (VIR-2218) in Combination with BRII-179 (VBI-2601) for the Treatment of Hepatitis B

Other Health, Research, General Health, Pharmaceutical, Oncology, Infectious diseases, Clinical trials, Science, Biotechnology, FDA, Other Science, Health, Medical specialties, Clinical medicine, Infectious diseases, Hepadnaviridae, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis, HBV
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - 1:00pm

This is the first clinical trial in the field to evaluate the combination of these two HBV mechanisms of action.\nThis press release features multimedia.

Key Points: 
  • This is the first clinical trial in the field to evaluate the combination of these two HBV mechanisms of action.\nThis press release features multimedia.
  • Both agents have demonstrated proof of mechanism in HBV patients ( NCT04507269 BRII-835 China study and ACTRN12619001210167 BRII-179 APEC study).
  • Data from our previous study suggest BRII-179 (VBI-2601) was able to restimulate both antibody and T cell responses specific to HBV.
  • Its current development pipeline consists of product candidates targeting COVID-19, hepatitis B virus, influenza A and human immunodeficiency virus.

Roxgold Returns 35m at 4.1 g/t and 2.7m at 59.5 g/t Among Other High Grade Intercepts as Mineralized Footprint Is Expanded at Boussoura

Mining, Minerals, Natural Resources
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - 11:30am

With each round of drilling, we grow more confident in the scale potential of this asset and for it to become our next advanced project.

Key Points: 
  • With each round of drilling, we grow more confident in the scale potential of this asset and for it to become our next advanced project.
  • The Boussoura tenement covers an area of over 250 square kilometres (\xe2\x80\x9ckm2\xe2\x80\x9d) with an earn-in agreement in place for an additional 270 km2 of neighbouring permits.
  • The primary targeted areas of the Boussoura Project are Fofora, in the north, and Galgouli, in the south.
  • Scout drilling has been successful in intersecting mineralization across several zones with follow-up drilling planned in Q2 2021.

Wayfair to Expand its World-Class Engineering Team Across North America

Online Retail, Retail, Technology, Home Goods, Software, Internet, Wayfair, Retailers, Retailing, Service companies
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - 12:30pm

The company plans to hire approximately 1,000 technologists to its world-class Engineering organization globally over the next year.

Key Points: 
  • The company plans to hire approximately 1,000 technologists to its world-class Engineering organization globally over the next year.
  • Wayfair currently employs more than 3,000 engineers and data scientists.\n\xe2\x80\x9cWe\xe2\x80\x99re looking forward to opening three new Engineering sites within the next year,\xe2\x80\x9d continued Miller.
  • Comfortable cost.\nPerigold - The widest-ever selection of luxury home furnishings.\nWayfair generated $14.1 billion in net revenue for full year 2020.
  • Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with operations throughout North America and Europe, Wayfair employs more than 16,000 people.\nView source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210421005308/en/\n'

Cyxtera Continues Global Expansion of Leading-Edge Enterprise Bare Metal Service

Security, Hardware, Data management, Technology, Software, Computing, Data centers, Industry economics), Technology, Web hosting, Internet architecture, Colocation centre, Internet hosting, Colocation, Fujitsu
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - 1:00pm

b'Cyxtera , a global leader in data center colocation and interconnection services, today announced the expanded availability of its Enterprise Bare Metal service to customers from its data center facilities in Denver and Toronto.

Key Points: 
  • b'Cyxtera , a global leader in data center colocation and interconnection services, today announced the expanded availability of its Enterprise Bare Metal service to customers from its data center facilities in Denver and Toronto.
  • Cyxtera Enterprise Bare Metal offers customers the security, control, and performance of dedicated colocation infrastructure in an on-demand, subscription-based model.
  • Adding this capability in Denver and Toronto is an important expansion for our North American customers.\xe2\x80\x9d\nCyxtera\xe2\x80\x99s Enterprise Bare Metal platform is designed to meet a broad range of workload needs and provides access to infrastructure from leading enterprise IT providers like HPE, Fujitsu and NVIDIA.
  • Cyxtera brings proven operational excellence, global scale, flexibility and customer-focused innovation together to provide a comprehensive portfolio of data center and interconnection services.

ExecOnline Raises Additional $45 Million to Extend Market Lead as Pioneer in Online B2B Leadership Development Space

Professional services, Education, Human resources, Other Education, Continuing, Training, Investment, Economy of Ontario, OMERS, ABS Capital Partners, Ontario, Finance
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - 12:00pm

b'ExecOnline , the pioneer of online leadership development for enterprises, today announced a Series D funding round of $45 million USD led by OMERS Growth Equity.

Key Points: 
  • b'ExecOnline , the pioneer of online leadership development for enterprises, today announced a Series D funding round of $45 million USD led by OMERS Growth Equity.
  • All of ExecOnline\xe2\x80\x99s major existing investors are also participating in the round, including Kaplan, ABS Capital Partners, NewSpring, and Osage Venture Partners.
  • Leadership capability is a key competitive differentiator that becomes even more important as organizations prepare for the future of work.
  • Follow ExecOnline on LinkedIn and Twitter .\nOMERS Growth Equity invests in high-growth companies backed by exceptional teams.

Softchoice Wins Red Hat North American Partner Award

Networks, Internet, Data management, Technology, Software, Cloud infrastructure, Computer companies, Red Hat, Research Triangle, Cloud computing, Companies, Computing
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 - 7:00pm

b"Softchoice , a leading North American provider of technology solutions and managed services, is proud to announce that it has been named National Solution Provider Partner of the Year by Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions.

Key Points: 
  • b"Softchoice , a leading North American provider of technology solutions and managed services, is proud to announce that it has been named National Solution Provider Partner of the Year by Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions.
  • This award is part of the annual Red Hat North America Partner Awards, which aim to honor partners for continued efforts to support customers on the path to IT modernization and open hybrid cloud.\nSoftchoice was honored for its dedication to providing innovative open source solutions to customers in the commercial sector.
  • Honorees were recognized for outstanding performance in 2020 across several categories that span Red Hat\xe2\x80\x99s open hybrid cloud portfolio and their continued dedication to delivering customer success.\n\xe2\x80\x9cSoftchoice is a valued partner to Red Hat, and we are pleased to honor them with this well-deserved award,\xe2\x80\x9d said Ernest Jones, vice president, North America Commercial Partners, Red Hat.
  • We make you future ready.\nRed Hat is a trademark of Red Hat, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.\nView source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210420006029/en/\n"

Gayle King and Tony Romo to Headline Varicent Spring Summit 2021 Event

Software, Networks, Human resources, Internet, Professional services, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Other Technology, Romo, Sports in the United States
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 - 3:27pm

b'Varicent, the leading provider of next generation Sales Performance Management (SPM), today announced Gayle King and Tony Romo will be headlining their upcoming Spring Summit event.\nVaricent Spring Summit is the premier sales performance management event where chief finance officers (CFO), chief revenue officers (CRO), along with professionals across sales, sales operations, finance, HR and compensation come together to get the latest information on current offerings, new releases, and the future direction of the Varicent portfolio.\nGayle King\xe2\x80\x94co-host of CBS THIS MORNING and editor-at-large of Oprah Daily\xe2\x80\x94will be hosting the 90-minute Spring Summit event.

Key Points: 
  • b'Varicent, the leading provider of next generation Sales Performance Management (SPM), today announced Gayle King and Tony Romo will be headlining their upcoming Spring Summit event.\nVaricent Spring Summit is the premier sales performance management event where chief finance officers (CFO), chief revenue officers (CRO), along with professionals across sales, sales operations, finance, HR and compensation come together to get the latest information on current offerings, new releases, and the future direction of the Varicent portfolio.\nGayle King\xe2\x80\x94co-host of CBS THIS MORNING and editor-at-large of Oprah Daily\xe2\x80\x94will be hosting the 90-minute Spring Summit event.
  • Gayle will interview Varicent customers, partners, and employees, as we showcase how our products are helping companies worldwide streamline sales to drive growth, from planning to payment.\nTony Romo\xe2\x80\x94Lead NFL Game Analyst for CBS Sports and former quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys\xe2\x80\x94will be headlining the all-new Varicent Spring Summit After Party.
  • \xe2\x80\x9cWe couldn\xe2\x80\x99t be more thrilled to have Gayle King and Tony Romo join us and bring our dedication to our customers to life.\xe2\x80\x9d\nThe Varicent Spring Summit will take place on May 20, 2021, and air in three different time zones to accommodate a global audience:\nTo register for the Spring Summit, visit varicent.com/summit .\nVaricent is the leading provider of innovative Sales Performance Management software focused on helping organizations Plan, Operate and Pay to drive sales performance and growth.
  • To learn more about Varicent, visit www.Varicent.com .\nVaricent, Varicent Software, Symon.AI, and FunnelCake are trademarks or registered trademarks of Varicent in the USA, Canada, and other countries.\nView source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210420005847/en/\n'