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Larger-than-life bugs, world-class minerals and more!

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

The amazing superpowers of bugs are revealed —from fast flight to powerful exoskeletons, camouflage, swarms and more.

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  • The amazing superpowers of bugs are revealed —from fast flight to powerful exoskeletons, camouflage, swarms and more.
  • Some star mineral specimens from one of the most mineralogically diverse places on the planet are coming to the Earth Gallery.
  • From the mid-1980s to 2007, Haineault and his wife assembled the finest collection of minerals from Mont Saint-Hilaire, which the museum acquired in 2020.
  • And, of course, the dinosaurs, dazzling minerals, awe-inspiring mammals and other great favourites of the museum’s permanent galleries continue to amaze and delight visitors, young and old.

Canada Life providing advisor solutions to help achieve customer goals with more than 30 award-winning funds

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Friday, February 2, 2024

1 The U.S. Value segregated fund has been recognized across both Canada Life and Great-West Life fund shelves.

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  • 1 The U.S. Value segregated fund has been recognized across both Canada Life and Great-West Life fund shelves.
  • The annual FundGrade A+® Awards are presented by Fundata Canada Inc. to recognize the "best of the best" among Canadian investment funds.
  • The FundGrade rating system evaluates funds based on their risk-adjusted performance, measured by Sharpe Ratio, Sortino Ratio, and Information Ratio.
  • Canada Life Mutual Funds are managed by Canada Life Investment Management Ltd. Canada Life segregated funds are available through a variable insurance contract issued by The Canada Life Assurance Company.

AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Great-West Lifeco Inc. and Its Subsidiaries

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the Long-Term ICR of “a” (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings (Long-Term IRs) of Great-West Lifeco Inc. (Winnipeg, Manitoba).

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  • Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the Long-Term ICR of “a” (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings (Long-Term IRs) of Great-West Lifeco Inc. (Winnipeg, Manitoba).
  • The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.
  • For additional information regarding the use and limitations of Credit Rating opinions, please view Guide to Best's Credit Ratings .
  • For information on the proper use of Best’s Credit Ratings, Best’s Performance Assessments, Best’s Preliminary Credit Assessments and AM Best press releases, please view Guide to Proper Use of Best’s Ratings & Assessments .

Canada Life announces retirement of Jeff Macoun

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Fabrice Morin to become President and COO, Canada, Canada Life

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  • Fabrice Morin to become President and COO, Canada, Canada Life
    Fabrice Morin to become President and COO, Canada, Canada Life, effective February 16, 2024
    WINNIPEG, MB, Jan. 16, 2024 /CNW/ - Canada Life today announced the upcoming retirement of  Jeff Macoun, President and COO of its Canadian operations, and the upcoming appointment of Fabrice Morin into the role.
  • Jeff has been with Canada Life for over 40 years, including the last six as President and Chief Operating Officer, Canada, Canada Life.
  • In that role, Jeff led the company to the historic milestone of coming together as one Canada Life brand and steered through the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19.
  • Fabrice joined Canada Life in 2019 from Power Corporation of Canada.

Application dates announced for 2023 Mindset and En-Tête Awards for outstanding Canadian reporting on issues in mental health

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Friday, December 15, 2023

LONDON, ON, Dec. 15, 2023 /CNW/ - Application and presentation dates have been announced by The Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma for the Mindset Awards and their French counterpart Les prix En-Tête, for outstanding mental health journalism published or broadcast in Canada in 2023.

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  • LONDON, ON, Dec. 15, 2023 /CNW/ - Application and presentation dates have been announced by The Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma for the Mindset Awards and their French counterpart Les prix En-Tête, for outstanding mental health journalism published or broadcast in Canada in 2023.
  • The Forum currently offers awards in each language for excellence in two areas of mental health reporting: mental health in the workplace, and mental health of young people.
  • The Mindset Award for Workplace Mental Health Reporting and Le prix En-Tête pour reportage en santé mentale au travail are sponsored by Workplace Strategies for Mental Health , courtesy of Canada Life.
  • The Mental Health Commission of Canada supports the publication of the En-Tête and Mindset guides, for which the Forum retains sole editorial responsibility.

CJF and The Globe and Mail launch new Black Business Journalism Fellowship

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2023 /CNW/ - The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is delighted to announce a new Black Journalism Fellowship, in partnership with The Globe and Mail.

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  • TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2023 /CNW/ - The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is delighted to announce a new Black Journalism Fellowship, in partnership with The Globe and Mail.
  • The CJF-Globe and Mail Black Business Journalism Fellowship is the latest expansion to the CJF's Black Journalism Fellowship Program, launched in 2021 to amplify Black voices, improve coverage of Black issues in the news and cultivate future Black media leaders.
  • This latest fellowship award joins the existing CJF Black Journalism Fellowships at CBC/Radio-Canada, CTV News and the Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB), which have helped foster the careers of Black journalists since 2021.
  • Our thanks to Canada Life for the generous support of the CJF-Globe and Mail Black Business Journalism program.

Canada Life enters strategic partnership with nesto

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Monday, December 4, 2023

WINNIPEG, MB, Dec. 4, 2023 /CNW/ - Canada Life today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with nesto, a leading Canadian digital mortgage company.

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  • WINNIPEG, MB, Dec. 4, 2023 /CNW/ - Canada Life today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with nesto, a leading Canadian digital mortgage company.
  • As part of this partnership, the companies have reached an agreement to transfer the servicing and support of Canada Life's existing portfolio of residential mortgages to nesto.
  • In addition to servicing the existing mortgages starting January 2024, nesto will also be responsible for Canada Life mortgages at maturity.
  • Canada Life borrowers can expect to benefit from nesto's competitive mortgage products, supported by its dedicated team of Mortgage Advisors.

Canada Life Chief Actuary and President, Quebec Affairs, Monique Maynard, named one of Canada's Most Powerful Women

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Monday, October 30, 2023

WINNIPEG, MB, Oct. 30, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, The Canada Life Assurance Company (Canada Life) announced that Monique Maynard, Executive Vice-President, Chief Actuary Canada and President, Quebec Affairs, has been named one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women's Executive Network (WXN) .

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  • WINNIPEG, MB, Oct. 30, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, The Canada Life Assurance Company (Canada Life) announced that Monique Maynard, Executive Vice-President, Chief Actuary Canada and President, Quebec Affairs, has been named one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women's Executive Network (WXN) .
  • "Monique is an exceptional leader who has been instrumental to our company's success and is a continued force for good in her community," said Jeff Macoun, President and Chief Operating Officer, Canada Life.
  • "This recognition spotlights the deep impact Monique makes every day – for our people, our customers and our communities.
  • Throughout her over 35-year career with Canada Life, Monique has been driven by excellence, delivering on promises to be a strong leader and contributor.

Canada Life enhances mutual and segregated fund line-ups with new investment solutions

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Monday, October 23, 2023

Move will help investors build more resilient portfolios for changing market conditions, better aligning with their values

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  • Move will help investors build more resilient portfolios for changing market conditions, better aligning with their values
    WINNIPEG, MB, Oct. 23, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, The Canada Life Assurance Company (Canada Life) and Canada Life Investment Management Ltd. (CLIML) are announcing enhancements to their segregated fund and mutual fund line-ups.
  • In response to the increasing demand for more sustainable investment solutions, the companies are making five of the underlying funds from the Canada Life Sustainable Portfolios™ available as standalone responsible investment branded mutual and segregated funds.
  • Also, effective today, Canada Life is announcing an enhancement to its segregated fund shelf with the addition of the Diversified Real Assets fund.
  • Standalone responsible investment branded funds are also available as a mutual fund managed by Canada Life Investment Management Ltd. offered exclusively through Quadrus Investment Services Ltd. Make your investment decisions wisely.

Get Everything Set for Your Transformation!

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

With Manulife, Co-operators, RBC, Canada Life, Lloyds, Great-West Life Co, and more!

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  • Therefore, a robust, resilient, and flexible tech backbone is no longer a nice luxury, it is critical.
  • Without the correct architecture in place to support this influx of new information, modernisation journeys are destined to fail.
  • That is why Reuters Events invites you to The Future of Insurance Canada 2023 (November 15-16, Sheraton Centre Toronto).
  • Capitalize on this one-of-a-kind opportunity to push ahead of the competition by strengthening retention, accelerating product development, and harnessing economic headwinds.