Publicans across the nation are girding up their loins in anticipation of stampedes of gasping locals heading in their direction. None more so than Graham Thompson who mans the pumps, the cork screws and the magnificent kitchen at the Seven Stars in Bottlesford. The pub, nestled away in Bottlesford in the heart of the Pewsey Vale, is a firm favourite with a loyal, and thirsty congregation. It never disappoints with an excellent wine list, so much so that many settling in for a good afternoon of food and conversation tend to opt for the magnum sized bottles rather than the bottle sized bottles, clearly to save the waiting staff’s shoe leather.
iPolitics By Kady O Malley. Published on May 13, 2021 6:01am Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, seen here in a 2019 photo, will speak with reporters before debate begins on his party s motion. (Prime Minister s Office photo)
The Bloc Québécois are set to spend their first designated opposition day of the spring supply cycle making the case that, when it comes to avoiding a snap election amid a pandemic, “it is the responsibility of the government to make every effort to ensure that voters are not called to the polls as long as this pandemic continues.”
As the Canadian Press notes, Bloc members have “repeatedly (voted) non-confidence in the minority Liberal government” most recently “less than three weeks ago,” when the Bloc not only sided with the Conservatives to reject the plan in
Candidates and councils in limbo waiting for election results
Votes have been cast in Monday’s municipal election but it will be two weeks before we ll know who won, leaving candidates and councils across the province in a kind of limbo.
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iTnews and IBM Security - Interactive Online Discussion
Maintaining a robust cyber defence can be an expensive proposition, made more so as IT environments grow larger and more complex. Cloud technologies and practices have proven they can boost the performance, costs and manageability of IT – so can they also do the same for cyber?
In this webinar IBM Fellow, VP & Global CTO of IBM Security, Sridhar Muppidi, and A/NZ IBM Security CTO Chris Hockings, along with Graham Thomson, Cyber security and risk consultant at Computer Security Solutions, discusses how cyber transformation can be linked to cloud transformation to resolve issues such as risk, privacy, and threat management. As part of this discussion, they provide real-world insights and practical advice on how to identify and overcome challenges and ensure cyber solutions can be deployed in a scalable and cost effective way.
Kenney is invoking a circuit breaker â but not the kind Alberta needs
As Alberta continues to post the worst per-capita COVID-19 numbers in North America, Premier Jason Kenney has introduced a circuit breaker.
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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks at a news conference earlier this year. Kenney is expected to announce more COVID-19 restrictions on Tuesday. (Government of Alberta)