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The post-graduation job hunt is beginning for hundreds of thousands of students across Canada. For many, it’s a frustrating cycle of looking for jobs without having experience yet — when that’s a minimum requirement.“Employers now have a higher bar because they expect students to show up ready to work, but university is not necessarily preparing them to show up ready with both the AI skills and the human interpersonal skills,” said Venture For Canada CEO Steven Wang.“There’s a disconnect and I call that an ‘experience gap’ that we need to bridge.”Non-profit Venture For Canada works to bridge the gap between…

Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is technically over, but not all of the deals are gone. In fact, dozens of deals are still here and selling at the same prices, while other discounts aren’t quite as low as before. If you didn’t partake in the past week of savings, some companies list today as the final day of discounts. Once they end, we’ll be waiting until Prime Day makes its return this summer. However, the wait may not be as long as in years past, as the company will reportedly host the sale event in late June instead of in July.To…

Two people have now been charged in connection with a fatal highway shooting south of Edmonton earlier this month in what Alberta Police described as a “senseless crime.” In a news conference Wednesday afternoon, RCMP staff Sgt. John Brown said 22-year-old Barinder Singh was driving with two close friends on March 14 along the QEII Highway near Leduc when he was shot in the neck.“Despite being shot, Barinder and his two friends were able to safely stop the vehicle. He died shortly after,” Brown said.Police say that at around 2:50 p.m. on March 14, a witness saw a pickup truck…

PASCAGOULA, Miss., April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully launched future USS George M. Neal (DDG 131) today, marking a major construction milestone for the fourth Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be built at the shipyard. In the weeks leading up to launch, shipbuilders completed key construction work, secured major components and performed inspections to ensure the ship was ready to enter the water. The ship was then translated from land into the dry dock, where teams conducted final checks before flooding the dock and allowing the destroyer to float for the first time.…

As of today, the price of the 16GB version of the Raspberry Pi 5 is going up by $100, a price bump that’s almost as much as the original $120 price tag. Driven by the ongoing RAM shortage, Raspberry Pi is raising prices on over a dozen of its bare-bones computers, after previous increases in December and February. The increases range from $11.25 to $150.In a blog post announcing the price increases, Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton reiterated that they won’t be permanent, stating, “The circumstances in which we find ourselves are challenging, but in the future they will abate.…

Yuki Launches BigQuery Cost Optimization Platform, Eliminating 3-Year Commitments While Cutting BigQuery Spend by Up to 60% Yuki adds an autonomous optimization layer for BigQuery that routes every job to the most efficient compute option in real time, without code changes, manual tuning, or long-term reservation lock-in. NEW YORK, April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Yuki, the real-time data cost optimization platform, today announced full support for Google BigQuery. With this launch, BigQuery customers can reduce compute by up to 60% while avoiding the most frustrating tradeoff in the platform: committing to multi-year reservations just to access meaningful savings. For…

NEW YORK, April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CrownTV, a New York-based digital signage provider, today highlighted its work powering the digital display experience at Victoria’s Secret’s flagship store at 640 Fifth Avenue in New York City. CrownTV was brought in by MG2 / The Lionesque Group, the experiential retail design firm managing the project, to supply and install large-format commercial displays for Victoria’s Secret’s “The Tour ’23” campaign — an immersive in-store experience tied to the brand’s reimagined fashion show on Prime Video. The Victoria’s Secret Champagne bar at the Fifth Avenue flagship. Photo: Adrian Wilson / Courtesy of…

SEATTLE, April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LGI Homes, Inc. (NASDAQ: LGIH) is proud to announce the Grand Opening of Eldorado in Bremerton, the Company’s largest community to date in the Seattle area, featuring 491 homesites. Eldorado offers homebuyers exceptional value with new homes in an amenity-rich community. Ideally situated on the Kitsap Peninsula, Eldorado offers scenic surroundings with convenient access to Downtown Bremerton and nearby Silverdale for excellent shopping, schools, and everyday conveniences. “Eldorado is perfectly positioned for families, located just five minutes from Silverdale Waterfront Park and ten minutes from everything that Silverdale has to offer,” stated Zachary…

By Steve Lambert The Canadian Press Posted April 1, 2026 5:07 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Manitoba government is paying a U.S. firm to help find emergency room physicians south of the border for temporary posts, largely in rural and northern communities. Shared Health, the province’s central health planning body, has teamed up with Utah-based Global Medical Staffing, which has put up five job postings in recent days. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. The postings…

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — zSpace, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZSPC), a leading provider of augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) solutions for education and workforce development, today highlighted its growing partnership with Kansas WorkforceONE, which is using zSpace Inspire laptops to deliver hands-on career exploration and job training across the state. Serving nearly every county in Kansas, Kansas WorkforceONE has implemented a mobile, counselor-led model that brings immersive learning directly to students and adult learners. The organization initially deployed 10 zSpace Inspire 2 laptops and, following strong engagement, expanded to 16 total units. “We cover a vast area—96…