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Cyberattack Cripples JBS, World’s Largest Meat Producer 2 hours ago A cyberattack has crippled JBS, the world’s largest meat producer, with plants in the US, Canada and Australia shutting down. JBS experienced a cyberattack on May 30, targeting its IT systems. The attack shut down the company’s Canadian operations, as well as those in Australia and the US. The company has not yet indicated exactly what kind of attack it suffered, although ransomware is a likely candidate. As Bloomberg points out, the company’s Brooks, Alberta beef plant accounts for more than a quarter of Canada�...

Genomes in Wild Plant Species may Help Peaches Adapt to Climate Change A ( BTI), has identified genes that allow peaches and their wild relatives to withstand stressful conditions—a discovery that can help domesticated peaches acclimatize to climate change. A behmi tree (Prunus mira), which is a wild relative of the domesticated peach, grows in its native habitat next to a glacier on the Tibetan Plateau. Image Credit: Yong Li, from Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. The research work, which was co-headed by BTI faculty member Zhangjun Fei, analyz...

Article content When I was growing up, my mother enforced a clean day once a week. This was where the family got together and helped clean the house. We each had duties we were responsible for and she would reward us with pizza or some kind of ordered-in food. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Community editorial board: There is measurable value in teamwork Back to video Of course, at that age, I didn’t want to help, resented the delegation, and complained and fought it when I could.  I didn’t understand at the time, but my mother was teachin...

Community Futures Continues to Offer Support to Local Business Community January 1, 2021 Reading time: 2 min From Choose Cornwall Cornwall Ontario – In what has been a difficult and challenging year, an unprecedented number of  government programs have arisen to provide support to businesses both large and small. The Cornwall & The Counties Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) has played an important role in helping local business owners navigate this new landscape. With the support of FedDev Ontario, the CFDC disbursed approximately $2.2 million through a m...

December 9, 2020 Reading time: 1 min 30 s By Nick Seebruch Mike Petrynka, of Mike's Printing & Apparel with the winning cheque from the third annual Win this Space contest at Esca, in Cornwall, on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 (Nick Seebruch/ Seaway News). CORNWALL, Ontario – The third edition of Win This Space came to a close on Wednesday, Dec. 9 with a Dragons Den style pitch show at Esca in Cornwall. The contest offered an entrepreneur $12,000 to go towards their first year of rent for a downtown storefront. The final two c...