Spotify has launched a new AI feature called \”DJ\” to better personalize the music listening experience for its users. The feature will provide a curated selection of music alongside AI-powered spoken commentary about the tracks and artists you like, using what Spotify says is a \”stunningly realistic voice\”. It is currently in beta testing and only available in English for Spotify Premium subscribers in the U.S. and Canada. The feature combines existing personalization technology, an AI voice from its 2022 Sonantic acquisition, and Generative AI through the use of OpenAI technology. As listeners engage with the feature, they will be presented with a personalized stream of songs that will include both newer tracks and old favorites. The DJ’s voice is based on Spotify’s Head of Cultural Partnerships, Xavier “X” Jernigan, and the feature will begin to roll out today in its supported markets. Tune into Spotify\’s upcoming Stream On event to learn more about the redesigned home feed and other updates, and follow my Facebook group for more information.
Spotify has launched a new AI feature called \”DJ\” to better personalize the music listening experience for its users. The feature will provide a curated selection of music alongside AI-powered spoken commentary about the tracks and artists you like, using what Spotify says is a \”stunningly realistic voice\”. It is currently in beta testing and only available in English for Spotify Premium subscribers in the U.S. and Canada. The feature combines existing personalization technology, an AI voice from its 2022 Sonantic acquisition, and Generative AI through the use of OpenAI technology. As listeners engage with the feature, they will be presented with a personalized stream of songs that will include both newer tracks and old favorites. The DJ’s voice is based on Spotify’s Head of Cultural Partnerships, Xavier “X” Jernigan, and the feature will begin to roll out today in its supported markets. Tune into Spotify\’s upcoming Stream On event to learn more about the redesigned home feed and other updates, and follow my Facebook group for more information.
Spotify has launched a new AI feature called \”DJ\” to better personalize the music listening experience for its users. The feature will provide a curated selection of music alongside AI-powered spoken commentary about the tracks and artists you like, using what Spotify says is a \”stunningly realistic voice\”. It is currently in beta testing and only available in English for Spotify Premium subscribers in the U.S. and Canada. The feature combines existing personalization technology, an AI voice from its 2022 Sonantic acquisition, and Generative AI through the use of OpenAI technology. As listeners engage with the feature, they will be presented with a personalized stream of songs that will include both newer tracks and old favorites. The DJ’s voice is based on Spotify’s Head of Cultural Partnerships, Xavier “X” Jernigan, and the feature will begin to roll out today in its supported markets. Tune into Spotify\’s upcoming Stream On event to learn more about the redesigned home feed and other updates, and follow my Facebook group for more information.
Spotify has launched a new AI feature called \”DJ\” to better personalize the music listening experience for its users. The feature will provide a curated selection of music alongside AI-powered spoken commentary about the tracks and artists you like, using what Spotify says is a \”stunningly realistic voice\”. It is currently in beta testing and only available in English for Spotify Premium subscribers in the U.S. and Canada. The feature combines existing personalization technology, an AI voice from its 2022 Sonantic acquisition, and Generative AI through the use of OpenAI technology. As listeners engage with the feature, they will be presented with a personalized stream of songs that will include both newer tracks and old favorites. The DJ’s voice is based on Spotify’s Head of Cultural Partnerships, Xavier “X” Jernigan, and the feature will begin to roll out today in its supported markets. Tune into Spotify\’s upcoming Stream On event to learn more about the redesigned home feed and other updates, and follow my Facebook group for more information.
WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it.
The Quebec National Assembly will begin hearings today into allegations of violence and hazing in the world of major junior hockey.
This comes after claimants tried to launch a class-action suit against the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), and other leagues and teams, saying they were responsible for a \”toxic culture\” and a \”culture of silence\” that hides predatory violence, hazing, bullying, harassment, and assaults.
On Feb. 3 Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Perrell refused to certify a class-action launched in 2020 with two former junior league players as lead plaintiffs: Daniel Carcillo and Garrett Taylor.
A third plaintiff, Stephen Quirk, who is a former QMJHL player, later joined Carcillo and Taylor in the lawsuit.
The suit covered events in the QMJHL, the Western Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey League, going back to May 8, 1975 — the date the Canadian Hockey League was founded.
Justice Perrell described the evidence from Quirk, Carcillo and Taylor and other former players who submitted written statements as \”horrific.\”
Judge calls plaintiffs \’genuine heroes\’
Carcillo, Taylor, and Quirk had claims against five hockey teams — the Lethbridge Hurricanes, the Prince Albert Raiders, the Sarnia Sting, the Moncton Wildcats and the Halifax Mooseheads.
The Halifax and Moncton teams belong to the QMJHL, which in addition to its teams in Quebec, operates six teams in the Maritimes.
Perrell described the three men as part of a group of elite athletes who left their families and hometowns to join teams with the hope of improving their skills.
Although the judge called the former players \”genuine heroes\” he said they failed to provide a \”workable litigation plan,\” and for that reason denied their request to certify a class-action lawsuit.
He said it was not conceivable that a singular class-action would deal with the \”evil that has persisted for half a century in amateur hockey.\”
The director of communications and head of diversity and inclusion at the QMJHL, said the league wants to reassure parents that their children will be safe. (Peter Evans/CBC)
\’I do not want any other child to go through what I did\’
As part of the decision, Perrell included the testimony of six unnamed former hockey players all of whom described months of abuse they endured as rookies on various teams.
A former hockey player identified as \”AA\” said the general manager of his hockey team told him not to be a \”pussy\” when the hazing got bad. He recalled getting jumped by veteran players in the locker room.
A player identified as \”FF\” said the coaches did not intervene.
\”This happened in the showers, on the bus, or elsewhere. The coaches and team staff saw and knew,\” said FF, adding that after he was traded, he experienced the same type of hazing.
\”My time in major junior hockey has left me mentally scarred. I\’ve lived with it my whole life […], but I cannot keep it secret anymore. I live with anxiety every day. I used to have nightmares, which I rarely have any more, but my anxiety is always there …. My story has been extremely difficult but am telling it because I do not want any other child to go through what I did.\”
Legault asked QMJHL \’to explain themselves\’
Last week, Premier François Legault said the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League could not remain silent. He called the abuse detailed by the judge \”very serious.\”
Quebec Premier François Legault was at a news conference, earlier this month at the legislature in Quebec City. Legault called on the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to provide a public explanation. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press)
Isabelle Charest, the provincial minister responsible for sports, said reports of the abuse had left her speechless.
Charest said the independent complaints officer\’s mandate is to handle situations such as this one and noted that all sports federations must have a policy of integrity in place that ensures the environment is \”free of abuse, harassment and intimidation.\”
She said that funding for the federations is linked to them enforcing their integrity policies.
\’We don\’t want those kinds of players in our league\’: QMJHL official
Maxime Blouin, director of communications and head of diversity and inclusion at the QMJHL, said the league should have spoken out sooner following the decision on the class-action lawsuit.
He told CBC radio\’s Breakaway on Feb. 14, that these \”horror stories\” are completely unacceptable.
Breakaway10:46Former junior hockey players claim to have been victims of violent hazing practices, physical and sexual abuse
People across the province are shocked by recent allegations of sexual and physical violence in Canada’s junior hockey leagues. But the leagues themselves have stayed silent on these serious claims, until now. The head of communications for Quebec’s Major Junior League joins guest host Allison Van Rassel.
\”If [players] witness those kind of events they hav
e to speak up with us, with the police because those are criminal acts,\” said Blouin.
He said the players who committed those acts are the ones who should be held accountable for the culture of abuse. He says some of it is rooted in toxic masculinity.
\”You don\’t have to be that kind of a man to be part of a hockey team. That\’s not what we want for sports in 2023,\” Blouin said.
\”Because I was with some parents yesterday saying: \’I don\’t want my kid, my son or my daughter to play hockey anymore when I read that\’ and that\’s the image we want to change. We don\’t want those kinds of players in our league.\”
On Wednesday, the commission will hear from representatives from QMJHL, the Canadian Hockey League, Hockey Quebec, Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec and McGill University. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
He said he is confident this won\’t happen again because they now have mandatory training at the beginning of the season which includes videos, conferences and a visit by a police officer who explains the rules and laws to the players.
As the hearings get underway on Wednesday, the commission will hear from representatives from QMJHL, the Canadian Hockey League, Hockey Quebec and the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec.
A representative from McGill University will also be present after several MNAs criticized the university\’s initial refusal to participate in the committee hearings.
Support is available for anyone who has been sexually assaulted. You can access crisis lines and local support services through this Government of Canada website or the Ending Violence Association of Canada database. If you\’re in immediate danger or fear for your safety or that of others around you, please call 911.
WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it.
The Quebec National Assembly will begin hearings today into allegations of violence and hazing in the world of major junior hockey.
This comes after claimants tried to launch a class-action suit against the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), and other leagues and teams, saying they were responsible for a \”toxic culture\” and a \”culture of silence\” that hides predatory violence, hazing, bullying, harassment, and assaults.
On Feb. 3 Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Perrell refused to certify a class-action launched in 2020 with two former junior league players as lead plaintiffs: Daniel Carcillo and Garrett Taylor.
A third plaintiff, Stephen Quirk, who is a former QMJHL player, later joined Carcillo and Taylor in the lawsuit.
The suit covered events in the QMJHL, the Western Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey League, going back to May 8, 1975 — the date the Canadian Hockey League was founded.
Justice Perrell described the evidence from Quirk, Carcillo and Taylor and other former players who submitted written statements as \”horrific.\”
Judge calls plaintiffs \’genuine heroes\’
Carcillo, Taylor, and Quirk had claims against five hockey teams — the Lethbridge Hurricanes, the Prince Albert Raiders, the Sarnia Sting, the Moncton Wildcats and the Halifax Mooseheads.
The Halifax and Moncton teams belong to the QMJHL, which in addition to its teams in Quebec, operates six teams in the Maritimes.
Perrell described the three men as part of a group of elite athletes who left their families and hometowns to join teams with the hope of improving their skills.
Although the judge called the former players \”genuine heroes\” he said they failed to provide a \”workable litigation plan,\” and for that reason denied their request to certify a class-action lawsuit.
He said it was not conceivable that a singular class-action would deal with the \”evil that has persisted for half a century in amateur hockey.\”
The director of communications and head of diversity and inclusion at the QMJHL, said the league wants to reassure parents that their children will be safe. (Peter Evans/CBC)
\’I do not want any other child to go through what I did\’
As part of the decision, Perrell included the testimony of six unnamed former hockey players all of whom described months of abuse they endured as rookies on various teams.
A former hockey player identified as \”AA\” said the general manager of his hockey team told him not to be a \”pussy\” when the hazing got bad. He recalled getting jumped by veteran players in the locker room.
A player identified as \”FF\” said the coaches did not intervene.
\”This happened in the showers, on the bus, or elsewhere. The coaches and team staff saw and knew,\” said FF, adding that after he was traded, he experienced the same type of hazing.
\”My time in major junior hockey has left me mentally scarred. I\’ve lived with it my whole life […], but I cannot keep it secret anymore. I live with anxiety every day. I used to have nightmares, which I rarely have any more, but my anxiety is always there …. My story has been extremely difficult but am telling it because I do not want any other child to go through what I did.\”
Legault asked QMJHL \’to explain themselves\’
Last week, Premier François Legault said the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League could not remain silent. He called the abuse detailed by the judge \”very serious.\”
Quebec Premier François Legault was at a news conference, earlier this month at the legislature in Quebec City. Legault called on the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to provide a public explanation. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press)
Isabelle Charest, the provincial minister responsible for sports, said reports of the abuse had left her speechless.
Charest said the independent complaints officer\’s mandate is to handle situations such as this one and noted that all sports federations must have a policy of integrity in place that ensures the environment is \”free of abuse, harassment and intimidation.\”
She said that funding for the federations is linked to them enforcing their integrity policies.
\’We don\’t want those kinds of players in our league\’: QMJHL official
Maxime Blouin, director of communications and head of diversity and inclusion at the QMJHL, said the league should have spoken out sooner following the decision on the class-action lawsuit.
He told CBC radio\’s Breakaway on Feb. 14, that these \”horror stories\” are completely unacceptable.
Breakaway10:46Former junior hockey players claim to have been victims of violent hazing practices, physical and sexual abuse
People across the province are shocked by recent allegations of sexual and physical violence in Canada’s junior hockey leagues. But the leagues themselves have stayed silent on these serious claims, until now. The head of communications for Quebec’s Major Junior League joins guest host Allison Van Rassel.
\”If [players] witness those kind of events they hav
e to speak up with us, with the police because those are criminal acts,\” said Blouin.
He said the players who committed those acts are the ones who should be held accountable for the culture of abuse. He says some of it is rooted in toxic masculinity.
\”You don\’t have to be that kind of a man to be part of a hockey team. That\’s not what we want for sports in 2023,\” Blouin said.
\”Because I was with some parents yesterday saying: \’I don\’t want my kid, my son or my daughter to play hockey anymore when I read that\’ and that\’s the image we want to change. We don\’t want those kinds of players in our league.\”
On Wednesday, the commission will hear from representatives from QMJHL, the Canadian Hockey League, Hockey Quebec, Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec and McGill University. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
He said he is confident this won\’t happen again because they now have mandatory training at the beginning of the season which includes videos, conferences and a visit by a police officer who explains the rules and laws to the players.
As the hearings get underway on Wednesday, the commission will hear from representatives from QMJHL, the Canadian Hockey League, Hockey Quebec and the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec.
A representative from McGill University will also be present after several MNAs criticized the university\’s initial refusal to participate in the committee hearings.
Support is available for anyone who has been sexually assaulted. You can access crisis lines and local support services through this Government of Canada website or the Ending Violence Association of Canada database. If you\’re in immediate danger or fear for your safety or that of others around you, please call 911.
WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it.
The Quebec National Assembly will begin hearings today into allegations of violence and hazing in the world of major junior hockey.
This comes after claimants tried to launch a class-action suit against the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), and other leagues and teams, saying they were responsible for a \”toxic culture\” and a \”culture of silence\” that hides predatory violence, hazing, bullying, harassment, and assaults.
On Feb. 3 Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Perrell refused to certify a class-action launched in 2020 with two former junior league players as lead plaintiffs: Daniel Carcillo and Garrett Taylor.
A third plaintiff, Stephen Quirk, who is a former QMJHL player, later joined Carcillo and Taylor in the lawsuit.
The suit covered events in the QMJHL, the Western Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey League, going back to May 8, 1975 — the date the Canadian Hockey League was founded.
Justice Perrell described the evidence from Quirk, Carcillo and Taylor and other former players who submitted written statements as \”horrific.\”
Judge calls plaintiffs \’genuine heroes\’
Carcillo, Taylor, and Quirk had claims against five hockey teams — the Lethbridge Hurricanes, the Prince Albert Raiders, the Sarnia Sting, the Moncton Wildcats and the Halifax Mooseheads.
The Halifax and Moncton teams belong to the QMJHL, which in addition to its teams in Quebec, operates six teams in the Maritimes.
Perrell described the three men as part of a group of elite athletes who left their families and hometowns to join teams with the hope of improving their skills.
Although the judge called the former players \”genuine heroes\” he said they failed to provide a \”workable litigation plan,\” and for that reason denied their request to certify a class-action lawsuit.
He said it was not conceivable that a singular class-action would deal with the \”evil that has persisted for half a century in amateur hockey.\”
The director of communications and head of diversity and inclusion at the QMJHL, said the league wants to reassure parents that their children will be safe. (Peter Evans/CBC)
\’I do not want any other child to go through what I did\’
As part of the decision, Perrell included the testimony of six unnamed former hockey players all of whom described months of abuse they endured as rookies on various teams.
A former hockey player identified as \”AA\” said the general manager of his hockey team told him not to be a \”pussy\” when the hazing got bad. He recalled getting jumped by veteran players in the locker room.
A player identified as \”FF\” said the coaches did not intervene.
\”This happened in the showers, on the bus, or elsewhere. The coaches and team staff saw and knew,\” said FF, adding that after he was traded, he experienced the same type of hazing.
\”My time in major junior hockey has left me mentally scarred. I\’ve lived with it my whole life […], but I cannot keep it secret anymore. I live with anxiety every day. I used to have nightmares, which I rarely have any more, but my anxiety is always there …. My story has been extremely difficult but am telling it because I do not want any other child to go through what I did.\”
Legault asked QMJHL \’to explain themselves\’
Last week, Premier François Legault said the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League could not remain silent. He called the abuse detailed by the judge \”very serious.\”
Quebec Premier François Legault was at a news conference, earlier this month at the legislature in Quebec City. Legault called on the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to provide a public explanation. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press)
Isabelle Charest, the provincial minister responsible for sports, said reports of the abuse had left her speechless.
Charest said the independent complaints officer\’s mandate is to handle situations such as this one and noted that all sports federations must have a policy of integrity in place that ensures the environment is \”free of abuse, harassment and intimidation.\”
She said that funding for the federations is linked to them enforcing their integrity policies.
\’We don\’t want those kinds of players in our league\’: QMJHL official
Maxime Blouin, director of communications and head of diversity and inclusion at the QMJHL, said the league should have spoken out sooner following the decision on the class-action lawsuit.
He told CBC radio\’s Breakaway on Feb. 14, that these \”horror stories\” are completely unacceptable.
Breakaway10:46Former junior hockey players claim to have been victims of violent hazing practices, physical and sexual abuse
People across the province are shocked by recent allegations of sexual and physical violence in Canada’s junior hockey leagues. But the leagues themselves have stayed silent on these serious claims, until now. The head of communications for Quebec’s Major Junior League joins guest host Allison Van Rassel.
\”If [players] witness those kind of events they hav
e to speak up with us, with the police because those are criminal acts,\” said Blouin.
He said the players who committed those acts are the ones who should be held accountable for the culture of abuse. He says some of it is rooted in toxic masculinity.
\”You don\’t have to be that kind of a man to be part of a hockey team. That\’s not what we want for sports in 2023,\” Blouin said.
\”Because I was with some parents yesterday saying: \’I don\’t want my kid, my son or my daughter to play hockey anymore when I read that\’ and that\’s the image we want to change. We don\’t want those kinds of players in our league.\”
On Wednesday, the commission will hear from representatives from QMJHL, the Canadian Hockey League, Hockey Quebec, Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec and McGill University. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
He said he is confident this won\’t happen again because they now have mandatory training at the beginning of the season which includes videos, conferences and a visit by a police officer who explains the rules and laws to the players.
As the hearings get underway on Wednesday, the commission will hear from representatives from QMJHL, the Canadian Hockey League, Hockey Quebec and the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec.
A representative from McGill University will also be present after several MNAs criticized the university\’s initial refusal to participate in the committee hearings.
Support is available for anyone who has been sexually assaulted. You can access crisis lines and local support services through this Government of Canada website or the Ending Violence Association of Canada database. If you\’re in immediate danger or fear for your safety or that of others around you, please call 911.
WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it.
The Quebec National Assembly will begin hearings today into allegations of violence and hazing in the world of major junior hockey.
This comes after claimants tried to launch a class-action suit against the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), and other leagues and teams, saying they were responsible for a \”toxic culture\” and a \”culture of silence\” that hides predatory violence, hazing, bullying, harassment, and assaults.
On Feb. 3 Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Perrell refused to certify a class-action launched in 2020 with two former junior league players as lead plaintiffs: Daniel Carcillo and Garrett Taylor.
A third plaintiff, Stephen Quirk, who is a former QMJHL player, later joined Carcillo and Taylor in the lawsuit.
The suit covered events in the QMJHL, the Western Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey League, going back to May 8, 1975 — the date the Canadian Hockey League was founded.
Justice Perrell described the evidence from Quirk, Carcillo and Taylor and other former players who submitted written statements as \”horrific.\”
Judge calls plaintiffs \’genuine heroes\’
Carcillo, Taylor, and Quirk had claims against five hockey teams — the Lethbridge Hurricanes, the Prince Albert Raiders, the Sarnia Sting, the Moncton Wildcats and the Halifax Mooseheads.
The Halifax and Moncton teams belong to the QMJHL, which in addition to its teams in Quebec, operates six teams in the Maritimes.
Perrell described the three men as part of a group of elite athletes who left their families and hometowns to join teams with the hope of improving their skills.
Although the judge called the former players \”genuine heroes\” he said they failed to provide a \”workable litigation plan,\” and for that reason denied their request to certify a class-action lawsuit.
He said it was not conceivable that a singular class-action would deal with the \”evil that has persisted for half a century in amateur hockey.\”
The director of communications and head of diversity and inclusion at the QMJHL, said the league wants to reassure parents that their children will be safe. (Peter Evans/CBC)
\’I do not want any other child to go through what I did\’
As part of the decision, Perrell included the testimony of six unnamed former hockey players all of whom described months of abuse they endured as rookies on various teams.
A former hockey player identified as \”AA\” said the general manager of his hockey team told him not to be a \”pussy\” when the hazing got bad. He recalled getting jumped by veteran players in the locker room.
A player identified as \”FF\” said the coaches did not intervene.
\”This happened in the showers, on the bus, or elsewhere. The coaches and team staff saw and knew,\” said FF, adding that after he was traded, he experienced the same type of hazing.
\”My time in major junior hockey has left me mentally scarred. I\’ve lived with it my whole life […], but I cannot keep it secret anymore. I live with anxiety every day. I used to have nightmares, which I rarely have any more, but my anxiety is always there …. My story has been extremely difficult but am telling it because I do not want any other child to go through what I did.\”
Legault asked QMJHL \’to explain themselves\’
Last week, Premier François Legault said the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League could not remain silent. He called the abuse detailed by the judge \”very serious.\”
Quebec Premier François Legault was at a news conference, earlier this month at the legislature in Quebec City. Legault called on the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to provide a public explanation. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press)
Isabelle Charest, the provincial minister responsible for sports, said reports of the abuse had left her speechless.
Charest said the independent complaints officer\’s mandate is to handle situations such as this one and noted that all sports federations must have a policy of integrity in place that ensures the environment is \”free of abuse, harassment and intimidation.\”
She said that funding for the federations is linked to them enforcing their integrity policies.
\’We don\’t want those kinds of players in our league\’: QMJHL official
Maxime Blouin, director of communications and head of diversity and inclusion at the QMJHL, said the league should have spoken out sooner following the decision on the class-action lawsuit.
He told CBC radio\’s Breakaway on Feb. 14, that these \”horror stories\” are completely unacceptable.
Breakaway10:46Former junior hockey players claim to have been victims of violent hazing practices, physical and sexual abuse
People across the province are shocked by recent allegations of sexual and physical violence in Canada’s junior hockey leagues. But the leagues themselves have stayed silent on these serious claims, until now. The head of communications for Quebec’s Major Junior League joins guest host Allison Van Rassel.
\”If [players] witness those kind of events they hav
e to speak up with us, with the police because those are criminal acts,\” said Blouin.
He said the players who committed those acts are the ones who should be held accountable for the culture of abuse. He says some of it is rooted in toxic masculinity.
\”You don\’t have to be that kind of a man to be part of a hockey team. That\’s not what we want for sports in 2023,\” Blouin said.
\”Because I was with some parents yesterday saying: \’I don\’t want my kid, my son or my daughter to play hockey anymore when I read that\’ and that\’s the image we want to change. We don\’t want those kinds of players in our league.\”
On Wednesday, the commission will hear from representatives from QMJHL, the Canadian Hockey League, Hockey Quebec, Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec and McGill University. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
He said he is confident this won\’t happen again because they now have mandatory training at the beginning of the season which includes videos, conferences and a visit by a police officer who explains the rules and laws to the players.
As the hearings get underway on Wednesday, the commission will hear from representatives from QMJHL, the Canadian Hockey League, Hockey Quebec and the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec.
A representative from McGill University will also be present after several MNAs criticized the university\’s initial refusal to participate in the committee hearings.
Support is available for anyone who has been sexually assaulted. You can access crisis lines and local support services through this Government of Canada website or the Ending Violence Association of Canada database. If you\’re in immediate danger or fear for your safety or that of others around you, please call 911.
ایئر کینیڈا شروع کیا ڈیجیٹل شناخت ٹیکنالوجی منگل کو وینکوور کے بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈے پر، یہ اختیار پیش کرنے والی کینیڈا کی پہلی ایئر لائن بن گئی۔
ایک پائلٹ پروجیکٹ میں، ڈیجیٹل شناخت اب روانہ ہونے والے مسافروں کے لیے دستیاب ہے۔ وینکوور ایئرپورٹ ٹورنٹو پیئرسن بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈے پر ایئر کینیڈا کیفے میں داخل ہونے والے اہل صارفین کے لیے ونی پیگ کے لیے منتخب پروازوں میں سوار ہونے پر۔
اگرچہ یہ منصوبہ اب چھوٹا ہے، ایئر کینیڈا نے کہا کہ اسے مزید ہوائی اڈوں اور لاؤنجز تک توسیع کی امید ہے۔
مزید پڑھ:
ایئر کینیڈا نے تازہ ترین سہ ماہی میں $168M کا منافع پوسٹ کیا کیونکہ مسافروں کی طلب سے آمدنی میں اضافہ ہوا۔
اگلا پڑھیں:
سورج کا کچھ حصہ آزاد ہو کر ایک عجیب بھنور بناتا ہے، سائنسدانوں کو حیران کر دیتے ہیں۔
پروجیکٹ میں شرکت رضاکارانہ ہے اور جو کوئی بھی اس ڈیجیٹل شناخت کو استعمال نہیں کرنا چاہتا ہے وہ اب بھی ہوائی جہاز میں سوار ہونے سے پہلے دستی شناختی کارڈ کی جانچ اور پروسیسنگ کے لیے اپنا بورڈنگ پاس اور حکومت کی طرف سے جاری کردہ فوٹو آئی ڈی استعمال کر سکتا ہے۔
کوئی بھی جو ڈیجیٹل شناخت کا طریقہ استعمال کرنا چاہتا ہے وہ Air Canada ایپ کے ذریعے ایسا کر سکتا ہے۔
YVR پرواز کے راستے میں مجوزہ تبدیلیوں کے نتیجے میں تین شہروں پر زیادہ ہوائی ٹریفک ہو سکتی ہے۔
ایئر کینیڈا کے ایگزیکٹو نائب صدر اور چیف آپریشنز آفیسر کریگ لینڈری نے کہا، \”ہمارے بہت سے صارفین پہلے سے ہی ڈیجیٹل اسناد کا استعمال اپنی روزمرہ کی سرگرمیوں کو آسان بنانے کے لیے کرتے ہیں جیسے کہ موبائل فون کھولنا، کام کی جگہوں پر جانا، مالی لین دین کے دوران شناخت کی تصدیق کرنا اور بہت کچھ۔\”
\”ڈیجیٹل شناخت میں شرکت رضاکارانہ ہے۔ ڈیجیٹل شناخت استعمال کرنے کا انتخاب کرنے والے صارفین گیٹ پر اور ہمارے میپل لیف لاؤنجز میں داخل ہونے پر ایک آسان اور ہموار عمل سے فائدہ اٹھائیں گے۔
کینیڈا کے وزیر ٹرانسپورٹ عمر الغابرا نے ایک بیان میں کہا کہ اس سے مسافروں کے لیے پراسیسنگ کے وقت میں تیزی آئے گی اور امید ہے کہ گیٹ بورڈنگ آسان اور تیز تر ہو جائے گی۔
ایمیزون صارفین اور شراکت داروں کے طور پر ٹیلی کام کیریئرز کے ساتھ کیسے کام کرتا ہے اس کو بڑھانے پر کام کر رہا ہے – AWS اور اس کے بڑے حریفوں Microsoft Azure اور Google Cloud پر مجموعی طور پر کلاؤڈ سروسز کی ترقی کو سست کر کے ایک عزائم کو کسی چھوٹے حصے میں دھکیل دیا گیا۔ اب، بارسلونا میں MWC سے ایک ہفتہ پہلے – ٹیلی کام انڈسٹری میں سب سے بڑے تجارتی اجتماعات میں سے ایک – AWS اس کی مدد میں دو بڑی مصنوعات کا اعلان کر رہا ہے: ایک \”ٹیلکو نیٹ ورک بلڈر\” کیریئرز کے لیے اپنے کلاؤڈ کو 5G بنانے اور اسکیل کرنے کے لیے استعمال کریں۔ دوسرے ٹیلی کام نیٹ ورک؛ اور کاروباری اداروں کے لیے نجی وائرلیس نیٹ ورکس بنانے اور ان کا انتظام کرنے کے لیے AWS استعمال کرنے کے لیے ایک خدمت۔
دو نئی سروسز کا مقصد ان خبروں کی تکمیل (اور اس کا آغاز کرنا) ہے جو AWS اگلے ہفتے MWC میں شائع کرنے کا ارادہ رکھتی ہے، جس میں یہ بتایا گیا ہے کہ یہ کیریئرز کے ساتھ کس طرح کام کر رہا ہے — اور ان کے ساتھ مزید اعتماد پیدا کرنے پر کام کر رہا ہے — تیسری دینے کے لیے ٹولز کے ساتھ۔ خدمات اور مزید بنانے کے لیے نیٹ ورک تک پارٹی کی رسائی۔
دی ٹیلکو نیٹ ورک بلڈر ایمیزون اپنے کلاؤڈ نیٹ ورک کو کھولتے ہوئے دیکھے گا تاکہ ٹیلکوز 5G، 4G اور دیگر نیٹ ورکس کو AWS انفراسٹرکچر کے ارد گرد بنک کی گئی انتظامی خدمات میں تبدیل کرکے زیادہ تیزی سے منصوبہ بندی، چلا اور اسکیل کرسکیں۔
AWS نے کہا، کیریئر کے صارفین کنکشن پوائنٹس، نیٹ ورکنگ کی ضروریات، کمپیوٹ، اور جغرافیے جیسے پیرامیٹرز کی تفصیل کے لیے ایک ٹیمپلیٹ استعمال کریں گے۔ یہ پھر ایک خودکار انجن کے ذریعے چلائے جاتے ہیں تاکہ نیٹ ورک کے فن تعمیر کو تیار کیا جا سکے۔ اس فن تعمیر میں (غیر حیرت انگیز طور پر) AWS کمپیوٹ اور دیگر AWS وسائل شامل ہوں گے، جس میں میٹھا ہونا یہ ہے کہ اس عمل کو گھنٹوں کی مدت میں انجام دیا اور ایڈجسٹ اور اپ ڈیٹ کیا جا سکتا ہے، بمقابلہ ان دنوں یا ہفتوں یا مہینوں کے مقابلے جو اسے عام طور پر نیٹ ورکس کی فراہمی میں لگتے ہیں۔ یہاں خیال یہ ہے کہ کیریئرز کو ان دنوں زیادہ متحرک طریقوں سے کام کرنے کی ضرورت ہے – چاہے یہ مخصوص ایونٹ پر مبنی اضافے کے دوران نیٹ ورک کی صلاحیت کو بڑھانا ہو، یا اس وجہ سے کہ لوگ کوئی نئی سروس لے رہے ہیں (یا چھوڑ رہے ہیں…)، یا یہ کاروباری گاہکوں کو اٹھا رہا ہے۔ اور ان کی خدمات کے لیے فوری تبدیلی پر کام کر رہے ہیں۔
اس کے سب سے اوپر 5G کا \”بوجھ\” ہے: نیٹ ورک کے بنیادی ڈھانچے کی تازہ ترین نسل کی تعمیر کے لیے یہ ایک بڑی سرمایہ کاری رہی ہے، اس لیے کیریئرز اب ان نیٹ ورکس سے آمدنی پیدا کرنے کے لیے نئی سروسز بنانے پر سخت محنت کر رہے ہیں، ان کے ایک اہم ہدف کے ساتھ۔ B2B ہونے اور انٹرپرائز کے مواقع۔ یہاں خیال یہ ہے کہ ان نیٹ ورک کی خدمات کو آسان بنانے سے اخراجات کم ہوں گے۔ یہ بالکل نہیں ہے \”اسے بنائیں اور وہ آئیں گے\” (ایک منتر جس نے 20 سال پہلے ٹیلکو انڈسٹری کے لیے تباہی کی ہجے کی تھی) لیکن یہ آنے کی صورت میں تیزی سے تعمیر کرنے کی صلاحیت پیدا کرتا ہے۔
دوسرا پروڈکٹ اس سلسلے میں اس تھیم کا تسلسل ہے: یہ نیٹ ورک بلڈر کی کچھ تخلیقات کو قبول کرتا ہے اور اسے اس بات پر لاگو کرتا ہے کہ کیریئر کس طرح فراہم کر سکتے ہیں۔ نجی وائرلیس نیٹ ورکس. یہ بنیادی طور پر ان کے اپنے چھوٹے سروس فراہم کرنے والے ہیں، جو اکثر چھوٹے کیریئرز یا بڑے اداروں کے ذریعہ استعمال ہوتے ہیں جو اپنے کاروباری ڈیٹا اور صوتی نیٹ ورک چلاتے ہیں جیسے چھوٹے ٹیلی کام سروس فراہم کرنے والے۔ پرائیویٹ وائرلیس نیٹ ورکس کے لیے سب سے بڑے سیلنگ پوائنٹس یہ ہیں کہ وہ ممکنہ طور پر زیادہ مضبوط، زیادہ سرمایہ کاری مؤثر، اور WiFi نیٹ ورکس سے زیادہ محفوظ ہیں۔
عام طور پر ایک پرائیویٹ نیٹ ورک ایک سے زیادہ خطوں میں متعدد کیریئرز سے نیٹ ورک کی صلاحیت کو اکٹھا کرتا ہے۔ AWS کے پاس اپنے کلاؤڈ بزنس کے لیے بڑے پیمانے پر عالمی سطح پر نقش ہے، جو اسے اس کی تعمیر اور فراہمی کے لیے ایک اچھی بنیاد فراہم کرتا ہے، اور اس کے پاس پہلے سے ہی متعدد کیریئر پارٹنرز نے دستخط کیے ہیں جو علاقائی نیٹ ورک کی صلاحیت کے ساتھ، بشمول T-Mobile اور Deutsche Telekom ، اورنج، ٹیلی فونیکا اور KDDI، ان کے ساتھ مزید اطلاعات کے ساتھ آنے اور اعلانات کے ساتھ۔ یہاں خیال یہ ہے کہ AWS نیٹ ورک کی فراہمی کرنے والے مرکزی ٹیلکو، یا اگر کوئی انٹرپرائز براہ راست اپنا نجی نیٹ ورک بنا رہا ہے تو انٹرپرائز کے لیے انتظامی خدمات کے شراکت دار کے طور پر کام کرے گا۔ ٹیلکو نیٹ ورک بلڈر کی طرح، AWS کارکردگی کی نگرانی اور ضرورت کے مطابق اس میں ترمیم کرنے کے لیے ایک ڈیش بورڈ فراہم کرے گا۔
Amazon کے لیے، telcos ایک اہم کاروباری موقع کی نمائندگی کرتے ہیں: جیسا کہ کیریئرز سافٹ ویئر اور کلاؤڈ سروسز پر بڑھتے ہوئے انحصار کے ساتھ نئے نیٹ ورک بناتے ہیں، Amazon خود کو ایک ٹیک اور کلاؤڈ پارٹنر کے طور پر ان خدمات کو بہتر اور سستے طریقے سے چلانے میں مدد فراہم کر رہا ہے۔ لیکن یہ دیکھنا دلچسپ ہے کہ اس نے کاروباروں کے ایک ایسے گروپ کے درمیان اعتماد پیدا کرنے کے لیے کس طرح کام کیا ہے جو کبھی کبھار بڑی ٹیک سے بہت محتاط رہے ہیں اور ٹیک کمپنیاں اپنے فن تعمیر اور ٹیکنالوجی کی ترقی پر جھکاؤ رکھنے کے باعث \”گونگے پائپ\” تک محدود ہو جانے کا خطرہ ہے۔ تیز رفتار اور سستی خدمات تیار کرنے کے لیے جو کیریئرز کے پاس موجود چیزوں سے براہ راست مقابلہ کرتی ہیں اور اس کا منصوبہ بناتی ہیں۔
AWS میں ٹیلکو انڈسٹری کے چیف ٹکنالوجسٹ ایشور پارولکر نے ایک انٹرویو میں کہا، \”ہم ابھی کچھ سالوں سے اس سفر پر ہیں کہ ٹیلکو نیٹ ورکس کو چلانے کے لیے کلاؤڈ کو واقعی حاصل کیا جائے۔\” \”یہاں ہمارا مقصد عوامی اور نجی دونوں کے لیے 5g نیٹ ورکس کی میزبانی کے لیے AWS کو بہترین جگہ بنانا ہے۔ اور اس سفر میں، ہم مسلسل ترقی کر رہے ہیں۔\”
کیریئرز کے لیے، وہ اب ایک ایسی دنیا میں ہیں جہاں قابل اعتراض طور پر مواصلات صرف ایک اور ٹیک سروس ہے، اس لیے ان میں سے بہت سے لوگوں کا خیال ہے کہ انہیں کم لاگت اور زیادہ لچکدار طریقوں سے چلانا زیادہ کاروبار جیتنے، مزید خدمات متعارف کروانے اور بہتر مارجن حاصل کرنے کی کلید ہو گا۔ . آیا کیریئرز ایمیزون کے ساتھ ہول سیل کام کرنا چاہتے ہیں، یا کسی بھی کلاؤڈ فراہم کنندہ کے ساتھ، ایسی خدمات کے لیے، یہ بڑا سوال ہوگا۔
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