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Cottages, Vacation Homes Becoming The New Office For Many Canadians | CTV News

July 30, 2018 mdbincbi

MONTREAL — The telecommuting revolution envisioned by futurists, in which vast numbers of workers eschew their daily commute in favour of working remotely from home, never quite turned out as predicted. However, a growing number of Canadians are taking the term “working remotely” literally, leaving the hustle and bustle of city life behind to work from their cottage or winter home down south, says a real estate expert. “To the extent that that expands further, I think it will further enable the larger trend of working from places that you…

Navy Dropping ‘Draconian’ Policy On Warship Wi-Fi, Admiral Says | CBC News

January 12, 2018 mdbincbi

For the navy’s most senior enlisted man it was a seminal moment. It was — in today’s terms — the most ordinary of scenes, but the fact it was taking place in a mess aboard the frigate HMCS Charlottetown was extraordinary. Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Michel Vigneault was amazed to see a sailor having a Facetime conversation with family back home on a smartphone. The moment neatly captured the conundrum he and the top brass have faced in making the navy, which has for a decade been perpetually short of…