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The Week in Canadian Press Releases: 10 Stories You Need to See

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A roundup of the most newsworthy press releases from Cision Distribution this week

TORONTO, Oct. 11, 2024 /CNW/ – With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on Cision. To help journalists and consumers stay on top of the week’s most newsworthy and popular releases, here’s a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn’t be missed.

The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.

MARRIOTT BONVOY AND AEROPLAN LAUNCH EXPANDED LOYALTY PARTNERSHIP OFFERING STATUS MATCH AND TWO-WAY CURRENCY TRANSFER 
“Marriott Bonvoy members love to passionately explore cultures around the world, and together with Aeroplan, we are making aspirational destinations and incredible travel experiences more attainable and enjoyable for our members,” said David Flueck, Senior Vice President, Global Head, Loyalty, Cards and Enterprise Partnerships, Marriott International. “Whether it is through a preferred airline partner like Aeroplan or our rapidly growing portfolio of global properties across more than 30 brands, we are focused on delivering more value, benefits and travel experiences for our members.” Professional Engineers Government of Ontario to Take Strike Action on October 8th 
For the first time in its 35-year history, the Professional Engineers Government of Ontario (PEGO), the certified bargaining association representing Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors employed by the Ontario Public Service (OPS), will take legal strike action in response to 20 months without a contract or a fair offer by the Treasury Board of the Government of Ontario. “We are engineers and surveyors, we want to be building. We want to support Ontario’s ambitious infrastructure building agenda, but adequate engineering resources need to be available to deliver on it,” said PEGO President, Nihar Bhatt, P.Eng.Atlantic Packaging Products, Ltd. Announces the Opening of Its New Manufacturing Plant in Hamilton, Ontario 
Canadian owned and operated Atlantic Packaging Products, Ltd., located in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, is pleased to announce the opening of its newest manufacturing plant in Hamilton, Ontario. This state of the art facility was developed in response to customer needs, allowing the company to enhance its ability to provide sustainable, high-quality packaging solutions while expanding capacity to support customer growth. In addition to serving its valued customers, the new plant reflects Atlantic Packaging’s commitment to the local community by creating new job opportunities. The company is actively hiring and looks forward to welcoming new talent to its team. ( Careers – Atlantic Packaging )Start collecting the 10th anniversary Tim Hortons NHL® Hockey Cards set with a chance to win autographed cards, or a trip to meet Sidney Crosby 
This year’s exciting Tim Hortons NHL® Hockey Cards collection, produced by Upper Deck, includes specialty prize cards that give you a chance to receive autographed cards like one of 87 signed Sidney Crosby cards, and special cards that feature a piece of a real jersey from stars including Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews, Cole Caufield, and Connor Hellebuyck. Inside any pack of Tim Hortons NHL® Hockey Cards, produced by Upper Deck, you could also find a golden prize card for a chance to win a trip to watch an NHL® game and meet Sidney Crosby, or attend the 2025 Stanley Cup® Final. Morguard Acquires Partial Interest in Premier Class AAA Office Complex in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia
Morguard Corporation (TSX: MRC) (“Morguard”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of a 20 per cent interest in Telus Garden, a premier Class AAA office building located at 510 West Georgia and 541 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC. This property is situated in Vancouver’s newly revitalized eastside central business district, and is home to Telus, Amazon, and other renowned tenants.  Morguard was appointed as the asset and property manager for this premier property, which provides excellent access to a wide array of nearby amenities and fosters a vibrant, forward-thinking community that inspires everyone who steps through its doors.Scotiabank Announces the Appointment of Terri-Lee Weeks as President and CEO, Tangerine, effective November 1, 2024 
Scotiabank today announced the planned retirement of Gillian Riley, President and CEO of Tangerine after a 31-year career with the Bank. Gillian will stay on as Strategic Advisor until December 31, 2024 and as Chair of the Board of Roynat Capital. Scotiabank also announced the appointment of Terri-Lee Weeks to the role of President and CEO, Tangerine, effective November 1, 2024. Terri-Lee Weeks joined Scotiabank in September 2021 as Executive Vice President, Retail Customer – a role in which she has successfully built client value and deepened client loyalty with retail products that drive exceptional client experience across the Canadian Bank.FISSION URANIUM OBTAINS FINAL ORDER FOR PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT
FISSION URANIUM CORP. (TSX: FCU) (OTCQX: FCUUF) (“Fission” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce today that it has obtained a final order (the “Final Order”) from the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the “Court”) approving the previously announced plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”) with Paladin Energy Limited (“Paladin”). However, notwithstanding receipt of the Final Order, completion of the Arrangement remains uncertain due to the requirement to obtain Investment Canada Act (“ICA”) clearance. As announced on October 1, 2024, Fission received a notice from the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (the “Minister”) ordering a national security review of the Arrangement under section 25.3 of the ICA. Global Risk Institute Presents AI Rising: Risk Vs Reward – a 2-Event Exploration of Artificial Intelligence 
The Global Risk Institute (GRI) announces the inaugural The Hinton Lectures™. These lectures are intended to enhance the knowledge and understanding of the complex topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The lectures, hosted by Nobel Prize laureate Geoffrey Hinton, will be delivered by Jacob Steinhardt who was selected by a panel of renowned experts in AI. The selection committee included Beth Barnes, Roger Grosse, Geoffrey Hinton, Shane Legg and Jade Leung. The Hinton LecturesTM will bring together leaders from academia, industry, and government to discuss AI’s emerging risks and trends surrounding AI.Modern Niagara Celebrates the Grand Opening of 945 Princess Street – Kingston’s New Sustainable Innovation Hub 
“Investing in Kingston and the transformation of 945 Princess Street aligns with Modern Niagara’s mission to lead the charge in sustainable innovation. Kingston’s rich history and growing role as a technology hub made it the perfect location for this project. We are excited to be part of a community that values environmental stewardship and forward-thinking development. This facility will not only drive economic growth but also set new standards for energy efficiency and carbon reduction in commercial buildings,” said Brad McAninch, CEO and President of Construction, Modern Niagara.Firehouse Subs® Becomes Official Sub Partner of the Toronto Maple Leafs® 
Announced today, Firehouse Subs® has entered a multi-year partnership with the Toronto Maple Leafs®, becoming the team’s official sub partner. Founded by former firefighters, the chain known for its hot and hearty subs unveils the exciting sponsorship just as doors are set to open at three new restaurants in downtown Toronto. “We are excited to continue growing our footprint with these new restaurants, conveniently located in the heart of downtown Toronto,” said Sam Gallant, General Manager, Firehouse Subs Canada. “And we’re delighted to be entering this market as the new official sub partner of the Maple Leafs after over 30 years.”

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Cision is a comprehensive communications platform enabling more than 100,000 public relations and marketing professionals around the world to understand, influence and amplify their stories. As the market leader, Cision enables the next generation of communication professionals to strategically operate in the modern media landscape where company success is directly impacted by public opinion. Cision has offices in 24 countries through the Americas, EMEA and APAC, and offers a suite of best-in-class solutions, including Newswire, Brandwatch, Cision Communications Cloud® and Cision Insights. To learn more, visit www.cision.ca and follow @CisionCA on Twitter.

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Pavlov Media Employees Give Back Through Nationwide Day of Service, Contributing More Than 500 Volunteer Hours

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More than 100 team members supported local nonprofits, community organizations, and environmental initiatives across the United States.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Nov. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Pavlov Media, a leading provider of fiber-optic Internet and managed Wi-Fi solutions, recently brought employees together for a company-wide Day of Service, contributing more than 500 hours of volunteer work to communities across the United States. The event builds on the company’s ongoing commitment to giving back through Pavlov Cares, its community outreach and philanthropic program.

More than 100 Pavlov Media employees participated in the initiative, dedicating their time to supporting local nonprofits, environmental conservation efforts, food assistance programs, and other community-focused organizations.

The Day of Service brought employees together around a shared commitment to making a meaningful difference in the communities where they live and work. From supporting food banks and animal rescue organizations to maintaining public spaces and assisting local nonprofits, team members stepped away from their daily responsibilities to give back.

“At Pavlov Media, our commitment to the communities we serve extends beyond providing Internet,” says Cory Douglas, CEO of Pavlov Media. “Through our Pavlov Cares program, we support organizations that strengthen the places where we live and work. Seeing more than 100 employees come together for this initiative is a reflection of the people who make up our organization.”

Making an Impact Across Communities

Employees volunteered with a variety of organizations and community initiatives, including:

Salt & Light (Champaign/Urbana, IL): Supporting community assistance programs in Central Illinois.Eastern Illinois Foodbank (Urbana, IL): Contributing to efforts addressing food insecurity.Champaign Public Library (Champaign, IL): Supporting a valuable community resource.Champaign County Forest Preserve District (Champaign County, IL): Assisting with invasive plant removal and botanical garden maintenance.Moore’s Rescue Ranch/Kitty Crib (Urbana, IL): Supporting local animal rescue and care efforts.Aikman Wildlife Adventure (Arcola, IL): Enhancing visitor spaces through grounds maintenance and revitalizing the indoor play area.Atlanta Food Bank (Atlanta, GA): Supporting efforts to address food insecurity in Georgia.GRACE Marketplace (Gainesville, FL): Supporting programs assisting individuals experiencing homelessness.Corinth Park District (Corinth, TX): Helping maintain community parks and recreational spaces. 

Connecting Through Community Service

Pavlov Media’s Day of Service provided employees with an opportunity to collaborate outside the workplace while supporting organizations that make a difference in their communities.

With more than 500 hours of service contributed nationwide, the initiative reflects the collective impact employees can make when they come together for a shared purpose.

Through our Pavlov Cares program, Pavlov Media continues to support local and national organizations dedicated to strengthening communities and improving lives. The company’s Day of Service reflects this ongoing commitment, bringing employees together to make a meaningful difference beyond their everyday work.

Learn more about Pavlov Cares at www.pavlovmedia.com/pavlov-cares/.

About Pavlov Media

Pavlov Media is a provider of fiber-optic Internet and managed Wi-Fi solutions serving residential communities, multifamily properties, student housing, and businesses across the United States. With a focus on connectivity, innovation, and customer experience, Pavlov Media delivers Internet solutions designed to meet the evolving needs of the communities it serves.

Learn more at https://mdu.pavlovmedia.com/

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Urban Outfitters Invites Everyone to the Party with “All Together Now: More the Merrier” Holiday Campaign

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Rooted in Gen Z insights, UO celebrates the season with the most coveted gifts, festive fashion, and community experiences, kicking off with a holiday celebration in partnership with DoorDash.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Urban Outfitters is inviting everyone to the party this holiday season with the launch of “All Together Now: More the Merrier,” an omnichannel campaign that taps into the personal style and shared experiences that make the season special. Building on the brand’s All Together Now platform, the campaign celebrates the joy of coming together and captures the excitement of the season, from getting ready and finding the perfect outfit to showing up and celebrating with friends.

At the heart of the campaign is UO’s understanding of how Gen Z lives, shops, and celebrates. Insights from UO Insiders, the brand’s community of more than 10,000 Gen Z shoppers, students, and influencers, reveal that 85% of Gen Z shoppers self-gift during the holidays—purchasing an average of seven to eight items for themselves. Alongside self-gifting, 78% of Gen Z prefer to shop with someone else, underscoring this generation’s focus on community and togetherness.

“At Urban Outfitters, everything starts with understanding our customer,” said Shea Jensen, President of Urban Outfitters. “More the Merrier brings together the products, brands, and experiences they love, with new ways to discover and make the holiday season even more memorable.”

The campaign kicked off with an exclusive launch party in Los Angeles on November 5, reuniting members of UO’s always-on community, including Meet Me@UO Joshua Tree attendees, All Together Now commercial cast members, and Game Day student ambassadors. Designed for connection, creativity, and community, the evening featured seasonal activations, including white elephant, customization stations, and a surprise UO Live performance by Grammy-nominated artist DESTIN CONRAD. The party was brought to life in partnership with DoorDash, building on the UO’s strategy to make last-minute gifting and getting-ready essentials more accessible through on-demand delivery.

Extending the celebration beyond Los Angeles, UO brings the ultimate holiday house party to life across its digital channels and stores through doorbell-inspired creative, festive editorial imagery and specialized gift shops. Content from the campaign’s editorial shoot extends the house party atmosphere across social and digital channels, with select video content featured on connected TV (CTV) platforms, including Hulu, Disney+, ESPN+ and Peacock.

The in-store and online UO Holiday Gift Shop features a curated assortment of exclusive collections and seasonal must-haves across apparel, footwear, beauty, and home. New Analog Gifting, Scent Shop, and Cozy Shop destinations bring the season’s most coveted gifts to life, curated around Gen Z’s evolving shopping habits and interests.

With giving at the heart of the season, UO is continuing to put community first through its three-month Giving Season initiative, running November to January. Alongside ongoing brand donations, customers can make contributions at checkout to support six of UO’s longstanding nonprofit partners: Altadena Girls, Active Minds, Creatives Want Change, Glisten, Rock to the Future, and Asian Arts Initiative.

For more information, visit urbanoutfitters.com.

About Urban Outfitters
Urban Outfitters is a global lifestyle brand dedicated to fueling the next generation’s individuality through a unique blend of product, creativity, music, and youth culture. Founded in 1970 in a small space across from the University of Pennsylvania, Urban Outfitters now operates over 200 stores across the United States, Canada, and Europe, alongside a dynamic digital presence. Empowering bold self-expression, Urban Outfitters leads with its distinctive designs and curated selection of women’s, men’s, accessories, and home products, and best-in-class brand partnerships. For more information, visit Urban Outfitters at www.urbanoutfitters.com.

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ExpertCrowd and HUD Collaborate to Advance AI Training and Evaluation, Release SWE Benchmark

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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ExpertCrowd, Toptal‘s platform for training and improving AI models and systems, today announced a collaboration with HUD, a Y Combinator-backed startup that provides tools for building AI training data through its DataVendor™ marketplace. Together, the teams released ExpertCrowd-SWE, a software engineering benchmark that evaluates the performance of frontier-grade LLMs and coding agents.

As AI systems take on increasingly complex work, measuring their capabilities requires tasks that reflect professional practice and grading criteria that capture what successful execution actually means. This collaboration brings together ExpertCrowd’s expert-led task development and HUD’s infrastructure for running complex RL environments.

ExpertCrowd and HUD co-developed ExpertCrowd-SWE, bringing together engineers from Toptal’s global network of highly skilled domain experts with HUD’s experience collaborating with frontier research teams. After Toptal’s experts authored tasks and grading rubrics, HUD’s infrastructure hosted task-run environments and verified the benchmarks against internal quality assurance pipelines. HUD and Toptal’s AI research teams, composed of more than a dozen PhDs and researchers with educational or professional experience at Harvard, EPFL, the University of Liège, DeepMind, Qwen, and ByteDance, reviewed and assessed the methodology and results to build one of the most robust software engineering benchmarks in the industry.

“ExpertCrowd puts practitioners at the center of defining the work AI systems should perform and judging how well they perform it. By combining that specialized expertise with HUD’s testing infrastructure, we’re advancing what AI systems can achieve and setting a higher standard for real-world performance,” said Taso Du Val, founder and CEO of Toptal.

ExpertCrowd-SWE is the first release of an ongoing Toptal-HUD collaboration, with additional initiatives in development and further announcements coming soon. Building on this foundation, ExpertCrowd and HUD will bring more specialized human expertise into the tasks, environments, and evaluations that support the next generation of AI.

“We built HUD’s infrastructure to give research teams the tools to create realistic RL training environments, run evaluations across AI models, and inspect model performance. ExpertCrowd put that infrastructure to work, bringing the professional expertise to translate complex, real-world workflows into rigorous tasks, reference outputs, and evaluation frameworks that test the limits of today’s leading AI models,” said Jay Ram, founder and CEO of HUD.

About ExpertCrowd

ExpertCrowd is Toptal’s platform for training and improving AI models and systems through RLHF, RL data generation, data labeling, and model evaluation. It is powered by Toptal’s global talent network, with more than 30,000 specialized domain experts across 140+ countries, including more than 2,000 AI and big data specialists, 12,000 professionals with advanced degrees, and 1,000 PhD-level AI specialists, available on demand. For more information, please visit ExpertCrowd.com.

About HUD

HUD is a platform for building reinforcement learning environments, used by startups, Fortune 500 companies, and frontier labs. It provides infrastructure for training models, evaluating AI agents, and creating the post-training data that aligns AI to organizations’ work. HUD’s mission is to build reliable, fair, and open infrastructure for AI data with the goal of making data valuable for the people who create it and trustworthy for the labs that train on it. DataVendor™ is HUD’s marketplace, which allows AI labs to license training and evaluation data directly from the companies that created it. For more information, please visit HUD.ai.

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