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A list of NNA winners and finalists; Globe and Mail nabs seven
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
TORONTO – The National Newspaper Awards were handed out in Toronto on Friday night. Here is the complete list of the winners and finalists: Arts and Entertainment: Winner: Matt Simmons, Cara McKenna and Marty Clemens, IndigiNews and The Narwhal, for their feature about the return of a stolen totem pole to Nisga’a Nation after almost ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Globe wins seven newspaper awards; CP recognized for CSIS investigation
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
TORONTO – The Globe and Mail was the top winner at the National Newspaper Awards, which were handed out on Friday night. The Globe won nods in seven of the 23 regular categories. La Presse and the Toronto Star both won three awards, and the Brandon Sun and the Narwhal each had two. Thirteen other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Orca’s escape from B.C. lagoon will be talked about for ‘generations,’ say Nations
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A killer whale calf made her own bid for freedom Friday for a potential reunion with extended family in the nearby ocean, swimming under a bridge at high tide and out of a remote Vancouver Island lagoon where she had been trapped for more than a month. The orca has been the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!S&P/TSX composite rises, Nasdaq leads Wall St. rally after tech earnings
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
TORONTO – Gains in base metal stocks helped lift Canada’s main stock index on Friday while U.S. markets also rose, led by tech stocks as the Nasdaq gained two per cent. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 83.86 points at 21,969.24. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 153.86 points at 38,239.66. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stock market today: Alphabet and Microsoft push Wall Street to its first winning week in a month
By Stan Choe, The Associated Press on April 26th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Alphabet and Microsoft led the U.S. stock market to its first winning week in the last four and its biggest weekly gain since November. The S&P 500 rose 1% Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 2%. Google’s parent company jumped after breezing past analysts’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Imperial Oil marks record Q1 production at Kearl ahead of Trans Mountain start
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
CALGARY – Imperial Oil Ltd. pushed its Kearl oilsands project to record production for its first quarter as it continues to ramp up output ahead of the opening of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The company averaged production of 277,000 barrels per day at the project, up about seven per cent from the same quarter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. election uncertainty making ‘very difficult’ freight market worse, TFI CEO says
By Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
MONTREAL – The head of Canada’s biggest trucking firm says the upcoming U.S. election is straining an already weak market for freight. Uncertainty over the outcome of the political contest this fall means some customers are holding off on shipments until the result becomes clear, Alain Bédard, chairman and CEO of TFI International Inc., said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cap on plastic production may be too complicated for global treaty: Guilbeault
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the world can solve its plastic problem without insisting on hard caps on plastic production. Guilbeault says talks on a treaty to end plastic waste are progressing well and he is confident a deal will be reached this fall when the final negotiations are held in South Korea. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Killer whale calf trapped in B.C. swims out of lagoon on her own
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – The young killer whale trapped for more than a month in a B.C. lagoon swam past a bottleneck at high tide this morning. The Ehattesaht and Nuchatlaht First Nations say the team is ecstatic, although she still has to leave the Little Espinosa Inlet to reach open ocean. A statement from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. food products recalled for possible Listeria contamination
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – Federal authorities have issued a recall warning for a series of food products distributed in British Columbia due to possible Listeria contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the recall involves Juewei-branded meats and vegetables, ranging from beef, duck and pork, to potato, kelp and lotus root. The agency says some of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Killer whale calf trapped in B.C. swims out of lagoon
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – The young killer whale trapped for more than a month in a B.C. lagoon swam past a bottleneck at high tide this morning. The Ehattesaht and Nuchatlaht First Nations say the team is ecstatic, although she still has to leave the Inlet to reach open ocean. More coming... Read More »
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