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Ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont, a fugitive since 2017, returns to Spain. But then he vanishes again
By Renata Brito And Barry Hatton, The Associated Press on August 8th, 2024
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Police launched a manhunt in Barcelona on Thursday for ex-Catalonia leader and fugitive Carles Puigdemont, a celebrated campaigner for Catalan independence who made a sensational return to Spain and an equally sensational getaway from a speech in the city with the alleged help of a local police officer. The events took ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tim Hortons parent company Restaurant Brands Q2 profit and revenue up from year ago
By The Canadian Press on August 8th, 2024
TORONTO – Restaurant Brands International Inc. reported its second-quarter profit and revenue rose compared with a year ago. The parent company of Tim Hortons and other restaurants, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says its net income totalled US$399 million or 88 cents US per diluted share in its latest quarter. The result was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leaf Foods reports $26.2M Q2 loss compared with $53.7M loss a year ago
By The Canadian Press on August 8th, 2024
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Maple Leaf Foods Inc. reported a loss of $26.2 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $53.7 million a year earlier. The company says the loss amounted to 21 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30 compared with a loss of 44 cents per diluted share ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Tire reports Q2 profit up from year ago, revenue edged lower
By The Canadian Press on August 8th, 2024
TORONTO – Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. reported its second-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago as its revenue edged lower. The retailer says it earned a profit attributable to shareholders of $198.8 million or $3.56 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 29, up from $99.4 million or $1.76 per diluted share a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MDA Space reports Q2 profit and revenue up from year ago, raises revenue guidance
By The Canadian Press on August 8th, 2024
BRAMPTON, Ont. – MDA Space Ltd. reported $11.0 million in net income for its latest quarter compared with $9.9 million in the same quarter last year. The space technology company says the profit amounted to nine cents per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30 compared with eight cents per diluted share a year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-Catalan leader gives police the slip on his return to Spain after nearly 7 years as a fugitive
By Renata Brito And Barry Hatton, The Associated Press on August 8th, 2024
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Police launched a manhunt in Barcelona on Thursday for ex-Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont, a celebrated separatist who seven years after fleeing Spain sensationally returned to the country despite an outstanding arrest warrant. Puigdemont had previously announced his intention to be in Spain on a day that Catalonia’s parliament is due to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One year after news ban, Facebook important source for weather updates in disasters
By Cassidy McMackon, The Canadian Press on August 8th, 2024
HALIFAX – Residents of small communities across Canada are finding creative ways of getting around Facebook’s news blackout to share updates about dangerous weather events, but they say it’s still tough to get information to people quickly on the platform. One year after Meta, Facebook’s parent company, banned all links to Canadian news on its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nova Scotia judge to decide whether to approve Postmedia bid for newspaper chain
By The Canadian Press on August 8th, 2024
HALIFAX – Postmedia’s $1-million bid to acquire Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain is expected to be the subject of a key court hearing today. A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge will be asked to approve the Toronto-based company’s bid to acquire SaltWire Network Inc. and The Halifax Herald Ltd. The two insolvent companies publish newspapers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carles Puigdemont, ex-Catalan leader, returns to Spain after nearly 7 years as a fugitive
By The Associated Press on August 8th, 2024
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Former Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont, who fled Spain after organizing an illegal independence referendum in the wealthy Spanish region nearly seven years ago, returned to the country on Thursday despite a pending arrest warrant. Puigdemont defiantly appeared in Barcelona after traveling from Belgium and faces charges of embezzlement for his part ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blair announces CFB Esquimalt military housing project, 480 single-occupancy rooms
By The Canadian Press on August 7th, 2024
ESQUIMALT, B.C. – National Defence Minister Bill Blair says British Columbia’s CFB Esquimalt will be the site of a new 480-room military housing project. The minister was at the Victoria-area naval base to announce a $10.1-million contract for design work for the project, estimated to total about $165 million. Blair says the new, modern highrise ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. provides $20M to expand travel, accommodation funding for cancer patients
By The Canadian Press on August 7th, 2024
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is providing $20 million over two years to support travel and lodging for cancer patients in the province. A statement from the Ministry of Health says the funding for the Canadian Cancer Society builds on a provincial commitment of $10 million last year. Health Minister Adrian Dix says thousands ... Read More »
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