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Climate-related extreme weather puts oil and gas assets, production at risk
By Amanda Stephenson, The Canadian Press on July 21st, 2024
CALGARY – Suncor Energy Inc. filed a disclosure document last year laying out what would happen if extreme weather were to force a 10-day shutdown of its massive Base Plant oilsands mine in northern Alberta. The document – which Suncor filed with CDP, a global non-profit that maintains a database on corporate environmental action and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Small fashion houses sowing sustainability with sewing pattern releases
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on July 21st, 2024
When Michelle Larsen started her fashion brand, she planned on making each item herself, with an eye to transparency, sustainability and fair labour practices. She held fast to those principles as her brand evolved over the years, but she recently flipped her original vision on its head: many people are now making one of her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In Newfoundland, a town rejoices after seven fishers feared lost return home safe
By The Canadian Press on July 21st, 2024
NEW-WES-VALLEY, N.L. – A Newfoundland community is holding a parade today to celebrate the safe and astonishing return of seven fishermen rescued from a life raft after days at sea. People in New-Wes-Valley, an amalgamation of several small fishing communities along Newfoundland’s northeast coast, are set to parade through the region this evening in honour ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s airports, hospitals begin returning to normal after global IT outage
By The Canadian Press on July 20th, 2024
Canada’s airports, hospitals and police services are still returning to normal operations a day after a defective update to computers using Microsoft Windows caused a global technology outage. On Saturday, Microsoft estimated the update deployed by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike affected 8.5 million Windows devices worldwide, and in Canada much of that impact fell on air ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LCBO confirms strike over, stores to reopen Tuesday after deal was put on hold
By The Canadian Press on July 20th, 2024
TORONTO – Ontario’s main liquor retailer says plans to end a two-week strike by about 10,000 staff are back on after both the employer and the union representing its workers signed off on a return-to-work protocol Saturday morning. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario says the workers represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: LCBO confirms strike over, stores to reopen Tuesday
By The Canadian Press on July 20th, 2024
Ontario’s main liquor retailer says plans to end a two-week strike by about 10,000 staff are back on after both the employer and the union representing its workers signed off on a return-to-work protocol Saturday morning. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario says the workers represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta town takes action fighting crime, addressing homelessness, addictions issues
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on July 20th, 2024
COLD LAKE, ALTA. – In Cold Lake, Alta., drivers leaning through windows at the McDonald’s drive-thru have been ambushed by people running by and snatching food right out of their hands. At the Tim Hortons, a worker was attacked for confronting someone who smeared feces all over the bathroom walls. At the Home Hardware, customers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In Montreal, services for the vulnerable trigger backlash, but no easy solutions
By Joe Bongiorno, The Canadian Press on July 20th, 2024
MONTREAL – Officials in Montreal are struggling to get the public on board with the city’s approach to treating people with severe addiction and homelessness, as those social crises become fodder for political attacks. In Montreal’s St-Henri neighbourhood, a supervised consumption site that also provides transitional housing for homeless people with addiction or mental health ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government to provide $1.2 million to establish office of grocery code of conduct
By The Canadian Press on July 19th, 2024
WHITEHORSE – Federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay says the government will provide $1.2 million in one-time funding to support the creation of the office that will oversee the grocery code of conduct. MacAulay made the announcement one day after news that all of Canada’s major grocers had agreed to sign on to the voluntary code. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stock market today: Wall Street finishes worst week since April with more losses
By Stan Choe, The Associated Press on July 19th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. stocks slumped Friday in another washout, as businesses around the world scrambled to contain the effects of a disruptive technology outage. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% to close its first losing week in the last three and its worst since April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 377 points, or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!S&P/TSX composite index moves lower Friday, U.S. markets also down amid global outage
By The Canadian Press on July 19th, 2024
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index moved lower on Friday, as companies and organizations around the world grappled with outages stemming from a faulty CrowdStrike software update, while U.S. stock markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 36.37 points at 22,690.39. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 377.49 points ... Read More »
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