Riding Profiles
Vegas retaliation on Stars forward Seguin costly as defending champion Knights now trail in series
By Stephen Hawkins, The Associated Press on May 2nd, 2024
DALLAS (AP) – Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin was briefly down on the ice with a bloody nose and a bit dazed after taking a shot to the face from Alex Pietrangelo. That big backhanded swing from Pietrangelo while the two were together against the board was certainly retaliation for the Vegas Golden Knights against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Statistics Canada says merchandise trade deficit $2.3 billion in March
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2024
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade deficit of $2.3 billion in March. The agency says it was the largest trade deficit since June 2023 and followed a surplus of $476 million in February. Total exports fell 5.3 per cent in March to $62.6 billion as exports of unwrought gold, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stock market today: Wall Street opens higher, trimming its losses for the week
By Zimo Zhong And Matt Ott, The Associated Press on May 2nd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street to trim their losses for the week. The S&P 500 was up 0.7% in early trading Thursday, a day after swinging sharply when the Federal Reserve said it’s likely delaying cuts to interest rates, but not planning to raise them. The Dow Jones Industrial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Students set up pro-Palestinian encampment protest at University of Toronto
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2024
TORONTO – A group of students at the University of Toronto say they have started a protest on campus to call on the university to cut its ties with Israel over the ongoing war in Gaza. The students say in a news release that they breached a newly-installed fence around an area on campus known ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto athlete named to Olympic refugee team for Paris
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2024
TORONTO – A judo athlete who trains in Toronto has been named to the Olympic refugee team for the Paris Games. Nigara Shaheen was among 36 athletes from 11 different countries introduced by the International Olympic Committee on Thursday. The IOC first entered a refugee team in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio to represent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Workers who build A220 at Airbus Canada ratify new contract
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2024
MONTREAL – The union representing 1,300 workers at Airbus Canada says they have ratified a new five-year contract. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers says workers voted 77 per cent in favour of the agreement that included adjustments recommended by a conciliator. The contract covers workers in Quebec who assemble the A220 aircraft, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mary J. Blige enlists Taraji P. Henson, Tiffany Haddish and more for women’s summit in New York
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press on May 2nd, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Mary J. Blige is bringing her mission to empower women beyond her music to her hometown – with the help of the singer’s superstar friends. Taraji P. Henson, Tiffany Haddish and Jill Scott and other stars and experts will join Blige for her Strength of a Woman Summit and Festival starting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Centralized market would help community bonds scale up: report
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2024
TORONTO – A new report lays out how an innovative funding model for community groups could be scaled up. The report by Tapestry Community Capital looks at the growing use of community bonds, which not-for-profits are using to raise money for everything from solar projects to social housing. Community bonds pay out interest, and eventually ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!May 2, 2024
By Obituaries on May 2nd, 2024
ELSIE ELIZABETH BOLGER ELSIE ELIZABETH BOLGER July 13th, 1949 April 27th, 2024 It is with a broken heart that I announce the passing of my wife of 49 years, Elsie Bolger. She was predeceased by her son, Stephen in March. Elsie is survived by her husband, Leonard; sister, Tina Beaupre; nephew, Wally Beaupre and niece, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BCE reports Q1 profit and operating revenue down from year ago
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2024
MONTREAL – BCE Inc. reported its first-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as it faced higher severance, acquisition and other costs related mainly to job cuts. The company also says it faced increased net mark-to-market losses on derivatives, higher interest costs and increased depreciation and amortization expenses. BCE says it earned a profit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cadence Weapon takes aim at the algorithm in technology-critical album
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2024
TORONTO – Cadence Weapon says the release of his tech-skeptical rap album couldn’t be timed any better thanks to Drake’s latest diss battle. The Edmonton-raised rapper, born Rollie Pemberton, dropped “Rollercoaster” the same day Toronto’s hip-hop superstar surprised the internet with “Taylor Made Freestyle” late last month. Drake’s lyrical grenade was lobbed at rap contemporary ... Read More »
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