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Newfoundland and Labrador hockey body axes post-game handshakes, citing ‘issues’
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The governing body for amateur hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador has banned end-of-game handshakes. A post today on Hockey NL’s website says there have been “issues” with the handshakes that have led to suspensions for players and coaches. The notice addressed to all minor hockey associations and leagues says officials will ... Read More »
Crescent Point Energy completes deal to buy Hammerhead Energy
CALGARY – Crescent Point Energy Corp. says it expects average production of 198,000 to 206,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2024 now that it has closed its deal to buy Hammerhead Energy Inc. The guidance includes development capital expenditures of $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion for the year. The company says it plans ... Read More »
Toy retailer Mastermind to stop accepting gift cards after Christmas Eve
TORONTO – Mastermind says it will stop honouring gift cards after Christmas Eve. The distressed toy retailer says in court filings that gift cards won’t be accepted at its stores after Dec. 24. The filings made with Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice show the chain’s customers hold about $5.6 million in outstanding gift cards. However, ... Read More »
Time to replace your car? How to tell when repair bills are no longer worth it
TORONTO – Deciding whether to fix your aging car again or trade it in for a new one can be a tough calculation at the best of times, let alone when financing costs have significantly jumped and car prices have soared. Whether to repair or replace your car comes down to balancing the cost and ... Read More »
Czech police say people have been killed in a shooting in downtown Prague
PRAGUE (AP) – Czech police say a shooting in downtown Prague has killed an unspecified number of people and wounded others. Police gave no details about the victims or the circumstances of Thursday’s gunfire in the Czech Republic’s capital. They say officers were deployed due to a shooting at a school in Jan Palach Square. ... Read More »
Federal government to announce $471 million for Toronto in housing deal
TORONTO – The federal government is set to announce nearly half a billion dollar in housing funding for the City of Toronto, according to a senior government source. The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss matters not yet made public, confirms a report in the Globe and Mail that Toronto is ... Read More »
Holocaust past meets Amsterdam present in Steve McQueen’s ‘Occupied City’
In Steve McQueen’s “Occupied City,” a young woman with an even voice narrates, with rigorous specificity, Nazi encounters and crimes throughout Amsterdam during World War II. The accounts go address by address, and so does McQueen’s camera. Yet the images that play throughout “Occupied City” are of modern day Amsterdam. In the roving, 4 hour-plus ... Read More »
Statistics Canada reports retail sales rose 0.7% to $66.9 billion in October
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.7 per cent to $66.9 billion in October, helped by higher sales at new car dealers. The agency also says its early estimate for November suggested sales were relatively unchanged last month, but cautioned the figure would be revised. For October, Statistics Canada says sales were up ... Read More »
France’s president is accused of siding with Depardieu as actor faces sexual misconduct allegations
PARIS (AP) – Women’s rights activists criticized French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for appearing to take sides with actor Gérard Depardieu by saying the film star who is facing sexual misconduct allegations “makes France proud.” Speaking Wednesday night on TV channel France 5, Macron described himself as a “big admirer” of a “great actor.” ... Read More »
Weekly US unemployment claims rise slightly but job market remains strong as inflation eases
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week but still remained at historically low levels despite high interest rates intended to slow hiring and cool the economy. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims were up by 2,000 to 205,000 the week that ended Dec. 16. The ... Read More »
U.S. unemployment claims rise slightly, remain at low levels despite higher interest rates
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week but still remained at historically low levels despite high interest rates intended to slow hiring and cool the economy. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims were up by 2,000 to 205,000 the week that ended Dec. 16. The ... Read More »
