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Parkland says lots of buyer interest in its fuel, convenience store locations
CALGARY – Fuel retailer Parkland Corp. says the 157 Canadian fuel and convenience store locations it has put up for sale are generating a great deal of interest from prospective buyers. The Calgary-based company is aiming to divest the stores as part of its efforts to optimize its network. The locations for sale include ones ... Read More »
Vegas and Nashville face elimination in Game 6 showdowns vs. Dallas and Vancouver
Home sweet home ice? For Vegas, maybe. Nashville, not so much lately. The defending Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights return home to their “Fortress” on the Strip looking to avoid being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs after losing three in a row to Dallas. The Predators are back in “Smashville” trailing Vancouver ... Read More »
NHL players are refining the art of the bank shot via ricochet off the masks of the goaltenders
Off the goaltender’s mask, off a defenseman’s back, nothing but net. Well, at least in the net. That is how Colorado’s Casey Mittelstadt got his first goal of the NHL playoffs this year, and it is not the only one. Several players have scored by ricocheting the puck in off a goalie’s head, including Dallas’ ... Read More »
Two more women file suits alleging sexual assault by Newfoundland police officer
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Two more women have filed lawsuits alleging they were sexually assaulted by an on-duty member of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary who offered them rides home from a night of drinking. Lawyer Lynn Moore filed the statements of claim with the province’s Supreme Court in late March on behalf of the two ... Read More »
Toronto judo athlete Nigara Shaheen named to Olympic refugee team for Paris
Nigara Shaheen finally feels the freedom to fully prepare for an Olympic Games. The 30-year-old Afghan judoka, who has been living and training in Toronto for a year and a half, was named to the International Olympic Committee’s refugee team Thursday. She’s among 36 athletes from 11 countries chosen to compete in Paris this summer ... Read More »
Alberta government to amend bill granting it sweeping powers over municipalities
EDMONTON – The Alberta government is making changes to a bill that would give cabinet unfettered power to fire mayors and councillors and overturn bylaws. Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver says the government will introduce changes and implement rules surrounding how and when cabinet can overrule local governments. The bill is before the legislature and ... Read More »
Environmental groups criticize government walk-back on pollution impact assessment
OTTAWA – Environmental groups are criticizing the Liberal government’s planned amendments to the federal Impact Assessment Act. The groups said in a letter to cabinet ministers today that Ottawa isn’t fulfilling its responsibility to protect Canadians from pollution. The government is seeking to limits the scope of the legislation and remove a requirement for federal ... Read More »
Dividend raise, CEO pay questioned at BCE annual meeting following job cuts
Frustration over BCE Inc.’s 4,800 job cuts earlier this year spilled over at the company’s annual general meeting on Thursday, as investors and employees questioned executives on their compensation during a period of belt-tightening for staff. But board chair Gordon Nixon and Bell Canada president and CEO Mirko Bibic defended the decision, with the former ... Read More »
Police make dozens of arrests at UCLA in tense clashes with Israel-Hamas war protesters
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Police arrested pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses across the country overnight, notably at the University of California, Los Angeles, where chaotic scenes played out early Thursday as officers in riot gear surged against a crowd of demonstrators. Police removed barricades and began dismantling demonstrators’ fortified encampment at UCLA after hundreds of ... Read More »
Canadian Natural Resources sees path to hike Horizon oilsands output by 76 per cent
CALGARY – Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. said it believes the output of its Horizon oilsands mine could be increased by 195,000 barrels per day of synthetic crude oil, a 76 per cent hike from the mine’s current capacity of approximately 255,000 barrels per day. The company, which is Canada’s largest oil and gas producer by ... Read More »
Mary J. Blige enlists Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin and more for women’s summit in New York
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 »
