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Tobacco firm ‘disappointed’ in B.C. restriction on flavoured nicotine pouch sales
MONTREAL – A major Canadian tobacco company says it is “extremely disappointed” by British Columbia’s decision to move the sale of flavoured nicotine pouches behind pharmacy counters. Premier David Eby announced the restriction on Wednesday, saying the province issued the order to prevent children coming into contact with a “hazardous” and “addictive” product while Health ... Read More »
Raptors get Canadian centre Olynyk, Agbaji from Jazz ahead of NBA trade deadline
TORONTO – Guard Ochai Agbaji and Canadian centre Kelly Olynyk are coming to the Toronto Raptors. Olynyk and Agbaji being sent from the Utah Jazz to Toronto ahead of the NBA’s trade deadline, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press. Guard Kira Lewis Jr., forward Otto Porter Jr., and a 2024 ... Read More »
Coming in 2026: The Oscars will add Academy Award for casting directors
Casting directors are some of the most important creatives in entertainment but have never been celebrated as such on Hollywood’s biggest night. Starting next year, however, that all changes. The Oscars will add a new award to recognize achievement in casting for films released in 2025 and beyond, the board of governors of the Academy ... Read More »
Bell ends some CTV newscasts, sells radio stations in media shakeup amid layoffs
Bell Media is ending multiple television newscasts and making other programming cuts after its parent company announced widespread layoffs and the sale of 45 of its 103 regional radio stations. In an internal memo to Bell Media employees on Thursday, it said news stations such as CTV and BNN Bloomberg would be affected immediately. The ... Read More »
Ukraine’s president replaces top army general at pivotal moment in war with Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy replaced his top army general Thursday to shake-up its war with Russia that is grinding into a third year as Ukraine grapples with shortages of ammunition and personnel and struggles to maintain support from the West. After days of speculation that change was coming, Zelenskyy said on ... Read More »
Cineplex posts Q4 loss despite theatre audience boost from Taylor Swift
TORONTO – Taylor Swift delivered massive audiences to global movie theatres as 2023 wound down, but it wasn’t enough to keep Canada’s largest cinema chain from posting a loss in its most recent quarter. Cineplex Inc. reported Thursday that it incurred a $9 million loss in its fourth quarter, which compared with a profit of ... Read More »
Aurora Cannabis reports $25.2M net loss as it buys Australian medical pot firm
EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. has announced a deal to buy the 90 per cent stake they don’t already own in medical cannabis company MedReleaf Australia. The deal valued the Australian medical cannabis distribution company at AUD$50 million or about $44 million in Canadian dollars. Edmonton-based Aurora says it paid A$9.45 million in cash with ... Read More »
Two-term legislature member from Edmonton joins Alberta NDP leadership race
EDMONTON – A two-term member of the legislature has joined the Alberta NDP leadership race. Rakhi Pancholi, who made the announcement in a video on social media this morning, says her campaign will be focused on growth, opportunity and optimism. She worked as a lawyer for 13 years, specializing in labour and employment, before being ... Read More »
Snowboarding opens unexpected doors for Canada’s Liam Gill
CALGARY – When Liam Gill felt he didn’t belong, snowboarding came to his rescue. Diagnosed with a language processing disorder and dyslexia, Gill struggled to understand and make himself understood in school. Toting his snowboard to Calgary’s Canada Olympic Park several times a week, Gill would come off the hill buzzing with purpose. “Growing up, ... Read More »
Fairfax Financial shares down after report by short seller Muddy Waters Research
TORONTO – Shares of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. were down more than 10 per cent Thursday after a short seller alleged the company manipulated asset values. In a report, Muddy Waters Research, which said it was short Fairfax, said it believed a conservative adjustment to book value for the company should be 18 per cent ... Read More »
Ceremony marks first anniversary of Quebec daycare bus crash that killed two children
LAVAL – Two white balloons were released into the sky today at a solemn ceremony marking one year since a bus smashed through the front of a Montreal-area daycare, killing two young children and injuring six more. Daycare workers and families gathered in a park near the Garderie Éducative Ste-Rose in Laval, which became the ... Read More »
