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‘Dramatic’ dispute over who will lead Gildan shows perils of succession planning
MONTREAL – The ongoing dispute between Gildan Activewear Inc. and several of its shareholders over who should lead the company shows the potential perils of succession planning,according to a corporate governance expert – especially when there’s a founder involved. “The most important thing that a board does is appoint the CEO, and then do the ... Read More »
CP NewsAlert: Trucker loses bid for third trial in killing of woman at Edmonton hotel
EDMONTON – Alberta’s highest court has dismissed a former Ontario truck driver’s bid for a third trial in the 2011 death of a woman in an Edmonton hotel. Bradley Barton was sentenced to 12 1/2 years for manslaughter in the death of Cindy Gladue, a Métis and Cree woman who bled to death in a ... Read More »
Enemy drone that killed US troops in Jordan was mistaken for a US drone, preliminary report suggests
WASHINGTON (AP) – An enemy drone that killed three American troops and wounded dozens of others in Jordan may have been confused with an American drone returning to the U.S. installation, two U.S. officials said Monday. As the enemy drone was flying in at a low altitude, a U.S. drone was returning to the small ... Read More »
Two Canadians charged in U.S. plot to kill Iranian defector
OTTAWA – The U.S. Department of Justice has charged two Canadians and an Iranian in a murder-for-hire plot targeting two people in Maryland. An indictment unsealed today says Naji Sharifi Zindashti, Damion Patrick John Ryan and Adam Richard Pearson conspired to kill the two unnamed people, one of whom was an Iranian defector. Federal prosecutors ... Read More »
B.C. blocks new colleges seeking to enrol international students, adds language rules
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s post-secondary education minister says no new institutions will be allowed to enrol international students for two years as the province seeks to eliminate “exploitive practices” in the field. Selina Robinson also announced the province was setting minimum language requirements at private institutionsso international students will be “better prepared” before coming ... Read More »
Dying thief who stole ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers from the Judy Garland Museum gets no prison time
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) – A dying thief who confessed to stealing a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” because he wanted to pull off “one last score” was given no prison time at his sentencing hearing Monday. Terry Jon Martin, 76, stole the slippers in 2005 from the ... Read More »
Leon’s Furniture planning nearly 4,000-home real estate development
TORONTO – Leon’s Furniture Ltd. says it’s planning to build upwards of 4,000 homes on land around its head office at the intersection of two major Toronto highways. The furniture retailer says it has already secured a rezoning of the 16.2-hectare parcel of land to allow housing development, which had previously been reserved for employment ... Read More »
Ottawa to offer universities, colleges low-cost loans to build new student housing
OTTAWA – Housing Minister Sean Fraser says post-secondary institutions will be able to apply for low-interest loans to build student housing starting this fall. Post-secondary institutions will have access to a pre-existing program that offers developers low-cost financing to build rental apartments. The Apartment Construction Loan Program was topped up with an additional $15 billion ... Read More »
Source: Saskatchewan Roughriders re-sign veteran Lanier II to contract extension
REGINA – Anthony Lanier II will be returning for a fourth season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. According to a league source, the six-foot-six, 285-pound defensive lineman signed a one-year contract extension with the CFL club Monday. The source spoke on the condition of anonymity as the Riders haven’t announced the move. But Saskatchewan did announce ... Read More »
Lawyers push national body to pull support on expanding assisted dying eligibility
OTTAWA – Some lawyers are pushing their national advocacy organization to withdraw support for an update to Canada’s medical assistance in dying system. The change scheduled for March is set to expand eligibility to people whose only medical condition is a mental disorder. The Canadian Bar Association previously argued that excluding such patients could violate ... Read More »
Former Major League manager Jimy Williams, who spent 9 seasons with Jays, dead at 80
TORONTO – Former Toronto Blue Jays manager Jimy Williams has died. The Blue Jays confirmed Williams’s death Monday on social media but did not provide a cause of death. He was 80. Williams joined the Blue Jays in 1980 as third-base coach. He was promoted to manager in 1986 to replace Bobby Cox, who left ... Read More »
