Month: May 2024

The Saskatchewan Roughriders selected offensive lineman, Kyle Hergel, with their third overall pick in the first round of the 2024 Canadian Football League (CFL) draft Tuesday night.

The AAA division-leading Ursuline Lancers beat the Chatham-Kent Golden Hawks 3-0 in the LKSSAA senior boys soccer league Tuesday.

A man has critical injuries following a stabbing on Wednesday morning in Brampton.

A Steinbach writer has launched an online fundraiser to install a plaque at the Steinbach, Man. home where Miriam Toews spent her teen years.

Police say the vehicle’s owner reported a pickup stolen sometime over the weekend while it was parked at a repair shop. The truck is a blue 2007 Ford F-350 Crew Cab.

The stock of Starbucks (SBUX) is down 13% after the retail coffee chain reported disappointing quarterly financial results and lowered its forward guidance. The Seattle-based company announced earnings per share (EPS) of $0.68 U.S. compared to $0.79 U.S. that was expected among analysts who cover the company. Revenue in the year’s first quarter totaled $8.56 billion U.S., which missed Wall Street forecasts of $9.13 billion U.S. Sales were down 2% from a year ago.Same-store sales fell 4% as traffic at Starbucks cafes declined 6% in the quarter. Analysts were anticipating same-store sales…

TORONTO, ON, MAY 1, 2024/insPRESS/ – Sedgwick, a leading global provider of claims management, loss adjusting, and technology-enabled business solutions welcomes Paul Burns to its Canadian operations as Vice President of UK TPA Operations and Client Services. Burns brings over 25…The post Sedgwick appoints Paul Burns Vice President of UK TPA Operations and Client Services in Canada appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.

Preliminary data released by Statistics Canada shows that the national economy grew an annualized 2.5% in this year’s first quarter. The quarterly result comes as gross domestic product (GDP) across Canada rose 0.5% in January, 0.2% in February, and was unchanged in March. The monthly GDP figures show a consistent pattern of economic slowdown, reinforcing expectations that the Bank of Canada will lower interest rates in coming months. Although Canada’s economy continues to expand and has avoided a recession, economists say that growth across the country is slowing as high interest rates…

About a dozen emergency vehicles responded to the scene of an early morning fire at a building in Ogden.

If your summer plans include hiking Quarry Rock or eating a famous doughnut, you may want to leave your car behind.