New research has found that many young people are opting to leave Manitoba due to several concerns, including safety and career opportunities.
Year: 2024
Two blowouts the story in North Bay Men’s Fall Baseball League action
Canadore and East Side Mario’s had the pitching and the bets working Wednesday night in men’s baseball league action
Ontario ends 2023-24 with nearly balanced budget, partly due to international tuition
Ontario ended the 2023-24 fiscal year with a nearly balanced budget, in part due to higher-than-expected revenue from international student tuition at colleges.
Maple Leaf refutes bread price-fixing claims ahead of attempt to add it to lawsuit
Maple Leaf Foods asserted its innocence in an alleged bread price-fixing scheme ahead of a hearing to determine whether it will be added to an ongoing class-action lawsuit.
Public services are becoming dehumanized, warns Quebec Ombudsman
Public services in Quebec are becoming dehumanized, warns Quebec Ombudsman Marc-André Dowd in his 2023-2024 annual report, which is filled with concrete examples.
Universite de Saint-Boniface evacuated due to suspicious item
A Winnipeg university has been evacuated due to a suspicious item on campus.
First residents of Habitat Manitoba’s largest development receive keys to new homes
Fifteen families in Transcona received keys to their brand-new homes Wednesday, becoming the first residents to move into a new Habitat for Humanity Manitoba development.
Further public engagement planned for proposed community hub
With the matter returning to council next month, residents are encouraged to provide feedback for the proposed community hub in a portion of the Downtown Chatham Centre.
Allstate Retreats on Releasing Catastrophe Losses
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) began today’s trading in the red, after it announced estimated catastrophe losses for the month of August of $272 million or $215 million, after-tax, including favorable reserve reestimates for prior period events.Catastrophe losses for August include 15 events estimated at $306 million, with approximately $75 million related to a hail event in Calgary, Canada. The Calgary hail event estimate includes reinsurance reinstatement premiums and is net of anticipated reinsurance recoveries of $225 million.Total catastrophe losses for July and August were $814…
Boeing Lays Off Thousands Of Workers As Strike Drags On
Commercial aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. (BA) has furloughed tens of thousands of employees as a strike by 30,000 machinists drags on and halts the company’s production.Work on Boeing’s 737 MAX, and other aircraft, has been stopped, leading the company to layoff thousands of workers that it says aren’t currently needed. In a staff memo that’s been made public, Boeing chief executive officer (CEO) Kelly Ortberg said: “We are planning for selected employees to take one week of furlough every four weeks on a rolling basis for the duration of the strike.”Boeing has 150,000 employees…