A strong ridge of high pressure sitting over the western portion of Canada and the U.S. has prompted heat warnings as dangerously hot temperatures persist.
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Workers on strike at Granby Zoo, but park remains open
Some 130 workers at Granby Zoo made good on their threat by going on strike Tuesday morning, denouncing the slow pace of negotiations to renew their collective agreement. The popular Eastern Townships park is still open to visitors, however.
Markel Canada Unveils Official Markel Play Insurance Product & Services
Voir français ci-dessous Combining industry-specific experience and partnership to offer specialized coverage and enhanced protection for sport organizations and athletes across Canada TORONTO, ON, JULY 9, 2024/insPRESS/ – Markel Canada, a division of London-based casualty insurer, Markel International, and a…The post Markel Canada Unveils Official Markel Play Insurance Product & Services appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.
Maple Leaf Foods To Spin-Off Pork Business
Maple Leaf Foods (MFI) is spinning off its pork business into a separate publicly traded company as it tries to turnaround its poor-performing stock. In a news release, Toronto-based Maple Leaf said it is spinning off its pork division so that it can focus on its more profitable packaged goods business that includes ready-to-serve foods such as Ready Crisp bacon.Under the plan, Maple Leaf stockholders will receive shares in the new company, while Maple Leaf will retain a 20% ownership stake in the still unnamed pork company. Additionally, the new pork company will continue to provide Maple Leaf…
5 arrested, 3 wanted in connection with armed robbery at downtown Toronto jewellery store last year
Toronto police have released images of three additional suspects wanted in connection with an armed robbery at a downtown Toronto jewellery store last year.
LCBO scraps plan to open 5 stores to bar and restaurant owners for one day next week
The LCBO says it has scrapped a plan to temporarily reopen five stores to allow bar and restaurant owners to buy alcohol amid the ongoing strike after the Crown corporation said the union threatened to picket at these locations.
Edmonton hiker missing in Kananaskis Country: RCMP
Turner Valley RCMP are looking for the public’s help to find an Edmonton man who went missing in Kananaskis Country last week.
RCMP arrest 7 in child exploitation investigation
The RCMP has arrested seven people and laid 65 charges in connection to a child exploitation and human trafficking investigation.
How much more likely was Eastern Canada’s heat wave because of climate change?
Federal officials are set to say how much more likely Eastern Canada’s heat wave was because of human-caused climate change.
Judge in murder trial weighs motivations of admitted Winnipeg serial killer
A judge is expected to decide this week whether a man who admitted to killing four Indigenous women in Winnipeg did so because he was in the throes of a psychotic episode or was driven by a rare form of perverse sexual interest.