Drought poses key risk to Canada’s natural gas producers in 2024: Deloitte
CALGARY – Persistent drought conditions are poised to challenge natural gas producers even as they aim to ramp up in anticipation of Canada’s first liquefied natural...
Downtown office vacancy rate ticks up
Relative to other urban centres in Canada, real estate development activity, as well as vacancy rates, in Winnipeg are rarely remarkable. CBRE Canada’s 2024 first-quarter report...
AP Exclusive: EPA didn’t declare a public health emergency after fiery Ohio derailment
The aftermath of last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio doesn’t qualify as a public health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical exposures...
Indigo agrees to go private after sale to holding company
TORONTO – Indigo Books & Music Inc. has agreed to be taken private after agreeing to a sweetened offer from a holding company connected to its...
Pinch of competing with home-based cooks
Home chefs selling their products online have drawn the ire of some in the local food industry and potential increased scrutiny from authorities. In Manitoba, it’s...
George Carlin estate settles with podcasters over fake comedy special purportedly generated by AI
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of George Carlin has agreed to a settlement with the media company it sued over a fake hourlong comedy special...
Trader Joe’s chicken soup dumplings recalled for possibly containing permanent marker plastic
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 61,000 pounds of steamed chicken soup dumplings sold at Trader Joe’s are being recalled for possibly containing hard plastic, U.S....
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is granted bail in a Bangladesh graft case
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A court in Bangladesh on Sunday granted bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus in a $2.3 million embezzlement case. Yunus, who was...
Major grocers expanding discount footprint as customers keep budgets tight
Canada’s biggest grocers are investing money and space in discount stores such as No Frills, Food Basics and FreshCo as shoppers look for ways to save...
Former Bank of Beijing chairman under investigation, part of China’s crackdown on corruption
BEIJING (AP) — The former chairman of the state-owned Bank of Beijing is under investigation for corruption, the latest in a series of graft investigations focused...