Manitoba PCs to choose new leader in April 2025 – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives have set a date to choose their next leader — but it won’t be for another year. In an announcement Tuesday, party president Brent Pooles said party members will select a new leader on April 26, 2025 — a year-and-a-half after Heather Stefanson announced her plans to step down following...
Tim Hortons pizza? Chain looks to break through in crowded food market – National
Tim Hortons executives and chefs have collectively eaten thousands of flatbread pizzas over the last several years. There were versions that were spicy, others that begged for flavoured oil to be added to the base and a slew designed to figure out which combination of cheeses would nail the “ooey gooey factor.”The fast-food chain’s aim was to craft a...
RCMP uses spike belt to catch N.S. man who allegedly fled from police – Halifax
By Kayleigh Stevens Global News Posted April 16, 2024 10:22 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP have charged a 26-year-old man from Dartmouth after he allegedly fled from police in Ellershouse, N.S. Sunday night. In a release, police said officers observed the suspect traveling in a Nissan Maxima at 160 km/h on Highway 101 around 11:20 p.m.“A traffic...
Housing starts in Canada fall 7% in March from previous month, CMHC says – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 16, 2024 10:13 am Updated April 16, 2024 10:15 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in March declined seven per cent compared with February. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts amounted to 242,195 units...
Catalonia’s Puigdemont says pro-independence party close to taking back control of region
*Catalonia is holding an election on May 12*Puigdemont's return made possible by controversial amnesty*Junts acted as kingmaker for Spain's socialist government*Support for independence has ebbed in pollsBy Joan FausPERPIGNAN, France, April 16 (Reuters) - Catalonia's former president Carles Puigdemont, who has been living in self-exile since a failed independence bid seven years ago, believes his party is "neck...
2 dead following 3-vehicle collision in Wellington County
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Wellington County OPP say two people died in a double collision near Drayton. Four others were taken to hospital, including one to a trauma centre.Emergency crews arrived at the intersection of Twelfth Line and Sideroad 16 on Sunday evening, following a collision involving a white coupe, a silver minivan and a red pick-up...
Apple CEO says that he wants to increase investments in Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Apple CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday that he wants to further increase investment in Vietnam a day after the company announced it would spending on suppliers in the Southeast Asian manufacturing hub.Vietnam has become more important to Apple as the company seeks to diversify its supply chains away from China, where most of its...
Statistics Canada set to release its March inflation report – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 16, 2024 7:22 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Statistics Canada will release its latest reading on inflation Tuesday morning. The agency will publish its consumer price index for March.Statistics Canada reported last month that the annual pace of inflation cooled to 2.8 per cent in February compared with 2.9 per cent...
Can Donald Trump Still Become US President If Convicted In Hush Money Case? | World News
NEW YORK: Former President Donald Trump made history as the first former US president to stand trial in a criminal case. He faced charges in a New York court concerning allegations of concealing hush-money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The outcome of this trial begs the question: How might a potential conviction affect Trump's aspirations...
UP Express stops in Toronto reduced as Metrolinx shakes up GO train service
Transit users in west Toronto are recalibrating their commutes after a raft of changes to provincially-run train routes cut local service on the UP Express. On Monday, provincial transit agency Metrolinx announced 300 new trips on its main train lines in and out of Toronto, a service increase of roughly 15 per cent. At the same time, it said...
