Mi'kmaq First Nations Buy Clearwater, Atlantic Canada's Largest Seafood Firm, In Joint Venture
HALIFAX ― Premium Brands Holdings Corp. and a group of Mi’kmaq First Nations are buying Clearwater Seafoods Inc. for $1 billion, including debt. The deal announced Monday would be the largest investment in the seafood industry by a Canadian Indigenous…
Attack on Syria? Obama to Speak to Nation at 1:15 PM ET Saturday
President Barack Obama will deliver a statement to the nation on Syria at 1:15pm Saturday from the Rose Garden at the White House. Watch: SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Click Here: cheap Cowboys jersey Also, Syria’s Prime Minister warned Saturday…
What You Need To Know About Mortgage Down Payments
One of the most important parts of your home purchase is your down payment. Whether you diligently save for a few years, borrow money from family, or use your RRSP, maximizing your down payment will save you money on your…
How These Toronto Small Businesses Pivoted During The Pandemic
When you run a small business, you know how important it is to connect with your customers. In many ways, it’s everything. But in the time of COVID-19, entrepreneurs have faced a number of challenges — problems most could never…
Echoing US Teachers, Thousands in Mexico Continue Fight Against So-Called Ed. 'Reform'
The momentum of striking teachers in Mexico showed no signs of abating on Wednesday, as 12 thousand teachers retook the streets of Mexico City, continuing their struggle against what they see as education privatization. The demonstration, during which “anti-riot police…
Violent Assault on Greenpeace Activists Scaling Arctic Rig
Video released by Russian security forces Wednesday shows armed Russian coast guard agents violently shutting down last week’s peaceful Greenpeace International protest against a Gazprom-owned offshore drilling rig in Russia’s arctic waters. Russian forces are shown firing gunshots into the…
As Planet Warms, 13% of Humanity Headed for Worse Water Scarcity
If the planet continues to warm at its current trajectory, and human populations rise on-pace, well over 1 billion people will face new or increased water scarcity by the end of this century, a series of studies from the Potsdam…
2013 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Fails to Challenge US Power: Critics
The 2013 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the group that is in charge of enforcing the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention worldwide and is currently working to dismantle Syria’s chemical…
Latest US Drone Attack Kills More Than Taliban Chief
PESHAWAR – The drone attack that killed Tehreek Taliban Pakistan chief Hakimullah Mahsud this week seems also to have killed hopes that drone attacks will end. “After the recent debate in international media about U.S-led drone attacks, there was some…
Critics Slam Volcker Rule as 'Worst of All Worlds'
Financial regulators announced Tuesday that, after three and a half years of negotiations and billions spent by big banks in an attempt to carve out regulatory loopholes, Feds agreed upon a set of banking reform guidelines known as the “Volcker…