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James Goldston stepping down as top ABC News executive
January 28, 2021 - 3:29 PM

NEW YORK - ABC News President James Goldston said Thursday that he will leave the network at the end of March, after seven years of leading the news division.
Nasdaq seeks mandatory board diversity for listed companies
December 01, 2020 - 12:26 PM

Nasdaq is pushing for the more than 3,000 companies listed on its U.S. stock exchange to make their boardrooms less overwhelmingly male and white by hiring directors that better reflect the country's diverse population.
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
November 18, 2020 - 2:31 PM

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Wood pellet firm Peak Renewables buys Canfor forest tenure, idled mills in for Nelson
November 18, 2020 - 12:43 PM

CALGARY - The CEO of wood pellet maker Peak Renewables says deals to buy forest tenure and mill assets in the Fort Nelson area of northeastern B.C. from Canfor Corp. are part of its plan to build a new 600,000-tonne-per-year pellet plant there.
Cineplex tries to woo moviegoers with theatre rentals after 91% drop in tickets sold
November 13, 2020 - 1:33 PM

TORONTO - Canada's largest theatre saw 91 per cent fewer moviegoers during the summer compared with last year, pushing the company to roll out new offerings for film lovers.
United plans to furlough 16,000 workers, fewer than expected
September 02, 2020 - 3:47 PM

United Airlines said Wednesday it plans to furlough 16,370 employees in October, a smaller number than the airline predicted in July because thousands of workers agreed to leave with the travel industry facing a slow recovery from the pandemic.
Anger, frustration over continued closures, mayor of Leamington, Ont., says
June 25, 2020 - 1:59 PM

WINDSOR, Ont. - The mayor of one of Ontario's last communities still locked down due to COVID-19 says small businesses are being driven to bankruptcy by the closure while shops in neighbouring communities in Windsor-Essex reopened Thursday with a mix of relief and joy.
Some Canadian CrossFit gyms quick to de-affiliate from brand after Glassman comments
June 09, 2020 - 12:38 PM

TORONTO - Darren Thornton is in the process of researching new names to rebrand CrossFit Defy, the gym he co-owns with his wife Michelle in Toronto's Leaside neighbourhood.
Priest plans virtual memorial service for four N.L. fishermen as community mourns
May 28, 2020 - 8:08 AM

ST. LAWRENCE, N.L. - A small Newfoundland and Labrador community is preparing a virtual service to mourn the deaths of four fishermen, three of them from one family.
Educational publisher Nelson sells university textbook business to Top Hat
May 26, 2020 - 4:50 AM

TORONTO - Educational publisher Nelson has signed a deal to sell its domestic university textbook business to Top Hat and says it plans to focus on the kindergarten-to-Grade 12 market.
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Business News

James Goldston stepping down as top ABC News executive

Nasdaq seeks mandatory board diversity for listed companies

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Wood pellet firm Peak Renewables buys Canfor forest tenure, idled mills in for Nelson

Cineplex tries to woo moviegoers with theatre rentals after 91% drop in tickets sold

United plans to furlough 16,000 workers, fewer than expected

Anger, frustration over continued closures, mayor of Leamington, Ont., says

Some Canadian CrossFit gyms quick to de-affiliate from brand after Glassman comments

Priest plans virtual memorial service for four N.L. fishermen as community mourns

Educational publisher Nelson sells university textbook business to Top Hat

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