First 7-Eleven, now Zabka: Canadian convenience giant Alimentation Couche-Tard eyes takeover of Polish rival
The Laval, Que.-based owner of Couche-Tard and Circle K stores announced Friday that it made an offer valued at more than $12 billion to buy Polish convenience store operator Zabka Group. The play comes after Alimentation Couche-Tard tried, but failed, to buy the parent company of 7-Eleven for more than a year.
Aboriginal to Indigenous: Leaders, advocates reflect on decades of state linguistic changes
Ten years after the Government of Canada officially adopted the term "Indigenous" instead of "Aboriginal," discussions persist on what terms best describe First Nations, Inuit and Métis.
Canadians win judo gold medals; Warner, Brown look for golden moments in track at Commonwealth Games
Permits issued for Alberta coal mine expansion despite environmental opposition
A sprawling expansion of a massive thermal coal mine near Hinton, Alta., has been approved by Alberta’s provincial regulator, clearing the way for the operator to extend the life of the project well into the next decade.
Stellantis to recall 1.5M Ram 1500 pickup trucks over seat belt issue
It covers 2019 to 2026 Ram 1500 vehicles that may have been built with a second-row center or second-row driver side seat belt buckle anchor that was not properly attached to the vehicle body structure.
'Our house would shake': Shania Twain opens up about growing up in 'violent' home
For a young Shania Twain, home wasn’t always a safe place. Long before she became a global country music superstar, the singer, 60, says she spent her childhood in Timmins, Ont., growing up in what she describes as a 'very violent' home, caught up in a chaotic cycle fuelled by her mother and stepfather’s 'volatile relationship.'
Feds approve Crawford Nickel Project in Ontario, promising it'll create 5,000 jobs during build
The federal government has approved the Crawford Nickel Project in Northern Ontario saying the mine will draw in $5 billion in investment and create 5,000 jobs during its construction and another 1,300 jobs for operation.
Evacuation orders expanded around Clinton as over 100 B.C. wildfires continue to burn
More than 30 evacuation orders are in place across British Columbia, where about 125 wildfires continue to burn.
Famous climber Nirmal Purja among 10 missing on Pakistan mountain after avalanche
Rescuers searching for 10 climbers missing after an avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak located four bodies on Friday and were continuing to search for the other six despite adverse weather that hampered helicopter flights, officials said.
Over 1,000 students later, Richmond, B.C., man still teaching English for free as feds cut lessons
Masih Sabet has taught over 1,000 students for free in Richmond since 2017. His lessons are now more important than ever as the federal government ends funding for intermediate language courses for newcomers come September.