LONDON (AP) — British oil giant BP said Wednesday its interim chief executive, Murray Auchincloss, will be given the job on a permanent basis to replace Bernard Looney, who quit after it emerged that he had failed to disclose to the board past relationships with company colleagues.

Auchincloss, a 53-year-old Canadian who was BP’s chief financial officer for more than three years, took on the top job in September after Auchincloss joined BP when it took over oil firm Amoco in 1998

For four days the Metro Toronto Convention Centre will be transformed into a hockey lovers’ paradise. The NHL released more details on the anticipated 2024 Hyundai NHL Fan Fair that starts on Feb. 1 and ends on Feb. 4.

Fans will have the chance to participate in autograph sessions with current and former legends of the game but also get close to some of their favorite stars when they walk the red carpet on Feb. 1 ahead of the PWHL 3-on-3 Showcase and the NHL All-

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Editorial: State Needs New Initiative Law

The third attempt to get a new ballot initiative procedure into state law has had a bipartisan group of business and political leaders working on its behalf for the past several months.

The group is called Ballot Access Mississippi. According to a recent story in Mississippi Today, the group is contacting influential members of the state Legislature to make sure the topic gets enough attention early in this year’s session so that efforts to settle on

A growing number of older adults are in debt in retirement, according to the 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances from the Federal Reserve. Among people ages 65 to 74, the share with debt rose to 65% in 2022, up from 50% in 1989 (the first time this question was asked). For people 75 and over, 53% report holding debt in 2022 versus 21% in 1989.

OKOTOKS, Alta. — Mullen Group Ltd. says it has signed a letter of intent to buy logistics company ContainerWorld Forwarding Services Inc.

Financial terms of the agreement were not immediately available.

ContainerWorld offers international and domestic wine, beer and spirits producers inventory management, freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution services.

It is based in Richmond, B.C., and has a network of customs and sufferance bonded warehouses.

The company will operate within Mullen Group’s logistics and warehousing segment.

The deal is scheduled to close

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand on Wednesday acquitted more than two dozen protesters who had occupied Bangkok’s two airports in 2008 of charges of rebellion and terrorism related to their demonstration, which at the time disrupted travel in and out of the country for more than a week.

The Bangkok Criminal Court declared that the members of the People’ Alliance for Democracy had neither caused destruction at the airports nor hurt anyone. However, 13 of the 28 defendants were slapped with a 20

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary is pushing back against Republican criticism of the Democrats’ big coronavirus pandemic response package and making an election year pitch that the current state of the U.S. “vindicates” the steps taken in 2021 to “get our economy back on track.”

With , and the U.S. apparently defying , Yellen was set to defend the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan in remarks prepared for delivery Wednesday at a U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting

Police are on the hunt for three suspects who they say broke into a home in North York last month.

Toronto police officers were called to a residence in the area of Leslie Street and York Mills Road around 2:50 a.m. on Dec. 28.

It is alleged that three suspects broke into the home and two of them were confronted by the homeowner.

Police say the suspects stole items from inside the home and fled in a Maserati SUV.

Investigators have released descriptions of the group and photos