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S&P/TSX composite up more than 100 points, U. S. stock markets also higher
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (130+ words) TORONTO - Canada's main stock index was up more than 100 points in late-morning trading, helped by strength in the technology sector, while U. S. stock markets also climbed. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 133. 99 points at 34, 651. 69. In New York, the Dow…...
Niagara Falls Today: Niagara Parks staff strike averted + OHL more involved in "day-to-day" operations of Ice Dogs
9+ hour, 32+ min ago (314+ words) Ivan Galiyanov of the Niagara Ice Dogs gets the puck past goalie Ben Hrebik of the Barrie Colts in OHL action earlier this year. The Ontario Hockey League has appointed Dale De Gray as the new general manager of the…...
Niagara Falls Today: Diodati says new attraction will leave people "over-the-moon excited" + Stolen Lexus leads NRP to multimillion-dollar auto theft ring
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (232+ words) Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati says there have been meetings "with foreign-direct investors on opportunities to invest significant dollars, create a lot of good jobs in Niagara Falls, and it's all as a result of the discussion around Destination Niagara....
Niagara letters May 28: Missing the target by blaming Ford
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (500+ words) Look to the 55 per cent of eligible Ontarians who didn't vote in the last provincial election, says a reader. Problems with the Ontario government may not ultimately rest on the shoulders of leaders like Premier Doug Ford, writes R. Hay. Re:…...
New Niagara Falls attraction will leave people "over-the-moon excited: Diodati
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (995+ words) A screenshot of a Facebook video Niagara Falls MPP Wayne Gates posted standing in Queen Victoria Park and encouraging residents to sign his petition opposing another ferris wheel in the city. The ongoing ferris wheel debate should not overshadow the…...
PWHL expansion upends the job market for coaches and GMs as Hockey Canada starts search
3+ day, 32+ min ago (396+ words) Kingsbury is the GM of the PWHL's Toronto Sceptres while former coach Troy Ryan was recently hired as coach and GM of the PWHL expansion team in San Jose. His six-year run with Canada ended with Olympic silver in what…...
Ford's disgusting ferris wheel will be just the start if we don't protect our Niagara Parks
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (757+ words) The Niagara Parks Commission is failing its mandate if it allows the premier to move ahead with his ill-conceived tourism project, John Law writes. For 20 years, the Niagara Sky Wheel on Clifton Hill has served as the city's de facto…...
Motor City Car Club, in Durham, Ontario, rolls along 67 years since it formed
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (956+ words) Gary Challice, left, is a founding member of the Motor City Car Club, a Durham Region club that's been around since 1959, and Bob Clarke, president, has been a member since 1969. The Motor City Car Club: The Durham Region club has…...
Nunavut will get 725 homes in deal with federal government instead of 750
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (260+ words) The federal government will spend $241 million to fulfill its portion of an agreement with the Government of Nunavut to finance up to 725 homes, GN Housing Minister Cecile Lyall told the Nunavut Legislative Assembly on May 21. However, that's a decrease from…...
S&P/TSX composite ends higher, U. S. markets recover from earlier losses
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (563+ words) The TMX broadcast centre is shown in Toronto on May 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese TORONTO - Canada's main stock index ended more than 200 points higher while U. S. markets recovered from earlier losses as oil prices retreated. The S&P/TSX composite…...