Unpublished Newswire
The president of the TED conference acknowledged this week that inviting billionaire investor Bill Ackman to address the annual forum came with some risks.The Technology, Entertainment and Design conference has spent 10 years holding events in Vancouver highlighting entrepreneurs and innovators who usually deliver upbeat performances.But this week, it presented a controversial investor whose position as founder and chief executive officer of Pershing Square Capital Management has earned him millions. His vocal advocacy of Israel, however, and his role in the ouster of Harvard’s first...
April 19, 2024 - 21:00 | Jamie Mah | The Globe and Mail
Calgary’s city council is bracing for what is expected to be the largest public hearing in its history, a marathon meeting starting Monday that could stretch seven days and involve hundreds of people speaking against a proposal that would permit rowhouses and townhomes across the city.If the proposed blanket rezoning fails, the city’s access to hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, including money from Ottawa’s Housing Accelerator Fund, could be at risk.
April 19, 2024 - 20:49 | Carrie Tait | The Globe and Mail
Manitoba will soon announce the next steps in the establishment of the province’s first permanent supervised consumption site in downtown Winnipeg, according to Addictions and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith.Ms. Smith said the government is working on a community-led approach and is collaborating with organizations who are on the front lines, experts with provincial agency Shared Health and people who use drugs and their families. She said further details will be released in the coming weeks.
April 19, 2024 - 20:21 | Tessa Adamski | The Globe and Mail
The Calgary Forest District has extra resources at its disposal this year, including 22 new recruits.
April 19, 2024 - 20:18 | Sarah Offin | Global News - Canada
The moment that summed up the second-round series between the Ottawa 67's and Oshawa Generals arrived at the 7:43 mark of the first period in Game 4 on Thursday night. Read More
April 19, 2024 - 20:12 | Don Brennan | Ottawa Sun
The Ontario government says it’s taking swift action against a chemical plant after a spike in benzene readings and after members Aamjiwnaang First Nation fell ill.
April 19, 2024 - 20:11 | Andrew Russell | Global News - Ottawa
