Enlarge / Opponents of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines hold a rally as they protest US President Donald Trump’s executive orders advancing their construction, at Columbus Circle in New York on January 24, 2017. (credit: AFP | Getty) Construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline was officially terminated on Wednesday, handing a big […]
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., the Canadian owner of Circle K convenience stores, is exploring a takeover of French grocer Carrefour SA in a roughly $20 billion deal that would create a trans-Atlantic retail giant. Couche-Tard’s initial proposal values the French company at about 20 euros per share, people with knowledge of the matter said. That would […]
Germany is not exactly a power in world hockey, silver medal at the weird 2018 Olympics aside. At the World Junior Championships, the Germans have never medaled, nor even managed better than a fifth-place finish — as West Germany, and as host of the tournament — in 1981. Germany hasn’t been better than ninth place […]
Expand / / A petroleum refinery in Alberta. (charge: Kurt Bauschardt) At 2018, Canada passed a national carbon pricing legislation in a bid to decrease greenhouse gas emissions. The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Compensation Act has been created not to interfere with any states which had independently place a cost on carbon, provided that the state’s […]
Expand (credit: Getty Images / / Ubisoft / / Aurich Lawson) An expected hostage situation is allegedly occurring in the building where game developer Ubisoft’s Montreal office has been set. Canadian press started reporting that a significant police operation, maybe connected to a hostage scenario, beyond the Ubisoft Montreal headquarters approximately 1:30pm Eastern time. Montreal […]
(video connection ) The war between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagoro-Karabakh area has caught the eye of military strategists globally, such as in the USA, due to the level to that drones have transformed the battle. Though the wide-open, rocky terrain of this area has played a part, Turkish- and – Israeli-built remotely piloted […]
From Fiji to Paris, London to Ottawa, foreign leaders were quick to congratulate Joe Biden on Saturday, moments after he was elected the 46th President of the United States. The words were warm and welcoming for President-elect Biden. There’s something poignant, and a bit controversial, about the timing. The well-wishes come from foreign capitals even […]
From Fiji to Paris, London to Ottawa, foreign leaders were quick to congratulate Joe Biden on Saturday, moments after he was elected the 46th President of the United States. The words were warm and welcoming for President-elect Biden. There’s something poignant, and a bit controversial, about the timing. The well-wishes come from foreign capitals even […]