2 hours ago Canada’s chief actuary report at odds with Alberta’s pension plan estimate

EDMONTON — A report from Canada’s chief actuary suggests Alberta would not be entitled to more than half of the Canada Pension Plan’s assets that the province has argued it should get if it were to leave the investment fund. The chief actuary’s paper, published Friday, says the calculation that claims Alberta should get 53 […]

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2 hours ago Stampeders trade embattled QB Jake Maier to Roughriders for draft pick

The Calgary Stampeders’ chapter on quarterback Jake Maier has officially come to a close. The Canadian Football League team traded the negotiating rights of the embattled QB on Monday to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for a 2025 eighth-round draft pick. The deal gives Saskatchewan a window to negotiate exclusively with Maier, who’s slated to become a […]

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4 hours ago The Pros: Antonio Stranges shining; Nick Suzuki leading; Isaiah George rising

Some familiar names are making an impact in the pro hockey ranks at the mid-season point.

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4 hours ago Roughriders acquire Jake Maier’s rights from Stampeders for 2025 draft pick

Maier, 27, completed 357 of 494 passes for 3,841 yards with 22 TDs and 14 interceptions last season.

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5 hours ago James River Completes Closing of Adverse Development Cover and Common Equity Investment with Cavello Bay Reinsurance Limited

PEMBROKE, Bermuda, Dec. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — James River Group Holdings, Ltd. (“James River” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: JRVR) today announced the close of both the adverse development reinsurance agreement and $12.5 million common equity investment with Enstar subsidiary Cavello Bay Reinsurance Limited, as per the terms and agreements previously announced on November 11, […]

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6 hours ago Harvest ETFs Announces Revised Estimated Annual 2024 Reinvested ETF Distributions

OAKVILLE, Ontario — Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. (“Harvest”) today announces the revised estimated annual reinvested distributions for Harvest ETFs for the 2024 tax year. Please be advised that the estimated distributions announced in this press release replace those stated in the November 28, 2024 press release for the Harvest ETFs. Please note these are estimated […]

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7 hours ago Harvest ETFs Announces Estimated Annual 2024 Reinvested Harvest High Income Shares ETFs Distributions

OAKVILLE, Ontario — Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. (“Harvest”) announces the estimated annual reinvested distributions for Harvest High Income Shares ETFs for the 2024 tax year. Please be advised that the estimated distributions announced in this press release replace those stated in the November 28, 2024 press release for the Harvest High Income Shares ETFs. Please […]

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8 hours ago Texas sues NCAA in latest push to block transgender athletes in women’s sports

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the NCAA to block the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports, arguing that it tricks and misleads fans. The lawsuit filed in state district court in Lubbock and announced Sunday, argues the NCAA violates the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by promoting women’s sports that may include […]

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8 hours ago Scientists report studies showing a novel drug repairs myelin and restores nervous system function in a model of multiple sclerosis

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia and SPRING, Texas, Dec. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Scientists at Dalhousie University in Halifax, and Io Therapeutics, Inc. in Spring Texas, announced today collaborative publication of data from studies demonstrating effectiveness of the RXR agonist compound IRX4204 in reversing demyelination, and functionally restoring movement in the paralyzed legs of mice subjected […]

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9 hours ago Matt Gaetz ‘regularly’ paid for sex, including with minor, U.S report alleges

The 37-page report includes explicit details of sex-filled parties and vacations that Gaetz, now 42, took part in from 2017 to 2020 while representing Florida's western panhandle.

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