88 m. ago Who is Greg Abel, the Canadian executive picked to be successor to Warren Buffett?

OMAHA, Neb. — When Warren Buffett announced at his annual shareholder meeting Saturday that he is stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year, he elevated a low-key 62-year-old Canadian executive named Greg Abel who has long been one of his top lieutenants. For the past seven years, Abel has […]

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2 h. ago Buffett’s Exit to Lift Energy Executive Abel to Berkshire CEO

Greg Abel built one of the largest energy businesses in the US under mentor Warren Buffett. Now, he’ll try to fill the shoes of the world’s most famous investor.

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3 h. ago Warren Buffett to step down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO at year’s end

Thousands of investors in the Omaha arena gave Buffett a prolonged standing ovation after his announcement in recognition of his 60 years leading the company.

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5 h. ago Olympian Fred Kerley charged in Florida with battery on female fellow athlete

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — An Olympic track medalist is charged in Florida with punching a woman, a hurdler who also competed in the Olympics. A Broward County Sheriff’s Office arrest report says that Fred Kerley, 29, allegedly hit Alaysha Johnson with a closed fist at a hotel near Fort Lauderdale on Thursday. Kerley is charged […]

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18 h. ago Toronto's artificial peninsula set to keep growing for decades

Toronto's man-made peninsula, the Leslie Street Spit, is still growing, and will be for the next few decades to come as dredged material from the city's harbour continues to be deposited along its shoreline.Created in 1959 by the Toronto Harbour Commissioners (THC), now PortsToronto, for "port-related facilities," the Leslie Street Spit's expected use as an outer harbour port never panned out, yet the landform has expanded significantly through millions of cubic metres of concrete, earth fill, and dredged sand, and today supports Tommy Thompson Park.The artificial peninsula extends five kilometres into Lake Ontario and is over 500 hectares in size. The park is home to some of the largest existing natural habitats on the Toronto waterfront, and includes wildflower meadows, cottonwood forests, cobble beaches, and coastal marshes.Aerial view of the Leslie Street Spit in 1975. Photo: Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA).It's also become on...

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18 h. ago This Ontario wellness retreat has you staying in a tiny box in the middle of the woods

This secluded wellness retreat in Ontario is perhaps the most serene way to reconnect with nature without sacrificing on luxury.Wellness may be the buzzword to end all buzzwords in 2025, being co-opted by everything from luxury clubs offering some seriously Cronenbergian-sounding services to cold plunge camps that encourage you to take a dip in frozen lakes, but it's not without reason.In 2025, when the world seems to be careening ever deeper into utter chaos, the notion that there are concrete steps (that can come in varying degrees of scientific complexity) we can take to support our own — say it with me — wellness, is a comfort.It's a small way to feel in control of an otherwise out-of-control period in human history.But that's not why I called you here. I only bring it up because Garth and Rebecca Bigelow, who own Muskoka-based vacation rental venture Unique Stays, have found a similar sense of peace in the whole 'wellness' thing, a...

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21 h. ago Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO ruled unfit for trial and ordered hospitalized

NEW YORK — A federal judge ruled Friday that the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch is not competent to stand trial on sex trafficking charges and ordered him hospitalized to see if his mental condition improves. Michael Jeffries’ lawyers sought the ruling last month, writing in a letter filed in a New York federal […]

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24 h. ago Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld has resigned, interim chief appointed

In a surprise move, Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld has tendered his resignation and Deputy Chief Katie McLellan has been appointed the city's new interim police chief.

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25 h. ago Vital Battery Metals Announces Name Change to Aventis Energy

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vital Battery Metals Inc. (“Vital” or the “Company”) (CSE: VBAM | OTC: VBAMF | FRA: C0O), is pleased to announce that the Company’s Board of Directors have approved a name change to “Aventis Energy Inc.” The Company’s trading symbol on the Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE”) shall concurrently change to “AVE”. No […]

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25 h. ago Le scientifique en chef du Québec, Rémi Quirion, quitte ses fonctions

Ce dernier doit conseiller les ministres sur toute question scientifique pouvant éclairer les politiques publiques.

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28 h. ago Ottawa may not want to get out of the pipeline business just yet: Trans Mountain CEO

Trump's trade threats have only spurred increased interest in TMX, Mark Maki said

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29 h. ago 2 people plunge to their deaths from scenic point at Utah national park

A senior cat, who belonged to the two deceased people, was found near their bodies and survived the fall.

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29 h. ago Kootenay Silver Inc. to Present at the Metals & Mining Virtual Investor Conference May 6th 2025

Company invites individual and institutional investors, as well as advisors and analysts, to attend online at VirtualInvestorConferences.com VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kootenay Silver Inc. (TSXV: KTN; OTCQX: KOOYF), based in Vancouver, BC, focused on the Columba High-Grade Silver Project, Chihuahua, Mexico, today announced that James McDonald, President & CEO of Kootenay […]

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33 h. ago Aritzia shifts some supply from China amid U.S. tariffs, CEO says

The Vancouver-based apparel company said Thursday that the Asian nation is one of the top three countries it relies on to make its clothing.

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33 h. ago NEO Battery Materials Appoints Dr. Matthew Dawson, CEO of Elementium Materials, as Senior Scientific Advisor

TORONTO, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NEO Battery Materials Ltd. (“NEO” or the “Company”) (TSXV: NBM) (OTC: NBMFF), a low-cost silicon anode materials developer that enables longer-running, rapid-charging lithium-ion batteries, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Matthew Dawson, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Elementium Materials Inc., to the Company’s Scientific Advisory […]

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33 h. ago Sun Summit Minerals to Present at the Metals & Mining Virtual Investor Conference May 6th

Company invites individual and institutional investors, as well as advisors and analysts, to attend online at VirtualInvestorConferences.com VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sun Summit Minerals Corp. (TSX.V: SMN | OTCQB: SMREF), is pleased to announce that CEO Niel Marotta will present live at the Metals & Mining Virtual Investor Conference hosted by […]

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38 h. ago Top defence procurement official's retirement prompts management change

Simon Page, a top official at Public Services and Procurement Canada will be retiring later this month. Page is Assistant Deputy Minister, Defence and Marine Procurement and has overseen some of the major equipment programs for the department. Siobhan Harty will assume the role of Senior Assistant Deputy Minister of Defence and Marine Procurement, according […]

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46 h. ago Aritzia diversifying away from China as tariff tensions continue: CEO

Aritzia Inc. says it is shifting some of its supply chain away from China, which has been hammered with triple-digit tariffs from the United States. The Vancouver-based apparel company said Thursday that the Asian nation is one of the top three countries it relies on to make its clothing, but it intends to cut its […]

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47 h. ago Xcel CEO Says AI Power Needs Raise Prospect of New Large Nuclear

It’s been more than a decade since the US last broke ground on a large-scale nuclear power plant that came online. Xcel Chief Executive Officer Bob Frenzel is raising the idea that it’s time to start again.

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47 h. ago Archbishop's farewell: Richard W. Smith leaves for Vancouver following appointment by Pope Francis

The Vatican-level appointment, in accordance with Catholic tradition, came “just out of the blue.”

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