3 d. ago NB Power seeking rate hike, advocacy group says customers at ‘breaking point’

NB Power is asking ratepayers for yet another increase after two years of major hikes and growing frustration from customers. 

Economics

9 d. ago After global aid cuts, nonprofits seek new energy and new partners on the UN sidelines

NEW YORK (AP) — A passing comment in a hotel hallway at one of the many conferences on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly’s annual high-level meetings this past week may have turned into a solution. A global antipoverty nonprofit executive, recently returned from Zambia, mentioned that a hospital there had just one […]

Culture

9 d. ago Calgary police looking to identify woman in connection to fatal bike crash

Calgary police are asking for the public's help in identifying a woman believed to have information about a fatal collision involving a cyclist last week.

Events

1 week ago Women now outnumber men globally in seeking higher protein intake: Euromonitor International

51% of consumers seeking to add protein to their diets are women Supplement growth driven by changing understanding of protein’s benefits Innovation is leading to protein permeating new product lines LONDON — As shifting consumer priorities drive demand for protein beyond traditional sports and fitness nutrition, women now account for 51% of consumers seeking to […]

Society

2 w. ago Temasek’s Global Unit to Seek Big Deals, Ditch Smaller Holdings

Temasek Holdings Pte’s newly created global investments unit will largely avoid making smaller deals as it looks to manage fewer positions in a challenging era for investing, according to its incoming President Nagi Hamiyeh.

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2 w. ago UNHCR official warns that the 1951 refugee convention is increasingly under threat

The U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday that governments around the world, especially in the Global North, which includes the United States and countries in Europe, are increasingly undermining the global convention on refugees and asylum-seekers — even threatening its very existence. The stark warning by UNHCR came on the 75th anniversary of the U.N. Refugee […]

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