New York, NY (Apr. 2, 2018) – Cake & Arrow have announced the publication of a new case study exploring the future of insurance in the age of the gig economy. Following hours of...
OTTAWA — Medical marijuana patients are bracing for an uphill battle in their bid to convince the federal government to exempt medicinal cannabis from excise taxes. Their lobbying effort will begin once MPs start debating the government’s budget implementation bill, which in its current form would apply the taxes to all but a small group […]
RENO, Nev. — Gas prices at Nevada pumps have hit the $3 mark for the first time in 2.5 years. AAA Nevada reported Monday that the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline statewide is exactly $3. That’s 8 cents more than just a week ago and 34 cents higher than the national […]
London, ON (Mar. 22, 2018) – McFarlan Rowlands Insurance Brokers, based in London, Ontario, have announced they will acquire DA Kurt Insurance Brokers of Kitchener, Ontario. As of April 30, 2018 DA Kurt will...
TORONTO — A Filipino fast-food chain restaurant opened the doors to its first Toronto location this weekend to a long line of fans, some who waited hours, to taste the brand’s chicken, burgers and sweet-style spaghetti sauce and noodles. Jollibee Foods Corporation’s aggressive international expansion includes a focus on Canada, where Filipino food is seeing […]
TORONTO — The Ontario government is pushing back against New York State’s Buy American law by limiting public sector procurement with suppliers in that state. A new regulation that took effect Sunday restricts government contracts with New York State suppliers, specifically when it comes to the use of structural iron. In a statement Monday, Ontario […]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City’s former Revel casino is moving toward its reincarnation as the Ocean Resort Casino. The Boardwalk property said Monday it’s affiliating with the Hyatt hotel chain. The announcement came on the sixth anniversary of the opening of Revel. Colorado developer Bruce Deifik bought Revel in January and set about remaking […]
NEW YORK — Stella Artois says it’s recalling beer packaged in 330 millilitre glass bottles as a safety precaution. The company says some bottles have a flaw that may cause a small piece of glass to break off and possibly fall into the beer. Stella Artois said the bottles were manufactured by one of its […]
WASHINGTON — An agency ethics official at the Environmental Protection Agency says Administrator Scott Pruitt’s lease of a Capitol Hill condo tied to a prominent fossil-fuels lobbyist didn’t violate federal ethics rules. A memo signed by Kevin Minoli contends that Pruitt’s $50-a-night rental payments constitute a fair market rate. The memo was dated March 30, […]