Toronto, ON (Apr. 18, 2018) – Before insurance companies offering auto insurance in Ontario can change their insurance rates, they must be filed with and approved by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO)....
New York, NY (Apr. 16, 2018) – Marsh, a global leader in insurance broking and innovative risk management solutions, in collaboration with IBM, ACORD, and ISN, announced today the first commercial blockchain solution for...
VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver is moving to allow the sale of liquor in grocery stores. Councillors voted Tuesday to approve zoning bylaw amendments that will permit grocery stores to sell liquor. The city says in a news release that qualified grocery outlets will be allowed to sell liquor in a store-within-a-store model, requiring […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University’s brain science institute has been given $100 million to advance the understanding of the brain and what causes Lou Gehrig’s Disease, Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. The Ivy League university in Providence, Rhode Island, announced the donation from alumnus Robert Carney and his wife, Nancy, on Wednesday. Institute Director Diane […]
FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick retiree who just wanted to buy cheaper suds is about to find out if his 2012 beer run to Quebec will change the nature of Confederation. The Supreme Court of Canada is to make a key ruling Thursday on interprovincial trade, in a case that began when Gerard Comeau was […]
The family litigation just adds a very sad and troubling chapter to an otherwise amazing rags-to-riches story of the Leon family
Ottawa has laid out its final regulations for banks aimed at avoiding the use of taxpayer dollars to bail out financial institutions in the unlikely event of a failure. Under the so-called bail-in regime, authorities could convert certain kinds of unsecured, long-term debt of a failing lender into shares to stabilize the financial institution, rather […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico bank executive who died on a Southwest Airlines flight was remembered Wednesday as a dedicated mother of two who helped others find jobs, volunteered around Albuquerque and brought often fractious sides together. Jennifer Riordan’s family said in a statement that the 43-year-old community leader died Tuesday on a flight […]
Economy is in a ‘sweet spot’ that is worth ‘nurturing’
OSHAWA, Ont. — The head of General Motors Canada is moving to head the global automaker’s Cadillac division. The company says Steve Carlisle will replace Johan de Nysschen, who is leaving effectively immediately as head of the Cadillac group. The automaker also named Travis Hester as the new president of GM Canada. Hester is currently […]