The restaurant industry had some of the worst fallout of any sector from the pandemic, and many smaller outfits had to pick up and pack out after they lost sales from long closures. As that happens, the main beneficiaries are going to be large restaurant chains, putting Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) in the limelight. Fortunately for Starbucks, that period is coming to an end in many locales.
Rodric Williams, who joined the organisation as a litigation lawyer in 2012, gave evidence at the Horizon Inquiry on Thursday
Adidas launched new shoes for 41 Olympic disciplines at an event in Paris on Thursday, alongside sponsored athletes including climbing gold medallist Janja Garnbret, as it uses the Games to hone its focus on sports rather than celebrities. From sprint spikes to footwear made for the newest Olympic sport of breakdancing, the shoes are black with a white three-stripe logo and yellow-orange highlights, meant to represent the "flame" of athletes' passion for their sport. Adidas CEO Bjorn Gulden has said he wants the brand to provide shoes and apparel for a wider variety of sports, a departure from its previous strategy of focusing more deeply on fewer sports.
A youth from Treaty 3 recently tried to get to the bottom of a controversial topic important to her people, but to no avail. During the First Nations Community Wellness Conference in Toronto on March 21, which was hosted by the Chiefs of Ontario, Kenora MP Eric Melillo was asked about his party’s stance on access to gender-affirming care, and the apparent double standard they have for supporting individual autonomy when it comes to vaccines but not when it comes to gender-affirming care. “Commun
MOOSE FACTORY - An iconic part of Moose Factory’s history is looking for support to make sure it’s there for the community’s future. The National Trust for Canada’s latest Next Great Save competition has named the old St. Thomas Church in Moose Factory as one of 12 finalist sites from across the country. “What’s significant about the church is tied to what is significant about the community,” said Cecil Chabot, Moose River Heritage and Hospitality Association (MRHHA) executive director. “In many
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Jeremy Hunt has been urged to demand inheritance tax on pension pots by one of Britain’s most influential economic think tanks.
Sadiq Khan has vowed to rule out introducing “any form of pay-per-mile smart road user charging system” as he set out his plans for a third term at City Hall.He also pledged to continue his partial Tube and bus fares freeze “as long as economic conditions allow” and to try to bring the Olympics back to London in 2040.The Labour mayor used his 2024 manifesto, which he launched on Thursday, to attempt to shut down Tory claims that motorists face a new levy to drive in London if he wins a third term in a fortnight.The row has raged since he mentioned road pricing in his book, Breathe, published a year ago and after Transport for London began work on its future road charging systems as it looks up upgrade the “back office” technology required for the Ulez and congestion charge.The manifesto, unveiled at an event in North Greenwich in which he was accompanied by under fire Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner, includes plans for a “second Superloop” route of express buses in outer London.
Darrin Roach, 57, from Taunton, is jailed after pleading guilty to indecently assaulting nine boys.
Nearly 100 homes will be too close to where parents stay with their sick children, say campaigners.
When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months — and tens of thousands of ordinary people were hired to help clean up environmental devastation from the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. Recognizing that some members of cleanup crews had likely become sick, BP agreed to a medical claims settlement two years after the 2010 disaster. Through the settlement, BP has paid ill workers and coastal residents a tiny fraction — $67 million — of the billions the company has spent on restitution for economic and environmental damage.
The landscape of addictions treatment is set to change in Kenora following new merger. After only receiving approval for the merger from the Ontario Health Board on March 27, Lake of the Woods District Hospital took the first steps to integrate the and Changes Recovery Homes just a few days later, on April 1, said LWDH President and CEO Ray Racette. This is the first voluntary merger of this nature in the area, Racette explained, and it was funded by the province through Ontario Health. As of Ap
U.S. lawmakers have moved closer to enacting a countrywide ban on TikTok. Last month, the House of Representatives passed a bill by a wide margin that would ban distribution of TikTok in U.S. unless TikTok’s Chinese parent, ByteDance, sells its ownership in the app within 165 days of the law’s enactment. On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike …
Seven people have been picked from a vast jury pool – five more jurors and six alternates remain to be chosen for the historic trial
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones rose Thursday after initial unemployment claims. And Tesla stock hit a new low on a downgrade.
Reps. Jamie Raskin and James Comer got into a heated exchange over allegations that Joe Biden benefited from his family’s foreign business dealings.
Gymnast Max Whitlock and divers Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Tom Daley among stars modelling kit for launch
Carol Morgan was killed in her shop on Aug. 13, 1981
We’ve all been there. Checking in for a 6am budget flight, only to find out that your carry-on bag is too heavy, and you’ll have to pay a fee for it to go in the hold – unless you can find a way to lighten it. The solution? Start layering on as many articles of clothing as possible, until your suitcase reaches the desired weight.
Spain's Energy Minister Teresa Ribera said on Thursday that it was still to early for the government to evaluate a potential stake in Spanish energy firm Naturgy in view of a possible takeover bid by Abu Dhabi's TAQA. TAQA confirmed on Wednesday it is in discussions with the three largest shareholders of Naturgy which could lead to a possible full takeover bid for the largest natural gas firm in Spain. Naturgy and has key contracts with Algeria and also a long-term contract to import some 3 billion cubic metres (bcm) of Russian liquefied natural gas every year.
The U.S. and U.K. on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted 16 people and two entities in Iran that produce engines that power the drones used in the April 13 attack on Israel. Additionally, the U.K. is targeting several Iranian military organizations, individuals and entities involved in Iran’s drone and ballistic missile industries.
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