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Ontario neck guard maker says demand surged after hockey player’s death

The owner of an Ontario company that makes top-of-the-line slash-resistant neck guards for hockey players says he’s been sold out of the product since a late October “freak accident” at a hockey game in England. Joe Camillo, owner of Hamilton, Ont., based Niko Apparel Systems and AEGIS Impact Protection, said …

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Ontario ice cream maker tarred by ‘lies’ from anti-vaxxers, this time after doctor’s ‘nice’ tweet

One of Canada’s most iconic brands of ice cream has found itself in the eye of a social media firestorm after an Ontario doctor’s tweet became the target of anti-vaxxers. Chapman’s Ice Cream is one of Canada’s best-known brands in dessert products, manufactured at its family-owned Markdale, Ont., plant, about …

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Microsoft to Buy ‘Call of Duty’ Maker Activision Blizzard in $68.7 Billion Deal

Microsoft to Buy ‘Call of Duty’ Maker Activision Blizzard in .7 Billion Deal

Demand for video games has surged during the pandemic. Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it would buy “Call of Duty” videogame maker Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in cash, the largest deal in the sector making the Xbox maker the thirdlargest gaming company by revenue. Reuters Last Updated:January 18, 2022, …

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