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Israel gave final approval for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two. Palestinians and rights groups say it could destroy plans for a future Palestinian state. Settlement development in E1, an open tract of land east of Jerusalem, has been …
Read More »Boeing reaches settlement with Canadian whose family died in 2019 plane crash in Ethiopia
Boeing reached a settlement on Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 plane crash in Ethiopia, averting the first trial connected to the devastating event that led to a worldwide grounding of Max jets. The jury trial at Chicago’s federal court …
Read More »Israel’s provocative settlement response may force Canada to back up its words
The Israeli government’s response to last week’s unprecedented joint statement by Canada, France and the U.K. could hardly be clearer, says former Canadian ambassador to Israel Jon Allen, now a senior fellow at the University of Toronto’s Munk School. “It’s basically telling the world that we don’t really care about …
Read More »Ontario judge approves $500M settlement in Loblaw bread-fixing case
Business An Ontario judge has approved a settlement in a class-action lawsuit that accused Loblaw and its parent company George Weston Ltd. of engaging in an industry-wide scheme to fix the price of bread. Judge called settlement excellent, fair and in the best interest of class members The Canadian Press · …
Read More »CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon quits amid possible settlement of Trump lawsuit
CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon said Monday that she is resigning after four years, the latest fallout at the network as its parent company considers settling a lawsuit with U.S. President Donald Trump over a 60 Minutes interview with his former political opponent, Kamala Harris. McMahon, who has led both the …
Read More »Prince Harry receives apology from Rupert Murdoch newspapers in settlement deal
Prince Harry claimed a “monumental” victory over Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. newspaper group on Wednesday after the publisher settled his lawsuit, admitting unlawful actions at its Sun tabloid for the first time and paying unspecified damages. Harry, 40, the younger son of King Charles, was suing the publisher of the Sun …
Read More »Tobacco firm opposes proposed $32.5B settlement with provinces, smokers, court documents say
One of three major tobacco companies involved in years of negotiations with creditors says it opposes the proposed multi-billion-dollar settlement announced in the case earlier this month. JTI-Macdonald Corp. has filed a document with an Ontario court indicating it does not support the proposal due to “critical outstanding issues.” The …
Read More »Cummings, Bachman reach settlement over the Guess Who name with former bandmates – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 4, 2024 12:15 pm Updated September 4, 2024 12:16 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A long-running battle over the Guess Who name has come to an end. The Winnipeg rock band’s founding members Burton Cummings …
Read More »Judge approves settlement agreement for Nova Scotia’s Northern Pulp mill – Halifax
A settlement agreement announced last week between the owners of the Northern Pulp mill and the Nova Scotia government has been approved by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge. The agreement is the result of a court-ordered mediation that began in April 2022 as part of the company’s creditor protection …
Read More »Canada, Ontario reach historic $10 billion proposed First Nations treaty settlement
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 18, 2023 1:33 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Leaders of the Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund say they’ve reached a proposed $10-billion settlement with the governments of Ontario and Canada over unpaid annuities for using their lands. The fund, …
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