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Diner delicioso: Maid Marian’s in Charlottetown has translated its menu into Spanish
The next time you’re in Maid Marian’s Diner, don’t be surprised if you overhear someone order their “filete de res” medium rare and their “huevos” over easy. The steak and eggs in the King Richard Feast ...
Murphy Group opening new oyster bar in Halifax
P.E.I.-based Murphy Hospitality Group is opening a new restaurant in Halifax called the Pickford & Black Fresh Seafood & Oyster Bar. Pickford & Black Fresh Seafood & Oyster Bar will operate at 1869 Upper Water St. (the original ...
Aurora shooter's permit was revoked but gun wasn't seized
AURORA, Ill. — An initial background check failed to detect a felony conviction that should have barred the man who killed five co-workers and wounded six other people at a suburban Chicago manufacturing plant from buying the gun. Months later, a ...
Atlantic Canadians work on digital lottery game ideas during Super Hackathon in P.E.I.
Eager innovative Islanders spent this past weekend at the Startup Zone in Charlottetown in hopes of developing a concept for a new lottery game. Roughly 62 participants developed and pitched original lottery game ideas during a three-day Lotto ...
Vancouver company to acquire P.E.I.-based CMP
Food Processing Solutions (FPS) is in the process of acquiring majority control of the Milton, P.E.I.-based Charlottetown Metal Products (CMP), subject to local government approval. FPS is a global leader in turn-key food freezing and cooling ...
Jason Kenney pledges education revamp if UCP wins power in Alberta
EDMONTON — Alberta Opposition leader Jason Kenney says if his United Conservative party wins power, it will retool the education system to make it practical and adaptable for the modern, digital age. And he says anything ...
Give peas a chance: Slemon Park business expands pea and grain operations
A grain company is expanding its business on P.E.I. to supply split peas and pearl barley to global markets. It’s all part of Chris Chivilo’s plan to move his company, W.A. Grain and Pulse Solutions and New Leaf Essentials (East) Ltd., ...
Fashion world descends on London for fashion week shows
London is taking its turn in the style spotlight with the opening of London Fashion Week, an extravaganza that will feature up-and-coming young designers along with big names like Victoria Beckham, Vivienne Westwood and Burberry. More than 100 ...
Ontario energy minister on Hydro One CEO pay: 'This is not a negotiation'
TORONTO — Hydro One and the Ontario government are at loggerheads over executive compensation, with the partially privatized utility refusing repeated requests to slash proposed pay for its CEO. Energy Minister Greg Rickford asked ...
Canada's main stock index posts triple-digit gain pushing streak to six weeks
TORONTO — Canada's main stock index posted a triple-digit gain Friday after oil hit a three-month high to extend the market's winning streak to six weeks. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 142.26 points to 15,838.24, after hitting ...