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CAE: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Nov. 12, 2024 16:29 PM EST

ST-LAURENT, Quebec (AP) — ST-LAURENT, Quebec (AP) — CAE Inc. (CAE) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $38.5 million. The St-Laurent, Quebec-based company said it had profit of 12 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs, were 18 cents per...

Maine dams face an uncertain future

Nov. 11, 2024 12:37 PM EST

The Ellsworth Dam, nestled just upstream from the picturesque Union River Bridge in downtown Ellsworth, is easy to miss, the extent of its towering facade hidden from passing motorists by foliage and a bend in the river. Flow to the dam is controlled by another dam upstream. Without...

Asian American boba brand finds opportunity after Simu Liu sparks cultural appropriation debate

Oct. 22, 2024 12:28 PM EDT

Olivia Chen and Pauline Ang, friends and business partners on boba milk tea brand Twrl, have tried three times to get on “Shark Tank,” the ABC reality show where up-and-coming entrepreneurs try to woo big-name backers. Now, in a plot twist they couldn't have imagined, the San...

Big tobacco companies reach tentative multibillion-dollar settlement with Canada

Oct. 18, 2024 19:08 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Three large tobacco companies would pay nearly $24 billion to settle a long-running legal battle in Canada, according to a proposed deal. Philip Morris International said Friday that a court-appointed mediator had filed the proposed settlement with its Canadian...

Somali-Canadian rapper K’naan charged with 2010 sexual assault in Quebec City

Sep. 27, 2024 12:26 PM EDT

QUEBEC CITY (AP) — Canadian rapper K’naan, known for the global hit “Wavin’ Flag,” has been charged over an alleged sexual assault in Quebec City dating back more than 14 years. A charge sheet filed at the courthouse in Quebec City on Thursday says the rapper, whose given...