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Crescent Point Energy Corp. plans to change company name to Veren Inc.

Crescent Point Energy Corp. plans to change company name to Veren Inc.

CALGARY — Crescent Point Energy Corp. says it plans to change its name to Veren Inc. The company says it will seek shareholder approval for the change at its annual and special meeting of shareholders on May 10.
Maine to decide on stricter electric vehicle standards

Maine to decide on stricter electric vehicle standards

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine environmental regulators are set to decide whether the state will join a growing number of states adopting new standards designed to grow the use of electric vehicles.
RBC names Maria Douvas chief legal and administrative officer

RBC names Maria Douvas chief legal and administrative officer

TORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada is expanding the role of chief legal officer Maria Douvas following the departure of the bank's chief administrative and strategy officer.
Browning West says current Gildan board cannot be trusted to oversee sale process

Browning West says current Gildan board cannot be trusted to oversee sale process

A U.S. investor who is seeking to replace a majority of the directors at Gildan Activewear Inc. says the current board cannot be trusted to oversee a sale process for the company.
Boyd Group Services reports Q4 profit and sales up from year earlier

Boyd Group Services reports Q4 profit and sales up from year earlier

WINNIPEG — Boyd Group Services Inc. reported a fourth-quarter profit of US$19.1 million, up from US$14.2 million a year earlier, as its sales rose 16 per cent. The autobody repair company, which keeps its books in U.S.
7 dead after South Korean tanker capsizes off Japan, 2 still missing

7 dead after South Korean tanker capsizes off Japan, 2 still missing

TOKYO (AP) — A South Korean tanker capsized off an island in southwestern Japan on Wednesday, authorities said, killing seven people on board. One crew member survived, and the fate of three others was unknown.
Gannett, McClatchy news chains say they will stop using Associated Press content

Gannett, McClatchy news chains say they will stop using Associated Press content

NEW YORK (AP) — The Gannett and McClatchy news chains, publishers of more than 230 outlets including USA Today and the Miami Herald, have said they will stop using journalism from The Associated Press amid continued financial pressures for the news i
Gildan Activewear shops for competing offers after potential buyer emerges

Gildan Activewear shops for competing offers after potential buyer emerges

Gildan Activewear Inc. is entertaining offers to buy the business after seeing interest from at least one potential buyer.
‘Passed like a baton’: Advocates, Air Canada CEO clash on accessible travel

‘Passed like a baton’: Advocates, Air Canada CEO clash on accessible travel

Advocates and Air Canada's CEO served up opposing views of on-board accessibility for passengers on Tuesday, though both sides agree that consistency remains a problem.
New York moves to update its fracking ban to include liquid carbon-dioxide as well as water

New York moves to update its fracking ban to include liquid carbon-dioxide as well as water

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Natural gas drilling companies would be banned in New York from using an extraction method that involves injecting large amounts of liquified carbon dioxide deep underground under a bill moving through the state legislature.