Bank of America Merill Lynch sees a peak in global demand for crude oil around 2030, followed by a period of rapid decline as a result of the electrification of transportation. For the next decade or so, oil demand should continue to grow, although at a slower and slower rate. According to Bank of America…
Vancouver Coastal Health says it’s facing an “outbreak” of measles with nine cases in the city this month. The number of confirmed cases more than doubled from four earlier on Friday, when the health authority said all the infections involved three French schools. Two of the schools are connected by a door and the schools…
ROME, Italy — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) awarded the hosting rights and announced the dates for six qualifying events for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Included in the announcement was the WBSC granting hosting rights to Canada, China and the Netherlands for three Olympic Softball qualifiers. “These next two years —…
Venezuela is once again finding itself in the dark in another massive power outage, weighing further on the South American country that is struggling to maintain its oil output and oil exports amid US sanctions. Venezuela, in dire need of its oil revenues that are withering on the vine, may be home to the world’s…
TORONTO — The Bank of Montreal has hired former Liberal cabinet minister Scott Brison as its vice-chair of investment and corporate banking. BMO says the longtime politician’s tenure in the federal government, his knowledge of global economic issues and private sector experience will be an asset for its capital markets division. Brison will be based…
AUSTIN, Texas – The 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Softball teams were announced over a four-day period in June. Each of the four teams- NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and College Division – along with their respective Academic All-America® of the Year recipent, were selected by the College Sports Information Directors of…
Western anti-Russia sanctions are proving to be ineffective and are starting to harm America more, according to the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev. “Of course, we believe sanctions are wrong, and particularly US sanctions, because they really undermine the US long term,” Dmitriev told CNBC at the World Economic Forum…
Russia’s enormous natural resources should serve as a guarantee of high quality food production, according to President Vladimir Putin. The country has ensured its independence on the global wheat market, he added. “We are not just one of the largest exporters of wheat, last year’s exports amounted to 44 million tons. We have reached at…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Science & Arts (Okla) surpassed fellow Sooner Athletic Conference member, Oklahoma City, for the No. 1 spot in the first NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll of the regular season. The Drovers (17-0) have opended the season undefeated and earned 529 points this week. Five teams joined the Top 25 this week,…
Over the last few years, I’ve been glad to see people in Canada rightly begin to shake off a smugness about the experiences of black people in this country compared to in the United States. For example, for far too long, white Canadians believed our country doesn’t have the same sort of outright racism as…