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Stan Pierre named head coach of the Manitoba Bisons football program
21 Jan 2025
A familiar face with deep ties to the Bisons is set to replace a legend at the helm of the University of Manitoba's football program.
Alberta government lifts ban on coal exploration in Eastern Slopes
21 Jan 2025
The Alberta government has lifted a ban on coal exploration in the Eastern Slopes and the Rocky Mountains, a move that the regulator says will allow suspended projects to resume.
Vancouver moves training facility for men's national soccer team to UBC for 2026 World Cup
21 Jan 2025
The City of Vancouver announced Monday that it will move the Canadian men's national soccer team's training facility for the 2026 FIFA World Cup from a neighbourhood park, where it had met with stiff
U.S. Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont near Canada-U.S. border, say authorities
21 Jan 2025
A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed in Vermont on Monday while performing their duties near the Canada-U.S. border, according to U.S. federal and state authorities.
Former student trustee chosen to fill English public board vacancy
21 Jan 2025
It was only three years ago that Malek Mekawi was a high school student under the Greater Essex County District School Board — which he now joins as a trustee to replace Sarah Cipkar, who left the boa
Tłı̨chǫ Government signs deal with company to explore lithium potential in N.W.T.
21 Jan 2025
The Tłı̨chǫ Government has signed an agreement with an Australia-based company to look at the potential for lithium mining on Tłı̨chǫ lands in the N.W.T.
With a cold snap coming to P.E.I., crews and community groups working to keep people safe
21 Jan 2025
Islanders are bracing for very cold temperatures after waking up to a snowfall on Monday that closed schools across the province.
Saint John murder trial hears only one set of gunshot residue tests went to police lab
21 Jan 2025
Now in its third week, Zakkary Reed's first-degree murder trial heard Monday from a firearms expert about the shotgun police believe is the murder weapon.
Boblo Island ferry back in service after being down for 4 days
21 Jan 2025
Residents of Bois Blanc Island, commonly referred to as Boblo Island, now have ferry service again after the only boat that transports passengers and vehicles onto and off the island was out of service for repairs for approximately four days.
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Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
How Quaker Oats grabbed customers’ attention
By Kiron Kasbekar | 07 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats, the American food products giant that was created in 1901 through the merger of many older oat millers, and was acquired by a bigger foods giant, Pepsi, in 2001, has been an innovative company. One example of its innovativeness shows in its packaging – the cereal box it launched in 1915.
Company story – Cunard Line
By Kiron Kasbekar | 12 Jan 2024
The Cunard Line started its life in Glasgow in 1839 as the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company when Samuel Cunard was awarded the first British transatlantic steamship mail contract.
Samuel Slater – textile tycoon or traitor?
By Kiron Kasbekar | 26 Dec 2023
Samuel Slater is a name that holds significant importance in the annals of American industrial history. Often referred to as the ‘Father of the American Factory System’, Slater's contributions played a pivotal role in shaping the nation’s industrial landscape.
Underwood Typewriter Company – an icon of the past
By Kiron Kasbekar | 21 Dec 2023
You’ve probably never heard of Underwood typewriters. For the company folded up in 1963 – 60 years ago. You may not even have seen and handled a typewriter, unless someone in your family owned one.
The rise and fall of Chrysler
By Kiron Kasbekar | 16 Dec 2023
A century ago, the American automobile industry was more crowded than a vegetable market on a Sunday morning, with such a wide variety of stuff on sale that buyers were spoilt for choice. Buyers could pick and choose, bargain, pay up and drive out with the newly purchased vehicle.
TRW – the tide turned
By Kiron Kasbekar | 13 Dec 2023
There used to be an American company called Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc. This company, which was a global supplier of automotive systems, modules, and components to car and truck manufacturers, started small, as most companies do. Then, as the automotive industry grew bigger, so did TRW.
The rise and fall of Nokia
By Aniket Gupta | 07 Dec 2023
My interest is stories about dominant companies that failed all of a sudden. These companies were once etched into people’s minds but have since become a symbol of nostalgia. One such company, which was the biggest in its industry before it failed catastrophically, is Nokia.
Yahoo!: The first king of the internet
By Aniket Gupta | 01 Dec 2023
The year is 1994. You go to the internet to search for a particular website, but there is no Google that could be used to search your desired website. What do you do? The answer is that you use Yahoo.
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