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Sarah Stoker is the owner and operator of Pony Pilates in St. John's. (Contributed)

St. John's Pilates studio helping those with Parkinson's: Classes offered free to those with the disease to help keep people moving

Pilates studios are experiencing a new wave of popularity thanks to social media platforms like TikTok. Sarah Joy Stoker has noticed the increased interest at Pony Pilates, her St. John's-based studio on Water Street. "I've had people come in over ...

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Time to double the quota? Owner of only N.L. fish plant to process exclusively northern cod thinks stocks are ready and is working to regain its position in global marketplace

Updated 8 hours ago |7 min read

A cod is tagged earlier in 2024 as part of the Northern Cod Fishery Improvement Project in Newfoundland and Labrador, a collaborative effort by industry partners to improve the science of understanding the stock and to elevate its place in the global market. Contributed/Atlantic Groundfish Council

St. John's-based business Hempware celebrating nearly three decades in business

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Clarenville's SubC Imaging gets nearly $500K in N.L. government funding for new ROV project

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CBRM seeks land-use bylaw change for supportive housing units

Updated 12 hours ago |5 min read

Five Corners Properties talk 3,000 unit housing project in Bible Hill

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Tesla electric vehicles are lined up at a dealership in Durango, northern Spain, October 30, 2023.

Interest in electric vehicles in Canada drops for second year: survey

National Post · Postmedia News |Updated a day ago |3 min read

Interest in electric vehicles (EVs) in Canada is waning, despite manufacturers introducing new models and price segments. According to an annual survey from AutoTrader , Canadians are wary of the limited range of EVs, insufficient charging ...

O'Reilly Automotive's profit misses on higher costs

Reuters |Updated 16 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Auto parts distributor O'Reilly Automotive missed analysts' estimates for first-quarter profit on Wednesday, hurt by increased costs, sending its shares down more than 3% after the bell. Investments in store expansion and securing ...

United Rentals profit beats expectations on higher equipment demand

Reuters |Updated 16 minutes ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - Equipment rental firm United Rentals beat analysts' estimate for first-quarter profit on Wednesday, backed by robust demand across its markets. Shares of the company, which operates across North America and rents out equipment to ...

In this Saltwire file photo, a person rolls up the rim of their Tim Hortons cup to see if they are a winner or not, which was how the contest was run until 2021 when they decided to make it a digital-only game. SALTWIRE FILE

Roll Up to Win confusion: Cape Bretoners disappointed after Tim Hortons email mistake

Nicole Sullivan · Multi-media journalist |Updated 29 minutes ago |6 min read

GRAND MIRA SOUTH, N.S. — Paula Cleveland cried when she read the prize recap email from Tim Hortons. The email came before lunch on April 17, the day the Roll Up to Win contest closed, which listed the prizes she won for 2024. The 2024 Tracker Targa ...

Walmart in Mexico posts 14% rise in Q1 net profit

Reuters |Updated 7 minutes ago |1 min read

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Walmart's Mexico and Central America unit on Wednesday posted a 14.4% year-on-year rise in its first-quarter net profit, reaching 13.18 billion pesos. The retailer's revenues landed at 226.19 billion pesos. (Reporting by ...

Tyler Technologies beats Q1 revenue estimates on strong demand for IT services

Reuters |Updated 37 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Tyler Technologies beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter revenue on Wednesday, helped by strong demand for its information technology services as enterprise clients are moving towards digital solutions. The increase in ...

Lam Research forecasts quarterly revenue above estimates on AI chip boom

Reuters |Updated 45 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Lam Research reported quarterly revenue above Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, as chipmakers ordered more of its equipment used to manufacture semiconductors for artificial intelligence applications. Lam Research supplies ...

A Southwest Airlines aircraft flies past the U.S. Capitol before landing at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 24, 2022.

Southwest Airlines flight attendants ratify new contract

Reuters |Updated 47 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines' flight attendants on Wednesday voted in favor of a new contract with an immediate 22% pay raise, the union representing the employees and the carrier said on Wednesday. Nearly 20,000 flight attendants at the ...

Align Tech lifts annual sales forecast as teeth aligners power quarterly beat

Reuters |Updated 57 minutes ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - Align Technology on Wednesday raised its annual revenue growth forecast after topping Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit, banking on resilient demand for its clear teeth aligners among teenagers and younger patients. ...

FDIC is looking for potential buyers for Republic First, Bloomberg News reports

Reuters |Updated 7 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) is looking for potential buyers of Republic First Bancorp, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. (Reporting by Pritam Biswas in Bengaluru)