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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Another Quebec-based furniture company says it is ceasing manufacturing operations effective immediately as its lenders move to appoint a court-supervised receiver to wind down the business. The company said the Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec is expected to seek a court order on May 4 to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. as receiver under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.eSolutions, which includes Bush Business Furniture, Bush Furniture and Bestar, said the proposed receiver would oversee an orderly wind-down and sale of assets through a court-supervised process. 2:21 Forest industry conference deals with DRIPA controversy…

A man has been charged after he allegedly pointed a laser at a patrolling police helicopter in Sydney overnight.The Polair aircraft was patrolling Western Sydney just after 7pm on Friday when it was struck by a high powered laser light pointed at it, forcing the crew on board to take action to minimise impact.Camera IconNSW Police allege a Polair was struck by a laser pointer. . NewsWire / Dylan Coker Credit: News Corp AustraliaNSW Police say the Polair with the assistance of officers from Fairfield City Police Area Command tracked the laser to a home on Richard Road in Wakeley…

President Donald Trump has feuded with European allies over their reluctance to step up support for war on Iran.Published On 1 May 20261 May 2026The United States military has said that it will pull 5,000 troops out of Germany amid ongoing tensions with the key European ally concerning the US war against Iran, according to media reports.Reuters reported that the Pentagon made the decision on Friday, several days after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Iran was humiliating the US during negotiations over the end of the war.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“The president is rightly reacting to…

Squishmallow display at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, May 1, 2026.Sarah Min | CNBCOMAHA, Nebraska — At the cavernous exhibit hall inside CHI Health Center Omaha, the annual “Berkshire Bazaar of Bargains” is still stocked with fan-favorite deals, just with a bit more breathing room this year.The 20,000-square-foot shopping event tied to Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting features its usual lineup: Warren Buffett-themed gear from Brooks Sports and chocolate coins from See’s Candies, alongside merchandise from dozens of subsidiaries. But unlike past years, lines were shorter and the crowds noticeably thinner.The event came as Buffett, the 95-year-old…

President Trump sent letters to Congress on Friday making the case that a Vietnam-era law requiring him to seek congressional authorization to continue military operations in Iran did not apply because the conflict was in a cease-fire.In the letters — sent to House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana and Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the president pro tempore of the Senate — Mr. Trump said that he was writing to inform them “of changes in the posture of United States Forces” and reiterated his administration’s position that a cease-fire he declared on April 7 had stopped the clock on the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A female inmate in Washington state is suing corrections officials after she says she was brutally attacked by a male-born prisoner housed in a women’s facility under the state’s gender-identity housing policy.Faith Booher-Smith, who is incarcerated at the Washington Corrections Center for Women, alleges in a federal lawsuit that she was “violently attacked” by inmate Christopher Williams, a convicted sex offender who had been transferred to the prison after identifying as female.According to the complaint, the August 2025 assault happened in a common area when Williams allegedly approached Booher-Smith from behind, struck…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 1, 2026 7:00 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Quebec government says it will table legislation in the coming days that would allow people in relationships to find out if their partner has a history of domestic violence. The law would be based on Clare’s Law, which already exists in the United Kingdom and several Canadian provinces.The law originated in the U.K. and is named after Clare Wood, a woman who was murdered in 2009 by a partner she didn’t know had a violent criminal history.There has been…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office in Michigan announced Friday that Pittsburgh Steelers star wide receiver DK Metcalf will not be charged for an altercation with a Detroit Lions fan at Ford Field in December.The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office also denied a request for a warrant.”On December 21, 2025, during an NFL football game at Ford Field, located in the 2000 block of Brush Street in Detroit, a 45-year-old male Lions fan, was seated in the stands behind the Pittsburgh Steelers’ bench, allegedly heckling player DeKaylin Metcalf, 28,” the announcement said. “At approximately 5:30 p.m., it…

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US equities ended Friday on a mixed note, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite extending their record-setting run, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged as investors weighed strong earnings against geopolitical uncertainty and easing oil prices.The S&P 500 rose 0.3% to a fresh intraday and closing high, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.9%, also reaching a new record. In contrast, the Dow fell 153 points, or 0.3%, underperforming its peers.The latest moves cap a strong period for equities, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posting their strongest monthly gains since 2020. The Dow also recorded its best…