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Montreal jet-ski maker Taiga to go public via Canaccord SPAC Kevin Orland, Bloomberg News Taiga jet ski , Screengrab courtesy of taigamotors.ca Electric jet-ski maker Taiga Motors plans to go public via a merger with a blank-check company sponsored by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc., taking advantage of investor demand for companies that can burnish their environmental credentials. Montreal-based Taiga will have an implied market capitalization o...

Adam Schefter is now breaking lacrosse news.  Schefter Tweeted Saturday that Chris Hogan, the Penn State midfielder turned Super Bowl wide receiver who’s oft-mentioned lacrosse roots became a meme among the lacrosse fans, has declared for the Premier Lacrosse League entry draft. Former NFL veteran WR @ChrisHogan_15 has declared for the @PremierLacrosse Entry Draft in March. He will be eligible to be selected by one of the leagues eight teams. Hogan was a First-Team All-ECAC selection and cap...

_ Atlantic City Councilman Jesse Kurtz will run for one of two Assembly seats in the Second Legislative District this year; the candidate announced his highly-anticipated decision exclusively to Save Jersey on Tuesday evening. “I am born and raised in Atlantic City and now my wife and I are raising our family here. I have a proven ability to work beyond party lines to get things done and that’s what Trenton needs now more than ever,” Kurtz said. – The 6th Ward councilman is undeniably ...

Share this article Share this article TORONTO, Jan. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Premium Brands Holdings Corp (TSX:PBH) and a coalition of Mikmaq First Nations have completed the acquisition of Clearwater Seafoods Inc. (TSX:CLR) acquiring all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Clearwater for $8.25 per share in a transaction valued at approximately CAD 1.0 billion.  Clearwater shareholders provided overwhelming support for the transaction, with 99.89% of the shareholders voting to appr...

The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail Seven Mi’kmaq First Nations are now co-owners of one of the largest seafood companies in North America in a historic sale that transforms the role of Indigenous people in Atlantic Canada’s f...

The $1-billion transaction, including debt, is expected to see the Mikmaq First Nations partnership hold Clearwaters Canadian fishing licences. Membertou First Nation Chief Terry Paul said the deal will transform Indigenous participation in the commercial fishing sector. "This is a significant achievement for the Mikmaq," he said in a statement. "This collective investment by First Nations in Clearwater represents the single largest investment in the seafood industry by any Indigenous group in ...

A company lawyer told Justice Christa Brothers that shareholders holding 70 per cent of all shares voted 99.98 percent in favour at a meeting Thursday. "Hearing that there has been no filing of any dissent, no notice of dissent and that there has been an overwhelming vote in favour of it, I am prepared to grant the order today," Brothers said. The Mikmaq are putting up $250 million for their share of the purchase that gives them control of Clearwaters Canadian fishing licences, which include sh...