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The final 11 players in the RunGood Poker Series main event at the Horseshoe Council Bluffs all had a shot at the posted $84,633 first-place prize, but rather than deal with the stress of a final table, they each agreed to chop the remaining prize pool and lock up a $26,058 payday. Deals in live poker tournaments are commonplace, but rarely outside of the final table, and especially in a series main event. It’s simply too difficult to get that many players to opt in… or is it? The idea was...

Brett Bundale Jon Stanfield, president and CEO of Stanfields Ltd., stands in one of the production areas of the garment manufacturing company in Truro, N.S. on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan March 04, 2021 - 1:24 PM HALIFAX - An Atlantic Canadian undergarment company that quickly retooled its factory last spring to make personal protective equipment is laying off 150 workers after failing to win a new federal contract. Stanfields Ltd. of N...

Winnipeg Free Press By: Brett Bundale, The Canadian Press Posted: Last Modified: 3:24 PM CST Thursday, Mar. 4, 2021 HALIFAX - An Atlantic Canadian undergarment company that quickly retooled its factory last spring to make personal protective equipment is laying off 150 workers after failing to win a new federal contract. Jon Stanfield, president and CEO of Stanfields Ltd., stands in one...

Jon Stanfield has about 300,000 isolation gowns to help combat COVID-19, but they're sitting unused in his Nova Scotia properties after the federal government decided to stop buying personal protective equipment from his company.

The local MLA says the loss of 150 jobs at Stanfield's in Truro, N.S., is a blow to the community. The company, a fixture in the community for more than 150 years, recently lost a government contract to manufacture medical gowns. David Ritcey said the layoffs announced Friday are a hardship, especially with 55 jobs lost at the local RCMP communication centre that is moving to Dartmouth. "The great thing about this partnership was that we have another local company providing the fabric ...

Meet the circular knitting influencer - Thomas H. Boehm Leading circular knitting machine builder Mayer & Cie. talks to Thom Boehm about his life and his work at Stansfield’s Ltd., a knitting mill and underwear manufacturer in Canada. 28th January 2021 On social media, Thomas H. Boehm refers to himself as ‘the thinking mans circular knitting machine mechanic’, along with ‘chicken whisperer’ and ‘facilitator’. Based in Nova Scotia, Eastern Canada, he talks about his life, work and ...

Winnipeg Free Press By: Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press Posted: Last Modified: 3:04 PM CST Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 The most wonderful time in a not-so-wonderful year has arrived and Canadians from coast to coast arent letting the pandemic put a damper on their Christmas spirit. From cooking special dishes to delivering early Christmas hampers, many have found creative ways to celebrate wh...