Author: Todd Cox

88 Energy Ltd (AIM:88E, ASX:88E, OTC:EEENF) told investors it has engaged independent consultant NSAI to review Project Phoenix in Alaska, following what the company described as a “significant” new contingent resource being declared by Pantheon Resources in neighbouring acreage. The company, in a statement, said it expects the industry consultant to be able to complete the maiden contingent resource estimate in November, and that it may result in Hickory-1 being confirmed as a discovery. If confirmed, 88 Energy said that certification of a contingent resource for the BFF reservoir would be a significant milestone for the company. “The Basin Floor…

ABOARD THE FISHING VESSEL INSATIABLE – Garrett Kavanaugh grabs a fistful of freshly cooked crab and stuffs it into his mouth, a giant smile on his face, as his feet brace against the rolling sea beneath the deck of his boat. “Oh yeah,” he says. “That’s what it’s all about.” As the deck of his 58-foot-long boat rolls on the swells of the Gulf of Alaska, Kavanaugh, 24, cracks another crab leg between his tattooed fingers. Long months of preparation and anticipation have led to this moment, as Kavanaugh and his three-man crew celebrate the first taste of the Dungeness…

The rift between Canada and India is “painful” for Australia that has good ties with both, but will not affect bilateral ties, Australian High Commissioner to India Phillip Green said. He said the conversations between Indian and Australian officials over the issue would “stay” between the diplomats. In an interview to The Hindu, Mr. Green, who took over as Australia’s Ambassador in August, confirmed that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who travelled to India twice this year, was looking forward to return to Delhi next year for the Quad summit due to be held around January 26. He did not, however,…

Hundreds of pilots from Air Canada gathered for an informational picket on Saturday, calling for better working conditions and higher wages. The pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), voiced their concerns about the winter route cuts announced by Air Canada in August that included multiple direct routes from Calgary, such as Ottawa, Halifax, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Cancun and Frankfurt. “This country is vast, and it requires a sustainable aviation network. Some of the network contractions we’ve seen within the Air Canada network concerns us. It’s also a concern for Canadians who are losing these services,” said Charlene…

Two-time Olympic gold medallist Meaghan Mikkelson has announced her retirement from the Canadian women’s hockey team to pursue her broadcasting career. The 38-year-old defender from St. Albert, Alta., won Olympic gold in 2010 and 2014, as well as silver in 2018. Mikkelson competed in eight world championships and helped Canada win world titles in 2012 and 2022. She was named the world tournament’s top defender and an all-star in 2011. Mikkelson returned to the national squad after the births of her two children. She played the 2014 Olympic tournament in Sochi, Russia with a broken hand. She wasn’t able to…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is introducing new measures to tighten standards on colleges, responding to criticism that Canada’s education sector is bringing in so many foreign students that it’s boosting pressure on housing and the labor market. According to Bloomberg, Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced a framework on Friday that will push universities and colleges to set a higher standard for services, support and outcomes for international students, starting in time for the fall 2024 semester. Schools that meet the higher benchmark will get priority for the processing of student visas, Miller said, and adequate housing will be…

Canada’s Governor General Mary Simon has apologised for a top Canadian honour awarded to a former Nazi soldier nearly four decades ago. Peter Savaryn, a former chancellor of the University of Alberta, was given the Order of Canada in 1987. It has since emerged that Mr Savaryn served in Nazi Waffen SS units. The apology comes a fortnight after a row in Canada’s parliament over an invite to an elderly Ukrainian man who had fought with Nazi Germany. Yaroslav Hunka, 98, was applauded in the House of Commons by lawmakers not aware of his history, during a visit by Ukrainian…

The European Union has never provided Serbia with the kind of support that Ukraine receives from the countries of the bloc; Kiev received the status of a candidate for joining the EU in just a few months, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told the Financial Times. Ukraine applied for EU membership in February 2022 and received candidate status four months later, the FT recalls. Serbia submitted its application in 2009 and only three years later became a candidate for EU membership. Vučić said in an interview that he “has nothing against Ukrainians,” however, according to him, the level of support for Kiev by European…

The heads of Canada’s five largest grocery chains have “agreed to work with” the federal government to stabilize food prices, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Monday. Champagne and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland met with the heads of Loblaw, Sobeys, Metro, Costco and Walmart in Ottawa on Monday. Freeland stayed only for the first few minutes of the two-hour meeting. “As you would expect, those are difficult discussions but much-needed discussions at a time that Canadians are feeling the high prices of groceries,” Champagne said after the meeting. “I appreciate the constructive nature of the discussions we had. Bottom line is that they…

The effects of a summer of environmental catastrophes were felt everywhere in Canada, from its vast boreal forests to a river on Vancouver Island once fished by Hollywood royalty. The salmon were once so plentiful in the river that old-timers talk about having been able to cross on the backs of fish so thick they were like steppingstones. Such was the renown of the Cowichan River, flowing east on Canada’s Vancouver Island, that its fly-fishing conditions were posted in fishing clubs in London. John Wayne and Bing Crosby were regulars in Cowichan Bay. So when hundreds of young salmon and trout were found…