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EXCLUSIVE: Electronic Arts senior vice president Mike Verdu has resigned from the company, GamesBeat has learned. That’s a significant departure for one of the world’s biggest makers of mobile games. We received a tip that Verdu has resigned and both Verdu and a spokesman for EA have confirmed it. Verdu said that he will leave […]
CBCSports.ca will have live coverage of the Canadian Senior Curling Championships from Stratford, Ont., continuing with the women’s draw at 6:30 p.m. ET. Return on Sunday as coverage resumes with more action from the women’s round-robin at 9:30 a.m. ET, followed by men’s side at 2 p.m. ET and the women’s draw at 6:30 p.m. ET. […]
The family of a 95-year-old Halifax woman is questioning the policies of Bell Aliant after it initially refused to fully reimburse her for a hospital telephone bill that spanned almost three years — even though she spent only 39 days in the facility.
Enlarge / A monitor displays Equifax Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on Friday, September 15, 2017. (credit: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Federal authorities have charged a senior Equifax executive with insider trading for allegedly selling almost $ 1 million worth of company stock 10 […]
A UK diplomat is working for the firm behind a multimillion pound Saudi PR drive while still employed by the Foreign Office, it has been revealed. It comes as Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince prepares for his trip to Britain. Jolyon Welsh, whose Foreign Office roles have included deputy head of Middle East, was given […]
Jorge Silva/Reuters Joseph Yun, the US State Department’s special representative for North Korea policy, plans to retire for personal reasons. Yun traveled to North Korea last June to help secure the release of American student Otto Warmbier, who died days later. Yun said “it was completely my decision to retire at this time.” SEOUL (Reuters) […]
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Susan Rice, the former national security adviser, said through her attorney Friday that she documented a controversial January 2017 meeting she had with senior Obama administration officials because they were “justifiably concerned” about ties between Russia and members of the incoming Trump administration. Rice’s attorney said she memorialized the meeting upon the advice […]
Citigroup Citigroup’s investment bank has been showing signs of progress and competing among Wall Street’s best. We asked two of the bank’s top executives what they look for when hiring senior investment bankers. Performance matters, but it’s not the only thing. “We can’t have people on solo missions,” says Raymond McGuire, Citi’s global head of […]
The acting administrator of the US Federal Railroad Administration resigned Saturday after being scrutinized over a moonlighting gig. The official, Heath Hall, was reportedly working as a public relations consultant for a Mississippi sheriff’s department. During Hall’s tenure at the Federal Railroad Administration, there were a number of high-profile rail crashes. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A […]
Tim Whitby/Getty Images for Advertising Week Facebook’s most senior European executive was diagnosed with blood cancer in November 2016. Nicola Mendelsohn’s cancer is slow growing and those affected can live for 10 years after diagnosis. She said telling her children was the hardest moment of her life. Nicola Mendelsohn, Facebook’s vice president for Europe, the […]
