A roundup of the most newsworthy press
releases from Cision Distribution this week
TORONTO, July 12,
2024 /CNW/ - With thousands of press releases
published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything
on Cision. To help journalists and consumers stay on top of the
week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some
major stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full
text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release
headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are
available for download.
- DANONE CANADA RECALLS
SPECIFIC SILK REFRIGERATED BEVERAGE PRODUCTS
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed several
cases of potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes linked
to select Silk refrigerated beverages produced on a specific
production line in a third-party manufacturer
in Ontario and distributed by Danone Canada. This recall
is contained to certain Silk Canada refrigerated 1.75-1.89 L
beverage products only and does not include other Silk items such
as Silk shelf-stable beverages 946 ml including Silk Barista range,
Silk coffee creamers ("Silk for coffee" & "half & half",
all formats), Silk plant-based food (cheese, yogurt, whipping
cream), Silk Nextmilk refrigerated, Silk Unsweetened Almond 940 ml,
Silk Oat Original 890 ml, or anything not listed in CFIA's recall
notice.
- Sechelt property owner
fined $70,000 for contravening the
federal Fisheries Act
The case stems from November 22, 2021, when Fisheries and
Oceans Canada (DFO) received information about an excavator
operating within Stephens Creek on a property at Lower Road
in Roberts Creek, Sechelt. The excavator was dredging out
the stream bed of Stephens Creek and using the materials to build
up the banks on either side of the creek. On November 26,
2021, DFO fishery officers and biologists inspected the site and
collected salmon eggs lying on and buried within the dredged
material. Subsequent analysis confirmed that the dead eggs were
pink or chum salmon. The unauthorized dredging work also resulted
in the harmful alteration, disruption and destruction of 38.7
m2 of aquatic habitat.
- Aurora Cannabis Inc. Announces Filing and Mailing of
Management Information Circular in Connection with Upcoming Annual
General and Special Meeting of Shareholders
Aurora Cannabis Inc.
(the "Company" or "Aurora") (NASDAQ:
ACB) (TSX: ACB), a leading Canada-based global
medical cannabis company, is pleased to announce that the
management information circular (the "Circular") for the
upcoming annual general and special meeting of shareholders (the
"Meeting") is now available on the Company's website
at www.auroramj.com/investors/corporate-governance as
well as under its profile on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca). The
Meeting will be held virtually on Friday, August 9, 2024,
at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern time) / 11:00 a.m. (Mountain
Time) and will be conducted via live webcast
at: https://meetnow.global/MRZ2RL5. The
virtual meeting format allows shareholders and duly appointed
proxyholders to have an equal opportunity to participate regardless
of geographic location or ownership.
- D2L Acquires Global SaaS Learning Solution H5P
Group
"We believe strongly in the power of easy-to-use creation tools in
online learning to improve engagement and ultimately achieve better
learning outcomes," said John Baker, D2L's founder and CEO.
"These capabilities are increasingly in demand among our customers
and prospects, and with this transaction we're adding H5P's
best-in-class software to complement the Brightspace learning
platform and our Creator+ product. In addition to great technology,
H5P has built a growing base of recurring revenue in an efficient
and sustainable way, aligning with our balanced growth and
profitability operating model. Together, we believe we can
accelerate the development and time-to-market of these products and
enhanced creator features, unlocking additional market opportunity
and establishing leadership in the growing interactive learning
space."
- DRI Healthcare Trust and DRI Capital Inc. Announce Executive
Changes
The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board") has
appointed Gary Collins as the interim CEO of the Trust in
addition to his role as Chair of the Board. DRI Healthcare has
named Ali Hedayat as its interim CEO. Sandy
Kwan has been appointed as interim CFO of both the Trust and
DRI Healthcare. The changes come as a result of an ongoing
investigation of irregularities related to
certain alleged consulting and other
expenses presented by Behzad Khosrowshahi to DRI
Healthcare and the Trust for reimbursement. Upon being made aware
of these alleged irregularities, the
independent members of the Board of the Trust immediately launched
an investigation, which is being conducted by a team of independent
legal counsel and forensic accountants, and directed and overseen
by the Trust Audit Committee which is made up of independent
Trustees.
- RBC announces changes to executive leadership team and
business segments
Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) and (NYSE: RY)
today announced a number of key executive appointments to
accelerate its next phase of growth and further strengthen the
organization's focus on clients, following the transformative
acquisition of HSBC Bank Canada. These changes,
effective September 1, 2024, better position RBC to take
advantage of its scale, speed up decision making and elevate
leaders to deliver on strategic growth priorities with clients at
the centre. "I'm personally energized by the opportunity to work
with these extraordinary leaders in the coming years as they take
on new roles and responsibilities on our Group Executive leadership
team," said Dave McKay, President and Chief Executive Officer,
RBC. "The unique skills, experiences and perspectives they
bring to the table will be invaluable as we embark on our next
phase of growth and further deepen trusted client relationships
across all our businesses."
- McDonald's Canada
introduces $1* Everyday Small
Coffee
If "but first, coffee" is your first thought in the morning,
McDonald's has a new everyday low price just for you. Beginning
today, McDonald's Canada is offering its delicious McCafé
Premium Roast Coffee for just $1 (plus tax) for a small
size. "We strive to be a brand for everyone and understand how
important it is to provide affordable options to our guests every
day" said McDonald's Canada's Chief Marketing
Officer, Alyssa Buetikofer. "Our new everyday pricing makes it
easy for coffee lovers to start their day with a delicious cup of
quality coffee at a great price." And with the new $1 +
tax everyday low price, it's the perfect time to try out a new menu
pairing: Small coffee and a bagel or Egg
McMuffin® for breakfast? Maybe with a Quarter
Pounder® for lunch? Either way, the $1 +
tax small Premium Roast Coffee price is available all day
long.
- RECONAFRICA ANNOUNCES THE SPUD OF THE NAINGOPO EXPLORATION
WELL, JOINT VENTURE UPDATE AND WARRANT EXERCISE
UPDATE
The Company spud the Naingopo exploration well in the Damara Fold
Belt onshore PEL 73 in northeast Namibia on July 7,
2024. The well will be drilled to a planned total depth of
approximately 3,800 metres (12,500 feet), and is expected to
encounter multiple reservoir intervals targeting both oil and
natural gas. The Naingopo well is targeting 163 million barrels of
unrisked prospective oil resources or 843 billion cubic feet of
unrisked prospective natural gas resources, net to ReconAfrica,
based on the most recent prospective resources report prepared by
Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. ("NSAI") dated March
12, 2024, and available on the Company's website (the "NSAI
Report")(1). The Company continues to progress the farm
out joint venture process which we expect to conclude soon.
- Bell acquires tech services companies Stratejm and
CloudKettle Inc., strengthening managed cybersecurity and
Salesforce capabilities for enterprises
These two acquisitions complement the 2023 acquisition of
FX Innovation, a leading provider of end-to-end multi-cloud
services, IT workflow automation solutions and cloud consulting
services. FX Innovation supports the integration of applications
within business environments in Canada and
internationally. Today's acquisitions will enrich the range of
capabilities available for customers to manage their public and
hybrid cloud environments with the world's leading cloud providers.
Customers now benefit from leading platform-centric expertise to
drive productivity, resilience and security outcomes through deeply
integrated IT systems and processes. Both organizations will join
BCE's group of companies, reporting to Guillaume Bazinet,
Bell's FX Innovation CEO.
- HÉROUX-DEVTEK ENTERS INTO DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO BE
ACQUIRED BY PLATINUM EQUITY
Héroux-Devtek Inc. (TSX: HRX) ("Héroux-Devtek" or the
"Corporation"), a leading international manufacturer of aerospace
products and the world's third-largest landing gear manufacturer,
today announced that it has entered into an arrangement agreement
with an affiliate (the "Purchaser") of Platinum Equity Advisors,
LLC ("Platinum Equity"), a U.S. based private equity firm,
pursuant to which the Purchaser will acquire all the issued and
outstanding common shares of the Corporation, other than the shares
to be rolled over by members of senior management of the
Corporation (the "Rollover Shareholders"), for $32.50 in
cash per share, representing a total enterprise value of
approximately $1.35 billion, subject to customary closing
conditions (the "Transaction").
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