The case of a major Canadian cryptocurrency exchange, QuadrigaCX, continues to get even stranger after last year’s death of its 30-year-old CEO who effectively froze more than $100 million in customers’ funds. Boom Bust talks to Christy Ai of CounterPartX as the story took another interesting twist. QuadrigaCX’s court-appointed auditor Ernst & Young, which gained
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Luther College’s Samantha Bratland and Rowan University’s Carly Anderson captured the final Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Pitcher and Player of the Week honors of the season, respectively. Junior right-hander Bratland went 4-0 last week to help lead the (35-8) Norse to their third-straight Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament title. In the
LOUISVILLE, Ky. –Trevecca Nazarene’s Mary Collins and Southern Arkansas’ Elisa Favela were named 2019 Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division II National Player and Pitcher of the Week honorees for games played Feb. 25-March 3. Collins, who hails from Apison, Tenn., had a monstrous doubleheader against Lincoln Memorial. The senior catcher cranked four home runs, including three in
TORONTO — Elizabeth May is on a bus that’s 45 minutes from Regina, thinking about fellow travellers. “I’ve got my earphones on so that I don’t disturb other passengers,” she says quietly. “I’ll try to talk softly.” It’s been a heady time for the 64-year-old leader of the Green Party of Canada, a role she
OPEC’s largest crude oil producer, Saudi Arabia, expects oil demand to be rising till at least 2040, and thinks that it’s the most competent oil producer to continue meeting this demand growth. Saudi Arabia will be the one to pump the last barrel of oil in the world, but it doesn’t see the ‘last barrel
US tech giant Google moved some $23 billion in profits to a Bermuda tax haven in 2017, an increase of $4bn from 2016, newly released filings reveal. Google has exploited the loophole in the EU tax system for years. Google has used a Dutch shell company, called Google Netherlands Holdings BV, to shift billions of
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) is pleased to announce that longtime University of San Diego head coach Melissa McElvain is the 2018 recipient of the Association’s Humanitarian Award. McElvain, who donated a kidney five years ago, is being recognized for her continued work in raising awareness for living donation. In 2013,
The eurozone’s single currency, the euro, has been a serious drag on the economic growth of almost every member of the bloc, according to a study by German think tank, the Centre for European Politics (CEP). Germany and the Netherlands, however, have benefited enormously from the euro over the 20 years since its launch, the
TORONTO — Environmentalists say Ontarians can expect more pollution if the Progressive Conservatives go through with their plan to repeal a toxic substances regulation. “Exposure to toxic chemicals such as hormone disruptors and air pollutants adds billions of dollars in health care costs and significantly increases the burden of chronic diseases such as cancer and
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Sixteen players from eight schools in three-member regions have garnered 2018 NFCA National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III All-America Team recognition, the Association revealed on Wednesday. Additionally, Rebekah Ludden of North Dakota State College of Science was selected the New Balance/NFCA Golden Shoe Award recipient, while Central Lakes College-Brainerd’s Kaye