• Reuters

    US STOCKS-Wall St set for flat open as Middle East jitters ease, Netflix slumps

    Wall Street's main indexes eyed a flat open on Friday as initial jitters about an escalation in the Middle East conflict subsided, while Netflix dropped after forecasting current-quarter revenue below estimates. At 8:31 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were down 3 points, or 0.01%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 1.75 points, or 0.03%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 15.25 points, or 0.09%.

  • Local Journalism Initiative

    Grey Highlands councillors troubled by rural intersection

    Grey Highlands council would like more information and data about an intersection that local residents say has safety issues. At its meeting on April 17, Grey Highlands council voted 4-3 in favour of a full staff report about the T-intersection at Sideroad 22A and the Holland/Euphrasia Townline just west of Goring. Two local residents, Christopher Tschirhart of Chatsworth and Maxime Brabant of Grey Highlands, wrote a letter to council, Chatsworth Mayor Scott Mackey and the local OPP expressing s

  • Local Journalism Initiative

    The Anne Frank House announces John Kastner as new Canadian co-ordinator

    The Anne Frank House announced earlier this month that John Kasner, retired general manager of the Stratford Perth Museum, is the new coordinator for the Anne Frank House activities in Canada. Education and reflection on history are crucial elements of the Anne Frank Exhibit, which was displayed twice at the Stratford Perth Museum under Kastner’s management. “The museum has a really special relationship with the Anne Frank House for so many reasons,” said Kastner. “One was the very significant D