TORONTO ― Starbucks says its plan to close up to 300 coffee shops across Canada will be complete by the end of March. The Seattle-based coffeehouse and roastery chain announced the acceleration of its five-year “transformation strategy” last year as it responded to changes in consumer habits during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement on […]
OTTAWA — A federal official says the government is considering using data on incoming travellers to prevent vacationers from claiming a benefit for people who must quarantine or isolate due to COVID-19. The Canadian Press isn’t identifying the source because the person was not authorized to speak publicly on behind-the-scenes discussions. The government promised earlier […]
MONTREAL — A major Montreal synagogue was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti Wednesday afternoon. Rabbi Adam Scheier of Shaar Hashomayim, one of the largest synagogues in Montreal, said in a letter to members of the congregation that a man had spray-painted swastikas on the doors of the temple around 2 p.m. Scheier said the man was […]
— Ezekiel Jackson worked as a babyface at last night’s SmackDown live event in Pensacola, Florida, teaming with WWE Tag Team Champion Kane. The monstrous duo beat Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater, who portraying sneaky heels. Kane chokeslammed Slater for the win. Jackson defeated Big Show in a singles match on Friday’s episode of SmackDown […]
– Former WWE diva Chyna made her TNA debut last week on Impact Wrestling and wrestled her first TNA match at Sunday’s Sacrifice pay-per-view, teaming with Kurt Angle to defeat Jeff and Karen Jarrett. As previously reported, Chyna has not yet signed a contract with TNA and is working on a handshake deal at this […]
— As of this morning, fourth row ringside tickets were available for next week’s SmackDown taping at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This comes on the heels of WWE canceling this past weekend’s SmackDown live events due to poor ticket sales. — The movie 12-24, which stars former WCW talent Rob Kellum […]
— Matches announced for tonight’s Impact Wrestling broadcast include Hernandez of Mexican American vs. Devon, plus the Knockouts Tag Team Championship will be on the line as Rosita and Sarita defend the gold against Velvet Sky and Ms. Tessmacher. Other matches scheduled to take place include: * TNA World Heavyweight Champion Mr. Anderson vs. Gunner […]
– According to a source who was at the courthouse today Moore County, North Carolina, Jeff Hardy’s ongoing court case is being pushed back yet again to Thursday of this week. – TNA will be taping the final two episodes of Impact Wrestling before Destination X this week from the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida. […]
Several WWE personalities commented on Twitter about last night’s TNA Impact Wrestling broadcast, including WWE United States champion Dolph Ziggler, Tyson Kidd and Gail Kim. Dolph Ziggler wrote the following about the X-Divisionmatch between Jack Evans, Jesse Sorensen and Tony Nese: “Cool ultimate x qualifier match on impact tonight! Evans does some pretty sick stuff! […]
Former WWE champion John Cena just posted the following on Twitter, saying he’s been “future endeavored” and his match with The Rock at WrestleMania 28 is off: “I have just been ‘future endeavored’. Well..if that’s how it is I would like to take a moment to publicly apologize to Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson. In an […]