Elks name three-time Grey Cup champion Chris Morris as president and CEO

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October 30, 2024

EDMONTON – Chris Morris has been named the new president and chief executive of the Edmonton Elks, the club announced today.

Morris was an offensive lineman with Edmonton from 1992 to 2005 and won Grey Cup titles with the club in 1993, 2003 and 2005.

He spent the last 12 years as head coach of the University of Alberta’s U Sports football team.

Morris takes over from Rick LeLacheur, who was brought out of retirement to take on the role of president and CEO on an interim basis after the departure of Victor Cui in August 2023.

Morris’s first duties will include deciding the futures of general manager Geroy Simon and head coach Jarious Jackson.

Simon and Jackson took over the team on an interim basis after the Elks fired former head coach and GM Chris Jones after an 0-5 start. The team had a winning record (7-6) after the change.

The team said Morris will be introduced in his new role in a press conference Thursday.

Elks owner Larry Thompson called Morris a “winner and a leader” during his time playing for Edmonton.

“As a teacher, principal, and most recently coach of the Golden Bears, Chris has strived for excellence and commanded respect,” Thompson said in a statement.

“His connection to our past, leadership attributes, and understanding of what it takes to win made him the right choice to lead us into 2025 and beyond.”

Morris takes on a once proud team that has struggled in recent years and hasn’t made the playoffs since 2019.

Thompson was revealed as the club’s first private owner in August. The franchise had been community owned since its founding in 1949.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 30, 2024.

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One pedestrian dead, another hurt in separate crashes in Calgary

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October 30, 2024

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CALGARY – A man is dead and a woman is in serious condition after two recent pedestrian collisions in Calgary.

Police say a man in his 50s was riding a mobility scooter in a parking lot on Saturday when he was hit by an SUV.

The man died in hospital on Tuesday.

Also Tuesday, police say a woman in her 20s was walking her dog when she was hit by an SUV at a crosswalk.

They say the woman is in hospital with life-altering injuries while her dog was hurt but able to run home.

Speed, drugs and alcohol aren’t considered factors in either crash.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 30, 2024.

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TMX Group Ltd. earns $82.7 million in third quarter, revenue rises 23 per cent

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October 30, 2024

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TORONTO – TMX Group Ltd. says it earned $82.7 million in its third quarter, slightly down from $85.3 million a year earlier.

Revenue for the company that operates the Toronto Stock Exchange totalled $353.8 million.

That’s up 23 per cent from $287.3 million during the same quarter last year.

Diluted earnings per share were 30 cents, down from 31 cents a year earlier.

CEO John McKenzie says the company has delivered three consecutive quarters of organic revenue growth.

He says positive momentum in high-growth areas of the business coupled with strong performance in more traditional markets were partially offset by challenging capital-raising conditions.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 30, 2024.

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Alberta government proposing bigger fines for illegal slaughter and sale of meat

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October 30, 2024

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EDMONTON – The Alberta government is proposing legislative changes in an effort to deter the illegal sale and slaughter of meat.

Agriculture Minister R.J. Sigurdson says the province is seeing a “concerning trend” of those breaking the rules, putting the reputation and economy of the meat sector at risk.

Investigations by provincial meat inspectors into illegal operations almost tripled in 2023 year-over-year to 29, and are expected to double again, resulting in four charges being laid so far this year.

The bill, if passed, will raise the maximum fine for breaking the provincial meat inspection laws to $100,000 from $10,000.

It will also double to two years the amount of time the province’s 65 meat inspectors and staff have to investigate and lay charges.

Sigurdson urges Albertans to buy their meat from licensed operators and retailers and to ask questions about where the meat comes from and whether it was inspected.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 30, 2024.

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