ULURU, Australia-The sandstone monolith called Uluru that dominates Australia’s arid centre has long been celebrated as a prized peak to be conquered and a sacred site to be revered. But the pendulum is scheduled to take a major swing away from the throngs of international selfie-seekers toward the rock’s cultural ...
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Unique guitar shaped hotel opens at Florida Seminole casino
By Curt Anderson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HOLLYWOOD, Fla. It looks like a rock ‘n’ roll guitar that Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page would have played. But this one is 450 feet (137 metres) tall and is a light-beam hotel that the Seminole Tribe wants to become South Florida’s latest tourist destination. ...
Read More »Navajo company shuts coal mine in dispute over sovereignty
By Matthew Brown THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BILLINGS, Mont.- One of the largest coal mines in the U.S. was indefinitely shuttered Thursday in a dispute over whether its new owner should be immune as a tribal entity from future lawsuits for environmental violations or reclamation costs. The Navajo Transitional Energy Company ...
Read More »SNC Lavalin shares up amid hope of possible plea deal after 2019 federal election
MONTREAL- SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. shares shot up Tuesday after the Liberal election win left open the possibility of a plea deal on fraud and corruption charges against the engineering firm. The beleaguered company’s shares were up than 14 per cent or $2.50 at $20.18 in mid-afternoon trading, buoyed by investor ...
Read More »Alberta bill proposes agency to help Indigenous groups invest in energy projects
EDMONTON -Alberta is moving to set up a new Crown corporation to help Indigenous groups invest in major natural resource projects. The United Conservatives have introduced a bill that says the government would put up $1 billion, along with technical and financial advice, to backstop the Crown. Premier Jason Kenney ...
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