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National Post
7 days ago
- Sport
- National Post
This Canadian city is planning its sixth Stanley Cup parade since 2007. It has no NHL team
Article content This year's Cup champion, the Florida Panthers, has 100 days with the Stanley Cup, from the night they won it, June 17, until the NHL's opening night in early October. Article content One of the breakout stars of this year's Panthers is Halifax's Brad Marchand. He won the Cup in 2011 with the Boston Bruins, but chose to celebrate with smaller events at Halifax City Hall and a visit to the local children's hospital. Article content 'He didn't have a parade,' Pritchard said. 'Not a lot of them do actual parades. The community has to get that going and Halifax has been great at it.' Article content The 37-year-old right winger, who hails from the Halifax suburb of Hammonds Plains, deserves a parade, according to Jason Wilson, who teaches a course about hockey in Canadian history at the University of Guelph. Article content 'Marchand has proven himself to hockey fans everywhere. He has even convinced long-suffering Leafs fans like myself that he's the real deal,' said Wilson, co-author of Lord Stanley: The Man Behind the Cup. Article content 'His commitment to focusing on the game and shredding — though perhaps not altogether — his sometimes-bizarre non-hockey play on the ice, is a declaration of maturity. When you consider the Four Nations Cup and this past Stanley Cup playoffs, I think there's an argument to be made that he has to be included among the top five most impactful players of 2025. An impact that surely has the good people of Hammonds Plains, N.S., planning a parade route for their ice warrior.' Article content Article content Marchand scored six goals in five games for the Panthers during the 2025 Stanley Cup Final, including game-winning goals in both of their road wins, to help Florida take their second straight championship against the Edmonton Oilers. Article content 'Brad doesn't have a date picked yet' for his personal day with the Stanley Cup, Pritchard said. Article content That begs the question: should Halifax throw Marchand a parade? Article content 'It takes more than one guy to have the parade,' Pritchard said, 'the community's got to get behind it.' Article content Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore sounds keen on hosting a Marchand parade. Article content 'Brad Marchand is a hometown legend and now a two-time Stanley Cup champion and Halifax couldn't be prouder,' Fillmore said in an email. Article content 'As mayor of Halifax, I'd love to welcome Brad home to celebrate this incredible win, with the Cup, of course. We're in early discussions at the city about how to help make that happen. It's entirely up to him, but if he's game, we'd be thrilled to host him here in Halifax this summer.' Article content
Chicago Tribune
08-07-2025
- Chicago Tribune
Two killed in expressway crashes near Northbrook, Glencoe
Crashes on the I-94 expressway in the northern Chicago suburbs claimed two lives during and just after the July Fourth weekend, per Illinois State Police. The first fatal crash occurred in the early hours of Sunday, at about 2:52 a.m., in the northbound lanes of I-94 near Tower Road near Glencoe, according to Trooper Jason Wilson, a public relations officer for the state police. Troopers responded after getting a report of a four-vehicle personal injury crash involving a red Pontiac, black Hyundai, white Jeep, and a gray Tesla, he said, adding that at least one female passenger was taken to a local hospital with injuries. Alejandro Hernandez, 32, of Chicago, was also taken from the scene, with injuries, to a local area hospital where he was pronounced dead, Wilson said. Multiple lanes were closed for the crash investigation, he said, and all lanes were reopened at 9:08 a.m. The crash remains under investigation, he added. On Monday, July 7, the southbound lanes of I-94 were shut down for about four hours after Illinois State Police responded at about 12:30 p.m. to a crash in the southbound lanes near milepost 40, which is near Dundee Road and Route 41 in Northbrook, per Trooper Caleb Billingsley, a state police public information officer. One occupant of a vehicle was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital, he said. At approximately 1:27 p.m., law enforcement closed the southbound lanes for the investigation and traffic was diverted to I-294, Billingsley said. All lanes were reopened at approximately 5:41 p.m. The state police are continuing their investigation, he said Tuesday morning.
Miami Herald
25-06-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Ahold Delhaize USA taps Food Lion executive as CFO
Dive Brief: Ahold Delhaize USA has named Jason Wilson as chief financial officer, the grocery company said who has worked for the Dutch supermarket operator since 2000, served most recently as senior vice president of finance for Food appointment continues a string of recent stateside C-suite changes by Ahold Delhaize. Dive Insight: Ahold Delhaize pointed to Food Lion's stellar performance in announcing that it had selected an executive of the East Coast supermarket chain to oversee its financial operations. Food Lion has led the way among Ahold Delhaize's U.S. banners, recording 50 consecutive quarters of same-store sales growth and posting nearly 40% online sales growth during the company's most recent quarter. Wilson worked for Food Lion, which runs more than 1,100 supermarkets in 10 states, for more than a decade. He was involved with key initiatives for the chain, including the development of new stores and renovation projects, Ahold Delhaize said. Earlier in his career, Wilson served in multiple roles for Delhaize America, Ahold Delhaize USA's predecessor, beginning as an inventory controller in accounting and moving on to positions including director of business development, vice president of strategy, and vice president of finance and business planning. "Jason has a retail-oriented, customer-first mindset and a relentless focus that will enable our U.S. businesses to continue to thrive," Ahold Delhaize CEO JJ Fleeman said in a statement. In addition to leading financial strategy and operations for Ahold Delhaize USA, Wilson is playing an "instrumental role" in growing the company's presence as an omnichannel retailer, the company said. Ahold Delhaize has been dealing in recent quarters with sluggish e-commerce penetration and online sales in the U.S., in part because of its decision in 2023 to sell New York area e-grocer FreshDirect. Ahold Delhaize USA has also looked within its ranks for people to fill other top-level roles. In April, the grocery store operator promoted senior executives Sanja Krajnovic and Keith Nicks to the roles of chief supply chain officer and chief commercial and digital officer, respectively. Last year, the company named Marc Stolzman, who had served as executive lead of finance for its former Peapod Digital Labs technology support group, as chief sustainability officer. In February, Ann Dozier, a former Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits executive, joined Ahold Delhaize USA as chief information officer. Copyright 2025 Industry Dive. All rights reserved.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Jury rules in favor of Black firefighter's racial discrimination case against City of Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Black firefighter who claims he faced repeated racial discrimination, harassment, and retaliation within the Portland Fire Bureau has had a Multnomah County jury rule in his favor. Jason Wilson spent more than 17 years serving his community before filing a complaint that accused the City of Portland of discriminating against him 'based on his race, his opposition to unlawful discrimination, and his reports of unlawful conduct.' Neighbors, PBOT fed up with NW 13th outdoor plaza A jury ruled Monday that Wilson did face discrimination from the bureau, suggesting that a judge grant him $275,000 in non-economic damages. Wilson and his attorney , alleging he was ignored by supervisors when he brought up concerns of unlawful activity as recently as October 2023. 'For years, Company Fire Inspection Program (CFIP) employees have systematically falsified thousands of inspection reports,' the lawsuit read. 'In some cases, employees have filed inspection reports without having set foot inside the premises they claimed to have inspected.' According to the lawsuit, fire investigators called Wilson and asked to accompany him 'into a private premises under the guise of performing a fire inspection so they could get the 'lay of the land' and look for stolen cars' in June 2023. Wilson says he reported the request to his supervisors, because he was concerned doing so would be illegal. The suit outlined years of racial discrimination and derogatory comments made by supervisors and colleagues. In an instance from 2008, the suit alleged that now-retired Cpt. Lonnie Fuller had spoken about Wilson's daughter in derogatory ways and made other racist comments on a daily basis, such as calling any black person in a baseball cap a 'gang member.' Man arrested after hatchet attack near Portland State campus On one occasion, Wilson claimed Fuller asked, 'Where's the most dangerous place for a black baby?' and finished with the punchline, 'In its mother's belly.' But when Wilson brought up the alleged racism to a fire marshal in October 2023, he was removed from the inspection testing maintenance team four days later. Instead, he was told at the time the decision had been made to 'avoid favoritism.' Wilson had also claimed that the city's hiring process for a 2023 Fire Inspector Specialist position had been a case of racial discrimination. However, the jury ruled that the process had resulted in materially adverse treatment, but did not find that the treatment was due to his race. The Portland Fire Bureau declined an opportunity for comment. KOIN 6 News has also reached out to the City of Portland. This story will be updated if we hear back. Stay with KOIN 6 News for this developing story. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
National Post
04-06-2025
- General
- National Post
Oilers vs Panthers: Why this could be the most important hockey finals for Canadians in years
When Canadians question who they are, the answer is hockey. Article content 'It's probably the No. 1 signifier of being Canadian,' said Jason Wilson, who teaches a course about hockey in Canadian history at the University of Guelph. 'Not just for Canadians, but for people around the world.' Article content Article content Last year, more than half of Canada was cheering for the Edmonton Oilers to beat the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup finals. An Ipsos-Reid poll in June of 2024 showed 57 per cent of Canadians wanted to see the Oilers win the cup, versus just nine per cent backing the Panthers. Article content This year, with U.S. President Donald Trump's talk of turning Canada into the 51st state still burning, expect those numbers to be even further apart, said Wilson. Article content 'It could be the most important playoff series for Canadians in a very long time,' said Wilson, co-author of Lord Stanley: The Man Behind the Cup. Article content 'The overriding majority will feel like that it's back to Canada versus America,' said Wilson. 'For the first time in a very long time we have an adversary in the White House. Someone that is literally testing our sovereignty and our own sense of who we are.' Article content Due to the political tensions between Canada and our closest neighbour, 'this series will take on a larger-than-life (aspect) almost as exciting, we hope, as the Connor McDavid goal in the Four Nations Cup,' he said. Article content According to Wilson, McDavid's overtime goal to take that series this past winter 'became the most important goal since at least' Sidney Crosby's goal in 2010 at the Vancouver Olympics that secured Canada's gold medal against the United States, and 'possibly even' Paul Henderson goal against Russia to take the 1972 Summit Series for Canada. Article content While the Four Nations Cup was 'squarely Canada versus America, we do have some of the same cast of characters,' Wilson said, pointing to the Oilers' McDavid on one side and Panthers' star forward Matthew Tkachuk on the other. Article content Article content 'Florida, for better or for worse, they're a very nasty team that way,' he said. 'It's obviously effective. This is their third time in the final in three years. That said, Edmonton has the edge in other ways – in mobility and speed. So, does Florida want to gamble that right off the top?' Article content 'They're very much a hockey nation, too. It's obviously not their No. 1 sport, and Florida might not be the most obvious market, but make no mistake, the Americans are invested in this as well. Whether that will be a regional thing for these particular playoffs (in Florida) compared to a national thing in Canada, that's open to question of course,' he said.
