Strathcona defends unsolicited takeover offer for oilsands peer MEG Energy

Strathcona Resources Ltd. says MEG Energy Corp. has made errors and misleading statements in its justifications for rejecting its unsolicited takeover bid. Last month, Strathcona made a cash-and-stock offer to buy all of the MEG shares it does not already own,...

Obituary: Graham Shirley of Bert Baxter Transport passes at 89

Editor’s note: Graham Shirley and his wife, Nancy, were kind enough to allow me to interview them in 2017 as their family-owned and operated company, Bert Baxter Transport Ltd., had reached its 60th year. The Shirleys’ home is just down the street from me,...