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CTV News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Ottawa recognizing a new community hero: ‘It's about service'
Move 100 and CTV are proud to introduce you to our community hero, presented by La-Z-Boy! Ottawa has a new hero and it's a former military officer and adventurer who dedicated his time to serving the community after retiring. Don Kelly is the winner of the CTV and Move 100's Community Hero Award 2025. He received a $5,000 cheque from La-Z-Boy Ottawa Thursday. 'It's not an individual award. It's actually a community award. And I'm very grateful for anybody who nominated me,' Kelly told CTV Morning Live. 'I served with the military. And I know it's about service. And this is just an extension of that service.' When Kelly is not taking care of his sick wife and driving her to the hospital, you'll find him at community events in the capital or helping the Blackburn Community Association. Here's a list of Kelly's 2025 community activities: Winter Carnival/ Hockey Day in the Hamlet: Coordinator of annual event Neighborhood Watch: Coordinator First Aid Training: Co-Ordinator Children Bike Rodeo: Coordinator of annual event Adult Bike Ride: Coordinator of annual event Emergency Preparedness Program: Coordinator of Blackburn Hamlet Community Showcase: Chair of committee and organizer Cancer Chase: Special assistant Christmas Market: Chair of annual event Christmas Pancake Breakfast: Chair of annual event Lighting of Community Christmas Tree: Chair of committee and organizer Volunteer Appreciation Day: Co-Chair of annual event Community Association: Director of safety Kelly has always been a friendly face in Ottawa, starting conversations with residents in the local Metro in his neighbourhood, talking about one project or another. On Saturday, Kelly will be helping Ottawa police promote their crime prevention strategies.
USA Today
4 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Vikings fans no longer will be hearing the team attached to one free agent QB
Vikings fans no longer will be hearing the team attached to one free agent QB The Vikings fanbase can finally sit back in their La-Z-Boy recliners and let out a big sigh of relief while wearing their J.J. McCarthy jerseys. On Thursday, Aaron Rodgers did his best effort to make himself the news on a busy day when it was announced that he would be signing a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The former MVP and NFC North rival of the Vikings heads to Pittsburgh, hoping to extend a career that has been fledgling ever since he left Green Bay and the NFC North. For most of the offseason, there were rumblings that the Vikings and Rodgers had a common interest in establishing a relationship. Nothing ever materialized, and now nothing will as the team goes full steam ahead with their 2024 first-round draft pick, J.J. McCarthy. Rodgers going to Pittsburgh, though, does not mean he is completely off the mind of the Vikings or their fans. The Vikings will travel to Dublin, Ireland, in Week 4 to face off against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Ironically, it will mark the second straight year the Vikings and Rodgers will face off on the continent of Europe. Last year, they played each other in London when the former MVP was a member of the Jets.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
La-Z-Boy (LZB): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q4 Earnings?
La-Z-Boy trades at $41.98 per share and has moved almost in lockstep with the market over the last six months. The stock has lost 7% while the S&P 500 is down 3.3%. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation. Is there a buying opportunity in La-Z-Boy, or does it present a risk to your portfolio? See what our analysts have to say in our full research report, it's free. Even though the stock has become cheaper, we're swiping left on La-Z-Boy for now. Here are three reasons why there are better opportunities than LZB and a stock we'd rather own. A company's long-term sales performance is one signal of its overall quality. Even a bad business can shine for one or two quarters, but a top-tier one grows for years. Unfortunately, La-Z-Boy's 3.2% annualized revenue growth over the last five years was sluggish. This fell short of our benchmark for the consumer discretionary sector. Forecasted revenues by Wall Street analysts signal a company's potential. Predictions may not always be accurate, but accelerating growth typically boosts valuation multiples and stock prices while slowing growth does the opposite. Over the next 12 months, sell-side analysts expect La-Z-Boy's revenue to rise by 1.8%. While this projection indicates its newer products and services will spur better top-line performance, it is still below average for the sector. ROIC, or return on invested capital, is a metric showing how much operating profit a company generates relative to the money it has raised (debt and equity). We like to invest in businesses with high returns, but the trend in a company's ROIC is what often surprises the market and moves the stock price. Unfortunately, La-Z-Boy's ROIC has decreased over the last few years. We like what management has done in the past, but its declining returns are perhaps a symptom of fewer profitable growth opportunities. We cheer for all companies serving everyday consumers, but in the case of La-Z-Boy, we'll be cheering from the sidelines. After the recent drawdown, the stock trades at 12.5× forward P/E (or $41.98 per share). This valuation multiple is fair, but we don't have much confidence in the company. There are better investments elsewhere. We'd suggest looking at our favorite semiconductor picks and shovels play. Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election sent major indices to all-time highs, but stocks have retraced as investors debate the health of the economy and the potential impact of tariffs. While this leaves much uncertainty around 2025, a few companies are poised for long-term gains regardless of the political or macroeconomic climate, like our Top 6 Stocks for this week. This is a curated list of our High Quality stocks that have generated a market-beating return of 183% over the last five years (as of March 31st 2025). Stocks that made our list in 2020 include now familiar names such as Nvidia (+1,545% between March 2020 and March 2025) as well as under-the-radar businesses like the once-small-cap company Comfort Systems (+782% five-year return). Find your next big winner with StockStory today. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
CTV News
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Nominate someone for MOVE 100's Community Hero Award!
Ottawa Watch MOVE 100'S Sophie Moroz and Jeff Hopper who are going to tell us all about their Community Hero Contest brought to you by La-Z-Boy!
The Journal
22-05-2025
- Politics
- The Journal
TD Ken O'Flynn says he didn't know La-Z-Boy was a brand and just wanted what ‘everyone else has'
INDEPENDENT IRELAND TD Ken O'Flynn has said he was unaware that La-Z-Boy was a 'brand' and that he just requested what 'everyone else is provided with'. In an email in mid-February to the Leinster House facilities management, O'Flynn looked for ten separate items for his parliamentary office to 'enhance the workspace's comfort and functionality.' That included a La-Z-Boy recliner as 'comfortable seating' for use during break periods and office meetings – such seats often retail at well over €1,000. However, in an interview on the Neil Prendeville Show on Cork's RedFM, O'Flynn said he didn't know where the €1,000 price tag came from. When it was noted by host Prendeville that La-Z-Boy chairs are routinely priced in excess of €1,000, O'Flynn said he was unaware that La-Z-Boy was a brand and that he thought the term referred to a style of chair. O'Flynn said he 'didn't realise they were a brand and I just thought it was the name of the chair'. He added that he uses the term 'La-Z-Boy' for a style of chair that 'goes back slightly' and that there is 'no footrest' on the chair. Meanwhile, O'Flynn had been at loggerheads with Oireachtas management over delays in getting his office fitted out since he was elected. He told RedFM that he 'was assigned an office in the engineering block, which is outside Leinster House'. 'When I went into an office, there was a table but no chairs, no shelves, there were empty paint cans in the middle of the floor, a big stain on the carpet, and not even a chair for me to sit down at the computer'. He added that he and his staff were 'waiting six weeks for a laptop to be provided'. 'I wrote to the facilities manager and said, 'please, can I have some furniture? Could you take out the rubbish that was left from the previous occupant and could you provide furniture?'' Advertisement O'Flynn said it took six months for him to be assigned an office inside Leinster House and that he was working out of Independent Ireland leader Michael Collins's office 'on part of his desk'. The Independent Ireland TD had had frosty relations with the Oireachtas since his appointment and in January accused them of a 'disregard for the dignity' of his office in a row over lengthy delays in the fit-out of his office. He told RedFM that he 'looked around at what every Senator and TD has' and that the offices contained what O'Flynn described as a 'La-Z-Boy'. 'I requested the exact same furniture that's inside every other TD's office. 'It's a bit misleading to say that I requested a €1,000 chair, I requested a chair to come out of the stockroom where they have chairs but they're out of them.' In response to his request in mid-February, the Oireachtas said they had no recliners in stock and that they were not 'commonly purchased'. When asked if his request 'flies in the face' of previous criticisms of government spending, O'Flynn said he just 'asked them to take a chair out of the stockroom that they have, that everyone else is provided with'. 'I haven't asked for designer wallpaper or floor-to-ceiling mirrors,' said O'Flynn in reference to requests that had been made by other TDs. 'I am just asking to have a proper office after six months of not having an office,' said O'Flynn, 'and an exhausting amount of emails back and forth about where the office is going to be. 'I don't think I asked for anything extraordinary or marvelous, I think it has been blown out of proportion by certain members of the media. 'They're a normal chair, it's just that the back of it goes back.' O'Flynn said he ended up being provided with an 'old-school chair'. -With additional reporting from Ken Foxe Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
