7 hours ago Prospera Energy Inc. Announces Executive Leadership Appointment and Key Financial Developments

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Prospera Energy Inc. (TSX.V: PEI, OTC: GXRFF) (“Prospera“, “PEI” or the “Corporation“) Leadership AppointmentProspera announces the appointment of Darren Jackson as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective January 1st, 2025. Darren will oversee the company’s day-to-day operations, strategic initiatives, regulatory compliance, field optimization programs, and drive operational […]

Politics

20 hours ago Canadian school boards among those affected by cyber incident involving third party

School boards in multiple provinces have been affected by a data breach involving software used by schools across North America to store student information.  

Society

6 hours ago Une situation «préoccupante»: plus de 3 millions de demandes d’aide alimentaire prévues au Québec d’ici 2027

Les BEQ prévoit une augmentation de 320 000 demandes d’aide supplémentaires d’ici les trois prochaines années.

Economics

16 hours ago NHL legend shares memories of 'intense' Toronto Maple Leafs fans at local diner

Long before John Tavares, Joe Thornton, or Patrick Marleau became the Canadian superstars signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs, another eventual Hall of Famer decided to take his talents to the Blue and White in free agency.In 2005, Eric Lindros signed a one-year deal with Toronto, with the first overall pick in the 1991 draft and the 1995 Hart Trophy winner returning home for what ended up being his penultimate NHL season.Chatting with Nick Alberga and former Leafs forward Jay Rosehill on Leafs Morning Take this week, the 2016 Hall of Fame inductee opened up about his time in Toronto."They were short," Lindros said about his negotiations to sign with the Leafs. "Just to come back and play in Toronto, I wish I had done it earlier and healthier. I loved playing in Toronto, it was always a dream. You grow up around here, it's all about the blue and white, and I wanted to experience it. I was fortunate enough to have a chance at the end."Lindros ended up putting up 11 goals and 11 assi...

Sport

7 hours ago Canadian military, firefighters ready to join Los Angeles wildfire battle

Canada’s emergency preparedness minister says Canadian military personnel, their equipment and another 250 firefighters stand “ready to support our American neighbours” as wildfires devastate parts of Southern California. Harjit Sajjan says in a social media post that “Team Canada, with Ontario, Quebec and Alberta, is ready to deploy 250 firefighters, aircraft equipment and other resources […]

Events

18 hours ago Light Horse Therapeutics Enters Into Strategic Collaboration With Novartis

Discovery collaboration provides a $25 million upfront payment and up to $1 billion in research, development and sales milestone payments SAN DIEGO — Light Horse Therapeutics Inc., a developer of first-in-class small molecule therapeutics, announced a multi-target collaboration with Novartis to identify and develop potentially first-in-class therapeutics using the biotech’s platform. Under the terms of […]

Culture

7 hours ago Deux autres piétons ont été heurtés par des voitures à Québec et en Beauce

Un enfant de six a notamment subi des blessures importantes

Other

17 hours ago Cority Recognized as a Leader in Independent Analyst Firm’s Green Quadrant EHS Software 2025 Report

Cority continues to be a top-tier provider, demonstrating excellence across all 19 capabilities TORONTO, Jan. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cority, the global leader in enterprise Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) and Sustainability software solutions, has been distinguished as a leader for the sixth time in the latest Green Quadrant for EHS Software report from Independent […]

Politics

9 hours ago PSPP demande à Legault de créer une «Équipe Québec» face aux menaces tarifaires

Le péquiste estime qu’il y a désorganisation complète de la position canadienne vis-à-vis de Trump.

Economics

18 hours ago WWE U.S. Women’s Champion Chelsea Green hopes to bring belt back home to Canada

On the latest episode of No Holds Barred, Postmedia’s wrestling editor Rob Wong and Postmedia wrestling writer Jan Murphy speak with the inaugural WWE United States Women’s Champion, Chelsea Green. They talk about how Green’s life has changed since winning the title, who she first thought of when she captured the belt, attending WWE RAW’s […]

Sport

10 hours ago Canadian cavalry of firefighters and planes heading to help battle L.A. fires

Ontario, Alberta and Quebec are sending help to battle the devastating flames

Events

20 hours ago GURU Organic Energy to Report Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Results

MONTREAL, Jan. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GURU Organic Energy Corp. (TSX: GURU) (“GURU” or the “Company”), Canada’s leading organic energy drink brand1, will report its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 31, 2024 on Thursday, January 23, 2025, before markets open. Management will hold a conference call to discuss […]

Culture

10 hours ago Florida Hooters waitress, arrested for DUI, tried to flirt way out after traffic stop

Police video footage caught a Hooters waitress, who was arrested for drunk driving in Florida, trying to flirt her way out of the traffic stop. The Sarasota Police Department said the driver, 22-year-old Sophia Ross, was pulled over just before 2 a.m. on Nov. 17 after cops witnessed a vehicle stopping at green lights and […]

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18 hours ago Political uncertainty could derail major carbon capture project: experts

CALGARY – The fate of Canada’s largest proposed carbon capture and storage project is even more uncertain after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement this week amplified existing unknowns around the future of energy and climate policy in Canada, experts say. The $16.5-billion high-profile project in question would capture harmful carbon dioxide emissions from the […]

Politics

12 hours ago PSPP demande à Legault de créer une « Équipe Québec » face aux menaces tarifaires

Le péquiste estime qu’il y a désorganisation complète de la position canadienne vis-à-vis de Trump.

Economics

20 hours ago Novacium Partners with the French Army’s Technical Section to Develop High

The French Military is expressing interest in Novacium’s silicon-based battery technology MONTREAL, Jan. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HPQ Silicon Inc. (“HPQ” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: HPQ, OTCQB: HPQFF, FRA: O08), a technology company specializing in green engineering of silica and silicon-based materials, is pleased to inform its shareholders that its French-based subsidiary, NOVACIUM SAS (“Novacium”), has entered […]

Sport

12 hours ago Florida TikToker in speeding BMW that killed 6 farmworkers avoids decades in prison

A rich TikTok star who drove a BMW into an SUV at a high rate of speed that killed six Florida farmworkers when he was 17 cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid spending decades in prison. Noah Galle, of Wellington, near West Palm Beach, pleaded guilty in court Monday under a deal that will […]

Events

10 hours ago Toronto mulls more traffic solutions while NYC cracks down with congestion pricing

As drivers in New York City acclimate to Manhattan's new congestion pricing, which went into effect on Sunday, Toronto continues to battle its own ever-worsening traffic woes, which have some advocating for a similar step.Thursday morning, Mayor Olivia Chow announced her team's latest effort to fight gridlock, which is costing people their time and patience and posing a multi-billion-dollar hit to the city's economy: a substantial increase in traffic agents to help control the flow of cars through bottlenecks and ticket motorists when needed.While these staff have been successful in clearing up backups in messy pockets like Liberty Village — along with a few other measures, of course — there is still the question of what more might be needed to fix the metropolis's famously jammed streets.A congestion fee of sorts has been floated various times, including one political candidate who recently pushed for charging non-local drivers to acce...

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19 hours ago Trudeau’s resignation could derail major carbon capture project: experts

The $16.5-billion high-profile project in question would capture harmful carbon dioxide emissions from the oilsands, Canada's heaviest-emitting sector. 

Politics

13 hours ago Menaces tarifaires de Trump: le Québec doit négocier directement avec les Américains, selon PSPP

Devant l’absence de stratégie canadienne claire pour contrer les menaces tarifaires de Trump, le Québec doit négocier avec les Américains, selon PSPP.

Economics

16 hours ago Les Jésuites ferment définitivement la revue «Relations» et le Centre justice et foi

Publiée pendant 83 ans, mais en veille depuis mars 2024, elle était l’aînée des revues culturelles du Québec.

Events

14 hours ago Supreme Court rejects Quebec woman’s attempt to sue comedian who mocked her son

MONTREAL — Canada’s highest court has put an end to a 12-year legal saga that pitted comedian Mike Ward against the family of a disabled Quebec singer whom he mocked in his routines. The Supreme Court of Canada today rejected a request to hear an appeal by Sylvie Gabriel, who had been seeking to reverse […]

Other

21 hours ago Political turmoil could derail Pathways Alliance carbon capture project: experts

Their proposed project would capture carbon dioxide emissions from more than 20 oilsands facilities

Politics

14 hours ago Kentucky reaches $110 million deal with Kroger to settle its opioid lawsuit

Kentucky will receive $110 million to settle its lawsuit accusing one of the nation’s largest grocery chains of helping fuel the opioid epidemic, the state’s attorney general said Thursday. The state will use the money it is getting in its settlement with The Kroger Co. to combat an addiction that has ravaged communities and given […]

Economics

18 hours ago Jamaican immigrant who fought deportation over robbery conviction now faces murder charge

His situation came to light in a recent Ontario case where he argued unsuccessfully for a six-month sentence for firearm possession

Events

14 hours ago Le Québec a des défis devant lui avec l’augmentation à venir des cas d’alzheimer

D’ici 2050, le nombre de Québécois vivant avec un trouble neurocognitif comme l’alzheimer pourrait plus que doubler.

Other

30 hours ago Puerto Rico’s new governor appoints an energy czar to tackle the island’s power crisis

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s new governor appointed a so-called energy czar on Wednesday to help pull the U.S. territory out of a power-supply crisis. The nomination of Josue Colon comes days after a massive blackout hit the island, leaving nearly all its 3.2 million inhabitants in the dark as they prepared […]

Politics

15 hours ago Montreal man sentenced in U.S. for exporting weapon components to Russia

MONTREAL — A Montreal man has been sentenced to 40 months in prison by a United States federal court for running a scheme to illegally export millions of dollars’ worth of electronic components to Russia for military use. Nikolay Goltsev, 38, used two companies in Brooklyn, N.Y., to purchase electronics from U.S. manufacturers and send […]

Economics

32 hours ago ’On the front line’: Quebec planes and B.C. helicopters battle L.A. wildfires

MONTREAL — Quebec-based pilots and crews from a British Columbia company are fighting high winds and heavy turbulence as they battle the massive wildfires tearing through the Los Angeles area, and on the ground Canadians with homes in the area are being forced to flee ahead of fast-moving flames. Pascal Duclos, head pilot for the […]

Events

15 hours ago Les demandes d’aide alimentaire continueront d’augmenter dans les prochaines années

C’est ce que révèle une étude économique qui établit des prévisions sur l’ampleur de la demande à venir au Québec.

Other

18 hours ago Farming tech is on display at CES as companies showcase their green innovations and initiatives

LAS VEGAS (AP) — When Russell Maichel started growing almonds, walnuts and pistachios in the 1980s, he didn’t own a cellphone. Now, a fully autonomous tractor drives through his expansive orchard, spraying pesticides and fertilizer to protect the trees that have for decades filled him with an immense sense of pride. “The sustainability of doing […]

Economics

15 hours ago Des dépenses qui augmentent plus vite que les revenus à Québec comme à Ottawa

Le contexte économique et les augmentations de salaire n’expliquent pas les déficits gouvernementaux, dit un rapport.

Other

20 hours ago Blackline Safety Announces Shipping of EXO 8 Area Monitor, New $1.6 Million Deal with Total Safety

EXO 8’s industry-leading connectivity, extended battery life and ease of deployment drive value for Total Safety’s rental customers CALGARY, Canada — Blackline Safety Corp. (TSX: BLN), a global leader in connected safety technology, together with Total Safety, a leading global provider of integrated industrial safety solutions, today announced a new $1.6 million deal that sees […]

Economics

18 hours ago TSN's Jamie McLennan talks Linus Ullmark's injury, Sens playoff chances and more

On the latest episode of Sens 1-on-1 with Bruce Garrioch, Bruce chats with TSN Senators/Hockey analyst and co-host of TSN Overdrive, Jamie McLennan. Jamie gives his thoughts on the Senators at the midway point of the season, how Travis Green has fared in his first season as the head coach, if he is worried about […]

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27 hours ago Canada's wealthiest family is from Ontario and has a fortune of almost $100 billion

Canada's wealthiest individuals only seem to be getting richer, according to the latest January 2025 data pulled from Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires list.While big names like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos still round out the top of the list, a few personalities from north of the border are also regulars on this list of the world's most sizeable fortunes.The Thomson family helms the vast Thomson-Reuters media empire, which employs over 25,000 people across the world, has a net worth of $68.6 billion which puts them firmly at the top of the rankings of Canada's wealthiest.Thomson-Reuters' Toronto headquarters. fotografiko eugen / Shutterstock.comThat $68.6 billion in USD converts to an astonishing $98.7 billion Canadian dollars, and places the Thomson family as the wealthiest in Canada, and the 22nd richest person or family anywhere in the world by Forbes' count.And that fortune has only grown in recent years, with the family amassing an additional $14.25 billion in the first three quarter...

Economics

22 hours ago Polish Energy Group Orlen Boosts Dividends in 2035 Plan After Lackluster Year

Poland’s largest energy company Orlen SA plans to increase dividends and invest as much as $91 billion in cleaner energy sources over the next decade to win back investors’ confidence after its shares tumbled last year.

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27 hours ago Serres automatisées: Québec prêt à verser jusqu’à 20 millions $ à Vegpro

Le MAPAQ est prêt à verser jusqu’à 20M$ à Vegpro pour l’aider à payer la facture d’électricité de ses nouvelles serres automatisées, en Montérégie.

Economics

30 hours ago La caméra la plus rapide du monde est une des 10 découvertes québécoises de l’année

La caméra la plus rapide au monde, un vaccin contre la grippe aviaire ou les secrets du flétan sont parmi les découvertes de l’année au Québec.

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32 hours ago Menace de tarifs douaniers: Legault et Ford se rendront à Washington le 12 février

Les premiers ministres du Québec et de l’Ontario, accompagnés d’autres homologues provinciaux, se rendront à Washington le 12 février prochain.

Economics