3 h. ago Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defends $4.8M office budget increase

Premier Danielle Smith appeared at a legislative committee meeting Tuesday to take budgetary questions from Opposition NDP members.

Economics

3 h. ago Japan’s Exports Rise at Faster Clip Before Trump Tariffs Hit

Japan’s exports rose at a faster pace as businesses increased orders ahead of the rollout of higher tariffs in the US.

Economics

4 h. ago China Private Equity, Venture Funds Seek More Time to Deploy Capital

Venture capital and other private equity funds that raised money to invest in China during a tech boom a few years ago are increasingly facing a quandary. Some are running out of time to put investors’ cash to work, and the pickings have become slim.

Economics

5 h. ago Utility Trailer Introduces Advanced Options to Enhance Versatility, Performance and Efficiency

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. — Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company LLC is pleased to announce new options for their 4000D-X Composite dry freight vans and 3000R refrigerated trailers that add versatility and increase performance. Utility’s New Offset CenterSeal® Configuration Offers Versatility for Multi-Temp Trailers The innovative CenterSeal® offset configuration is now available for the 3000R multi-temp […]

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7 h. ago True Achieves Highest Growth Rate Among Top 10 Executive Search Firms

PHILADELPHIA — True, the only tech and data-first global executive talent platform, achieved the highest growth rate, with a remarkable 15.1% increase, among the top 10 executive search firms in the Hunt Scanlon Media rankings. The sixth largest and most innovative firm in the industry, True, is recognized by Hunt Scanlon for its consistent performance […]

Economics

8 h. ago Opinion: Getting Alberta's auto insurance right means removing lawsuits, rate caps

The largest transformation of auto insurance in provincial history is underway, and the government deserves full credit for taking action to deliver a system that puts Albertans back in the driver’s seat. A lot of work remains to get the new “Care-First” system in place by January 2027, but, if designed correctly, it will ensure […]

Economics

10 h. ago Georgia governor names labor commissioner and vaults first Hispanic woman into statewide office

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday Barbara Rivera Holmes, the head of the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, as the state’s next labor commissioner. Rivera Holmes replaces Bruce Thompson, a Republican and former state senator who was elected labor commissioner in 2022. He died in November from pancreatic cancer at age 59, […]

Politics

10 h. ago Putin Agrees to Limit Ukraine Attacks But Won’t Commit to Truce

President Vladimir Putin committed in a phone call with Donald Trump to limit Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy assets but declined to agree to a broader 30-day ceasefire as the US had sought.

Politics

10 h. ago Kevin Frankish aims to give ‘BT’ some ‘competition’ with new morning gig on Toronto’s AM 640

'Every morning, I am going to do my best in trying to help you make sense of what is becoming an increasingly senseless world'

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11 h. ago Annual inflation rate jumps to 2.6% in February with end of tax holiday: StatsCan

It's a sizeable jump from the 1.9 per cent increase in January

Economics

12 h. ago COSEBOC FOUNDER RON WALKER JOINS KINGMAKERS OF OAKLAND AT 2025 SPRING SYMPOSIUM AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Sliding Scale Fee Introduced to Increase Accessibility for Educators and Community Leaders Oakland, CA, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oakland, CA – March 18, 2025 – Kingmakers of Oakland (KOO) is announces that Ron Walker, founder and director of the Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color (COSEBOC), will join the lineup of distinguished […]

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12 h. ago Georgia Real Estate Leader Tim Stout Joins eXp Realty, Bringing $70M in Annual Sales

Former mixed martial arts champion and top-producing agent expands his high-performing team at eXp Realty, leveraging the brokerage’s innovative model to fuel growth and excellence. BELLINGHAM, Wash., March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — eXp Realty®, “the most agent-centric real estate brokerage on the planet™” and the core subsidiary of eXp World Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPI), […]

Politics

12 h. ago Tariff uncertainty is affecting Canadian real estate and Ontario is hardest hit

While spring is typically the busiest time of the year to buy a home as more properties become available and competition increases, the housing market this season appears to be in a bit of a decline in Canada —and especially in Ontario — amid the ongoing trade war with the United States. According to a new report from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), home sales in the country fell sharply from January to February, as many prospective home buyers chose to remain on the sidelines due to the threat of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Sales activity recorded over Canadian MLS Systems dropped 9.8 per cent month over month in February, marking the lowest level for home sales since November 2023, and the largest month-over-month decline in activity since May 2022. "The moment tariffs were first announced on January 20, a gap opened between home sales recorded this year and last. This trend continued to widen throughout February, leadin...

Economics

12 h. ago Germany to loosen debt limit to allow more defence, infrastructure spending

The approval in the Bundestag gives chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz a windfall of hundreds of billions of euros to ramp up investment after two years of economic contraction.

Economics

12 h. ago A players’ group founded by Novak Djokovic files an antitrust suit against tennis’ organizers

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The players’ association co-founded by 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic filed an antitrust lawsuit against the women’s and men’s professional tours, the International Tennis Federation and the sport’s integrity agency on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in New York, calling the groups in charge of tennis “a cartel.” The […]

Sport

13 h. ago A push to limit lawsuits in Georgia is getting increasing blowback

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s priority bill to limit lawsuits and large jury verdicts has gotten increasing pushback after an initial boost in support as the legislative session enters its final weeks. Crowds of business owners and doctors swarmed the Capitol to back Kemp when he announced the proposal, also called tort […]

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13 h. ago US Factory Production Rises by Most in a Year on Auto Output

US factory output rose by the most in a year as a surge in motor vehicle production led a broader increase that helps ease concern of weakening in manufacturing.

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15 h. ago Annual inflation rate jumps to 2.6% in February with tax holiday end: StatCan

OTTAWA — The annual rate of inflation accelerated sharply to 2.6 per cent in February as the federal government’s temporary tax break came to an end mid-month, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. That marks a sizeable jump from the 1.9 per cent increase seen in January, when Canadians saw GST and HST taken off a variety […]

Economics

16 h. ago Dynacor Group Reports Sales of US$22.5 Million in February 2025

MONTREAL — Dynacor Group Inc. (TSX-DNG) (“Dynacor” or the “Corporation”), today announced unaudited gold sales of $22.5 million in February, a 11.9% increase compared to February 2024. All figures are in US dollars unless otherwise indicated. Monthly Highlights Gold sales reached $22.5 million (C$32.2 million1) in February 2025, compared to $20.1 million (C$27.1 million) in […]

Economics

20 h. ago Canadian farmland values rise nine per cent, but rate of growth on a downward trend

Average Canadian farmland values continued their more than 30-year streak of increases last year, but Farm Credit Canada says the rate of growth is slowing and trade disruptions could further dent them. The Crown corporation, which provides financing and other services to the agriculture industry, said in a report Tuesday that the average value of […]

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