66 h. ago Dogs saved from testing lab at Ontario hospital will soon go up for adoption

A group of dogs recently saved from an animal testing facility that was secretly — and shockingly — housed in an Ontario hospital will soon be among the most eligible adoptable pets in the province.Citizens were appalled when news broke last month that scientists at St. Joseph's Health Care in London had been surreptitiously experimenting on pups, forcing them to undergo hours-long heart attacks and eventually killing them in the name of cardiac research.Staff from the medical facility's Lawson Research Institute did their best to hide evidence of the dogs, many of whom were under a year old, going as far as disguising discarded animal food bags and blasting music to cover the noise, according to an Investigative Journalism Bureau exposé that ran in the National Post in early August.Following condemnation from animal activist groups, Premier Doug Ford and the general public, the hospital announced on August 11 t...

Science

5 d. ago EV sales in Canada plummet nearly 30%, even as wider auto sales remain strong

Drop in EV sales in second quarter attributed to the end of several government rebate programs

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8 d. ago Is Canada hitting the brakes on EVs? What Carney is laying out

Prime Minister Mark Carney says 2026 electric vehicle sales requirements are being paused to add some 'flexibility' for the auto sector, and will reassess current mandates.

Transport

9 d. ago Auto sales in August post first annual decline since February: DesRosiers

DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says the auto market has started to show signs of stress from the broader economic slowdown and trade disputes. The firm estimates 160,000 vehicles were sold in August, down 2.9 per cent from last year — the first year-over-year sales decline since February. DesRosiers says sales are still well below pre-pandemic […]

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1 week ago BDC 2025 Annual Report: Supporting more entrepreneurs than ever, $11.5 billion in new financing and investments

MONTREAL, Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), the bank for Canada’s entrepreneurs and the country’s only development bank, published its 2025 Annual Report, highlighting how it is helping reverse the decline of entrepreneurship in Canada.  “The core of BDC’s mission is to generate positive impacts to Canada’s economy, […]

Economics

3 w. ago Toronto vintage store known for selling clothes by the pound for cheap is being forced to close

A popular Toronto vintage store is being forced to close down one of its locations, and owners are not happy about it.Expo Vintage Clothing took to Instagram to share the unfortunate news with its 13.3k followers, citing zoning issues and a standoff with Municipal Licensing and Standards (MLS) in a directly-worded caption."I’ll keep this short, sweet and poignant: Our four-year battle with Toronto Zoning is over and, simply put, Municipal Lincens[ing] and Standards will not allow us to have a retail store at 1978 Dundas West anymore," the August 7 post starts off.It goes on to explain that, given the circumstances, the secondhand clothing retailer will have to shutter the location, which was known for selling vintage apparel by the pound — something that's hard to find in the city — as well as for hosting events."We have no current plans to re-open at an alternative location, but have not rul...

Economics