11 h. ago Woman, 24, dead after crash that led to wild police chase across region

A 24-year-old woman is dead, and two men are in custody, after a crash in a First Nations community southwest of London that resulted in a multi-county flight from police involving several stolen vehicles. Police were called to a crash on Jubilee Road, near Dodem Way, in Muncee-Delaware Nation at about 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Middlesex […]

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15 h. ago DEAR ABBY: Woman doesn’t want to pay unemployed sister’s rent

DEAR ABBY: At 63, I am the youngest sister of four siblings. We grew up in the turmoil of Dad’s alcoholism and hoarding, as well as physical and emotional abuse from both our parents. One of my sisters, “June,” was sexually assaulted by my brother. She’s 71 now and hasn’t worked since she was in […]

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17 h. ago On the Brink: rent is eating up half her pay, payday loans made it worse

Ontario woman says on her salary today, her two pay stubs a month are already spoken for: one goes to rent, and the other covers everything else.

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25 h. ago Kane Biotech Announces New Agreement with Outside the Box Capital Inc.

Not for distribution to U.S. news wire services or dissemination in the United States WINNIPEG, Manitoba,, April 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kane Biotech Inc. (TSX-V:KNE OTCQB:KNBIF) (“Kane Biotech” or the “Company”) announces today that it has terminated the previously announced service agreement dated January 17, 2025 (the “Previous OTBC Service Agreement”) with independent marketing […]

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26 h. ago ZYUS Life Sciences Corporation Announces Issuance of Bonus Warrants Pursuant to Loan Agreements

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES SASKATOON, Saskatchewan — ZYUS Life Sciences Corporation (the “Company”) (TSX-V: ZYUS), a Canadian-based life sciences company focused on the development and commercialization of novel cannabinoid-based pharmaceutical drug candidates for pain management, announces that it has received conditional acceptance from the […]

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27 h. ago Consolidated Lithium Extends Closing of Private Placement Financing

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES TORONTO, April 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CONSOLIDATED LITHIUM METALS INC. (TSXV: CLM | FRA: Z36) (“Consolidated Lithium” or the “Company”) announces today that it has received conditional approval from the TSX Venture Exchange to extend the closing of future […]

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28 h. ago Beyond Oil Expands into Three European Territories as Part of New Distribution Agreement With Royalty Trade and Receives Payment for First Shipment

New Distribution Agreement Further Expands Beyond Oil’s European Footprint as Part of Its Global Growth Strategy; Company Received Payment for First Shipment of 5.4T VANCOUVER, BC and KIBBUTZ YIFAT, Israel, April 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Beyond Oil Ltd. (CSE: BOIL) (OTCQB: BEOLF) (Frankfurt: UH9) (“Beyond Oil” or the “Company“), a food-tech innovation company dedicated […]

Economics

28 h. ago Russell Investments Canada Limited Announces Monthly Distributions for Exchange Traded Fund Series

TORONTO — Russell Investments Canada Limited (“Russell Investments Canada”) today announced cash distributions for the ETF Series of certain mutual funds (“ETF Series”) for the months of April, May, and June. Unitholders of record of the ETF Series, as of the Record Date, will receive a per-unit cash distribution payable on the Payment Date Details […]

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30 h. ago HUNTER: Black widow Monica Sementilli convicted in murder of husband

Black widow Monica Sementilli’s face was set like stone in the minutes leading up to a jury declaring her grim fate on Friday afternoon. It took the ten-man, two-woman panel seven hours and 47 minutes to declare the 53-year-old former Woodbridge woman guilty of cold-bloodedly orchestrating the murder of her husband, famed Toronto hairstylist Fabio […]

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31 h. ago In Calgary courts: Suspects in murder of Calgary woman whose body was dumped near Okotoks to stand trial a year from now

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from April 7-11, 2025

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31 h. ago Canadian woman goes viral over tense exchange with U.S. border agents

A Canadian woman travelling in the U.S. shared an unusual comment she received from an agent at a U.S.-Canada border crossing, drawing mixed comments from netizens.Erin Rafferty, 35, who goes by the username @ecomera on TikTok, is a business owner and content creator from the Moncton area in New Brunswick. Since 2019, Rafferty and her husband have been spending extensive time in the U.S. and visiting different states in a trailer.The couple wanted to make the most of the opportunity to travel while their children were still too young to attend school. So, in 2024, they invested in a new trailer, a truck, and a lifetime campground membership with access to all U.S. parks. Considering current tensions between Canada and the U.S., Rafferty said they did have second thoughts."I was genuinely nervous about coming down. My family asked us to cancel, and we seriously considered it," she said in an email statement. "But in the end, we had made a big investment into this lifes...

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32 h. ago Fundraiser started for Toronto woman killed in boiling volcanic river

Friends and loved ones of a local Toronto woman have organized a fundraiser to help cover costs related to her untimely death.According to a GoFundMe page, Maya Moreno, was on a spiritual journey in the Peruvian Amazon when she "fell into a volcanic river and sustained severe burns over 70 per cent of her body."The page goes on to say that Moreno's tragic accident occurred while on a spiritual healing journey in a sacred spot of the rainforest."On Monday, March 24, while meditating near the extremely hot geothermal river, Maya fainted and tragically fell into the Boiling River, suffering severe burns over 70 per cent of the body," reads the page.The Shanay-timpishka or Boiling River is a large geothermal river,  which has typical temperatures around 27 degrees C, but much higher temperatures have also been recorded, according to online sources. It is known for its healing properties and significant ties to the local culture.Moreno was then treated in Peru un...

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32 h. ago CEUS Offers Safe, Useful Diagnostic Imaging Option for Pregnant Women

CALGARY, Alberta — Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a safe and accurate diagnostic imaging option for pregnant women who develop a medical problem or a suspicious tumor that typically would be investigated by a contrast enhanced CT or MR scan, according to a new study by Canadian doctors. “CEUS is well tolerated by pregnant patients and […]

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33 h. ago Urbana Corporation Announces Additional Investment in Tetra Trust Company

/NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE U.S./ TORONTO, April 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Urbana Corporation (“Urbana”) (TSX and CSE: URB, URB.A) is pleased to announce that it has substantially increased its equity stake in Tetra Trust Company (“Tetra”), Canada’s premier trust company licensed for the custody of digital […]

Economics

37 h. ago CONCERT REVIEW: 50 years later Heart holds up as Seattle rockers play Toronto

Heart Thursday night Coca-Cola Coliseum RATING: ***1/2 (3.5 out of four) ***** You can’t keep a good woman down. In this case, Heart’s formidable lead singer Ann Wilson, who not only recently emerged from a successful battle with cancer – thus sporting short grey hair instead of her usual long brown locks- but also broke […]

Culture

49 h. ago B.C. woman says liquor distribution branch discriminated against her when pregnant

Powell told Global News she has already spent $25,000 on lawyers and is now proceeding to trial without legal help.

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51 h. ago Alberta looks to allow hydrogen blending to heat homes and businesses

Alberta is looking to add hydrogen blending into the province’s natural gas distribution system for residential and commercial heating as well as move to a day-ahead market and a cost-causation model for transmission infrastructure.  Affordability and Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf tabled legislation on Thursday that, if passed, will forward the province’s 2021 Hydrogen Roadmap and […]

Economics

53 h. ago Supreme Court confirms order for new murder trials in attack on woman’s parents

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed an order for new first-degree murder trials for an Ontario woman and three others who were convicted in an attack on her parents. Jennifer Pan was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years for first-degree murder, and life […]

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53 h. ago Abaxx Announces Closing of C$10,065,000 Second Tranche of C$32,915,000 Convertible Debenture Offering

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES TORONTO, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Abaxx Technologies Inc. (CBOE:ABXX)(OTCQX:ABXXF) (“Abaxx” or the “Company”), a financial software and market infrastructure company, indirect majority shareholder of Abaxx Singapore Pte Ltd. , the owner of Abaxx Commodity Exchange and Clearinghouse (individually, “Abaxx Exchange” […]

Economics

54 h. ago Jesta I.S. Announces Vision Suite 360 to Power the Combined B2B and B2C Strategies of Vertical Retail and Multichannel Brands

MONTREAL — Jesta I.S., a pioneer in the development of enterprise ERP software suites for omnichannel retailers, wholesalers and brand manufacturers, announced today the official release of Vision Suite 360 for vertical retail and multichannel brands that manage multiple if not all stages of its supply chain from product concept to consumer: ideation, manufacturing, distribution […]

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