35 m. ago New Alberta bill seeks to formalize citizenship on licences, integration with health care cards

Bill 10 formalizes the province's push to add citizenship markers to driver's licences and integrate them with health care numbers.

Science

65 m. ago Sinclair takes 8% stake in EW Scripps as broadcaster eyes potential acquisition

NEW YORK (AP) — Broadcast giant Sinclair has taken a more than 8% stake in E.W. Scripps, as it eyes a potential merger with the smaller local TV rival. In a regulatory filing on Monday, Sinclair disclosed that it purchased 8.2% of Scripps’ Class A common stock “in contemplation” of a wider bid to acquire […]

Transport

1 hour ago Iconic Toronto Star building to be transformed into new hotel

The former Toronto Star building at 1 Yonge St. has been spared from demolition, at least for now.The 1970-built office tower that has been without an anchor tenant for three years will be converted into a hotel as part of a transformative redevelopment currently taking over the skyline.Developer Pinnacle International announced on Monday that it had filed plans with the City of Toronto to convert the 25-storey office tower into a hotel, with 468 guest rooms, a new grand lobby, and a ballroom.The Toronto Star building was home to its namesake newspaper for 50 years, vacating in 2022 for new digs a few kilometres to the west at The Well.Pinnacle notes that a designer and hotel operator have not yet been selected, but intends to "bring the building's existing character into dialogue with the new Pinnacle One Yonge towers."Previously targeted for demolition — with permits even filed ahead of its widely-anticipated teardown — the building is now targeted for a ...

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3 h. ago Amazon seeks US$12 billion in first U.S. bond sale in three years

Proceeds from the the offering may be used for everything from acquisitions and capital expenditures to share buybacks

Economics

4 h. ago London police seek help solving 'targeted' property damage in 3 locations

London police say investigators believe property damage at three different spots in the city may be connected.

Events

4 h. ago Melançon: Quebec threat to cut welfare for asylum seekers is heartless

If the problem lies in Ottawa, then negotiate with Ottawa — don’t shift the burden onto thousands of vulnerable people.

Culture

5 h. ago Plan to transform Toronto office building into huge tower slapped down by City

An ambitious plan to plop a tower on top of an existing office building has been slapped down by planners.The late 2021 proposal from Slate Asset Management, seeking to add new levels above the Modernist-style 1968-built Padulo Building at 1 St. Clair W., has hit a snag. A new report recommends that City Council refuse the proposed 49-storey development, throwing a wrench in the Gensler-designed development.And the impending refusal actually has nothing to do with height.First tabled in December 2021, the plan calls for the current 12-storey office building to be retained, expanded, and modernized, while two neighbouring low-rises at 11 and 13 St. Clair W. — home to Shenanigans Pub and a Pizzaiolo location — would be razed to make way for the new building.The office building would be renovated and expanded, while the two retail properties on the right would be torn down. Image via Google Street View.However, a Nov. 10 report recommending refusal of the project cuts the p...

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5 h. ago Deutsche Bank Joins Barclays, Apollo Targeting Energy Transition Deals

Deutsche Bank AG increased its ESG-related financing goals to target deals in high-carbon sectors.

Other

10 h. ago TransAlta to Acquire 310 MW Contracted Ontario Gas Portfolio for $95 Million

CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Highlights Purchase price of $95 million, or approximately $306 per kilowatt (kW) Immediately accretive to free cash flow and cash yield upon closing with approximately 68% of the portfolio’s gross margin contracted to 2031; attractive recontracting fundamentals longer-term TransAlta’s Energy Marketing and Trading team to deliver merchant […]

Economics

11 h. ago Analysis: How Quebec's Law 2 sets impossible medical performance goals for doctors

"You know, I cannot even increase my volume of patients by one per cent," said Dr. Rami Younan, a surgical oncologist at the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal.

Science

11 h. ago Canacol Energy Ltd. Reports Net lncome of $18.7 Million For The Third Quarter of 2025

CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canacol Energy Ltd. (“Canacol” or the “Corporation”) (TSX:CNE; OTCQX:CNNEF; BVC:CNEC) is pleased to report its financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. Dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars, with the exception of Canadian dollar unit prices (“C$”) where […]

Economics

12 h. ago Stocks Rise at Start of Week as Nvidia, Data Await: Markets Wrap

Technology shares drove gains in US stock futures at the start of the week as investors looked ahead to earnings from Nvidia Corp. and the release of long-delayed economic data.

Economics

12 h. ago OpenAI and Capco Announce Services Partnership to Accelerate the Transformation of the Global Financial Services and Energy Sectors

LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO — Global management and technology consultancy Capco, a Wipro company, has joined OpenAI’s Beta Services Partner Program, providing Capco with priority access to the very latest AI innovation. Capco and OpenAI will collaborate to solve complex client problems and deploy scalable solutions, positioning Capco as a trusted AI partner to financial […]

Culture

16 h. ago CATL Shares Drop as Stake Sale, US Scrutiny Weigh on Sentiment

Shares in Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. fell after a major shareholder moved to cut his stake in the company, adding to worries about energy-storage systems as US lawmakers pushed to curb imports of Chinese-made grid components.

Other

23 h. ago MGK lights up Winnipeg stadium with halftime show at 112th Grey Cup

MGK lit up Winnipeg's Princess Auto Stadium with a high-energy halftime show at the 112th Grey Cup.

Sport

25 h. ago With winter arriving early, Québec solidaire wants 500 more emergency beds for unhoused Montrealers

"We absolutely must avoid people being turned away, being told no when they seek a warm place to stay this winter,” QS MNA Guillaume Cliche-Rivard says.

Other

26 h. ago Ukraine working on prisoner exchange with Russia, Volodymyr Zelenskyy says

In other developments, energy infrastructure was damaged by Russian drone strikes overnight into Sunday in Odesa region

Events

27 h. ago Police seek suspects of Upper Canada Mall jewelry store robbery

Two security guards and an unknown number of police officers were pepper sprayed Saturday afternoon as they pursued suspects in a jewelry store robbery at a mall in Newmarket, Ont.

Events

29 h. ago U.K. government poised to overhaul asylum system as political storm brews over migration

Policy changes another attempt to make Britain less attractive to those seeking refuge and easier to remove migrants who don't qualify for asylum

Politics

32 h. ago ‘Fury from Alberta and Saskatchewan’: Western patience wearing thin over lack of Alberta pipeline plan

"The energy sector has been demonized,” Whitecap Resources CEO laments, as Mark Carney's list of nation-building projects still contains no Alberta pipeline

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