43 m. ago French language leaders’ debate rescheduled to 6 p.m. Wednesday because of Habs game

Debate moderator Patrice Roy announced that the political clash was going to start two hours earlier than originally planned

Politics

77 m. ago Dr. Mark Joffe out as Alberta chief medical officer of health

Alberta Health says Joffe's contract ended on Monday and an interim appointment will be announced 'imminently'

Events

78 m. ago Slate Grocery REIT to Release First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

TORONTO — Slate Grocery REIT (TSX: SGR.U) (TSX: SGR.UN) (the “REIT”), an owner and operator of U.S. grocery-anchored real estate, announced today that it will be releasing its first quarter 2025 financial results before market hours on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Senior management will host a live conference call at 9:00 am ET on Tuesday, […]

Culture

78 m. ago RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust Announces April 2025 Distribution

TORONTO — RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (“RioCan”) (TSX: REI.UN) today announced a distribution of 9.65 cents per unit for the month of April. The distribution will be payable on May 7, 2025, to unitholders of record as at April 30, 2025. About RioCan RioCan is one of Canada’s largest real estate investment trusts. RioCan […]

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96 m. ago Rubicon Organics Announces Proposed Private Placement Offering under the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rubicon Organics Inc. (TSXV: ROMJ) (OTCQX: ROMJF) (“Rubicon Organics” or the “Company”), a licensed producer focused on cultivating and selling organic certified and premium cannabis products, is pleased to announce […]

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1 hour ago PHOTOS: Looking back on London hockey star Logan Couture's career

London native Logan Couture, 36, announced on Tuesday he's no longer physically able to play hockey, effectively ending 933-game NHL career

Sport

1 hour ago Citigroup Announces Full Redemption of Series P Preferred Stock

NEW YORK — Citigroup Inc. is redeeming, in whole, all $2 billion aggregate liquidation preference of Series P Depositary Shares representing interests in its 5.950% Fixed Rate / Floating Rate Noncumulative Preferred Stock, Series P (the “Preferred Stock”). The redemption date is May 15, 2025, for the Preferred Stock and related Depositary Shares (the “Redemption […]

Economics

1 hour ago Backblaze to Announce First Quarter 2025 Results on May 7, 2025

SAN MATEO, Calif. — Backblaze, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLZE), the cloud storage innovator providing a modern alternative to traditional cloud providers, will report financial results for its first quarter ending March 31, 2025 on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 after market close. Following the release of results, Backblaze will host a conference call and webcast at 2:00 […]

Culture

3 h. ago Outgoing B.C. Conservative MP Ed Fast endorses independent Mike de Jong

De Jong, who won eight terms in the B.C. legislature and held several cabinet posts, announced last month that he would be running as an Independent in Abbotsford-South Langley.

Other

3 h. ago Almadex Provides Exploration Update on its Confusion Hills and Red Ring Gold Projects, Nevada, Surface Sampling returns 7.1 g/t Gold

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Almadex Minerals Ltd. (“Almadex” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: “DEX”) is pleased to announce that it has received results from surface exploration geological and geophysical work on its wholly owned Confusion Hills and Red Ring projects near Tonopah, Nevada. Both projects cover gold-silver early-stage exploration targets and were acquired […]

Other

4 h. ago First West Credit Union closed a $150 million senior deposit note offering with a final order book of $615 million

LANGLEY, British Columbia, April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First West Credit Union (“First West”) a leading Canadian financial co-operative, announced that it closed its offering (the “Offering”) of $150 million aggregate principal amount of fixed rate senior deposit notes due on March 24, 2027 (the “Notes”). The Notes are unsecured and bear a fixed […]

Economics

4 h. ago Ninepoint Partners Welcomes Portfolio Manager Sam Mitter to Its Investment Team

TORONTO, April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ninepoint Partners LP (Ninepoint Partners) is pleased to announce the appointment of Samarjit (Sam) Mitter to its investment team as Senior Portfolio Manager, beginning May 2025. Mr. Mitter joins Ninepoint with over 25 years of experience in the investment industry and a well-established career managing equity portfolios across […]

Culture

5 h. ago InspireSemi Announces Appointment of Jack Cartwright as Permanent CFO

VANCOUVER, British Columbia and AUSTIN, Texas, April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Inspire Semiconductor Holdings Inc.  (“InspireSemi” or the “Company”), a chip design company that provides revolutionary high-performance, energy-efficient accelerated computing solutions for High Performance Computing (HPC), AI, graph analytics, and other compute-intensive workloads is pleased to announce that it has promoted its interim Chief […]

Culture

6 h. ago Ottawa says automakers that keep manufacturing in Canada will get a tariff exemption

WASHINGTON — Automobile companies that continue to manufacture vehicles in Canada will receive an exemption from Ottawa’s retaliatory tariffs as U.S. President Donald Trump attempts to upend the North American industry through steep import duties. Federal Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne announced Tuesday that auto manufacturers will be allowed to import a certain number of U.S.-assembled […]

Economics

6 h. ago Big Four Roadhouse lineup announced for Calgary Stampede 2025

Yung Gravy, TLC and Lil Jon are among the lineup of artists announced to perform on the Big Four Roadhouse Bud Light Stage at Calgary Stampede 2025. The lineup also includes globally-known musicians Natasha Bedingfield, Boys Like Girls and Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello. The Big Four Roadhouse is free with admission to Stampede […]

Transport

7 h. ago Lineup announced for downtown Winnipeg’s 5th annual Burt Block Parties

The party, which kicks off Aug. 14, includes artists ranging from country to pop to classic rock, who will perform to a crowd of 4,000 outside the Burton Cummings Theatre.

Culture

7 h. ago Starbucks imposes new limits on what baristas can wear under their green aprons

Starbucks is imposing new limits on what its baristas can wear under their green aprons. Starting May 12, employees will be required to wear a solid black shirt and khaki, black or blue denim bottoms. Shirts can be short- or long-sleeved and collared or collarless, the company said in a memo released Monday. Starbucks will […]

Other

7 h. ago Victim of serial killers Charles Ng and Leonard Lake identified

Charles Ng is rotting in a prison medical facility, and Leonard Lake has long been in hell. But the California serial killers continue to be a sinister spectre in the Golden State. Cops announced on Monday they had finally identified another of the survivalist sickos’ victims, the second this year. For decades, Brenda Sue O’Connor […]

Events

7 h. ago Reporter goes viral after getting Blue Jays fan’s number live on

'This might be the new move. Just walk around with a FanDuel microphone and an ear piece in and convince fans they are actually on TV.'

Sport

7 h. ago Venture Global Commences Commercial Operations at Calcasieu Pass

ARLINGTON, Va. — Today, Venture Global announced the commercial operation date for its inaugural LNG export project – Calcasieu Pass – and the commencement of the sale of low-cost, U.S. LNG to the project’s long-term customers. Calcasieu Pass has reached this milestone in just 68 months from the final investment decision on the project, making […]

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