78 m. ago World’s Two Biggest Miners Meet With Trump Over Copper Project

The chief executive officers of the world’s two biggest mining companies met President Donald Trump to discuss a copper project that could supply the US with a quarter of its demand for decades to come.

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3 h. ago Gunmen kill at least 13 people during mosque shooting in Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria — Gunmen attacked a mosque in northwestern Nigeria on Tuesday morning, killing at least 13 people during morning prayers, local authorities said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in the town of Unguwan Mantau, in the state of Katsina, but such attacks are common in Nigeria’s northwestern and north-central regions where […]

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4 h. ago Veteran Boston TV news anchor claims she lost job because she’s white

A Boston TV anchor claims in a lawsuit that she was demoted from her job because she’s a white woman, alleging she was the supposed victim of a “DEI agenda” at the Tiffany Network. Katherine Merrill Dunham, better known as Kate Merrill while serving as a longtime anchor for CBS affiliate WBZ-TV, filed a lawsuit […]

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5 h. ago Jansen Potash Mine faces further setbacks, NDP says it’s a pattern

The Jansen Potash Mine is facing another setback, with stage two of the project now set to begin two years behind schedule in 2031.

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5 h. ago EverGen Infrastructure Announces Dates for 2025 Second Quarter Financial Results and Conference Call

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — EverGen Infrastructure Corp. (“EverGen” or the “Company”) (TSXV: EVGN) (OTCQX: EVGIF), today announced plans to release its 2025 second quarter financial results on August 21, 2025, after market close. EverGen will hold a results and corporate update conference call at 11:00 a.m. eastern time on Friday, August 22, 2025, hosted by […]

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6 h. ago Mount Logan Capital Inc. Announces Filing of Supplement to Management Information Circular for its Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 22, 2025

TORONTO, Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mount Logan Capital Inc. (Cboe Canada: MLC) (“Mount Logan” or the “Company”) announced today that, further to the joint news release of the Company and 180 Degree Capital Corp. (“180 Degree Capital”) on August 18, 2025 announcing revised terms of the proposed business combination to combine Mount Logan […]

Economics

6 h. ago Enthusiast Gaming Announces Updates on Divestment of Direct Sales Business

TORONTO, Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (“Enthusiast Gaming” or the “Company”) (TSX:EGLX) today announced that it has entered into a binding letter of intent (the “Binding LOI”) with Vertiqal Studios Corp. (“VSC”) pursuant to an unsolicited offer from VSC to acquire the direct sales business carried on by the Company […]

Economics

7 h. ago Fringe Reviews: Andrew Iwanyk Fulfills Your Dreams and fills the theatre with laughter

Iwanyk is charismatic and witty, working with the audience to mine comedy gold from the depths of our life goals.

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7 h. ago U.S. tourist shocked by Toronto traffic during visit and here's what they had to say

For those of us who live in Toronto, traffic is just a normal (albeit annoying) part of everyday life. However, one American tourist who recently visited the city described the congestion in Toronto as some of the "worst" gridlock they've seen anywhere, including major U.S. cities. The visitor detailed their experience with the city's gridlock in a Reddit thread, which quickly garnered a ton of reactions. "American visitor here. It's probably the worst I’ve seen anywhere including New York or D.C. or L.A. Or India," the Reddit user wrote of T.O.'s gridlock woes, asking how locals cope with the roads.They added that they were "literally now still stuck in it trying to leave and go home" at the time of writing the post, asserting that they came from a place of "no hate.""I'm genuinely curious, why is the traffic so bad? Too many cars, not enough highways? Misdesigned intersections? Or ...

Society

8 h. ago Sun Valley Investments AG Announces Acquisition of Securities of Canagold Resources Inc.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — This news release is related to the common shares of Canagold Resources Ltd. (“Canagold” or the “Company”) (TSX: CCM). Sun Valley Investments AG, a Private Investment Firm (the “Acquiror”), and a related party, Goldlogic Corp. (“Goldlogic”), announce the acquisition of 2,325,581 flow-through shares of the Company (each a “FT Share”) that […]

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8 h. ago 5 small towns to visit in Alberta that have appeared in hit TV shows and movies

These picturesque spots have doubled as the backdrop for some big Hollywood blockbusters

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8 h. ago Dalhousie University says it will lock out staff on Wednesday if no deal reached

The Dalhousie University Faculty Association say members are currently voting on an offer, and that voting is not scheduled to end until Thursday.

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10 h. ago FlightSafety International Expands Arizona Presence with New 100,000

New facility supports FlightSafety’s continued growth and Arizona’s expanding role in aviation leadership COLUMBUS, Ohio — FlightSafety International, a global leader in aviation training, today announced the expansion of its operations in Arizona with the construction of a new 100,000-square-foot Learning Center in Mesa. This expansion is part of FlightSafety’s broader growth strategy, building on […]

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10 h. ago Timeline for Toronto's Gardiner Expressway construction now cut in half

If you regularly take the Gardiner Expressway to and from work in Toronto (and are all too familiar with its congestion), you'll be relieved to hear that the city's massive rehabilitation of the highway is way ahead of schedule.Speaking at a construction site this week, Mayor Olivia Chow announced that work on a key section of the aging Gardiner Expressway has been accelerated significantly. "For a decade, our old infrastructure had been falling apart, and we know that the Gardiner needs to be rebuilt. But while we're doing that, lots of congestion," Chow said."But guess what? Tonight, the last section of the girders is going in, and the construction time has been cut by half from three years to 1.5 years thanks to the very hardworking, dedicated crews here and the partnership with the provincial government."    View this post on Instagram           A p...

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11 h. ago Mr. Eric Krafft Reports Participation on the Private Placement of Leading Edge Materials Corp.

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWWIRE SERVICES OR FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR DISSEMINATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLEOR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES Mr. Eric Krafft Reports Participation on the Private Placement of Leading Edge Materials Corp. MONACO, August 19, 2025 /CNW/ – Mr. Eric Krafft announces that, Mr. Eric […]

Culture

13 h. ago Opinion: Province moving backwards by closing harm reduction centres

In 2018, a middle-aged man arrived on my patient panel. I will call him Jon. He was being treated in our clinic for hepatitis C but did not yet have his own family physician. When I met with Jon for our first visit, he told me the story of how he had contracted, years prior, […]

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14 h. ago Thank you, Mr. President. Zelenskyy deploys gratitude diplomacy for second visit to Oval Office

LONDON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wasn’t going to risk being accused of being ungrateful this time. With peace talks on the table and a chance to rebound from his disastrous White House scolding six months ago, Zelenskyy made sure to show his gratitude to U.S. President Donald Trump during Monday’s meeting in the Oval […]

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16 h. ago This Swedish church is moving 3 miles down the road. It’s relocating before a mine swallows the town

KIRUNA, Sweden — How do you move one of Sweden’s most beloved wooden churches down the road? With a little bit of engineering, a lot of prayer — and some Eurovision for good luck. The Kiruna Church — called Kiruna Kyrka in Swedish — and its belfry are being moved this week along a 5-kilometre […]

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16 h. ago Should provinces’ measles vaccine schedules be harmonized? Experts weigh in

Each province’s vaccine schedule has evolved based on the patterns and distribution of disease in a population, said Dr. Arlene King.

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16 h. ago Provinces have different measles vaccine schedules. Is it time to harmonize them?

Moving from Ontario to New Brunswick didn’t just mean Jade Medeiros had to navigate a new province with two babies, she also had to figure out a new vaccination program. When her family moved to Moncton in 2020, she learned her two and three-year-old were already behind on routine vaccinations because New Brunswick has a […]

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