14 h. ago Bridging Finance Executives Receive Fines, Bans in Ontario Fraud Case

David and Natasha Sharpe, the husband-and-wife team found to have committed fraud at private lender Bridging Finance Inc., were fined and ordered by Canada’s top securities regulator to repay more than C$20 million ($14.6 million).

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55 h. ago South Star Battery Metals Announces Selection by BNDES and FINEP for Strategic Minerals Funding Program, Maiden Shipment of Flake Graphite from the Santa Cruz Mine and Operational Update

Highlights: South Star’s flagship graphite mine Santa Cruz was selected by Brazilian National Development Bank (“BNDES”) and Brazil’s Innovation Agency (“FINEP”) as part of the Transformation of Strategic Minerals initiative. The BNDES and FINEP partnership aims to promote investments to increase production, research and development as well as innovation in the processing of strategic minerals, […]

Politics

67 h. ago New law taking effect this week called 'major win' for Canadian workers

A new law that impacts federal workers in Canada is set to take effect this week.Last year, the federal government passed Bill C-58, a law aimed at protecting unionized workers during strikes or lockouts.Starting on Friday, June 20, federal employers will no longer be able to use replacement workers, also known as "scabs," to do the jobs of unionized employees during legal strikes or lockouts.Federally regulated employers like banks, telecom companies, postal services, and transportation companies could be fined up to $100,000 per day if they violate the new "anti-scab" law in Canada."This once-in-a-generation update to federal labour law didn't happen by chance. Our union – our members and activists – made winning federal anti-scab legislation a reality," Unifor, one of Canada's largest unions, stated in a release last year.There are exceptions to this new law, such as the need to use a replacement worker to prevent threats to life,...

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8 d. ago Florida set to execute man convicted of raping, killing a woman 30 years ago

A man convicted of raping and killing a woman three decades ago after kidnapping her from a supermarket parking lot in Florida is scheduled to be executed Tuesday. Anthony Wainwright, 54, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. He was convicted in the April 1994 killing of 23-year-old Carmen […]

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9 d. ago LeddarTech Enters into Further Amendments to Credit Facility and Bridge Financing Offer and Announces the Return to Work of Certain Employees Following Furlough

QUEBEC CITY, Canada, June 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LeddarTech® Holdings Inc. (“LeddarTech” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: LDTC), an automotive software company that provides patented disruptive AI-powered low-level sensor fusion and perception software technology, LeddarVision™, today announced that it has entered into: an eighteenth amending agreement (the “Eighteenth Amending Agreement”) with Fédération des caisses Desjardins […]

Economics

2 w. ago BWR Exploration Inc. Closes Tranche 2 of the Bridge Financing Pursuant to a Business Combination Transaction with Electro Metals and Mining Inc.

TORONTO, June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BWR Exploration Inc. (BWR.V TSX.V) (“BWR”), is pleased to announce that as per the previously announced Bridge Financing regarding a proposed business combination with Electro Metals and Mining Inc. (“Electro”), a federally registered private company, both companies have raised $240,000, surpassing the minimum aggregate amount needed as a […]

Economics

2 w. ago U.S. government is investigating messages impersonating Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles

WASHINGTON — The government is investigating after elected officials, business executives and other prominent figures in recent weeks received messages from someone impersonating Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump’s chief of staff. A White House official said Friday the matter is under investigation and the White House takes cybersecurity of its staff seriously. ,The official was […]

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3 w. ago Slovakia’s central bank chief convicted of bribery and fined $225,000

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s central bank chief, who is a member of the European Central Bank committee that decides monetary policy for 20 countries, was convicted of bribery and fined 200,000 euros ($225,000) on Thursday. The verdict against central bank Gov. Peter Kazimir was issued by Judge Milan Cisarik at the country’s Special Criminal […]

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3 w. ago Annual Terry Fox Run returning to Confederation Bridge for first time in 10 years

HALIFAX — The annual Terry Fox Run for cancer research will mark its 45th anniversary this year by returning to the Confederation Bridge after a decade-long hiatus. The Terry Fox Foundation announced Monday that on Sept. 21, the 13-kilometre bridge between New Brunswick and P.E.I. will be closed to vehicle traffic between 6 a.m. and […]

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3 w. ago Police dismantle alleged fraud ring that targeted car dealerships in 5 provinces

TROIS-RIVIERES — Quebec provincial police say they’ve arrested three people in connection with a luxury car fraud ring across five provinces. They say 22 car dealerships in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were defrauded of more than $3.3 million between 2022 and 2023. In a news release, police say the suspects obtained […]

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