23 m. ago Ontario reports 95 new measles cases, sending total above 1,000 since outbreak began

Public Health Ontario is reporting 95 new measles cases since last week, bringing the total number of people infected past 1,000. It says a total of 1,020 people have had measles since the province’s outbreak began last October. The agency says the ongoing rise in cases is “due to continued exposures and transmission among individuals […]

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34 m. ago Sold (Bought): Renovated Port Moody suite has fenced yard and array of amenities

Condo sold for $787,000 after five days on the market

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2 h. ago BYDFi Launches DOLO/USDT and INIT/USDT with a $10,000 Prize Pool

VICTORIA, Seychelles, April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The global crypto exchange BYDFi announced the official listing of Dolomite and Initia tokens, now available for spot trading under the pairs DOLO/USDT and INIT/USDT. To celebrate the launch, BYDFi has introduced a $10,000 prize pool, giving all participants the opportunity to earn rewards by trading. $DOLO: […]

Economics

2 h. ago GRAMMY Museum® Grant Program Awards $200,000 for Music Research and Sound Preservation

FUNDS WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ARCHIVING AND PRESERVATION PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH EFFORTS THAT EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF MUSIC ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT LOS ANGELES — The GRAMMY Museum® Grant Program announced today that $200,000 in grants will be awarded to 15 recipients in the United States to help facilitate a range of research on a variety […]

Economics

3 h. ago City hall has a $60M budget surplus. You'll get some of that back: Mayor

London’s mayor is pledging to provide relief to taxpayers in the final year of his term as a new city hall report details a budget surplus of nearly $60 million. The staff report on the city’s 2024 year-end operating budget outlines a $58.8 million surplus on the property tax budget, and a $700,000 surplus on […]

Economics

4 h. ago US filings for jobless benefits inch up as labor market remains strong despite fears of downturn

U.S. applications for jobless benefits rose modestly last week as business continue to retain workers despite fears of a possible economic downturn. Jobless claim applications inched up by 6,000 to 222,000 for the week ending April 19, the Labor Department said Thursday. That’s just barely more than the 220,000 new applications analysts forecast. Weekly applications […]

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4 h. ago Curiosity Cube 2025: MilliporeSigma’s Mobile Science Labs Tour Globally to Bring STEM Education to Students

Curiosity Cube tours North America, Europe, and for the first time, Africa Mobile science lab aims to reach 60,000 students in 19 countries Interactive lessons on artificial intelligence designed to spark students’ curiosity in STEM BURLINGTON, Mass. — MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and […]

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9 h. ago Hudson’s Bay to seek court permission to auction off charter, art and artifacts

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay is expected to seek court permission today to auction off its art, artifacts and the 355-year-old royal charter that launched the company, which announced Wednesday it will liquidate all its remaining stores. The department store company, which is Canada’s oldest business, filed a notice of motion last week asking to separate […]

Society

9 h. ago World’s first Low Carbon Ratings system for Cement and Concrete launches

Global system aims to incentivise procurement of more sustainable building materials System will provide transparency and trust, and help governments and businesses identify and buy more sustainable cement and concrete, the world’s most used substance after water LONDON — The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) announces the launch of Low Carbon Ratings (LCR) […]

Transport

9 h. ago $145K Italy trip ‘symbolic of deeper structural problems’ at Ontario school board: report

A $145,000 Italy trip by a group of Ontario school trustees is 'symbolic of deeper structural problems' within the school board, a new report finds.

Society

11 h. ago Galderma Delivers Record First Quarter Net Sales of 1.129 Billion USD, Including Strong Performance From Two Launches With Blockbuster Potential, and Confirms Full

Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR ZUG, Switzerland — Galderma Group AG (SIX:GALD), the pure-play dermatology category leader, today announced its sales performance for the first quarter of 2025. Net sales: Achieved 1,129 million USD in net sales, up 8.3% year-on-year on a constant currency basis, primarily driven by volume, complemented by favorable […]

Economics

12 h. ago Sportradar Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Class A Ordinary Shares by Selling Shareholders and Concurrent Share Repurchase

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sportradar Group AG (Nasdaq: SRAD) (“Sportradar” or the “Company”) today announced the pricing of the previously announced secondary public offering of an aggregate of 23,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of the Company (the “Secondary Offering”) by an affiliate of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an affiliate […]

Sport

13 h. ago Elle perd 38 000$ en se faisant piéger par un faux Normand Brathwaite

Une Québécoise s’est fait arnaquer 38 000$ en se faisant prendre au piège par la publicité mettant en vedette un faux Normand Brathwaite.

Economics

13 h. ago Rebel News a reçu près de 200 000$ pour influencer la campagne électorale fédérale

La chaîne qui a court-circuité les débats des chefs reçoit d’importantes sommes pour des activités partisanes.

Politics

16 h. ago Drive less than 15,000 km a year? You could get an insurance break from ICBC

The provincial insurer is expanding its program for optional insurance breaks from 10,000 km to 15,000 km a year starting on June 1

Economics

16 h. ago Alberta woman shares expensive, ‘devastating’ fertility journey in hopes of helping others

Breanne Irving, 36, has always wanted to be a mom and has spent over $50,000 on fertility treatments — a process she wishes she'd started sooner and wants others to be aware of.

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17 h. ago Tesla vehicles were tops among recent EV rebates in Manitoba, documents show

WINNIPEG — Owners of Tesla vehicles were the biggest beneficiaries in recent months of electric-vehicle rebates offered by the Manitoba government, newly released documents show. The province announced last summer that it would offer rebates of up to $4,000 to people who buy or lease electric vehicles with a suggested retail price of less than […]

Transport

17 h. ago Affirm and WooCommerce Bring Longstanding Partnership to the UK

WooCommerce merchants in the UK can now seamlessly offer Affirm’s flexible and transparent payment options to consumers LONDON — WooCommerce, the flexible, open-source ecommerce solution built on WordPress, today announced that it has expanded its partnership with Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, by launching […]

Economics

20 h. ago Civeo Announces Limited Partnership with Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation to Launch CiveoSix

New limited partnership, CiveoSix, to offer hospitality, food services, janitorial, and property maintenance services. HOUSTON & EDMONTON, Alberta — Civeo Corporation (NYSE:CVEO) and Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (“SNGRDC”), the economic development arm of the Six Nations community based in Southern Ontario, announced today a new limited partnership, CiveoSix. CiveoSix will deliver […]

Sport

21 h. ago ‘NEVER FOLLOWS THROUGH’: Meghan Markle slammed for ‘enormously shallow’ ventures

Meghan Markle has launched so many different projects in recent months, it’s almost hard to keep track. There was her Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, which was renewed for a second season, prompting the enterprising Duchess of Sussex to take advantage of the success and a couple more businesses to her resume. Her digital storefront […]

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