2 h. ago Chan Centre for the Performing Arts expands its biggest season to date with even more cultural and musical artists

The lineup now features additional dates for Natalia Lafourcade, along with exciting new acts such as Mad Professor and Beverly Glenn-Copeland VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts’ largest programming season has expanded even further. New performances and events have been added today, including two new concert […]

Culture

3 h. ago RealTruck Scores Overwhelming Win in First Phase of Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Rough Country

Reinforces RealTruck’s deep commitment to vigorously protect its 1,000+ patent portfolio against infringement ANN ARBOR, Mich. — RealTruck, a global aftermarket product and accessory brand and a digital destination for truck, Jeep®, Bronco® and off-road enthusiasts, achieved a significant victory in its lawsuit against Rough Country, LLC, when the U.S. District Court for the Western […]

Transport

4 h. ago Andersen Consulting Expands Platform with Addition of Australia’s Liberty IT Consulting Group

SAN FRANCISCO — Andersen Consulting further strengthens its digital transformation capabilities with Liberty IT, a leading provider of enterprise-grade digital transformation in financial services. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Australia, Liberty IT specializes in technology consulting for top-tier financial services organizations such as banks, wealth management entities and the stock exchange. The firm specializes […]

Other

5 h. ago Canada Construction Industry Report 2025 | Output to Expand by 2.6% This Year, Returning to Growth After Two Years of Contraction – Forecast to 2029 – ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN — The “Canada Construction Market Size, Trends, and Forecasts by Sector – Commercial, Industrial, Infrastructure, Energy and Utilities, Institutional and Residential Market Analysis to 2029 (Q2 2025)” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. Construction industry in Canada to expand by 2.6% in real terms in 2025, returning to growth after two years of […]

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8 h. ago DMZ’s Black Innovation Summit returns for year five with over $300,000 in grants and investments to back Canada’s most promising Black tech founders

Highlighting why Black Means Business, the Summit will showcase how investing in Black founders drives innovation, outperformance and Canada’s economic growth. Toronto, ON, Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DMZ, a global startup ecosystem, announced its fifth annual Black Innovation Summit (BIS) taking place on October 30, 2025 in Toronto. This year’s Summit will convene […]

Economics

9 h. ago Digital Science’s 2025 Catalyst Grant seeking innovations to “see the future” with data visualization

Teams working at intersection of science, design and data could win up to £25,000 for new tech ideas LONDON, Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Digital Science, a technology company serving stakeholders across the research ecosystem, today launches its Catalyst Grant round for 2025 to support innovative tech ideas. Now in its 15th year, the […]

Other

14 h. ago Roughly 1,000 residents from Snow Lake, Man., set to return home after evacuation

A northern Manitoba town that has been evacuated twice this summer due to out-of-control wildfires has been given the go-ahead to return home later this week.

Events

16 h. ago Unhelpful weather conditions add fuel to wildfires in Maritimes

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says the weather is not co-operating in his province’s fight against a major wildfire burning out of control in the Annapolis Valley. “Unfortunately, the weather this weekend was not in our favour. The dry conditions continued. The heat continued. The wind was blowing the wrong way. All terrible news when […]

Events

16 h. ago ‘No humanity’: Stranded Air Canada passengers face huge price hikes on other airlines

"The amount for five of us is $11,000," Vivian Paguio told Global News as they tried to find another airline on Sunday to take them.

Economics

17 h. ago Hamas accepts Arab ceasefire proposal for Gaza as death toll passes 62,000

RAFAH, Egypt — Hamas said Monday it has accepted a new proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as Israel indicated its positions haven’t changed, while Gaza’s Health Ministry said the Palestinian death toll from 22 months of war has passed 62,000. U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to cast doubt on […]

Events

19 h. ago TRREB Statement on Provincial $1.6 Billion Infrastructure Top

TORONTO, Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Premier Doug Ford announced today at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference an additional $1.6 billion top-up to the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program (MHIP). This funding provides municipalities with more resources to build the essential roads, bridges, and water systems that make new housing possible. This […]

Economics

21 h. ago AGAR: The lunacy of being penalized for defending rights of women

Nobody expects the Canadian Inquisition. A British Columbia nurse has been suspended and fined nearly $94,000 for what a disciplinary panel said were “discriminatory and derogatory statements” about transgender people. Postmedia reported, citing a Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms release, that Amy Hamm, who is also a columnist for the National Post, was penalized for […]

Other

21 h. ago Unhelpful weather conditions add fuel to wildfires in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says the weather is not co-operating in his province’s fight against a major wildfire burning out of control in the Annapolis Valley. “Unfortunately, the weather this weekend was not in our favour. The dry conditions continued. The heat continued. The wind was blowing the wrong way. All terrible news when […]

Events

21 h. ago 'Pretty remarkable:' U of C researchers unearth more of iconic slave

Ware rode north to what would become Alberta while herding 3,000 head of cattle from Montana in 1882, before settling in the Millarville-area home.

Culture

22 h. ago Syrie: une commission dit que 300 000 personnes pourraient avoir disparu depuis 1970

Le président d’une commission syrienne sur les disparus a déclaré lundi que plus de 300 000 personnes pourraient avoir disparu.

Society

23 h. ago The Beer Store adds 12 more locations to its long list of closures this year

It adds to the 44 locations that the retailer has already closed or will be closing

Other

24 h. ago Your letters for Aug. 19: Canada's fighter fleet goals grounded by reality

I cannot fathom how badly the Canadian F-35 review missed the mark on affordability and Arctic readiness. The numbers make the failure painfully clear. To match NATO averages, Canada would need roughly 2,500 aircraft for territorial coverage or 5,000 to cover our coastline. The notion that we are building an effective fighter fleet is little […]

Other

25 h. ago Group calls for extreme heat protections as Ontario swelters

A network of Ontario civil society groups is calling on the province to develop an extreme-heat awareness program to better address the dangers of sweltering temperatures.

Other

26 h. ago Les incendies ont déjà ravagé 343 000 hectares en Espagne, un record

Seule petite note d’espoir : la vague de chaleur, carburant des feux de forêt, touche à sa fin.

Sport

27 h. ago Air Canada strike could lead to over $40M in claims and 'push system to its breaking point'

As Air Canada cancels hundreds of flights in anticipation of a possible flight attendant's strike this weekend, an airline compensation company says this could result in millions of dollars of delayed claims.AirAdvisor, a company that helps flyers claim fair compensation, predicts that the airline's lockout could generate over $40 million in potential compensation claims and "push the passenger compensation system to breaking point."After failed negotiations, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, provided notice of plans to begin a strike as early as 1 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 16.In response, the carrier issued a 72-hour lockout notice and began cancelling flights on Thursday, continuing into Friday, with plans for a complete pause of Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights on Saturday, Aug. 16.In the days since, the federal government issued a back-to-work ...

Economics