39 m. ago BlocPal and Mobilum Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Global Payment and Digital Asset Capabilities

Integration Enhances Crypto Onramp/Offramp, Payment Processing, and Compliance Infrastructure, Preparing BlocPal for Upcoming Launch of Tokenized Assets and BlocPalX Exchange VANCOUVER, British Columbia — BlocPal, a leading digital wealth and banking ecosystem provider, and Mobilum, an innovative payment infrastructure and compliance solutions company, today announced a strategic partnership to integrate Mobilum’s global payment processing and […]

Culture

42 m. ago ‘Property can be replaced, lives can’t’: Officials urge safety amid Manitoba wildfires

With two dozen wildfires burning throughout Manitoba, municipal officials in one heavily impacted community say the situation continues to change rapidly — sometimes by the hour.

Events

97 m. ago Alaris Equity Partners Announces Upsizing of Previously Announced Convertible Unsecured Senior Debentures

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS RESTRICTION MAY CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF UNITED STATES SECURITIES LAW CALGARY, Alberta, May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust (“Alaris” or the “Trust”) (TSX: AD.UN) is pleased to announce that as a result of excess demand, it has agreed […]

Culture

1 hour ago Près de 80 morts dans des raids israéliens dans la bande de Gaza

Israël a annoncé une intensification de son offensive.

Events

2 h. ago All of Toronto's Planta locations could soon close as chain files for bankruptcy

It might just be the end for Planta, David Lee's made-in-Toronto plant-based restaurant empire, as the chain filed for bankruptcy.The 2016 lovechild between Toronto culinary icon, David Lee (then of Nota Bene fame) and CEO Steven Salm, Planta all began with an original location in Yorkville, before taking on major cities across North America over the near-decade that would follow.Locations in Florida, Atlanta, New York City, Los Angeles and D.C. all cropped up in short succession, on top of additional Toronto locations, including now-defunct experiments like Planta Cocina and Planta Burger and the still-bustling location on Queen.It would be an understatement to say that Lee and Salm caught a current with Planta that carried them all the way to the bank. It seemed that way, at least.According to a recent report from Reuters, it could quite possibly be the end of the Planta reign as we know it, as the Miami Beach-based company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protect...

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2 h. ago Fiera Capital Corporation announces $60 million bought deal offering of 7.75% Senior Subordinated Unsecured Debentures

MONTREAL, May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fiera Capital Corporation (“Fiera Capital” or the “Company”) (TSX: FSZ) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Scotiabank, CIBC Capital Markets, Desjardins Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets, as joint bookrunners, on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters which also included National Bank […]

Economics

3 h. ago Evacuations as dry, hot weather stokes Manitoba’s early wildfire season

Some activities were also closed in Whiteshell Provincial Park due to an out-of-control 80-square-kilometre fire just across the border in Ontario

Events

3 h. ago British banking analyst jailed 10 years in Saudi Arabia over ’unknown tweet’

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A British Bank of America analyst has been sentenced to a decade in a Saudi Arabian prison apparently over a since-deleted social media post, according to his lawyer. The family of Ahmed al-Doush, 41, believes the charges against him stemmed from a deleted 2018 tweet about Sudan that did not […]

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4 h. ago Maori lawmakers who performed protest haka receive temporary bans from New Zealand’s Parliament

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Three New Zealand lawmakers from Te Pāti Māori, the Māori Party, will receive temporary bans from Parliament and severe censure, it was announced Wednesday, over their protest of a proposed law by performing a haka, a chanting dance of challenge, directed at their opponents. A committee of their peers recommended the […]

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4 h. ago South Korea plane crash victims’ families file complaint against officials

Many bereaved families complain of what they see as a lack of meaningful progress in efforts to determine what caused the disaster and who is responsible.

Events

4 h. ago Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 60 people, including 22 children, Health Ministry says

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — At least 22 children were killed early Wednesday in a punishing series of Israeli airstrikes across Gaza, according to local hospitals and health officials. The strikes killed at least 60 people in total, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported, including almost 50 people around Jabaliya in northern Gaza and 10 others in […]

Politics

6 h. ago Jamie Sarkonak: Carney’s cabinet not the worst he could do to Alberta, I guess

An ex-CEO and former oilsands development board chair as energy minister isn't bad, but plenty other appointees herald disappointment

Transport

10 h. ago British banking analyst sentenced to a decade in Saudi prison, apparently over a tweet

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A British Bank of America analyst has been sentenced to a decade in a Saudi Arabian prison apparently over a since-deleted social media post, according to his lawyer. The family of Ahmed al-Doush believes the charges against him stemmed from a deleted 2018 tweet about Sudan that did not […]

Events

12 h. ago Ontario home on lake with stunning architecture selling for almost $7 million

With the May long weekend around the corner and the weather already delivering, it’s officially almost cottage season.And while any lakefront escape outside the city is a summer win, let's be honest, there's your average cottage, and then there's 1298 Lipsy Lake Dr.This five-bedroom, five-bathroom retreat is more glass treehouse on the Canadian Shield than grandpa's old fishing shack.A screened-in dining area. Designed by MafcoHouse to be at one with nature, 1298 Lipsy Lake Dr. is about as close to living inside a design magazine as you can get. The lake. Set on more than 14 acres of pristine forest, with 545 feet of west-facing waterfront, this contemporary stunner isn't your average Muskoka cottage. An aerial view of the dock. In fact, Lipsy Lake is something of a well-kept secret.The primary bedroom. With only 33 properties along its shores, the lake offers a peaceful, low-traffic alternative to its glitzier counterparts.The...

Economics

13 h. ago Prairie Provident Resources Announces Successful Basal Quartz Drilling Program and First Quarter 2025 Results

CALGARY, Alberta, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Prairie Provident Resources Inc. (“Prairie Provident” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce strong production results from its three-well Basal Quartz (“BQ”) horizontal drilling program in the Michichi area of Central Alberta during the first quarter of 2025. The Company also announces financial and operating results for […]

Culture

14 h. ago Charges against Maple Ridge councillor date back as far as 2015

Prosecutors approved criminal charges against Yousef on May 9, with many of the details surrounding the alleged offences covered by publication bans. 

Other

15 h. ago Carney leaving Friday to attend Pope Leo’s inaugural mass in Rome

The ceremony, which marks the official start of a pope's term, will take place on Sunday, May 18, at St. Peter's Square

Transport

17 h. ago Black Diamond Group Limited Announces Approval of All Resolutions at 2025 Annual Meeting

CALGARY, Alberta, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Black Diamond Group Limited (“Black Diamond”) (TSX: BDI, OTCQX:BDIMF) announced the voting results from its annual meeting of shareholders held on May 13, 2025 (the “Meeting”). A total of 40,799,217 common shares, representing approximately 65.64% of Black Diamond’s issued and outstanding common shares, were represented in person […]

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17 h. ago Varcoe: New Canadian resources minister 'good choice for Alberta' and oilpatch, says former provincial energy minister

'He's a really bright guy, he’s a great communicator and he certainly understands the industry ... oil and gas, but also hydro and the electricity side'

Politics

17 h. ago Varcoe: New Canadian resources minister considered 'good choice for Alberta' and oilpatch

'He's a really bright guy, he’s a great communicator and he certainly understands the industry ... oil and gas, but also hydro and the electricity side'

Politics