81 m. ago Finnish Steady Energy completes €32 million funding round, accelerates towards world’s first commercial SMR, constructs pilot plant in Helsinki city centre

Helsinki, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Finnish nuclear technology company Steady Energy announces the successful completion of its €32 million funding round and will now begin constructing a full-scale pilot plant. With preliminary agreements secured for 15 reactors in Finland and a potential to deliver dozens of reactors in the European Union, Steady Energy […]

Economics

7 h. ago More than 250 CN Tower workers locked out ahead of Canada Day, union says

The decision to lock out workers including hosts, wait staff, bartenders and cooks at the start of peak tourist season 'speaks volumes,' Unifor said

Society

8 h. ago Paramedic shouldn’t have been fired over Israel comments: Union, law experts

The Centre for Free Expression is calling for the reinstatement of a York Region paramedic whose union says she was fired over a social media post criticizing Israel’s military operations in the Middle East. An open letter from James L. Turk, the director of the centre at Toronto Metropolitan University, and a group of lawyers […]

Events

9 h. ago Security heightened for Canada Day in B.C. in shadow of Lapu Lapu festival attack

B.C. police are beefing up security measures for Canada Day celebrations following recent incidents of violence. A government leader says the measures should make people feel safe.

Events

11 h. ago Ontario paramedic shouldn’t have been fired over Israel comments: union, law experts

The Centre for Free Expression is calling for the reinstatement of a York Region paramedic whose union says she was fired over a social media post.

Events

12 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Nobleton residents on alert after coyotes bites 12

York Regional Police urged residents about 50 kilometres north of Toronto in Nobleton to be on the lookout after a coyote bit a child on Sunday. Police say they were called to the area of Hwy. 27 and King Rd. shortly after noon where the boy had been bitten. Cops say the child was taken […]

Events

13 h. ago Mexican Caribbean Tourism Board Shares Exciting Lineup of Late Summer, Fall Seasonal Events and Signature Experiences

From reimagined music festivals and culinary showcases to wellness retreats and nightlife celebrations, the region invites travelers to discover its most anticipated seasonal highlights The inaugural Mexican Caribbean Music Fest, held in Tulum in May, received over 20,000 attendees and hotel occupancy increased by 20 percent. QUINTANA ROO, Mexico, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — […]

Transport

14 h. ago Lethbridge police investigate sexual assault of teenage boy on Friday

Attack took place at washroom of Park Place Mall, police say

Events

14 h. ago Victim of Colorado firebomb attack dies from injuries, prosecutors say

Karen Diamond, 82, died as a result of severe injuries she suffered in the June 1 attack in downtown Boulder, Colorado, the local district attorney's office said.

Events

14 h. ago “Hong Kong Summer Viva” Presents More Than 150 Summer Offers and Spending Discounts Across the City from June 23

TORONTO, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has launched a new summer thematic promotion, “Hong Kong Summer Viva”, teaming up with theme parks, attractions, transport operators, hotels, restaurants, and retailers to present more than 150 summer offers and spending discounts for visitors and locals to stimulate summer spending across […]

Other

14 h. ago Petition to End WSIB Lockout Surpasses 3,000 Names as Strike Drags On

TORONTO — As the WSIB strike continues into another week with no resolution in sight, the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE Local 1750) has delivered a petition signed by more than 3,300 frontline workers, CUPE members and concerned community members to the WSIB board of directors and general counsel. The petition calls for an immediate […]

Other

15 h. ago Crew member attacked, another bitten on board BC Ferry, union says

The union says that on the 7 a.m. sailing from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay, a deckhand was punched and kicked by a shirtless man on the vehicle deck.

Events

16 h. ago Woman, 82, who was injured in Colorado firebomb attack has died

DENVER (AP) — An 82-year-old Colorado woman who was injured in a Molotov cocktail attack on demonstrators in support of Israeli hostages this month has died, according to court documents filed Monday. Karen Diamond died as a result of “the severe injuries that she suffered in the attack,” Boulder County District Attorney’s Office said in […]

Events

16 h. ago Man lured Idaho firefighters to a mountain with a fire then shot and killed 2: Officials

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As a wildfire began to sow panic in a small northern Idaho mountain community, a group of firefighters who rushed put out the blaze instead found themselves in an unexpected shootout. A man who had intentionally set the fire to ambush the crew on Sunday was perched in a sniper position, […]

Events

17 h. ago CN Tower’s hospitality workers locked out but observation deck, walk, shop remain open

Just in time for Canada Day, the management of one of the country’s top tourist destinations – the CN Tower – had locked out more than 250 workers represented by Unifor, effective Monday, reports the union. “Canada Lands Company (the crown corporation that runs CN Tower) choosing to lock out workers at the very start […]

Society

17 h. ago Disney cruise ship rescue team saves girl and father after overboard fall

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Crew members from a Disney cruise ship saved a girl who fell overboard and her father who jumped in after her. The Disney Dream rescue team pulled the girl and her father into a small boat on Sunday as the cruise ship was returning to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from the […]

Events

17 h. ago Pregnant teen who was raped is murdered by fiance in honour killing

Teenager Oya Budak was violently raped and impregnated by her attacker. But when her fiance discovered she was five-and-a-half months pregnant with the rapist’s child, he shot the 18-year-old to death in what’s being described as an honour killing. The tragic teen was rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest but […]

Events

17 h. ago Union says 250 CN Tower workers locked out ahead of Canada Day

TORONTO — Canada’s largest private-sector union says more than 250 CN Tower workers have been locked out by the Crown corporation operating the Toronto tourist attraction. Unifor says the decision by Canada Lands Co. to lock out workers, including hosts, wait staff, bartenders and cooks at the start of peak tourist season “speaks volumes,” and […]

Society

18 h. ago Dad jumps in to save little girl who fell from Disney cruise ship into the Atlantic Ocean

Disney Cruise Lines commends its crew for the pair’s quick rescue in the ocean waters between Bahamas and Florida

Culture

19 h. ago Gunman started Idaho blaze and then fatally shot 2 firefighters in ambush attack: officials

Investigators said the gunman acted alone

Events