86 m. ago Almost half of Canada's top 100 employers are based in Ontario

Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2025 include a staggering 43 Ontario-based businesses, a reminder of why the province is considered the country's economic heart.Now in its 26th year, the annual top 100 produced by Mediacorp Canada highlights the best and brightest businesses from across the country, but it was Ontario that once again stood out from the pack.This year's edition, released on Nov. 18, comes amid unprecedented economic challenges and highlights employers which are forging new paths forward through tumultuous tariffs imposed by the United States.Companies are evaluated based on criteria including workplace, atmosphere and social, health, financial, and family benefits, vacation and time off, employee communications, performance management, training and skills development, and community involvement."Employers in Canada are at a remarkable juncture, facing once-in-a-generation challenges in artificial intelligence, trade and demographics,&quo...

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1 hour ago Mayor of tiny Kansas town could be deported over voter fraud charges

COLDWATER, Kan. – Joe Ceballos has been winning elections in this tiny ranching town for more than a decade, securing his second mayoral term in a landslide earlier this month. But Ceballos’s version of the American dream – a Mexican immigrant who became an integral part of a close-knit Kansas community – has run smack […]

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3 h. ago NetraMark Signs Four New Contracts With a Leading Global Pharmaceutical Company To Enhance Clinical Trial Insights

TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NetraMark Holdings Inc. (the “Company” or “NetraMark”) (CSE: AIAI) (OTCQB: AINMF) (Frankfurt: PF0), a premier artificial intelligence (AI) company transforming clinical trials with AI-powered precision analytics in the pharmaceutical industry, today announced that it has signed four contracts with a leading global pharmaceutical company to provide advanced AI analytics […]

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9 h. ago ABB Disappoints Investors by Leaving Growth Target Unchanged

ABB Ltd. kept its revenue growth target unchanged, disappointing investors who had expected a more ambitious goal as an artificial intelligence boom drives demand for the company’s power-grid products.

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20 h. ago S&P Extends Slide, On Track to Snap Historic Streak Above 50

US stocks touched session lows Monday afternoon, dropping below a key technical level after kicking off a packed week that will include earnings results from artificial-intelligence darling Nvidia Corp. and the release of long-delayed economic data.

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25 h. ago Consumers facing new scam threats this holiday season: BMO’s financial crimes head

As the holiday shopping season approaches, one expert says there are some scam trends emerging that consumers need to watch out for. Larry Zelvin, the head of the financial crimes unit at BMO Financial Group, said new technologies like artificial intelligence are making fraud harder to detect. “The risks are ever-present every day all year […]

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26 h. ago Everything happening at CF Toronto Eaton Centre this holiday season

November in Toronto marks the beginning of the holiday season, when the city comes alive with festive vibes and magic.To help make the city shine extra bright, CF Toronto Eaton Centre is launching a whole spectrum of holiday programming. From the beloved Christmas tree light and snow shows to live musical performances and all of your shopping needs, this is where you'll want to be this season.Grab your Santa hat and check out what holiday programming is happening at the CF Toronto Eaton Centre.Indoor holiday tree light and snow showsEveryone knows that Toronto's holiday season doesn't officially start until the CF Toronto Eaton Centre Christmas tree is glowing bright. Check out the annual tradition where the awe-inspiring 114-f00t-tall tree has already made its debut.Four festive animated light shows will rotate daily on the tree with accompanying music to get you in a holly jolly mood. Presented by PayPal Pay in 4, the light and s...

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63 h. ago Christmas markets signal beginning of holiday season in Calgary

An array of fudge squares is lined in a glass container inside a neatly decorated horse stable at Spruce Meadows on a bright Saturday afternoon. More than a dozen flavours — butter beer, spicy Mexican cocoa, Irish Cream, sour Grinch, all of them non-alcoholic — invite a steady stream of customers who are greeted by […]

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2 d. ago AI Debt Explosion Has Traders Searching for Cover: Credit Weekly

As tech companies gear up to borrow hundreds of billions of dollars to fuel investments in artificial intelligence, lenders and investors are increasingly looking to protect themselves against it all going wrong.

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3 d. ago With the rise of AI ‘slop,’ Canada’s creative sector sets sights on licensing regime

OTTAWA — On Nov. 1, Xania Monet appeared for the first time on the Adult R&B Billboard chart. One week later, the song ‘Walk my Walk’ by Breaking Rust topped Billboard’s country digital song sales chart. While both performers look and sound human, they’re not. Both are generated by artificial intelligence. Monet was the first […]

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3 d. ago These 5 Ontario waterfalls turn into breathtaking frozen sculptures in the winter

Cold weather transforms landscapes across Ontario into winter wonderlands this time of year, including waterfalls that form breathtaking natural ice sculptures as temperatures plummet below freezing.With the province boasting a plethora of iconic cascades, especially in Southern Ontario along the Niagara Escarpment, nature lovers have no shortage of spots to witness these natural wonders as soon as the temperatures drop to sub-zero.So, if exploring trails and parks for frozen waterfalls is on your to-do list this winter season, then here are five waterfalls in Ontario that will soon become breathtaking ice sculptures for you to see.Tiffany FallsPhoto by David Cheresna via Shutterstock. Located within the Tiffany Falls Conservation Area in Hamilton, Ont., this 21-metre ribbon cascade is easily accessible from the property's Tiffany Park side trail. In winter, the water freezes into cascades of large icicles that often display hints of orange and blue...

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3 d. ago 5 new Japanese restaurants in Toronto you need to try at least once

New Japanese restaurants in Toronto are proving that the country has a whole lot more to offer in the culinary realm than sushi and miso soup.... Not that there's anything wrong with sushi and miso soup, of course.From swanky celebrity chef-helmed ventures serving up cuisines rarely found elsewhere in the city to not-so-hidden gem yakitori spots that allow you to eat your fill of grilled skewers, it's a bright time for Japanese cuisine in Toronto, indeed.Here are my picks for the five new Japanese restaurants in Toronto you need to try at least once.

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3 d. ago China’s AI Bets Pivot to Power, Metals as Tech Bubble Fears Grow

Chinese investors hunting for the next artificial intelligence winners are looking beyond high-flying chipmakers to the utilities and metal producers that form the industry’s physical backbone.

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4 d. ago The Right Chemistry: From ELIZA to ChatGPT, chatbots aren’t know

Most of the time artificial intelligence does an excellent job, but we have to be aware of the classic dictum “garbage in, garbage out."

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4 d. ago Glen Powell on rebooting Schwarzenegger’s ‘Running Man’ and having Tom Cruise on speed dial

'I've been playing pretend my whole life,' Hollywood's next leading man says in a new interview

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4 d. ago NetworkNewsAudio Announces Audio Press Release (APR) on Fully Permitted, Funded Junior Miner Project

This article has been disseminated on behalf of ESGold Corp. and may include a paid advertisement. AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via IBN – NetworkNewsAudio announces the Audio Press Release (APR) titled “The New Gold Rush of the AI Era,” featuring ESGold Corp. (CSE: ESAU) (OTCQB: ESAUF).  To hear the NetworkNewsAudio version, visit To read […]

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4 d. ago Ontario Public Service has highest Copilot use in Canada, as Ford government rolls out AI

The Ontario Public Service has the highest Microsoft Copilot use in the country, according to internal government documents, and is used weekly by more than 15,000 civil servants.

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4 d. ago Cowan: Canadiens getting a taste of success as youngest team in NHL

The future is looking very bright for the Habs, but there are still going to be some growing pains in front of a more demanding fanbase.

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4 d. ago Opinion: Teens use chatbots as a lifeline, but the consequences can be dire

Artificial empathy can be helpful at times, yet AI programs like ChatGPT and Character.AI often fail to address the roots of distress.

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4 d. ago What to do in Edmonton this week: All Is Bright, Broad View film fest, The 39 Steps

All Is Bright 2025: 124 Street’s warm and welcoming annual winter festival is set to shimmer and churn with music, food and fires, and happily it looks like good weather again, like last year’s. Along with the roving entertainers including Mr. and Mrs. Claus throughout the wider neighbourhood, The Get Downs and Don Berner Big […]

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