7 h. ago George Springer launches Canada Day fireworks as Blue Jays blow out Yankees to move a game out of AL East lead

The Canada Day ceremony was a thing of patriotic beauty, as it always is for the Blue Jays. And given the world we live in, the latest renewal was perhaps bumped with a greater dose of passion than in the recent past. There was a home team that has been playing well and thus making […]

Events

10 h. ago University of Pennsylvania to ban transgender athletes, feds say, ending civil rights case focused on swimmer Lia Thomas

WASHINGTON — The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender women from its women’s sports teams to resolve a federal civil rights case that found the school violated the rights of female athletes. The U.S. Education Department announced the voluntary agreement Tuesday. The case focused on Lia Thomas, the transgender swimmer who last competed […]

Society

11 h. ago Trump Sticks With July 9 Tariff Deadline While Hitting Japan

President Donald Trump said he is not considering delaying his July 9 deadline for higher tariffs to resume and renewed his threat to cut off talks and impose duty rates on several nations, including Japan.

Economics

13 h. ago June on Cambie serves up synergy of good food, a svelte room and an award

June on Cambie serves French brasserie style food with West Coast ingredients. The chef cooked at the one-Michelin star Published on Main.

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17 h. ago Synaptive Medical Secures Strategic Investment to Accelerate Growth and Innovation

MedTech leader emerges from restructuring with renewed momentum and an unwavering focus on transformative surgical care. TORONTO — Synaptive Medical, a global medical technology innovator, today announced the successful completion of a strategic restructuring and the closing of a significant new private investment. This milestone marks a pivotal new chapter for the company—one that strengthens […]

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17 h. ago German court suspends diesel scandal trial of former Volkswagen CEO Winterkorn

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A German court has suspended proceedings in the trial of former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, who has been charged with fraud and market manipulation in connection with the automaker’s use of rigged software that let millions of diesel-engine cars cheat on emissions tests. The regional court in Braunschweig on Tuesday cited […]

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18 h. ago Sandoz further asserts leadership in biosimilars, breaking ground on new Slovenia facility to expand European biosimilar hub and global market reach

MEDIA RELEASE Investment marks latest step in strategic plan to capture significant part of unprecedented biosimilar patent-expiry market opportunity of USD 222 billion over next 10 years Ongoing investment in in-house manufacturing to create end-to-end leading European biosimilar hub, capital expenditure commitments remain unchanged Most recent USD 440 million investment in new production plant in […]

Politics

21 h. ago Bitget Turns Crypto Trading Into a Smart Conversation with GetAgent

VICTORIA, Seychelles, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, is excited to officially launch GetAgent, a new AI-powered trading assistant designed to ease users’ interaction and understanding of the crypto market. By combining advanced AI with real-time market data and trading tools, GetAgent is engineered to transform complex […]

Culture

21 h. ago From bulky car phones to pocket computers, cellphones mark 40 years in Canada

MONTREAL — Pierre Robitaille remembers feeling embarrassed in 1985 when he made his cellphone calls from a bulky device that came with its own carrying case. Now 86 years old, Robitaille was one of the first people in Canada to sign up for a wireless plan when they became available 40 years ago, on July […]

Technology

21 h. ago India Calls End to Subsidy That Helped Fuel Clean Energy Boom

A key subsidy that helped propel the growth of India’s renewable industry has come to an end despite months of industry lobbying, adding financial stress to a sector that’s already grappling with a demand glut.

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23 h. ago Record Financing for NeXtWind: €1.4 Billion for the Expansion of Wind Energy in Germany

Innovative platform financing enables debt investments in renewable energy on an unprecedented scale NeXtWind plans to quadruple the capacity of more than half of its 37 wind farms by 2028 as part of an increase of its total generation capacity to 3 GW Lars B. Meyer, Co-CEO of NeXtWind, said: “Thanks to this novel platform […]

Sport

24 h. ago UK Power Grids Investor Returns Set to Jump Amid Expansion Push

The UK energy regulator set out a plan to increase the returns that investors can get on equity put into grid companies helping underpin a huge push to upgrade critical infrastructure during the next five years.

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30 h. ago New proposal calls for B.C. grizzly on Texada Island to be moved to Bute Inlet

First Nations on B.C.'s coast have developed a plan to save "Tex," a grizzly bear that's taken up residence on Texada Island. The province is non-committal.

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32 h. ago Senate Republicans Seek to Ease Solar and Wind Tax Credit Cutoff

A group of Senate Republicans is pushing a plan to soften an aggressive planned phase out of subsidies for wind and solar projects under President Donald Trump’s tax-and-spending package.

Economics

32 h. ago US Real Estate Market Drives Expansion at French ESG Data Firm

A Paris-based ESG data firm specialized in real estate is planning to dramatically increase its presence in the US, based on an assessment that Americans will soon need to pay more attention to how energy efficient their homes and offices are.

Economics

33 h. ago Blue Jays plan to be buyer as MLB trade deadline approaches, GM says

Pitching help, right-handed bat among needs for club as Yankees hit town for crucial 4-game series

Economics

34 h. ago Australia Launches $1.5 Billion Plan to Boost Home Batteries

Australia started a A$2.3 billion ($1.5 billion) program to encourage households to buy batteries in an effort to absorb excess renewable energy and curb price swings in one of the world’s most volatile power markets.

Economics

39 h. ago JAY GOLDBERG: Consumers win with the demise of the Digital Services Tax

Ottawa’s plan for a Digital Services Tax (DST) is gone. And consumers are the ones who should be celebrating this victory. The Carney government didn’t give up on the Liberals’ dream of imposing a massive new tax on Canadians easily. It took the risk of an escalating trade war with the United States for the […]

Economics

39 h. ago Citi Plans for Ukraine Renewal as Top Government Banker Retires

Citigroup Inc.’s top banker to governments is retiring, but has at least one more appointment to keep.

Politics

40 h. ago Huge condo tower a step closer to replacing LCBO and Dollarama in Toronto

A massive condo proposal could soon replace an LCBO and Dollarama location on Toronto's Yonge Street — a plan that has undergone several changes over the past year.A proposal to redevelop 543 through 549 Yonge Street landed with Toronto city planners in March 2024 that would spell the end of an existing four-storey office building housing an LCBO location at street level and a Dollarama in its basement retail unit.After 15 months and much back and forth between City staff and developers CentreCourt, Fitzrovia and Choice Properties REIT, the plan resurfaced with an updated submission filed in June.GoogleThe planned 68-storey condo tower's designed by architects Arcadis has undergone several changes since first proposed, addressing comments and concerns raised by planning staff.ArcadisIn a letter included in the submission, the project team explains that "Following initial comments from Staff, we have had multiple meetings with Planning, Urban Design and other comme...

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