1 hour ago Here’s how people without ID or fixed address can vote in the federal election

ST. JOHN’S — Anyone who wants to register to vote in the April 28 federal election has to be able to prove who they are and where they live. Elections Canada realizes both of those things can be a challenge for someone without a home or standard ID cards, said spokesperson Diane Benson. If an […]

Politics

2 h. ago Avicanna Announces Revocation of Management Cease Trade Order

TORONTO, April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avicanna Inc. (“Avicanna” or “Company”) (TSX: AVCN) (OTCQX: AVCNF) (FSE: 0NN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of plant-derived cannabinoid-based products, is pleased to announce the Management Cease Trade Order (“MCTO”) issued on April 4, 2025 by the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) has now […]

Economics

5 h. ago Luxury Flat, $30,000 Golf Set Sink India Stock After 3,600% Jump

Gensol Engineering Ltd.’s shares fell to their lowest in nearly three years Wednesday after India’s market regulator barred the firm’s founders from the securities market over alleged funds diversion.

Economics

6 h. ago E3 Lithium Provides Demonstration Plant Progress Update, Reminder of Webinar Today at 9am MT

CALGARY, Alberta — E3 LITHIUM LTD. (TSXV: ETL) (FSE: OW3) (OTCQX: EEMMF), “E3”, “E3 Lithium” or the “Company,” a leader in Canadian lithium, is pleased to provide a progress update on its Demonstration Facility (“Demo Facility”) which is planned to be commissioned in 2025. As previously announced on Feb 25, 2025, the Demo Facility will […]

Technology

13 h. ago Gas firm says a contractor is dead in a gas plant fire near Fort St. John

Alberta-based Tourmaline Oil says the site was "immediately shut down" after the fire on Monday night.

Events

13 h. ago Gas firm says a contractor is dead in a gas plant fire near Fort St. John, B.C.

FORT ST. JOHN — A contractor has been killed and another person hurt in a fire in a gas plant north of Fort St. John, B.C. Alberta-based Tourmaline Oil, which runs the Gundy oil and gas extraction facility in Wonowon, B.C., says the site was “immediately shut down” after the fire on Monday night. The […]

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13 h. ago Suspect dead after police shooting outside west Edmonton apartment building

An alley north of 98 Avenue, near 156 Street, behind the Westside Manor apartment building was blocked off after gunshots were heard in the West Jasper Place neighbourhood.

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14 h. ago 2 people injured following pipeline rupture near Fort St. John

RCMP said they were called just before 7 p.m. on Monday of a possible explosion northwest of the city, on Highway 97 North and Upper Halfway Road near Wonowon.

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17 h. ago Killer of popular Banff resident handed automatic life sentence for murder

"Hopefully, Ethan can rest in a little peace and maybe we get a little bit, too," victim's father says

Events

17 h. ago Police investigating after body found near south Edmonton park: EPS

Edmonton police are investigating a suspicious death after finding a dead body on Sunday afternoon outside of a community hall in southeast Edmonton. Officers responded at 4:18 p.m. to a complaint at a community hall near 94 Avenune and Holyrood Road in southeast Edmonton, EPS said in a Monday news release. When they arrived, they […]

Economics

18 h. ago John Ivison: The swan song of NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh could find its audience yet

Singh thinks the polls have stabilized enough to make it safe for progressives worried about a Conservative win to 'come home' to the NDP

Politics

19 h. ago Canada could be ‘last man standing’ for oil supply: Eric Nuttall

Watch: Nuttall says Canadian oil producers are stronger than U.S. rivals

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20 h. ago This Canadian province has floor pricing for gas. Lawmakers want to do away with it

The Quebec government says it wants to get ride of the floor pricing for gasoline, a policy introduced in the 1990s, and align prices with the rest of the country.

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23 h. ago New Brunswick mother speaks out about helping her son recover from addiction

Overdose-related calls are on the rise in the Saint John, N.B., area, prompting police to warn about dangerous and potentially deadly drugs circulating across the province. 

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24 h. ago Avoid U.S. or take burner phones, Canadian executives tell staff

Major public institutions in Canada, including a pension management firm and a leading hospital, are advising staff against traveling to the U.S., marking a greater erosion in the country’s longstanding trust with its neighbour. The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, one of Canada’s top pediatric research hospitals, is recommending its staff avoid U.S. trips. “Due […]

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24 h. ago Inflation cooled to 2.3% in March as gas prices fell, StatCan says

OTTAWA — Canadians got a break on inflation in March even without a tax holiday as Statistics Canada says the pace of price increases slowed last month.  The agency says the annual inflation rate was 2.3 per cent in the month, down from 2.6 per cent in February.  StatCan says a drop in the price […]

Economics

28 h. ago Crypto Firm Bitdeer Prioritizes Mining to Weather Tariff Turmoil

Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining firm Bitdeer Technologies Group is doubling down on its self-mining operations while pushing ahead with plans to make machines in the US, as it confronts a cooling crypto market and mounting uncertainty over US trade policy.

Economics

35 h. ago Some residents advised to leave as fire rages in vacant factory

ST. THOMAS – A raging fire in a vacant factory sent thick black plumes of smoke into the air and drew onlookers from across the city on Monday. The fire at the former Weatherhead Co. of Canada Ltd. plant at 100 Woodworth Ave. began at about 4 p.m. About 50 to 60 St. Thomas firefighters […]

Events

35 h. ago Avoid US or Take Burner Devices, Canadian Executives Tell Staff

Some major public institutions in Canada, including a pension management firm and a leading hospital, are advising staff against traveling to the US, marking a greater erosion in the country’s longstanding trust with its neighbor.

Events

37 h. ago John Rustad suggests B.C. MLAs don't get paid enough. Here's how their pay is determined

The B.C. Conservative Leader is calling for an independent investigation and says that if 'you pay peanuts, you get monkeys'

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