29 h. ago English Cricket Stars Participate in Funding Round for Indian Medical Tourism Firm

Cricket stars including England’s Test captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Jofra Archer were among participants in a $4.5 million seed funding round for a startup that helps people in the UK get medical treatment in India.

Economics

49 h. ago Governments have thrown tens of millions at First Nations drug treatment. People are still dying

High rate of opioid deaths among First Nations points to need for better treatment, report by Chiefs of Ontario finds

Economics

4 d. ago Alberta First Nation residents fight drug, alcohol abuse with push for dry community

After attending too many funerals for young people, some residents of Kehewin First Nation have crafted legislation banning drugs and alcohol in the Alberta community.

Events

5 d. ago CEO Group Defends DEI at Busiest US Airport Despite Trump Cuts

Atlanta business leaders are backing Mayor Andre Dickens’ decision to give up tens of millions of dollars in federal airport funding rather than dismantle diversity programs, deepening a clash with the Trump administration that is spreading to cities nationwide.

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1 week ago International Petroleum Corporation Completes USD 450 Million Bond Placement

TORONTO, Sept. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — International Petroleum Corporation (“IPC” or the “Corporation”) (TSX, Nasdaq Stockholm: IPCO) announces that it has successfully completed a private placement of USD 450 million of senior unsecured bonds. The bonds will have a tenor of five years and a fixed coupon rate of 7.50 percent per annum, with […]

Society

2 w. ago Mercuria Says It Lost Millions When a Natural Gas Trader Inflated His Position

Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. says a former head of one of its US natural gas trading teams misreported transactions in 2024, resulting in “tens of millions of dollars” in losses for the commodity trading firm.

Economics

2 w. ago Dominican Republic says it seized cocaine that was on speed boat destroyed by U.S. Navy

BOGOTA, Colombia — Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Sunday they have confiscated some of the cocaine transported by a speedboat that was destroyed recently by the U.S. Navy, as the Trump administration carries out a controversial anti-narcotics mission in the southern Caribbean. In a press conference, the Dominican Republic’s National Directorate for Drug Control […]

Events

2 w. ago Calgary ALERT team makes one of the biggest drug busts in Alberta history

Calgary’s organized crime officials, in partnership with the provincial and national enforcement say they have made one of the largest drug seizures in Alberta history. The project, called Project Cerberus, was led by ALERT and included Calgary’s organized crime team, the Calgary police, various units within the RCMP and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and […]

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3 w. ago Canadian facing charges in the U.S. after half ton of meth found in border stop

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized another 1,000 pounds of Canada-bound cocaine in a separate incident at Detroit-Windsor crossing

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3 w. ago 60 Million Drivers Now Insured Through Telematics, PTOLEMUS Finds – UBI Market Set to Reach €200 Billion by 2035

BRUSSELS — The Usage-Based Insurance (UBI) market has now reached over 60 million customers across 450 active programmes – a sixfold increase in just ten years. PTOLEMUS Consulting Group, which predicted the “uberisation” of insurance in 2015, highlights this transformation in its new report. UBI is now a truly global phenomenon that reaches 59 countries […]

Economics

4 w. ago Amy Hamm: Unlike Vancouver, Boston isn’t a drug hellscape. Here’s why

Massachusetts still has an overdose problem, but its emphasis on recovery brings about safer streets and fewer deaths than in B.C.

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