49 m. ago Canadian airline just named best on the continent despite history of complaints

Air Canada just received a prestigious award from "the Oscars of the aviation industry."Skytrax released its World Airline Awards on Tuesday, revealing its annual global and regional airline rankings for 2025.Globally, Canadian airlines fared decently, with Air Canada ranking 19th out of 100, climbing 10 spots from 29th place in the 2024 ranking.Porter Airlines also made moves, soaring to 44th place from 57th the previous year. Air Transat dropped one spot to 60th place, and WestJet experienced the steepest decline among Canadian airlines from 64th to 75th place globally this year.Air industry heavyweights Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific were named the top three best airlines in the world for 2025.Canadian airlines did way better regionally. Skytrax named Air Canada as the best airline in North America, beating out the United States' Delta Airlines for the number one spot.Porter Airlines followed closely behind in third place, while Air Transat and...

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50 m. ago Politecnico di Torino has been awarded the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant

Artificial intelligence for Space: Politecnico di Torino’s “IntelliSwarm” project has received €3 million in funding from the European Union to increase the quality, availability and timeliness of images processed on board satellites TURIN, Italy, June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Politecnico di Torino’s research project “IntelliSwarm” has been awarded the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant, an […]

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66 m. ago Raymond J. de Souza: Yes, Trump Always Chickens Out, TACO, is accurate

Trump recalculates constantly and adjust to the prevailing winds of the day, unburdened by principle or long-term strategy

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1 hour ago Coast Guard vessels won’t be armed under defence plan: military vice

Lt-Gen. Stephen Kelsey told a Senate committee there are no plans to arm the civilian maritime force as it gains a new security mandate.

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2 h. ago Children of slain Minnesota lawmaker share their grief: ‘We are devastated’

The Hortman children are grieving following the Saturday killing of their parents, who died after a gunman entered their home in the early morning hours.

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2 h. ago Precision Neuroscience Named to Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas and Inc.’s Best Workplaces Lists

Awards recognize innovation in healthcare technology and excellence in workplace culture NEW YORK, June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Precision Neuroscience Corporation (Precision), a leader in brain–computer interface (BCI) technology, has been named to two prestigious lists: Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas and Inc.’s 2025 Best Workplaces. Fast Company recognized Precision for its Layer 7 […]

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3 h. ago U.S. trade, geopolitics top financial concerns among Canadians: Survey

TORONTO — A new survey finds geopolitical instability and U.S. trade tensions are top sources of financial concern for Canadians, and even impacting retirement planning for some. The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan and Abacus Data released the survey results Tuesday, showing 67 per cent of Canadians say they are very concerned about Canada-U.S. relations. […]

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3 h. ago Ottawa plans to introduce bill for open banking, department says

Open banking is about allowing Canadians and businesses to securely share their financial data with third parties other than their banks.

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3 h. ago Orca Announces Results of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orca Energy Group Inc. (“Orca” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: ORC.A, ORC.B) is pleased to announce the voting results from its annual meeting of shareholders held on June 17, 2025 (the “Meeting“). The results for each of the resolutions set forth in the Company’s management proxy […]

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4 h. ago MEG Energy urges shareholders to reject unsolicited takeover offer by Strathcona Resources

Strathcona and MEG both extract bitumen using steam-driven techniques in eastern Alberta and don't have fuel refining or retail businesses like some bigger oilsands players.

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4 h. ago MediPharm Announces Voting Results from the 2025 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders

TORONTO, June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MediPharm Labs Corp. (TSX: LABS) (OTCQB: MEDIF) (FSE: MLZ) (“MediPharm” or the “Company”), a pharmaceutical company specialized in precision-based cannabinoids, today announced the results of matters voted on at its annual and special meeting (the “Meeting”) of holders of common shares (“Shareholders“) held today. There were 146 Shareholders […]

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4 h. ago IPG Introduces NovaSeal PRO, Offering Exceptional Value in Residential Roofing Underlayment

SARASOTA, Fla., June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IPG, a global provider of packaging and protective solutions, announced the launch of NovaSeal® PRO, a new synthetic roof underlayment designed to provide reliable weather barrier performance and excellent value for price-conscious homeowners and contractors. Seen as the value-driven choice within IPG’s roofing underlayment portfolio, NovaSeal PRO […]

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5 h. ago Federal government says it will move open banking forward at ‘earliest opportunity’

OTTAWA — The federal government says it will introduce legislation to implement open banking at its “earliest opportunity” as some advocates warn the project’s momentum may have stalled. Open banking — or consumer-driven banking, as Ottawa calls it — is about allowing Canadians and businesses to securely share their financial data with third parties other […]

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5 h. ago OSG Corporation Extends its Contract with Rimini Street for Support of its Oracle EBS Systems through 2029

With 8% reduction in total IT operating costs achieved by choosing Rimini Street, Japanese manufacturer commits to a long-term partnership as part of its strategic plans to self-fund productivity-enhancing initiatives for growth LAS VEGAS — Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support, management and innovation solutions, and the leading […]

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5 h. ago Porter Airlines is North America’s Best Regional Airline: Skytrax

TORONTO — Porter Airlines was selected as Best Regional Airline in North America at the 2025 Skytrax World Airline Awards, for the second consecutive year. The category includes airlines that primarily or exclusively fly within North America. Over 100 countries participate in the world’s largest airline passenger satisfaction survey to select the award winners. This […]

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9 h. ago Tuesday's letters: UCP'S COVID plan means more illness and death

Beginning this fall, the UCP government — undoubtedly urged on by its anti-vaxxer supporters — plans to greatly reduce already low COVID vaccination rates by charging a fee, possibly as much as $110; no longer permitting neighborhood pharmacies to provide COVID vaccinations; and requiring advance bookings at public health clinics. Since COVID disproportionately results in […]

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10 h. ago AXL Launches Venture Studio with $15M to Build 50 AI Companies, Fuelling Canada’s Global Leadership in AI Research

TORONTO — Today, AXL, a new Canadian venture studio transforming world-class AI research into high-growth companies, has launched with a plan to build 50 AI-powered companies over the next five years to fuel Canada’s research-to-commercialization pipeline. This is enabled by an oversubscribed first closing of its venture fund of $15 million CAD. With this, AXL […]

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12 h. ago Stearman Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Acquire NeoCore Uranium Ltd.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stearman Resources Inc. (CSE:STMN) (“Stearman” or the “Company”) announces that it has entered into a definitive share exchange agreement (“NeoCore Agreement”) to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding common shares of NeoCore Uranium Ltd. (“NeoCore”), a private BC company that owns a 100% interest in […]

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12 h. ago BOJ to Slow Bond Market Withdrawal After Standing Pat on Rates

The Bank of Japan stood pat on its interest rate and unveiled a plan to step back from the bond market at a slower pace from next year, in a sign of caution following heightened market volatility.

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15 h. ago Huge 5.5km stretch of TTC subway will close for this entire weekend

A significant stretch of the TTC subway network will be out of commission for the entire weekend of June 21 to June 22, 2025.The TTC has announced that it plans to suspend subway service on Line 1 Yonge-University between St. Clair West and St. Andrew stations for the duration of the coming weekend.Subway passengers looking to make the most of the first weekend of summer 2025 will have to make do with shuttle buses throughout the outage — and you'll want to plan accordingly.The upcoming outage is just the latest in a series of full weekend outages and early closures that the transit agency attributes to ongoing track work on the system.The TTC announced at the start of the year that the subway network would be subject to an astounding 38 overlapping full-weekend closures in 2025 alone. "While the TTC does most subway maintenance at the end of service each night, it continues to require weekend and early weeknight closures to complete state-of-good-repair work,&qu...

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