74 m. ago REPEAT – Dorel Industries Will Hold a Conference Call to Discuss Its First Quarter Results

MONTREAL, May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dorel Industries Inc. (TSX: DII.B, DII.A) CONFERENCE CALL: OPEN TO: Analysts, investors and all interested parties DATE: Monday, May 12, 2025 TIME: 11:00 AM Eastern Time CALL:  1-833-752-3231     THE PRESS RELEASE WILL BE PUBLISHED THE FRIDAY PRIOR (MAY 9) AFTER MARKETS CLOSE, THROUGH GLOBENEWSWIRE. Please dial in […]

Culture

98 m. ago Calgary comedian, drag performer Karla Marx explores 'silly, wild, unusual' side of trans life in new album

On Karla Marx’s sophomore album, Fruity, the comedian revisits an awkward rite of passage that many of a certain age went through in the Canadian education system. The segment, called The Gender Pinnie, revolves around the dreaded partner dance. For many, it was the most feared part of gym class, where “sweaty teenagers” were forced […]

Culture

1 hour ago BCE Cuts Dividend by 56%, Strikes Fiber Network Deal With PSP

BCE Inc. cut its dividend for the first time in 17 years following months of pressure from analysts and investors to improve its balance sheet.

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2 h. ago NDP faces ’Parliament from hell’ without official party status, says former MP

OTTAWA — The NDP will return to the House of Commons without official party status at the end of May. The last time this happened was after the 1993 election — a time one former New Democrat MP remembers as “the Parliament from hell.” Svend Robinson represented Burnaby, B.C., in the House of Commons from […]

Culture

2 h. ago Letters May 8, 2025: ‘Stepping down to make space for Poilievre, even without a pension, is impressive.’

KUREK A TRUE CANADIAN  Jagmeet Singh feebly and egregiously clung to power and kept the Liberals in power for two years for the sole purpose of qualifying for his pension. Had he not performed in this pernicious way, we would have had a Conservative government. Instead, we are saddled with another Liberal debacle. A true […]

Culture

2 h. ago Brookfield Corporation Reports 27% Increase in Distributable Earnings to $1.5 Billion

$850 million of Shares Repurchased to Date in 2025 Deployable Capital Increases to a Record $165 billion BROOKFIELD, Nnews, May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brookfield Corporation (NYSE: BN, TSX: BN) announced strong financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Nick Goodman, President of Brookfield Corporation, said, “Our business performed well in the first […]

Economics

3 h. ago Soviet space probe might hit Canada after 53 years of trying to reach Venus

It wouldn't be the first time, either. Back in 1978, a Soviet satellite spread radioactive debris across Canada's Far North

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5 h. ago NielsenIQ Expands NIQ Product Insights, Enabling Retailers and Brands to Better Navigate Global Challenges from Tariffs

Expansion will enable global retail, and CPG enterprises to address and adapt to regional regulatory changes, spot early shopping trends, and personalize and innovate products for discerning consumers NIQ Product Insights (NPI) provides critical intelligence about product attributes, inclusive of dietary, sustainability, and clean label characteristics, shoppers care about the most NIQ’s AI-powered solution provides […]

Economics

11 h. ago Venezuela denies opposition members left country during rescue operation

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s government on Wednesday acknowledged for the first time that members of the country’s opposition left the Argentine diplomatic compound where they had sheltered for over a year, but it denied that their arrival to the United States occurred under an international rescue operation as characterized by the political faction and the […]

Politics

12 h. ago B.C. government appoints former chief justice to review festival safety measures after Lapu Lapu attack

Premier Eby said Wednesday that former chief justice Christopher Hinkson has agreed to serve as commissioner to conduct a festival safety review “in a very short period of time.”

Events

12 h. ago B.C. government appoints former chief justice to review festival safety measures after attack

Premier Eby said Wednesday that former chief justice Christopher Hinkson has agreed to serve as commissioner to conduct a festival safety review “in a very short period of time.”

Events

13 h. ago Blue Jays’ Scherzer throws to hitters for 1st time since going on IL

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Max Scherzer took what the Toronto Blue Jays hope is a significant step in his return from a right thumb injury on Wednesday when he threw to hitters for the first time since going on the injured list in March. “I thought his stuff was really good,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider […]

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13 h. ago UK Wealth Fund Pledges £600 Million to Iberdrola to Upgrade Grid

The UK’s National Wealth Fund, along with other investors, is investing more than £600 million ($797 million) as part of a broader funding plan for the country’s grid to fortify infrastructure needed for the clean-energy transition.

Economics

13 h. ago MANDEL: Toronto councillor denies sexually assaulting 2 cottage guests

Councillor Michael Thompson remembered the exact moment when his world came crashing down,  a memory that had him breaking down on the witness stand for the first time. The six-time Scarborough Centre councillor had missed a call from a 705 number while in a council meeting and a text from an OPP detective. When he […]

Events

14 h. ago City of Calgary prepares for a busy construction season ahead

The Plan Your Trip portal gives Calgarians access to real-time traffic cameras, maps and estimated travel times to better plan the best route.

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14 h. ago Edmonton home sales and inventory climb with spring temperatures

Spring has sprung in Edmonton’s real estate market with a flood of new listings cropping up over April. But consecutive months of strong sales and few listings continue to put upward pressure on prices in all categories. The Realtors Association of Edmonton’s (RAE) April housing update, released Friday, shows continued strong sales activity, increases in […]

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14 h. ago Training camp 2025: Time for the philosophical question — just who are the B.C. Lions going to be?

The B.C. Lions, with a host of new faces in prominent positions, will look to discover who they might be among the sandy shrubs and burr oak of the Thompson-Okanagan.

Transport

15 h. ago Evacuations follow loss as wildfire burns in Sturgeon County

The Town of Redwater, the Redwater Health Centre, Diamond Spring Lodge and local schools proactively took measures to evacuate patients, residents and students from their buildings.

Events

16 h. ago Cooper to resign as MLA and Speaker to take on job as Alberta representative in D.C.

"I believe that we are at a critical time in our province and in our country with respect to how we interact with the world and with the United States of America," Cooper said the legislature on Wednesday

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16 h. ago Higher measles risk heightens anxiety for immunocompromised individuals

The virus has re-emerged in Ottawa for the first time since 2019.

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