11 h. ago Smackover Lithium’s South West Arkansas Project Receives Special Designation as a Priority Transparency Critical Mineral Project From the Trump Administration

LEWISVILLE, Ark., April 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Smackover Lithium, a Joint Venture (“JV”) between Standard Lithium Ltd. (“Standard Lithium” or the “Company”) (TSXV:SLI) (NYSE:A:SLI) and Equinor, is proud to announce that its South West Arkansas (“SWA”) Project has been selected as one of the first critical mineral production projects to be advanced under Executive […]

Politics

11 h. ago Harvard sues Trump administration over funding freeze, escalating standoff

Trump’s administration had called for broad reforms at the university, and froze billions of dollars in federal funding after Harvard leaders defied the government's demands.

Politics

12 h. ago Wall Street termine en berne face aux tensions entre Trump et la Fed

Les indices S&P 500, Nasdaq et Dow Jones ont tous reculé de plus de 2%.

Other

12 h. ago City of Calgary 'actively reviewing' D+ fiscal transparency grade

The City of Calgary maintains that it's dedicated to high standards of financial reporting and transparency, while continually seeking improvements

Other

14 h. ago St. Albert Public Schools suspends U.S. student trips amid border tensions as other school divisions proceed with caution

St. Albert schools suspend U.S. trips though others proceed; illness absences remain below outbreak levels

Society

14 h. ago St. Albert Public Schools suspends student trips to U.S. amid border tensions as other school divisions proceed with caution

St. Albert schools suspend U.S. trips though others proceed; illness absences remain below outbreak levels

Society

14 h. ago Where Kanata candidates stand on housing, public service, crime and more

Kanata candidates answer voter questions on housing, public service, crime and more ahead of the federal election.

Events

16 h. ago Trump’s attacks on U.S. Fed chair spark big drops on Wall Street

Trump's comments drove the stock market and the U.S. dollar lower as investors in the U.S. and overseas grow increasingly wary about the economic standing of the U.S.

Events

17 h. ago Community rallies to support N.S. family after search for missing child suspended

A Nova Scotia community is coming together to support a local family as an extensive multi-day search for a child in Guysborough County has been suspended for now.

Other

19 h. ago ‘I’ll be the last man standing’: Tensions resurface in Nova Scotia elver fishery

The profitable baby eel fishery is underway in the Maritimes, after illegal fishing and violence led to its cancellation last year.

Other

21 h. ago First Acceptance Corporation to Present at the OTCQX Best 50 Virtual Investor Conference on April 24th

The Company invites individual and institutional investors, as well as advisors and analysts, to attend online at VirtualInvestorConferences.com NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Acceptance Corporation (OTCX: FACO), based in Nashville, TN, focused on non-standard personal automobile insurance, today announced that Company leadership will present live at the OTCQX Best 50 Virtual Investor […]

Culture

21 h. ago Company denies flouting safety measures in probe of skyscraper collapse

BANGKOK — A Thai-Chinese company denied Monday allegations its steel rods did not pass safety standard tests after nationwide criticism prompted an investigation into the collapse of a high-rise building under construction after an earthquake last month in Bangkok. Authorities are probing Xin Ke Yuan Steel and another Chinese contractor involved in the construction to […]

Economics

22 h. ago MSCI and Moody’s to Launch Independent Risk Assessments for Private Credit Investments

Solution to Promote Transparency and Strengthen Investors’ Private Credit Asset Allocation Strategies NEW YORK — MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) and Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) will jointly create a first-of-its-kind solution to provide independent risk assessments for private credit investments at scale. As the private credit market continues to evolve and grow, the need for consistent standards and […]

Economics

22 h. ago Le pape François, cible d’une féroce opposition au sein même de l’Église

Changement pour la messe en latin, fidèles LGBT+, migrants: retour sur un pontificat qui a soulevé des tensions.

Politics

23 h. ago Zymeworks Appoints Dr. Sabeen Mekan as Senior Vice President, Clinical Development

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zymeworks Inc. (Nasdaq: ZYME), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a diverse pipeline of novel, multifunctional biotherapeutics to improve the standard of care for difficult-to-treat diseases, including cancer, inflammation, and autoimmune disease, today announced that Sabeen Mekan, M.D., has been appointed as Senior Vice President, Clinical Development. […]

Sport

27 h. ago China Slashes US Commodities Purchases as Trade Tensions Worsen

China sharply reduced imports of many US commodities last month, in some cases to zero, as the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies intensified.

Economics

36 h. ago Global tensions have countries in a digital arms race to protect from cyberthreats: experts

Many in the U.S. are already calling for a more muscular approach to protecting the digital frontier

Other

37 h. ago Nova Scotia RCMP suspend search for child who went missing after falling in water

Police in Nova Scotia say they have suspended the search for a child who fell into the water in Cook's Cove, located on the eastern side of the province.

Other

38 h. ago Salmonella risk prompts frozen pastry recall in Ontario and four other provinces

Products also sold in Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Quebec

Other

41 h. ago Quebec won’t make special efforts to recruit fleeing U.S. doctors, scientists

Ontario, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Saskatchewan have already stepped up recruitment

Science