88 m. 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.

Economics

2 h. ago Bitget Joins UNICEF Game Changers Coalition to Provide Blockchain Education to 300K People in 2025

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Bitget and UNICEF Luxembourg announce partnership to deliver digital and tech skills for girls. VICTORIA, Seychelles and LUXEMBOURG, June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has entered a three-year partnership with UNICEF Luxembourg to advance digital skills and blockchain literacy among young people. The partnership […]

Culture

3 h. ago India’s Energy Index Struggles at Key Level With Rising Oil Prices

Before the trading day starts we bring you a digest of the key news and events that are likely to move markets. Today we look at:

Economics

3 h. ago Prodapt Announces Agentic Solutions for Autonomous Operations Powered by NVIDIA AI Platform

Working with human experts, AI Agents simplify & automate operations, elevate experiences CHENNAI, India — Prodapt, a Gartner-recognized Telecom-Native services and AI integration leader, today announced a new Agentic AI based solution to drive autonomous operations for Telcos, in collaboration with NVIDIA. The solution leverages the NVIDIA AI platform to build and deploy Telco-trained AI […]

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4 h. ago Amazfit Expands Active 2 Lineup with the New Active 2 Square — All the Same Features, Now in a Sleek Square Design

MILPITAS, Calif. — Amazfit, a leading global smart wearable brand owned by Zepp Health (NYSE: ZEPP), a health technology company, today announced the launch of the square version of the Amazfit Active 2, a new addition to its fitness smartwatch line that offers the same powerful features and premium experience as the recently launched round […]

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4 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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4 h. ago «Vous êtes les bienvenus», dit Montréal aux chercheurs américains

La Ville débloque 100 000$ pour attirer les cerveaux souhaitant quitter les États-Unis de Donald Trump.

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4 h. ago 'This series should be over': swaggering Florida Panthers hockey world sure of victory

How confident are some in Florida Panthers hockey country that their team will take the Stanley Cup. One video making the Panthers social media rounds shows the faces of Panthers player Matthew Tkachuk, Aleksander Barkov and others super-imposed over the faces of pall bearers carrying a casket on their shoulders with an Edmonton Oilers logo […]

Sport

4 h. ago Le Canada s’en tire mieux: «La joie est de deux secondes», affirme un économiste

L’incertitude entourant les tarifs douaniers de Donald Trump est toujours aussi préoccupante, estime Louis Lévesque.

Economics

5 h. ago Louisiana is poised to hike its sports betting tax to help colleges pay their athletes

Louisiana is poised to hike taxes on sports betting to pump more than $24 million into athletic departments at the state’s most prominent public universities. Legislation pending before Gov. Jeff Landry would make Louisiana the first state to raise taxes to fund college sports since a judge approved a landmark settlement with the NCAA allowing […]

Sport

5 h. ago La bataille judiciaire autour du déploiement par Trump de la Garde nationale se poursuit

Trump a fait polémique en envoyant 4 000 soldats de la Garde nationale de Californie dans la mégapole.

Society

5 h. ago iA Financial Group Announces Offering of $400 million of Institutional Preferred Shares

The shelf prospectus supplement, the corresponding base shelf prospectus and any amendment to the documents will be accessible through SEDAR+ within two business days. Not for distribution to U.S. newswire services or for dissemination in the United States. QUEBEC CITY — iA Financial Corporation Inc. (TSX: IAG) (the “Company”) announced today an offering of $400 […]

Economics

6 h. ago Trump family company announces next venture: a mobile phone company

It’s the latest new scheme struck despite mounting ethical concerns that Trump is profiting off his position and could manipulate public policy for personal gain

Economics

7 h. ago B.C. seniors’ centre grapples with booming demand, tight budget

For just $40 a year, members get access to a place to come socialize or play a game, to take an inexpensive class or to get a meal, but rising costs are making that harder.

Technology

7 h. ago OCEU/CUPE 1750 President to Join North Bay Picket Line as WSIB Strike Enters Fourth Week

NORTH BAY, Ontario — As the strike by Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers enters its fourth week, the President of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), Harry Goslin, will be on the North Bay picket line tomorrow, June 17th at 10:00 a.m., standing in solidarity with frontline workers demanding safer workloads, fair […]

Other

7 h. ago LILLEY: Trade deal with Trump within 30 days is Carney’s new goal

A deal was close last week but then fell apart, the goal now is for a trade and security deal within 30 days.

Economics

7 h. ago Donald Trump leaving G7 summit early because of crisis in Middle East

The White House said Donald Trump had a great day at the G7 summit in Kananaskis but will leave Alberta on Monday night because of the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Politics

8 h. ago Donald Trump to leave G7 Summit early over Middle East tensions

'Because of what’s going on in the Middle East, President Trump will be leaving tonight after dinner with Heads of State,' White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote

Politics

8 h. ago Sikh separatists stage Calgary protest against Indian prime minister’s visit to G7

It was another day of protests in Calgary as world leaders attended the G7 summit in nearby Kananaskis, with the biggest crowd made up of about 30 Sikh separatists.

Politics

8 h. ago Doctor who supplied ketamine to Perry, called him ‘moron’ will plead guilty

LOS ANGELES — A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the Friends star’s overdose death has agreed to plead guilty, authorities said Monday. Dr. Salvador Plasencia has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, federal prosecutors said in a statement. They said the plea carries […]

Science