3 h. ago Texas Needs Equivalent of 30 Reactors to Meet Data Center Power Demand

Demand on the Texas power grid is expected to expand so immensely that it would take the equivalent of adding 30 nuclear plants’ worth of electricity by 2030 to meet the needs.

Other

4 h. ago Metro Vancouver Board to discuss motion to slash its meeting fees

The board is already facing a roughly $4-billion cost overrun on the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant and criticism over spending on staff travel.

Other

5 h. ago Canada Loyalty Programs Business Intelligence Report 2025: Market to Grow by 14.6% to Reach $1.78 Billion this Year – Future Growth Dynamics to 2029 – ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN — The “Canada Loyalty Programs Market Intelligence and Future Growth Dynamics – 50+ KPIs on Loyalty Programs Trends by End-Use Sectors, Operational KPIs, Retail Product Dynamics, and Consumer Demographics – Q1 2025 Update” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The loyalty market in Canada is expected to grow by 14.6% on annual basis […]

Economics

5 h. ago Intel again pushes back expected opening for semiconductor plant in central Ohio

Intel Corp. has once again pushed back the expected opening for its semiconductor project in central Ohio. The struggling chipmaker announced Friday that construction on the first of its two factories — known as fabs — planned for New Albany is now expected to be completed in 2030 and begin operations between then and 2031. […]

Other

7 h. ago Ontario election: Voter turnout higher than expected in 2025, early data shows

Early data from Elections Ontario suggests that the 2025 provincial election had around 45 per cent of eligible Ontarians cast their ballot.

Politics

7 h. ago Trump to meet with Zelenskyy as Ukraine seeks an end to Russian aggression

Zelenskyy's delegation is expected to sign an economic agreement with the U.S. aimed at financing the reconstruction of war-damaged Ukraine

Other

7 h. ago Economy grew at 2.6% annualized rate in final quarter of 2024, StatCan says

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the economy ended last year stronger than expected. The agency says real gross domestic product rose 2.6 per cent on an annualized basis in the final quarter of last year. That’s well ahead of expectations from economists and the agency’s own early estimates for growth of 1.8 per cent annualized. […]

Sport

7 h. ago Canada’s economy gained momentum to end 2024, beating expectations

The main contributor to growth was household spending, which rose by 1.4%

Other

8 h. ago Trump, Zelenskyy set to met with Ukraine’s security in focus

During his trip to Washington, Zelenskyy's delegation is expected to sign a landmark economic agreement with the U.S. aimed at financing the reconstruction of Ukraine.

Events

8 h. ago China Keeps Unprecedented Hold on Metals With Mining Push Abroad

China last year committed more resources than ever to mining abroad as part of Xi Jinping’s global infrastructure program, a new study found, underscoring its growing grip on the metals supply chain just as fears of over-reliance on Beijing grow around the world.

Transport

10 h. ago All the Ways China Could Respond to Trump’s Ramped Up Trade War

After a slower than expected start, the trade war between the US and China has begun to heat up, with President Donald Trump announcing a dizzying series of actions against China in the past seven days — and more to come over the next month.

Economics

15 h. ago BASF Expects Earnings to Improve This Year Across Most Units

BASF AG expects earnings to increase slightly this year as sales for agriculture and nutrition products help offset sluggish demand for chemicals and coatings for the struggling auto industry.

Other

15 h. ago Foreign workers help Spain’s economic growth outpace the US and the rest of Europe

GUISSONA, Spain (AP) — Inside a cavernous production plant in Spain, people from 62 nationalities work side by side to keep a food company humming as millions of legs of ham travel on hooks along conveyor belts. Foreign workers have helped to make Spain’s economy the envy of the industrialized world, even as anti-immigration sentiments […]

Society

15 h. ago Wild Cocoa Markets Push Europe’s Historic Chocolatiers to the Brink

Poor harvests in West Africa have driven the price of cocoa to record highs, forcing heritage confectionary brands out of business.

Economics

19 h. ago Ailing China Steel Sector Seized by Talk of ‘Supply Reform 2.0’

China’s billion-ton steel industry is edging toward its biggest shake-up in a decade, with speculation growing that Beijing will order plant closures in response to a construction slowdown at home and a wave of protectionism overseas.

Society

21 h. ago Horner: Highest health budget ever needed as Alberta's population hits 5 million

Population growth is expected to ease from 4.4 per cent in 2024 to closer to 2.5 per cent annually, as of July. “That has made it difficult for many Albertans and families to find family doctors," Horner said

Economics

21 h. ago Varcoe: 'Watershed moment for Alberta,' as province shifts from surpluses to string of budget deficits

'We're going to need to have hard conversations, as Albertans, about what we expect government to fund, the services that we want to see,' said Finance Minister Nate Horner

Other

21 h. ago B.C.’s acting auditor general releases audit findings on child

The report says the ministry did not co-ordinate to document expectations for implementing the commitment, monitoring the implementation, or reporting progress.

Other

21 h. ago Pembina Pipeline announces stake in Alberta power plant that could supply data centre

CALGARY — Pembina Pipeline Corp. announced it’s investing in a proposed Edmonton-area natural gas power plant that could supply a massive data centre complex, as it reported a dip in quarterly earnings and a boost in pipeline volumes. It said Thursday it has entered into agreements for a 50 per cent stake in the Greenlight […]

Other

22 h. ago Telus offers hundreds of buyouts to workers across the country

VANCOUVER — For the second time this month, Telus is offering buyouts to hundreds of employees across the country. The telecom company said it’s offering “generous” buyout packages as part of the company’s push for more self-serve solutions. The United Steelworkers union says Telus has offered buyout packages to about 560 workers across the country. […]

Society