1 hour ago Drug companies to pay Hawaii $700 million to settle Plavix blood thinner lawsuit

HONOLULU (AP) — Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to pay Hawaii $700 million to settle its lawsuit over the efficacy and safety of the blood thinner Plavix, the state attorney general’s office announced Friday. A court ruling last year ordered Bristol Myers Squibb Company and three U.S.-based subsidiaries of French pharmaceutical company Sanofi to pay a […]

Economics

3 h. ago David Eby calling Lapu Lapu suspect a ‘murderer’ concerns law society

On April 27, in the B.C. legislature, David Eby said, 'It is hard not to feel rage at the man who did this, who murdered innocent people.'

Events

3 h. ago Power shutoff initiative creating ‘wave of fear,’ says Princeton, B.C. mayor

The initiative has many people, including residents, business owners in affected communities and local governments, expressing some serious concerns.

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3 h. ago 'Wow, big break for VGK': NHL fails to suspend Nicolas Roy for nasty crosscheck of Oilers forward

This in from NHL Player Safety, their decision not to suspend but only fine Nicolas Roy of the Vegas Golden Knights for his slash to the face of Edmonton Oilers forward Trent Frederic. NHL Player Safety said, “Vegas’ Nicolas Roy has been fined $7,812.50, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for cross-checking Edmonton’s Trent Frederic. […]

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4 h. ago Sixth Annual Nursing Now Ontario Awards Celebrate Outstanding Nurses

TORONTO — Three exceptional nurses, celebrated for their unwavering dedication to improving peoples’ lives and advancing Ontario’s health-care system, will be honoured at the sixth annual Nursing Now Ontario Awards (NNOA). These prestigious awards recognize excellence in nursing across three categories: nurse practitioner (NP), registered nurse (RN), and registered practical nurse (RPN). Aligned with National […]

Culture

4 h. ago Google will pay Texas $1.4B to settle claims the company collected users’ data without permission

Google will pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle claims the company collected users’ data without permission, the state’s attorney general announced Friday. In 2022, Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Google, saying the search giant collected millions of biometric identifiers, including voiceprints and records of face geometry, through its products and services like Google Photos, […]

Economics

4 h. ago Pembina Pipeline Corporation Reports Voting Results from 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

CALGARY, Alberta — Pembina Pipeline Corporation (“Pembina” or the “Company”) (TSX: PPL; NYSE: PBA) reported the voting results from its annual meeting of shareholders held virtually on May 9, 2025 (the “Meeting”). Each of the matters voted upon at the Meeting is discussed in detail in the Company’s Management Information Circular dated March 20, 2025 […]

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4 h. ago Rennie lays off 31 employees, cites uncertain real estate market and 'structural' change

Condo-marketing mogul Bob Rennie's company said it needed to reduce its head office from 123 to 92 people in a time of uncertainty

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6 h. ago Archbishop of Quebec says he expects Pope Leo will continue Indigenous reconciliation work

The Archbishop of Quebec says he expects Pope Leo will continue to work on reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. Cardinal Gerald Lacroix called the word “reconciliation” very important for any pastor. He shared his thoughts on Friday on the election of the first U.S.-born pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost. The late Pope Francis made history in 2022 when he...

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7 h. ago Razzia dans une galerie d’art: il dérobe 93 œuvres d’un seul coup

Nathan Scuderi a trahi la confiance de ses patrons de la galerie Les Peintres Québécois en volant 72 toiles et 21 sculptures d’une valeur de 500 000$.

Culture

7 h. ago Hudson’s Bay garnered 17 bids in process to find new owner for retailer, assets: docs

TORONTO — A new court filing shows a process meant to find a new owner for Hudson’s Bay and its assets has yielded 17 bids. A report filed Friday by Alvarez & Marsal, a court monitoring firm guiding Canada’s oldest company through creditor protection, does not name the bidders but says the offers were made […]

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7 h. ago Vital Battery Metals Announces Effective Date of Name Change to Aventis Energy Inc.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vital Battery Metals Inc. (“Vital” or the “Company”) (CSE: VBAM | OTC: VBAMF | FRA: C0O), announces that effective Tuesday, May 13, 2025, the Company’s name will change to “Aventis Energy Inc.”. The Company’s common shares will begin trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange on May 13, 2025 under the new […]

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8 h. ago Telus CEO decries ‘race to the bottom’ through price matching with competitors

The chief executive of Telus Corp. says there’s more the company can do to attract new customers without necessarily having to lower prices to match its competitors. President and CEO Darren Entwistle said Friday he was encouraged by Telus’s performance in its first quarter as it added 218,000 net new customers, up around 9,000 compared […]

Economics

8 h. ago Habemus domum! Leo XIV’s ‘immaculately rehabbed’ childhood home being sold

The small brick home in Dolton, just outside Chicago, had been listed at $199,000 but the owner is considering raising the price

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8 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Alberta NDP also has ties to company at centre of health

Hmm. Curious. I remember being a little surprised by the NDP’s over-the-top reaction to allegations levelled against the UCP government by former Alberta Health Services (AHS) CEO, Athana Mentzelopoulos, in a lawsuit she brought against the government back in February. Mentzelopoulos’s allegations were serious but unproven. She claimed she was wrongfully dismissed by the government […]

Economics

8 h. ago Confirmed cases of measles in Alberta now at 326, continue to rise

The number of confirmed cases of measles in Alberta has now reached 326 with 97 of them in children under 5 years of age and three people in intensive care.

Economics

8 h. ago Most Canadians would now rather road trip at home than go to the U.S.

Travel to the U.S. from Canada is declining, as many Canadians are treating the U.S.-Canada border as a "Do Not Enter" sign amidst the ongoing tariff war.A new survey from the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada (TRAC) shows a huge drop in planned vehicle travel to the U.S.With summer road trip season just around the corner, 88 per cent of Canadians said they would rather travel within the country than visit the U.S.Only eight per cent of drivers said that they still planned to cross the border at the time of the survey.The TRAC survey results align with recent data from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). In March, 900,000 fewer visitors crossed the border by car from Canada to the U.S. than in the same month last year.The online national survey of 1,000 drivers also revealed that 51 per cent of respondents have already cancelled road trips to the U.S. planned for this year.Air and water travel has also been affected by the waning Cana...

Transport

9 h. ago La fièvre des séries s’empare du Canada: le Whiteout, c’est comme «un éclair qui traverse le corps», soutient Haydn Fleury

Plus de 15 000 personnes vêtues de blanc dans un aréna, ça fessait dans un écran cathodique. Ça fesse encore plus en HD ou en 4K.

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9 h. ago Air Canada lowers financial forecast as U.S. bookings fall sharply amid trade war

MONTREAL — Air Canada lowered its financial forecast for the year as travellers continue to shy away from trips to the United States amid cross-border tensions, pushing the country’s largest airline to hunt for demand elsewhere. The company’s transborder bookings have dropped at least 13 per cent — “in the low teens” — for the […]

Economics

9 h. ago White House downplays North American auto industry’s concerns about U.K. trade deal

WASHINGTON — The White House is downplaying the North American automobile industry’s claim that U.S. President Donald Trump’s new trade deal with the United Kingdom could make the sector less competitive. The preliminary deal announced Thursday would drop tariffs on U.K. automobiles to 10 per cent for a quota of 100,000 vehicles. The American Automotive […]

Economics