2 h. ago Australian prime minister indulges in panda diplomacy as state visit in China nears end

BEIJING (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has toured a panda breeding facility in the final stages of an extended state visit that has cast China as a fellow champion of a global fair trade system under threat from the United States. The panda diplomacy stop Thursday in the central Chinese city of Chengdu […]

Politics

2 h. ago East Ottawa in ‘complete paralysis’ with Stage 2 LRT construction

Councillors and residents are feeling 'trapped' in the city's east as construction road and ramp closures take place without notice.

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3 h. ago Zoho Launches Zia LLM and Deepens AI Portfolio with Prebuilt Agents, Custom Agent Builder, MCP, and Marketplace

Homegrown, Business-Optimized Technology Addresses Needs for Developers and End Users While Enhancing Platform Capabilities AUSTIN, Texas — Zoho Corporation, a global technology company, today announced additional investments and offerings in AI, including Zia LLM, a proprietary large language model; Zia Agents, with 25+ ready-to-deploy AI-powered agents available in Agent Marketplace; Zia Agent Studio, a no-code […]

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3 h. ago Mobileum Earns Industry Recognition from Juniper Research for Its Voice Fraud Prevention and Trust Solutions

Mobileum’s Risk Management and Security portfolio provides real-time, AI-powered protection and innovative branded calling solutions to help telecom operators combat robocalling and enhance customer trust CUPERTINO, Calif. — Mobileum Inc. (“Mobileum”), a leading global provider of analytics and network solutions, is proud to announce its recognition as one of the top vendors in Juniper Research’s […]

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4 h. ago SES Completes Acquisition of Intelsat, Creating Global Multi

New leading multi-orbit space company with a network of 120 GEO+MEO satellites and access to LEO constellations enables SES to better serve its customers LUXEMBOURG — SES, a leading space solutions company, today announced the completion of its highly value accretive acquisition of Intelsat, creating a strengthened global satellite operator with an expanded fleet of […]

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6 h. ago Bitget Joins Ondo’s Global Markets Alliance to Expand Global Access to Over Hundred Tokenized RWAs

VICTORIA, Seychelles, July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has officially joined the Global Markets Alliance, a collaborative initiative designed to align industry standards and promote interoperability for tokenized securities by Ondo Finance. This alliance brings together top players across the digital asset ecosystem to accelerate the adoption […]

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8 h. ago B.C. pilot charged with hijacking and terrorism over Vancouver flight

VANCOUVER — A man who allegedly seized a light aircraft in Victoria, setting off a security scare at Vancouver International Airport on Tuesday, has been charged with hijacking and terrorism. A spokeswoman for the Public Prosecution Service of Canada said Wednesday that a charge of hijacking had been filed in Richmond, B.C., constituting a “terrorist […]

Transport

9 h. ago Sam Sullivan: Ending Vancouver's Downtown Eastside experiment

First, governments must commit to never again concentrating low-income people. Next, help the residents who don’t want to live there to move to where they want to live, with supportive relationships

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9 h. ago Sources close to LHSC state Musyj will be in London until at least 2028. He still maintains a  residence in Windsor, as well as a home in London.

It looks like London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) supervisor David Musyj will be sticking around. Musyj was seconded to London from Windsor Regional Hospital, where he was chief executive, as a temporary measure in May 2024. When he was appointed by the province as LHSC’s supervisor four months later, a spokeperson for the health minister said […]

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10 h. ago New seniors community coming to Beverly Heights neighbourhood

Construction officially kicked off for the new Beverly Heights Senior Community. It will offer 264 resident rooms, including 194 long-term care beds and 70 non-funded beds.

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11 h. ago Federal utility backs off Tennessee gas plant site after John Rich says he enlisted Trump’s help

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation’s largest public utility says it is looking at other sites for a new natural gas power plant after its preferred location in Tennessee drew heavy public scrutiny, including from country musician John Rich. The Tennessee Valley Authority announced Tuesday that the Cheatham County site is no longer its preferred […]

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11 h. ago Despite residents' creosote concerns, council unanimously supports redevelopment of former CBC property

A developer wants to build three buildings ranging from four to six storeys, and a total of 269 homes on the Canada creosote site

Sport

12 h. ago Quebec man accused of defrauding Calgary woman of $300,000 in grandparent scam

Calgary police have charged a Quebec resident with allegedly defrauding a Calgary senior of more than $300,000 in a cryptocurrency scam spanning six weeks. According to a Calgary Police Service release, the victim was reportedly contacted in June 2022 by a man posing as her grandson, claiming he had been in a car crash and […]

Economics

13 h. ago Greif Announces Start of its First Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) in Europe

DELAWARE, Ohio, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B), a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, is pleased to announce its Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) through Enel X Global Retail team of experts and with Enel Green Power España (EGPE), started on July 1, 2025 following the successful […]

Economics

14 h. ago Video shows moment suspect arrested at YVR for alleged hijacking of small plane

Richmond RCMP said they initially received a report at 1:10 p.m. on Tuesday that a Cessna 172, a small passenger aircraft, had been hijacked from the Vancouver Island area.

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14 h. ago Western University hosts global trombone festival, a first for Canada

Musicians from around the world gather at Western University this week for the International Trombone Festival.

Society

14 h. ago These 2 people in Quebec are sharing a $70M Lotto Max jackpot

Jacques Deschamps, a Montérégie, resident, and Wilhelmina Van Leeuwen from Montreal will be splitting the cheque and taking home $35 million each.

Economics

15 h. ago John Cashore: I stand with Coquitlam and Richmond residents against global polluters

Opinion: This week, high school grads asked city council to take a hard look at how climate change is costing their community

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15 h. ago LILLEY: U.S. arrest warrant alleges deep Canadian ties to fentanyl trade

Affidavit unsealed in U.S. court links accused B.C. drug kingpin to global trade in narcotics

Economics

17 h. ago ProAmpac Releases 2025 Sustainability Impact Report: A Decade of Flexibility. A Future of Possibilities

CINCINNATI — ProAmpac, a global leader in flexible packaging and material science, announces the release of its 2025 Sustainability Impact Report. This year’s theme, A Decade of Flexibility. A Future of Possibilities. celebrates the company’s decade-long journey of sustainable innovation and sets the foundation for its forward-looking climate and packaging goals. “As we celebrate ten […]

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