79 m. ago Pakistan eyes multibillion dollars of investment as it hosts summit on country’s minerals sector

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is pitching investments in its mines and minerals sector to delegations from the United States, Saudi Arabia and China as it opened a summit Tuesday during which authorities hope to bring billions of dollars in investments. The event aims to spotlight Pakistan’s vast reserves of copper, gold, lithium and other minerals […]

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2 h. ago Kraken Robotics Announces Synthetic Aperture Sonar Service for the Offshore Energy Market

ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland and Labrador, April 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kraken Robotics Inc. (“Kraken” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: PNG, OTCQB: KRKNF) announced that it is launching a synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) service for the global offshore energy market. Kraken’s commercial services team will have dedicated KATFISH towed SAS systems available for rental starting July […]

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3 h. ago Goldman Says Oil Could Sink Below $40 Under ‘Extreme’ Conditions

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. — fresh from cutting oil forecasts twice in a week — said Brent has the outside potential to fall below $40 a barrel under “extreme” outcomes as the trade war flares and supplies rise.

Economics

5 h. ago Contract for Hong Kong company to operate Panama Canal ports had irregularities, audit finds

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s comptroller authority said Monday an audit found irregularities in the renewal of a 25-year port concession in the interoceanic canal and it would request an investigation into the authorization of the contract to a Hong Kong company. Comptroller-General Anel Flores said the audit found some payment defaults, accounting miscalculations and […]

Economics

5 h. ago China’s Farm Sector Buckles Up for Tariffs as Trade War Worsens

Chinese tariffs on US agricultural goods will test the farm sectors of both nations.

Economics

6 h. ago China warns it will fight trade war ‘until the end,’ as Trump sows confusion over tariffs

Trump's slew of comments Monday offered little clarity about what he wants from trading partners in exchange for lowering tariffs — or whether he’s willing to do that at all

Economics

6 h. ago Michael Argast and his relentless mission to secure small businesses 

How a Vancouver founder went from semi-retirement to building one of Canada’s most trusted cybersecurity allies for small businesses 

Society

7 h. ago Trump tariffs add disruption, volatility to wobbly RV market

Southwestern Ontario RV dealerships are bracing for the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war on the industry.

Economics

7 h. ago Mustang Energy Expands Spur Project South of the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan and Enters Marketing Services Agreements

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mustang Energy Corp. (CSE: MEC, OTC:MECPF, FRA:92T) (the “Company” or “Mustang”) is pleased to announce the expansion of its Spur Project with the acquisition of a 100%-owned mineral claim comprising 5,751 hectares. The new claim is located directly south of the Athabasca Basin in northern Saskatchewan and […]

Culture

8 h. ago Vancouver will do ‘anything we can’ to keep Whitecaps in town amid stadium talks: Mayor

Mayor Sim vowed to try to keep the Vancouver Whitecaps Monday as the city and the club confirmed high-level talks about a possible new stadium on the PNE grounds in East Vancouver.

Sport

8 h. ago UBC professors taking school to court over ’political’ actions by administration

The petition filed in B.C. Supreme Court on Monday alleges the school is breaching the University Act

Politics

8 h. ago Legal woes worsen for Vancouver man at war with authorities over infant son's medical treatment

39-year-old Davis Lim is charged with assaulting a police officer after protesting outside a medical facility where his son is living

Economics

8 h. ago In Calgary courts: Fatal stabbing victim Vanessa Ladouceur had wounds suggesting she tried to fend off her attacker, court hears

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from April 7-11, 2025

Events

9 h. ago Mark Carney visits Victoria as Liberals try to break into southern Vancouver Island

The Liberal leader made stops in Victoria and Saanichton before putting his prime minister hat back on for a meeting with Premier David Eby

Transport

9 h. ago Québec reporte son exercice de planification de l’immigration

La consultation devait avoir lieu au printemps. Des scénarios seront quand même dévoilés bientôt.

Events

9 h. ago 'We got our butts handed to us:' ABC Vancouver pledges to learn from byelection defeat

"I don't even think it's a question as to whether or not ABC is going to listen to it, they're going to have to ... the message was sent loud and clear," said ABC campaign strategist Stephen Carter.

Politics

9 h. ago BAD MEDICINE: Trump’s tariffs wipe out $7 trillion as he watches golf

WATCH as Postmedia political columnist Lorne Gunter says Donald Trump’s tariff have now wiped out $7 trillion and has the stock market in a continual free fall with people, small businesses and large corporations losing everything. And while the world’s economy burns, Trump fiddles about watching the LIV Golf tournament at the Trump National Doral G.C. over […]

Economics

9 h. ago B.C. forestry communities face a bleak 2025 as Trump ups tariffs

Premier David Eby used a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney to seek federal action on U.S. tariffs

Economics

10 h. ago Canucks schedule: Are they on a ‘Road to Nowhere’ as season slips away?

Nobody predicted this massive fall from 50 wins, 109 points, the Pacific Division title, and nearly advancing to the Western Conference final.

Transport

10 h. ago Western Forest Products Inc. to Seek Authorization for Share Consolidation at Upcoming Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) (“Western” or the “Company”) announced today that it has issued a Notice of Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 7, 2025 (the “Annual and Special Meeting”), in which shareholders will be asked to consider a […]

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