21 h. ago Abraxas Power Corp. Granted Environmental Permit and Commences Coastal Works and Land Reclamation for Project Solar City, the First SEZ Development in the Maldives

Abraxas Power Corp. Begins Works for 100 MW Floating-Solar Project Following Environmental Approval, with Initiation of Land Reclamation Activities MALE’, Maldives, Nov. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Abraxas Power Corp. (the “Company” or “Abraxas”) today announced that mobilization, coastal works, and land reclamation activities have officially commenced on the supporting islands for Project Solar City, […]

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41 h. ago Trump’s immigration enforcement begins in Charlotte, local leaders call for public to remain calm

Officials say violent crime in the city has dropped about 20 per cent from last year, including a 24 per cent decline in homicides and a 19 per cent drop in aggravated assaults, according to police data

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5 d. ago Projet Montréal names city councillor Ericka Alneus as interim leader

First elected in 2021, Alneus will now head the official opposition at city hall.

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7 d. ago Toronto Raptors show off new uniforms that honour their championship

The Toronto Raptors will have a piece of their 2019 championship team with them when they step out on the court this season.And while none of that team's roster plays for the franchise anymore, the organization has found a new way to honour them: with their City Edition jersey for the season.On Monday, the Raptors officially announced one of their alternate looks for this season, confirming earlier leaks.The new Raptors City Edition jersey (NBA)The look actually shows a jersey within a jersey, with the team's mascot wearing a red-and-white Raptors uniform on a black background.The Raptors' mascot is wearing No. 19 instead of his usual No. 95, which is an obvious nod to the title.The jersey choice of the mascot is also a reference to the 2018-19 Raptors' City Edition jersey, or as the team put it, "placing our dino in the threads that carried us to a championship ring in 2019," given that they wore them for a title-clinching Game 6 in the 2019 NBA Finals.All...

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1 week ago New Mormon apostle led a global temple building boom and has deep knowledge of church finances

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gerald Causse, a high-ranking official in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who oversaw a global temple building boom under its previous president, became the faith’s newest apostle on Thursday. Causse, 62, joins an all-male governing body called the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, which sits just under […]

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1 week ago London spent $1.3M on software it won't ever use: City officials

City hall has revealed the price tag for software in the works for more than a decade that it now never intends to use – more than $1 million.

Economics

1 week ago Toronto is facing a ‘freeze’ as it looks to increase its landfill capacity

The City of Toronto expects to run out of landfill space by 2035, and despite approving a “long term waste plan” in 2016, city officials are still searching for solutions.

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2 w. ago ‘Stop arson before it happens’: Winnipeg officials working to curb fires

Mayor Scott Gillingham, representatives of the Winnipeg police and Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, and other officials say they're trying to get ahead of the city's arson problem.

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2 w. ago First poppies pinned as Remembrance Day campaign kicks off in London

City hall officials offered a simple reminder on Thursday ahead of Remembrance Day: Don't forget to wear a poppy.

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3 w. ago LIMOS! LIQUOR! Inside Mayor Chow’s posh movie trip to Europe

While a committee is due to receive total expenses for the trip this week, there are glaring discrepancies between the receipts provided to the Sun and the city's official numbers.

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3 w. ago New 'landmark' park opening in 2028 could end up being one of Toronto's coolest

New parks in Toronto have a history of lacklustre design, but the City is hoping to put that all in the past with the launch of an international design competition for a forthcoming public space set to open in 2028.The City announced the design competition on Thursday for the municipally-owned site at 34 Hanna Ave. in the Liberty Village neighbourhood. Currently home to a Toronto Parking Authority surface lot and a temporary public space set up ahead of the FIFA World Cup in 2026, the park is set to be transformed into what the City hails as a "vibrant green space."Before the parking lot can be converted into a park, the two-stage design competition will call on landscape architecture and design firms from across the globe to forge visions for this mostly barren expanse of asphalt.The competition's first stage will see teams submit their qualifications by Friday, Nov. 28, after which, City officials will comb through the qualifications and work experience of the b...

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