2 h. ago Sweden, Norway Hold Rates Steady as Riksbank Turns Toward Easing

The Riksbank and Norges Bank kept interest rates unchanged, with officials in Stockholm signaling a bias toward easing while their peers in Oslo reiterated that cuts may start later this year.

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2 h. ago Today's letters: 'Longest ballot committee' at it again in Alberta

Thursday, May 8: Elections Canada should consider a fee for potential candidates, much like during a leadership race, a reader suggests. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

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3 h. ago Trump Aid Cut Threatens Africa’s Growth, AfDB Candidate Warns

US President Donald Trump’s plan to cut hundreds of millions of dollars of funding to the African Development Bank will hit growth on the continent, said Samuel Maimbo, a candidate to take over the leadership of the lender.

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6 h. ago Shuttered Toronto landmark gets new lease on life as grocery business moves in

The fate of a well-loved Toronto landmark has taken another turn after the iconic Beaux Arts-style building was closed for three years.The former Postal Station C building at 1117 Queen Street was built in 1902, designed by famed architects David Ewart and Samuel G Curry, and served the neighbourhood's mail delivery needs for more than a century until it was officially closed in 2020.In the years that followed, it seemed that the fate of Postal Station C was nothing short of tragic, from being sold to sitting vacant, and riling up locals even more with the possibility of a futuristic new condo tower sprouting from the stately old building.Take a walk by Postal Station C today, and you'll see the building plastered in signs indicating that something new is moving, teasing work opportunities, and a new chapter for the building.    View this post on Instagram           A post shared b...

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8 h. ago Sceptres look like old hands at playoff pressure in Game 1 win

It was by no means a perfect start to the Toronto Sceptres’ second chase of the Walter Cup, but it was the start they needed. The Sceptres got off to a quick start on Wednesday night, scoring first and then adding two more before the Frost even got on the board in an eventual 3-2 […]

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8 h. ago Viral video shows dog owners fined for leaving pup in the sun in Costco parking lot

An officer arrived on the scene at 4:35 p.m. and found the dog tethered in direct sunlight and unable to access shade due to the short length of the tether.

Economics

9 h. ago NTT Data Shares Awash With Buy Orders on NTT Tender Offer Plan

Shares of NTT Data Group Corp. were untraded on a glut of buy orders after Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. said it may make its data unit a wholly-owned subsidiary, a move geared at making AI central to the telecom giant’s operations.

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9 h. ago NTT Eyes $20 Billion Tender Offer for NTT Data in Big AI Pivot

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. plans to make its AI powerhouse NTT Data Group Corp. a wholly-owned subsidiary in a deal worth around $20 billion, part of a rising trend among Japanese parent companies absorbing their listed units.

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9 h. ago B.C. government appoints former chief justice to review festival safety measures after Lapu Lapu attack

Premier Eby said Wednesday that former chief justice Christopher Hinkson has agreed to serve as commissioner to conduct a festival safety review “in a very short period of time.”

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9 h. ago B.C. government appoints former chief justice to review festival safety measures after attack

Premier Eby said Wednesday that former chief justice Christopher Hinkson has agreed to serve as commissioner to conduct a festival safety review “in a very short period of time.”

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9 h. ago Vancouver mayor ‘frustrated’ with slow pace to abolish city’s park board

Ken Sim asked the provincial government to amend the Vancouver Charter in December 2023, a critical step in his plan to dissolve the Vancouver Park Board.

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10 h. ago Des dizaines de morts à Gaza, le plan israélien suscite l’indignation

Des frappes israéliennes ont fait plus de 60 morts à Gaza, selon les secours.

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10 h. ago UK Wealth Fund Pledges £600 Million to Iberdrola to Upgrade Grid

The UK’s National Wealth Fund, along with other investors, is investing more than £600 million ($797 million) as part of a broader funding plan for the country’s grid to fortify infrastructure needed for the clean-energy transition.

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10 h. ago Ontario to ask for appeal of court order pausing Toronto bike lane removals

Ontario is seeking to appeal a temporary court order stopping it from ripping up three major Toronto bike lanes while a judge weighs whether the plan is unconstitutional. The government served notice of its intent to appeal last month’s injunction to lawyers for a cycling advocacy group challenging its plan to remove lanes on Bloor […]

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10 h. ago City of Calgary prepares for a busy construction season ahead

The Plan Your Trip portal gives Calgarians access to real-time traffic cameras, maps and estimated travel times to better plan the best route.

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10 h. ago Western Forest Products Inc. Announces Results of Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) (“Western” or the “Company”) announces the following voting results in respect of its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) held today. Election of Directors Western’s shareholders voted today to re-elect the following directors to Western’s Board of […]

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11 h. ago Toronto District School Board says it got ransom demand over stolen student data

Canada’s largest school board says it has received a ransom demand over student data that was stolen last December, even though the company behind the affected software paid a ransom in hopes of securing that information. The Toronto District School Board said in a letter to parents and caregivers Wednesday that it recently learned the […]

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11 h. ago Training camp 2025: Time for the philosophical question — just who are the B.C. Lions going to be?

The B.C. Lions, with a host of new faces in prominent positions, will look to discover who they might be among the sandy shrubs and burr oak of the Thompson-Okanagan.

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11 h. ago Japan’s Tycoon Families Seek Buyouts to Evade Investor Pressure

Akio Toyoda’s $42 billion plan to buyout Toyota Industries Corp. is the most dramatic example of a growing trend in Japan of founding families trying to take companies private.

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12 h. ago Trump Taps Means as Surgeon General After Pulling First Pick

President Donald Trump is tapping Casey Means to be the next US surgeon general after his prior nominee was withdrawn shortly before her confirmation hearing.

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