2 h. ago Dominion Lending Centres Inc. Announces Closing of $59.15 million Secondary Private Placement Offering of Class A Common Shares

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR DISSEMINATION DIRECTLY, OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dominion Lending Centres Inc. (TSX:DLCG) (“DLCG” or the “Corporation”), 2215 Coquitlam Avenue, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia V3B 1J6, […]

Economics

5 h. ago Mineros Announces Updated Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource Estimates for the Nechí Alluvial Gold Property, Colombia

HIGHLIGHTS: Total Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves: 524 million cubic meters (Mm3) averaging 80 milligrams per cubic metre (mg/m3 Au), containing 1,355 thousand ounces (koz) of gold. Life of Mine (LOM) Plan: Based on Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves, the LOM plan extends over 12 years, from 2025 to 2036, incorporating pit optimization, mine scheduling, […]

Other

7 h. ago ArcelorMittal South Africa to Idle Mills as Rescue Bid Fails

ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd. will shutter crucial steel mills in the country after rescue talks with the government failed and the operating environment deteriorated.

Events

7 h. ago BTCC Exchange Unveils $1 Million “Trade to Win” Campaign Featuring Tesla Cybertruck for TOKEN2049 Dubai

VILNIUS, Lithuania, Feb. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BTCC, a global leader in crypto trading, is proud to announce its participation as a gold sponsor at TOKEN2049 Dubai, the premier crypto industry event from April 30 to May 1, 2025. To celebrate, BTCC is launching a Trade to Win campaign with a $1 million prize […]

Economics

7 h. ago Mills: Design favoured for new Alexandra Bridge ignores its heritage

This choice part of an all-out assault on the esthetics of the city as well as its history.

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11 h. ago Foreign workers help Spain’s economic growth outpace the US and the rest of Europe

GUISSONA, Spain (AP) — Inside a cavernous production plant in Spain, people from 62 nationalities work side by side to keep a food company humming as millions of legs of ham travel on hooks along conveyor belts. Foreign workers have helped to make Spain’s economy the envy of the industrialized world, even as anti-immigration sentiments […]

Society

12 h. ago Wild Cocoa Markets Push Europe’s Historic Chocolatiers to the Brink

Poor harvests in West Africa have driven the price of cocoa to record highs, forcing heritage confectionary brands out of business.

Economics

12 h. ago Syndiqués: si vos cotisations syndicales pouvaient baisser...

Mille dollars et plus en cotisations, c’est énorme!

Other

12 h. ago Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results

Reiterates 2025 Guidance for Adjusted EBITDA of Between $430.0 Million and $460.0 Million TORONTO — Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (TSX: CHE.UN) (“Chemtrade” or the “Fund”) today announced results for the three- and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2024. The financial statements and MD&A will be available on Chemtrade’s website at www.chemtradelogistics.com and on SEDAR+ at […]

Economics

12 h. ago A completely abandoned Toronto home is still somehow selling for $8 million

The average price of a house sold on the Bridle Path in Toronto is over $16 million.It's a neighbourhood of excess wealth, ostentatious mega-mansions and the 0.1 per cent of society. But in and amongst all those over-the-top houses, you'll find 48 The Bridle Path, a 103- by 260-foot piece of land with a vine covered bungalow that has sat abandoned since 2017, if not longer.  Construction happening across the street. Normally when plots of land become available in the Bridle Path, it's just a matter of time before a cavalcade of construction workers arrive to build the next mansion. However, that's not what happened at all at 48 The Bridle Path.In 2017, the property sold for $6,100,000 after just a week on the market. But less than a year later, it was back up for sale for $7,995,000. It took two years and four tries before it finally sold for $6,500,000 in 2019. Then 48 The Bridle Path just sat there for years.Ove...

Economics

12 h. ago Ingredion Invests $50 Million in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Facility to Expand Specialty Industrial Starch Capacity for Packaging and Papermaking Industries

WESTCHESTER, Ill., Feb. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR), a leading global provider of ingredient solutions for food, beverage and industrial applications, announced today a $50 million investment in its Cedar Rapids, Iowa facility to modernize and expand the production of industrial starches for the packaging and papermaking industries. “Demand is growing […]

Economics

13 h. ago Judge overthrows conviction of owners of New Zealand island where 22 died in volcanic eruption

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand where 22 tourists and local guides died in an eruption had their criminal conviction for failing to keep visitors safe thrown out by a judge on Friday. The ruling absolves the company from paying millions of dollars in restitutions to the […]

Events

15 h. ago «Igloos mobiles»: une avalanche de constats pour véhicules enneigés depuis le début de l’hiver

Près d’un millier de constats ont été émis pour des «igloos mobiles», ces véhicules couverts de neige qui sont illégaux et dangereux.

Other

17 h. ago Horner: Highest health budget ever needed as Alberta's population hits 5 million

Population growth is expected to ease from 4.4 per cent in 2024 to closer to 2.5 per cent annually, as of July. “That has made it difficult for many Albertans and families to find family doctors," Horner said

Economics

18 h. ago Brookfield Corporation Announces Pricing of $500 Million Notes Due 2055

BROOKFIELD, NEWS, Feb. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brookfield Corporation (“Brookfield”) (NYSE: BN, TSX: BN) today announced the pricing of a public offering of $500 million principal amount of senior notes due 2055 (the “notes”), which will bear interest at a rate of 5.813% per annum. The notes will be issued by Brookfield Finance Inc., […]

Economics

19 h. ago Alberta Budget 2025: Province sets aside $106 million in Edmonton deal with city, OEG to demolish Coliseum, build event park and Downtown development

Provincial officials said Thursday the $52-million event park would include an indoor and outdoor component east of the arena. It would be a public recreation and community gathering space

Economics

20 h. ago Aspen Reports Results for the Three and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024

Net Income Available to Ordinary Shareholders of $235 million and Operating Income** of $145 million for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 Net Income Available to Ordinary Shareholders of $431 million and Operating Income** of $433 million for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024 Annualized Operating Return on Average Equity** of 24.8% and […]

Other

20 h. ago Doman Building Materials Group Ltd. Reports 2024 Financial Results

THIS NEWS RELEASE IS INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION IN CANADA ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. Full Year 2024 Financial Highlights(1): Revenues of $2.7 billion Gross Margin at 16% Adjusted EBITDA(2)(3) amounted to $195.5 million Net Earnings amounted to $54.2 million Total dividends of […]

Other

21 h. ago Trump tariffs: Ontario automakers could shutter plants within 1 week, analyst says

Ontario automotive assembly plants could shut down within a week of being hit with a U.S. tariff on their vehicles, some industry observers say. Car dealers in the U.S. have seen inventory on their lots steadily growing for more than a year. There are now about three million unsold vehicles, and a 25 per-cent-price increase […]

Economics

22 h. ago Classical music: Favourites join new artists among spring concerts

March is very much one of the busier months in the classical music calendar with lots of strong programming, favourite artists

Culture