36 m. ago B.C. unveils $6.6M in food manufacturing grants amid tariff threats

The B.C. government is contributing $6.6 million in grant funding to food manufacturing firms, saying it will help create jobs and bolster domestic food security. 

Economics

86 m. ago Spatial Corp. and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd Collaborate to Leverage Spatial Software Components to Power neoROSET Robot Programming

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Spatial Corp., the leading 3D software development toolkit provider for design, manufacturing and engineering solutions and a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd today announced their collaboration to leverage Spatial Software Development Kits (SDKs) in the development of neoROSET, Kawasaki next-generation offline robot programming tool. With Spatial, Kawasaki Heavy […]

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1 hour ago Middlefield Announces Intention to Change Primary Exchange for Innovation Dividend ETF

TORONTO, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Middlefield Limited (the “Manager”), the manager of Middlefield Innovation Dividend ETF (TSX:MINN), is pleased to announce its intention to change the primary exchange on which the securities of MINN are listed from the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) to Cboe Canada Inc. (“Cboe Canada”), effective on or about April […]

Politics

2 h. ago Brookfield Global Infrastructure Securities Income Fund Announces Quarterly Distribution

BROOKFIELD, NEWS, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brookfield Global Infrastructure Securities Income Fund (the “Fund”) (TSX: BGI.UN) today announced a distribution of C$0.15 per unit for the quarter ending March 31, 2025. The distribution will be paid on or before April 15, 2025 to holders of record on March 31, 2025. Eligible holders of […]

Economics

2 h. ago WHO HOLDS FEDERAL POWER: With Mark Carney in as PM, what happens now?

WATCH as Postmedia political columnist Lorne Gunter asks with the changing of the guard in Ottawa — Justin Trudeau to Mark Carney — does the power shift to the Liberals? And do the Conservatives have to change their tactics when dealing with Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump? What do YOU think?  Tell us your […]

Transport

2 h. ago One man arrested, at least 3 more sought after daytime Markham robbery

York Regional Police have charged a 26-year-old man and are seeking up to three additional suspects following a daytime robbery in Markham. Police said that last Nov. 20 at 11 a.m., three suspects wearing medical masks entered a business in the area of Woodbine Ave.-Denison St. area and threatened all store employees. They entered a […]

Events

3 h. ago Locals say Toronto neighbourhood 'under attack' by planned condo tower

Residents and businesses in Toronto's Church Street Village area are claiming they are "under attack" by a proposed development and are fighting to "defend the character" of the neighbourhood.A petition started in February by the Church Wellesley Neighbourhood Association (CWNA) seeks to halt plans to redevelop a group of properties wrapping around the northeast corner of Church and Wellesley, spanning 68-78 Wellesley Street East and 505-509 Church Street.The block of properties is home to a Pizza Pizza location that has served the community for decades, housed with the heritage-designated 1878 William McBean Terrace building. Developer KingSett Capital has stated its intention to incorporate into a new high-rise building on site, rising 28 storeys with a design from architects BDP Quadrangle.68 Wellesley Street East (right of centre) and other future approved and proposed buildings planned for the surrounding area. BDP Quadrangle.A development application filed for the site in...

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3 h. ago Police charge two men, hunt for two more after violent armed robbery

A restaurant diner was hit with a gun and robbed by armed bandits after the victim left the eatery to go to his car, according to Toronto Police. After leaving the restaurant — in the Steeles Ave.-Weston Rd. area — around 3 a.m. on March 2, three masked thugs with firearms approached the diner. A […]

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4 h. ago Winnipeg man faces terrorism charges after arrest by federal enforcement officers: RCMP

A Winnipeg man is facing multiple terrorism-related charges after his arrest by the RCMP's Federal Policing National Security Enforcement Section (NSES) Monday.

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4 h. ago One arrested, two others sought by police in attempted bank machine theft in Lanark

Power tools were left behind after the attempted theft, police said Tuesday.

Events

5 h. ago OpenAI’s First Stargate Site to Hold Up to 400,000 Nvidia Chips

The first data center complex for OpenAI’s $100 billion Stargate infrastructure venture will have space for as many as 400,000 of Nvidia Corp.’s powerful AI chips — an amount that, if filled, would make it one of the largest known clusters of artificial intelligence computing power.

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5 h. ago Cricket Canada pulls plug on Global T20 League, now faces court cases

Thousands of fans flocked to see some of the world’s greatest cricketers compete in the annual Global T20 League in Brampton — but no more. Cricket Canada has pulled the plug on the popular league and this stunning turn of events won’t only rob the local public of international cricket, but also have a huge […]

Sport

5 h. ago ‘Horrible suffering’ in Gaza ‘sits with Hamas,’ U.S. State Department says

People who are suffering in Gaza owe that to 'choices that Hamas has made throughout the years,' said spokesperson

Culture

6 h. ago Crown seeks prison time for Edmonton police officer who sought sex from victims of crime

If Crown prosecutors have their way, an Edmonton police officer who used his job to pursue vulnerable women for sex will serve time behind bars. The defence, on the other hand, says it would be wrong to imprison a man whose misbehaviour can be attributed, in part, to post-traumatic stress stemming from his military service […]

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6 h. ago Cornish Metals Announces Results of Special Meeting of Shareholders

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE INTO THE UNITED STATES. THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY […]

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6 h. ago Des joueurs de tennis professionnels attaquent un «système corrompu, illégal et abusif»

Ils poursuivent l’ATP, la WTA et la Fédération internationale de tennis dans une série d’actions en justice.

Sport

6 h. ago Behind the story of the return of stuck NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams

Marcia Dunn, AP reporter: Almost all roads to space begin here in Cape Canaveral. Haya Panjwani, AP correspondent: That’s Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press’ space writer. She’s following Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams’ return home from the International Space Station. PANJWANI: I’m Haya Panjwani. On this episode of “The Story Behind the AP Story,” we’re […]

Science

7 h. ago Carney calls Trump’s 51 state remarks ‘disrespectful’ as international media takes notice

Annexation comments 'need to stop before any conversation about our broader partnership with the U.S.,' Mark Carney said

Society

7 h. ago Israeli politician to Carney: ‘Defend the Jewish community in Canada’

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to work on making Canada a better friend to Israel and a safer place for its Jewish community, Israel’s deputy foreign minister said. Speaking to the Toronto Sun from inside the Knesset, Israeli legislator Sharren Haskell urged Carney to do better than his predecessor on Canada’s Israel policy. […]

Politics

7 h. ago Roberts rejects Trump’s call for impeaching judge who ruled against his deportation plans

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an extraordinary display of conflict between the executive and judiciary branches, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rejected calls for impeaching federal judges shortly after President Donald Trump demanded the removal of a judge who ruled against his deportation plans. “For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment […]

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