77 m. ago CoLab Secures $5.6M From the Hibernia and Hebron Projects to Create Local Artificial Intelligence Talent and Accelerate ReviewAI Roadmap

ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland and Labrador — A Newfoundland and Labrador-based software company – CoLab Software – has secured $5.6M CAD in funding from the Hibernia and Hebron Projects to grow local artificial intelligence (AI) talent and product capabilities. The investment will fund around 60,000 hours of additional local software development to expedite the creation of […]

Economics

2 h. ago Michael Higgins: The great lengths being taken to uphold the residential school narrative

As a recent lawsuit exposes, Kamloops is becoming an issue that divides those who seek the truth and those who seek to shame

Society

2 h. ago British teenager who killed family and planned school massacre gets 49 years in prison

LONDON (AP) — A 19-year-old British man who shot and killed his mother and two younger siblings and who wanted to carry out a high-profile school shooting has been told he will not be eligible for parole for at least 49 years. At the sentencing hearing at Luton Crown Court on Wednesday, Justice Bobbie Cheema-Grubb […]

Events

3 h. ago Consumers could find ’meaningful savings’ as carbon tax ends: Desjardins

Motorists in provinces using federal carbon pricing should notice a drop of almost 18 cents per litre

Economics

3 h. ago London Catholic school trustee on conference at casino: No, thanks

The chair of the London District Catholic school board says he has declined an invitation to a conference at a Southwestern Ontario casino’s hotel this spring. Hosted by Ontario Catholic Supervisory Officers’ Association, the conference is being held May 14 to 16 at Caesars Windsor hotel. “If it’s a trustees’ conference without professional development, I […]

Society

4 h. ago FIRST READING: New figures on just how badly Canada and U.S. are being mauled by Trump trade war

The U.S. is actually losing more money, even if the impact on Canada is greater

Economics

4 h. ago Consumers could find ’meaningful savings’ as carbon price ends: Desjardins

OTTAWA — Canadians can expect to feel the absence of the consumer carbon price at the pumps immediately but it may take longer to notice a difference in the price of other goods, a new report released Wednesday suggests. The analysis by Desjardins Economics comes less than a week after Prime Minister Mark Carney and […]

Economics

5 h. ago First Atlantic Nickel and Colorado School of Mines Launch Research Partnership to Explore Geologic Hydrogen Potential in Newfoundland Ophiolites

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Atlantic Nickel Corp. (TSXV: FAN) (OTCQB: FANCF) (FSE: P21) (“First Atlantic” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce a strategic research partnership with Colorado School of Mines to explore geologic hydrogen as an energy source. This collaboration will focus on two significant ophiolite complexes in […]

Society

6 h. ago N.S. cabinet minister under fire for using taxpayer money to attend Trump inauguration

Scott Armstrong, Minister of Opportunities and Social Development, travelled to DC for President Trump's inauguration. He said it was to advocate for Nova Scotian jobs.

Politics

11 h. ago People are trying to stop Toronto from renaming more Ryerson and Dundas assets

As Toronto grapples with the fact that white male historical figures can often be problematic in modern contexts (shocker!) the City and other private entities are continuing on the crusade to wipe the names of certain figures from various assets, with more changes to come this year.First to go was Ryerson University, which chose to adopt the moniker Toronto Metropolitan University in 2022 after people began drawing awareness to namesake Egerton Ryerson's hand in creating not just Canada's public school system, but also its appalling residential school system (knowledge that resulted in protesters tearing down the school's statue of the figure, among other things).Then there was Yonge-Dundas Square, Dundas Street, and numerous other properties bearing the name Dundas, which are in various stages of renaming after Henry Dundas's past came into question, with some believing he delayed the end of slavery, but others ...

Other

14 h. ago Former West Vancouver private school teacher banned five years for suggestive online chats with Grade 7 girls

Jeffrey Forden Mooney gave up his teaching certificate in 2021 after the chats containing 'sexual references and innuendo' came to light

Society

15 h. ago Oil Holds Drop With US Stockpile Climb and Geopolitics in Focus

Oil held a decline as an industry report pointed to a build in US crude stockpiles, while geopolitical concerns continued to fester.

Politics

15 h. ago Alberta won’t use public money to clean up abandoned wells: energy minister

The province has long debated how to deal with abandoned wells mounting across Alberta despite existing laws that require companies to clean up their own assets

Politics

16 h. ago China Private Equity, Venture Funds Seek More Time to Deploy Capital

Venture capital and other private equity funds that raised money to invest in China during a tech boom a few years ago are increasingly facing a quandary. Some are running out of time to put investors’ cash to work, and the pickings have become slim.

Economics

17 h. ago Dinsmore Composite School tackles food scarcity in rural Saskatchewan

Students at Dinsmore Composite School, an hour and a half southwest of Saskatoon, have built their own hydroponic garden tower to grow produce year-round.

Society

17 h. ago Deal reached between CUPE and Calgary Catholic School District

CALGARY, Alberta — The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 520 has reached a tentative agreement with the Calgary Catholic School District. The deal, like others reached this week, is a four-year agreement ending in August 2028. The wage settlement is higher than the provincial government mandate. CUPE 520 will hold its ratification meeting […]

Society

17 h. ago City of Calgary will invoice province for services related to property tax collection

'We have been asked to manage taxpayer money, and in order to do that, if we are providing services to another order of government, we should be compensated for it,' said Mayor Jyoti Gondek

Economics

17 h. ago Purpose Investments Inc. Announces Payouts Relating to the Termination of Purpose Marijuana Opportunities Fund

TORONTO, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Purpose Investments Inc. (“Purpose”) announced today additional information regarding the termination of Purpose Marijuana Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”), which was announced on December 27, 2024. On March 14, 2025, Purpose redeemed all of the issued and outstanding ETF shares, Series A shares and Series F shares of Purpose […]

Other

18 h. ago Alberta school support workers to return to classrooms as massive strike winds down

Thousands of education support staff around Alberta are set to return to their posts in the coming days as a months-long strike winds down, union officials said Tuesday. The Canadian Union of Public Employees said tentative contracts with the Parkland School Division and the Calgary Board of Education were reached pending ratification from members. Over […]

Society

18 h. ago Alberta energy minister says province won’t use public money to clean up abandoned wells

The province has long debated how to deal with abandoned wells mounting across Alberta.

Politics