69 m. ago Downtown Calgary revitalization report optimistic as safety concerns persist

Despite the city's claim that progress is being made in revitalizing Calgary's downtown core, one business owner tells Global News that she hasn't seen much improvement.

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82 m. ago Game 1 curse a bit more troubling for the Edmonton Oilers this time

Game 1 is for suckers. It’s a rather bizarre way to approach a series, but that seems to have always been the Edmonton Oilers’ subconscious philosophy. They’re never good in the first game of a series. The trend has been eating away at them for years. Last spring, they were a respectable 2-2 in Game […]

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2 h. ago Hegseth pulled airstrike info from secure military channel for Signal posts

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending himself against a second assertion that he shared classified material through an unapproved and unsecured network —  this time taking airstrike information from a military communications channel and sharing it in a chat with his wife, his brother and others. Hegseth pulled the information he posted in […]

Events

3 h. ago Conservatives channel Viagra as record Ontario voters risk killing their mood: Election Power Meter

Easter long weekend was anything but restful for election workers as 7.3 million Canadians flocked to advance polls

Politics

5 h. ago HGreg relaunches its “Buy a car, plant a tree” for the 9th year in a row

MONTREAL — HGreg is relaunching its “Buy a car, plant a Tree” campaign for the ninth year running, in partnership with Tree Canada. For one month, the company will plant a tree for every car sold throughout the HGreg network. Last year, 2,072 trees were planted as part of this initiative, bringing the total number […]

Transport

5 h. ago Federal Election: Approximately 7.3 million votes cast during advance polling

According to Elections Canada's preliminary figures, about 2 million voters hit their local advance voting station on Friday alone.

Politics

5 h. ago Federal election: About 7.3 million votes cast during advance polling

According to Elections Canada's preliminary figures, about 2 million voters hit their local advance voting station on Friday alone.

Politics

6 h. ago Advance poll turnout breaks record with 7.3M ballots cast, Elections Canada says

OTTAWA — Elections Canada says a record number of Canadians cast their ballots early in advance polls this year. The agency says that, over four days of polling between Friday and Monday, 7.3 million people voted. That’s up 25 per cent from early voting figures in the 2021 federal election. Elections Canada says it made […]

Politics

8 h. ago Alpha Auto Group Leverages Qlik’s AI Solutions to Fuel Global Expansion

Qlik’s Advanced Analytics Streamline Reporting and Transforms Operations Across Its International Network TORONTO — Qlik®, a global leader in data integration, data quality, analytics and artificial intelligence, is partnering with Alpha Auto Group (AAG), an innovative core of Global Automotive Holdings (GAHL), the leading automotive dealership network operating across Canada, the U.S., the UK, and […]

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11 h. ago Massive cavern forming below major Toronto intersection looks like a mine

A large void is being carved out below a major Toronto intersection traversed by thousands every day, and few people passing overhead have any idea that a huge cave lurks below as part of the push to build the new $27 billion Ontario Line.When it opens to the public in 2031, the new 15-station, 15.6-kilometre transit line will relieve existing subway interchanges by providing a route between Exhibition Place and the shuttered Ontario Science Centre.That route includes a tunnelled stretch through the heart of downtown Toronto, requiring deep underground excavations at station sites in preparation for the arrival of tunnel boring machines.The future Ontario Line Queen-Spadina subway station will be one of the stations requiring the excavation of "caverns" deep below street-level, and Metrolinx has provided an update on the major operation hidden out of sight underground.The transit agency shared new photos celebrating "a big month underground" in February, noting t...

Politics

12 h. ago Arch Biopartners Announces Toronto General Hospital Ethics Board Approval to Join the Phase II Trial for LSALT Peptide Targeting Cardiac Surgery Associated

TORONTO, April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Arch Biopartners Inc., (“Arch” or the “Company”) (TSX Venture: ARCH and OTCQB: ACHFF), announced today that the University Health Network (UHN) Research Ethics Board has granted approval for Toronto General Hospital to participate in the Company’s ongoing Phase II trial evaluating LSALT peptide for the prevention and treatment […]

Science

13 h. ago Stantec releases its 18th annual Sustainability Report and reports $4.63 billion in 2024 revenues aligned with core sustainable development goals

EDMONTON, Alberta and NEW YORK, April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TSX, NYSE:STN Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, released its 18th annual Sustainability Report, providing a comprehensive record of the Company’s sustainability practices, contributions, awards, and worldwide impact for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The report features Stantec’s contributions […]

Economics

13 h. ago US Earnings to Offer Clues on How Much Tariffs Will Boost Prices

With profit margins close to record levels, Corporate America has some room to absorb costs from higher tariffs. How much it decides to cushion the blow will determine how high inflation goes in 2025.

Economics

13 h. ago Jumio Network Harnesses Power of Proprietary Data to Advance Fight Against Identity Fraud

Leading APAC telco catches over 50% more fraud attacks with new Cross-Transaction Risk capability SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Jumio, the leading provider of automated, AI-driven biometric identity verification, risk signals and compliance solutions, today announced general availability of Cross-Transaction Risk, which helps businesses proactively detect fraud by connecting identity elements across the Jumio network. A key […]

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22 h. ago Record number of oil tankers enter Vancouver harbour in March

Provincial government to earn millions from pipeline expansion

Sport

23 h. ago Gold Surges to Record as Trump Ramps Up Threats on Fed’s Powell

Gold rose to an all-time-high, after concern that President Donald Trump could fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell triggered a flight from US stocks, bonds and the dollar.

Sport

25 h. ago John Korir et Sharon Lokedi sans rivaux au marathon de Boston

En s’imposant en 2 heures, 17 minutes et 22 secondes, Lokedi a pulvérisé le record de l’épreuve féminine établie en 2014.

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26 h. ago Mineros S.A. Corrects Record Date for August 2025 Dividend Payment

MEDELLIN, Colombia — Mineros S.A. (TSX:MSA, MINEROS:CB) (“Mineros” or the “Company”) announces a correction to the previously-announced record date for the ordinary dividend to be paid to holders of common shares of Mineros on August 1, 2025. The Company’s press release of April 1, 2025, incorrectly disclosed the Canadian record date for the August dividend […]

Sport

27 h. ago Trendy Toronto cafe announces sudden and indefinite closure after a decade

An award-winning Toronto cafe that has been a mainstay in the city's most tourist-heavy neighbourhood has unexpectedly shuttered, with management's confusing (though heartfelt) goodbye message leaving the community wondering about what's to come for business — and the prime address it has called home for close to a decade.On the surface, the closure of HotBlack Coffee appears to simply be the latest casualty in the undeniable demise of the Queen West strip, but missives posted both in the coffee shop's windows and on its social media pages explains that its situation is a bit more complicated, and its future, quite up in the air.General Manager Momi Kishi explained in a post dated March 25 why the cafe's doors, a stone's throw from Osgoode subway station, would have to close for at least a while a mere five days later. And surprisingly, it wasn't due to a rent increase or rising c...

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28 h. ago Canada election: Last day of advance voting amid indications of record early turnout

A record two million people cast advance ballots on Friday, amid high interest in the election, good weather and the Easter statutory holiday.

Politics