1 hour ago BOJ to Slow Bond Market Withdrawal After Standing Pat on Rates

The Bank of Japan stood pat on its interest rate and unveiled a plan to step back from the bond market at a slower pace from next year, in a sign of caution following heightened market volatility.

Economics

8 h. ago South Star Battery Metals Announces Selection by BNDES and FINEP for Strategic Minerals Funding Program, Maiden Shipment of Flake Graphite from the Santa Cruz Mine and Operational Update

Highlights: South Star’s flagship graphite mine Santa Cruz was selected by Brazilian National Development Bank (“BNDES”) and Brazil’s Innovation Agency (“FINEP”) as part of the Transformation of Strategic Minerals initiative. The BNDES and FINEP partnership aims to promote investments to increase production, research and development as well as innovation in the processing of strategic minerals, […]

Politics

14 h. ago ‘DISGUSTING:’ Ford condemns decision to grant bail in Peel’s largest drug seizure

Ontario Premier Doug Ford isn’t mincing words when it comes to the fact bail was issued to six of nine people charged in the largest drug seizure in the history of Peel Region. “This is disgusting,” Ford posted to social media early Monday morning. “We need the federal government to get serious about bail reform […]

Other

16 h. ago Reeflex Solutions Inc. Announces Credit Facility With the Royal Bank of Canada

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES CALGARY, Alberta, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reeflex Solutions Inc. (TSXV: RFX) (“Reeflex” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a credit agreement with the Royal Bank of Canada (“RBC”) for credit facilities (the “Credit […]

Economics

19 h. ago Some Canadians receiving increased GST credit payments next month

Some Canadians can expect to receive an increase in GST credit payments from the federal government soon.The Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) credit is a tax-free quarterly payment, but this time it will include a 2.7 per cent increase.According to the government, the credit payment aims to help families with low and modest incomes offset the taxes they pay.If you’re eligible, you'll see the new amount in your bank account on Friday, July 4.Who's eligible for the payment?The government says you're generally eligible for the payment if you're at least 19 years old and a Canadian resident for income tax purposes a month before the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) makes the payment at the beginning of the month.If you are under 19 years old, the government says you must meet at least one of the following conditions during the same period:You have (or had) a spouse or common-law partnerYou are (or were) a parent and live (or...

Economics

24 h. ago Queensway Carleton Hospital interested in developing transitional housing on federal land, MP says

Could a parcel of land owned by the federal government support housing and healthcare in Ottawa? Housing advocates and politicians hope so.

Sport

37 h. ago Fed on Hold Leaves Wall Street Asking What It Will Take to Cut Interest Rates

With Federal Reserve officials signaling an extended hold on interest rates, investors and economists will look to Chair Jerome Powell this week for clues on what might eventually prompt the central bank to make a move, and when.

Other

40 h. ago Edmonton Oilers' goalie carousel keeps spinning in Stanley Cup Final

What’s worse than losing in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final? Getting all the way back there the next year, only to lose to the same opponent in Game 6. That very situation is possible in every which way right now for the Edmonton Oilers, who head into Amerant Bank Arena facing an elimination […]

Sport

42 h. ago Man in serious condition after Bank Street shooting, one person charged

Ottawa police are looking for witnesses after a man was shot in an “an altercation” in the 1600 block of Bank Street on Saturday afternoon. Police were called to the scene following a number of calls reporting an altercation just before 4 p.m. “One man was located with gunshot wounds and was transported to hospital […]

Events

46 h. ago Conrad Black: Let’s make a bonfire of Canada’s ghastly wokeness

It is irritating and distressing to see Canada robotically following the British and French and two other countries in imposing sanctions on two Israeli cabinet ministers over their comments related to the West Bank. It is also annoying that our new prime minister, who squeaked to a minority victory through a histrionic imposture of a […]

Events

3 d. ago South Carolina executes man serving death sentences in 2 separate murders

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders was put to death Friday by lethal injection in the state’s sixth execution in nine months. Stephen Stanko, 57, was pronounced dead at 6:34 p.m. He was executed for shooting a friend and then cleaning out his bank account in […]

Events

3 d. ago Onex Canada Asset Management Inc. Announces Proposed Changes to Liquid Fund Product Lineup

TORONTO, June 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Onex Canada Asset Management Inc. (the “Manager”) today announced proposals to terminate or change the investment objectives for certain of its mutual funds. Following the completion of the proposed changes, Onex will continue to offer investors a strong line-up of public and private liquid strategies, including Onex Global […]

Other

3 d. ago ‘Recession risks alive’ as Canada’s manufacturing numbers suffer under Trump tariff regime

The economic data questions the Bank of Canada's recent decision to hold interest rates for a second consecutive time

Economics

3 d. ago UK Household Inflation Expectations Fell Before April CPI Spike

UK households had been expecting inflation to slow over the coming year, according to a Bank of England survey that was conducted before the sudden jump in consumer prices reported last month.

Economics

4 d. ago Swift, Kelce rub elbows with Gretzky during Game 4 of Stanley Cup final

SUNRISE, Fla. — There was bad blood at Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers. And not just on the ice. Pop superstar Taylor Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce were among the celebrities who flocked to Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday to watch Game 4 of the final […]

Sport

4 d. ago Demand is surging for the BC SPCA’s pet food bank, but donations are falling

The BC SPCA is facing a double blow from the high cost of living: Surging demand for its pet food bank along with a drop in donations to help keep the pantry full.

Other

4 d. ago Demand is up at London Food Bank. But so are volunteer numbers

London Food Bank announced Thursday it has surpassed a total of 4,000 registered volunteers, a significant milestone for the local charity.

Other

4 d. ago Man, woman charged after recovery of $1M in property allegedly obtained fraudulently

A 26-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man face multiple charges in connection with a probe into vehicle thefts via fraudulent cheques and bank drafts across Ontario. On June 3, a months-long investigation by Barrie Police-South Simcoe Police Street Crime Auto Theft Unit led to five search warrants being executed in Toronto, King City, Havelock and […]

Economics

4 d. ago B.C. crime news: Police investigate sex assault in Abbotsford park | Man charged in firearms seizure at Richmond hotel

Here's a roundup of recent crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Thursday, June 12, 2025

Events

4 d. ago Guns, drugs seized, 5 arrested in joint Manitoba police investigation

Winnipeg police say an investigation alongside Manitoba RCMP has led to the seizure of 30 guns and $60,000 in cocaine and hydromorphone.

Events