LONDON, Ontario, March 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PEARL RIVER HOLDINGS LIMITED (“Pearl River”) (TSXV: PRH) announced today that it understands that George Lunick (the “Acquiror“), the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pearl River, acquired 100,000 common shares (the “Common Shares“) in the capital of Pearl River at a price of $0.1485 per Common […]

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Internal trade barriers are starting to fall

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U.S. company Welltower Inc. has signed a deal to buy Amica Senior Lifestyles from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan for $4.6 billion. The deal includes 31 seniors residences and seven under construction. As part of the transaction, Welltower will also acquire a minority interest in Amica’s management company with the Amica management team owning the majority […]

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Market-leading Canadian event becomes fourth acquisition and fifth event for independent show organizer ARLINGTON, Va. — Trifecta Collective LLC, owned and backed by GreyLion, a leading private equity firm focused on high-growth businesses today announced that it has acquired the Canadian Concrete Expo (CCE). CCE is the leading event in Canada serving the concrete, construction […]

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that her administration is waiting to see if U.S. President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican imports. Her Cabinet secretaries for security and trade among others have been in constant communication with their U.S. counterparts and she said […]

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All eyes in this market are on Kevin Cheveldayoff and whether the Winnipeg GM will pull the trigger on a significant deal ahead of Friday afternoon's NHL trading deadline.

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If you want a thriving fentanyl trade in your country, attracting heavily armed cartels, super labs and a large and growing market of users subsidized by the government and unimpeded by law enforcement, just do everything Canada’s been doing. So says Marshall Smith, former chief of staff to the Alberta premier, a former addict and […]

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Where the premiers can be most useful right now is in going after interprovincial trade barriers — easier said than done

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Tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods imposed by the U.S. government are expected to take hold on Tuesday, marking the start of a North American trade war. 

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WASHINGTON — Canada is bracing to see whether U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threats of economy-wide tariffs — or whether another last-minute pause materializes, averting a North American trade war. Trump’s executive order to implement 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian products, with a lower 10 per cent levy on energy, […]

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Tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods imposed by the U.S. government are expected to take hold tomorrow, marking the start of a North American trade war. President Donald Trump signed the order to impose the devastating levies on his northern and southern neighbours on Feb. 1, saying the measures would help stop “illegal migration” and […]

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Gold rose after last week’s sharp correction, with investors weighing the economic outlook as US President Donald Trump prepares to implement import levies against key trade partners.

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China’s annual congress meets against a backdrop of industrial overcapacity, a still-floundering property market and the prospect of a worsening trade war with the US. Decisions on all these challenges by the world’s biggest consumer of raw materials could be decisive for global commodities markets.

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Steve Staios, the Ottawa Senators' president of hockey operations and general manager, has been huddled with his closest advisers working the phones.

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Mikko Rantanen could be on the move again if Carolina cannot sign him to an extension. Brock Nelson, Erik Karlsson and brothers Brayden and Luke Schenn are all in the mix. Seth Jones, Ryan Lindgren and Gustav Nyquist have already changed teams. And there is still plenty of time before the NHL trade deadline on […]

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WASHINGTON — Canadians are feeling a foreboding sense of deja vu as the country waits to see whether U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of economy-wide tariffs ultimately materialize on Tuesday, tipping North America into a trade war. “Canada has to prepare for a world where it can’t rely on the United States for stability in […]

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'Where these things usually end is with Trump making some kind of announcement that he won,' says Western University's Matthew Lebo

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VANCOUVER, BC, March 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AMERICAN SALARS LITHIUM INC. (“AMERICAN SALARS” OR THE “COMPANY”) (CSE: USLI, OTC: USLIF, FWB: Z3P, WKN: A3E2NY) announces it has entered into a Letter Of Intent Agreement (the “Agreement”) with an arm’s length vendor to acquire up to 100% of the Salar De Pocitos Project (the “Project”) […]

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SUNRISE, Fla. — The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers acquired defenceman Seth Jones in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night. Florida got Jones and a 2026 fourth-round pick from Chicago for goaltender Spencer Knight and a conditional first-round pick in next year’s draft. The Blackhawks also are retaining 26% of Jones’ […]

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Could a trade for Elias Pettersson be back on the table for the Carolina Hurricanes?

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