2 h. ago Trump Aid Cut Threatens Africa’s Growth, AfDB Candidate Warns

US President Donald Trump’s plan to cut hundreds of millions of dollars of funding to the African Development Bank will hit growth on the continent, said Samuel Maimbo, a candidate to take over the leadership of the lender.

Other

4 h. ago La solution immédiate au réchauffement climatique est fiscale

Notre modèle énergétique actuel est incompatible avec les limites physiques de notre planète.

Society

6 h. ago La réserve d’argent pour le troisième lien grossit malgré des finances publiques dans le rouge

Les élus de l’opposition ont énuméré quelques-uns des chantiers qui sont récemment passés à la trappe.

Other

7 h. ago B.C. premier says court can handle his suggestion accused Lapu Lapu Day killer spends 'rest of his goddamned life in jail'

The B.C. branch of the Canadian Bar Association has criticized David Eby for comments he made last week in the legislature

Events

7 h. ago NTT Data Shares Awash With Buy Orders on NTT Tender Offer Plan

Shares of NTT Data Group Corp. were untraded on a glut of buy orders after Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. said it may make its data unit a wholly-owned subsidiary, a move geared at making AI central to the telecom giant’s operations.

Other

7 h. ago NTT Eyes $20 Billion Tender Offer for NTT Data in Big AI Pivot

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. plans to make its AI powerhouse NTT Data Group Corp. a wholly-owned subsidiary in a deal worth around $20 billion, part of a rising trend among Japanese parent companies absorbing their listed units.

Economics

7 h. ago B.C. government appoints former chief justice to review festival safety measures after Lapu Lapu attack

Premier Eby said Wednesday that former chief justice Christopher Hinkson has agreed to serve as commissioner to conduct a festival safety review “in a very short period of time.”

Events

7 h. ago B.C. government appoints former chief justice to review festival safety measures after attack

Premier Eby said Wednesday that former chief justice Christopher Hinkson has agreed to serve as commissioner to conduct a festival safety review “in a very short period of time.”

Events

8 h. ago Vancouver mayor ‘frustrated’ with slow pace to abolish city’s park board

Ken Sim asked the provincial government to amend the Vancouver Charter in December 2023, a critical step in his plan to dissolve the Vancouver Park Board.

Other

8 h. ago Des dizaines de morts à Gaza, le plan israélien suscite l’indignation

Des frappes israéliennes ont fait plus de 60 morts à Gaza, selon les secours.

Events

8 h. ago UK Wealth Fund Pledges £600 Million to Iberdrola to Upgrade Grid

The UK’s National Wealth Fund, along with other investors, is investing more than £600 million ($797 million) as part of a broader funding plan for the country’s grid to fortify infrastructure needed for the clean-energy transition.

Economics

8 h. ago Ontario to ask for appeal of court order pausing Toronto bike lane removals

Ontario is seeking to appeal a temporary court order stopping it from ripping up three major Toronto bike lanes while a judge weighs whether the plan is unconstitutional. The government served notice of its intent to appeal last month’s injunction to lawyers for a cycling advocacy group challenging its plan to remove lanes on Bloor […]

Other

9 h. ago City of Calgary prepares for a busy construction season ahead

The Plan Your Trip portal gives Calgarians access to real-time traffic cameras, maps and estimated travel times to better plan the best route.

Other

9 h. ago Athabasca Oil Announces 2025 First Quarter Results Highlighted by 63% Growth in Funds Flow Per Share and Strong Operational Execution Driving a Robust Return of Capital Program

CALGARY, Alberta, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Athabasca Oil Corporation (TSX: ATH) (“Athabasca” or the “Company”) is pleased to report its first quarter results highlighted by strong operational execution driving robust return of capital with the full completion of its second annual share buyback program. The Company is in an enviable position to weather […]

Economics

10 h. ago Japan’s Tycoon Families Seek Buyouts to Evade Investor Pressure

Akio Toyoda’s $42 billion plan to buyout Toyota Industries Corp. is the most dramatic example of a growing trend in Japan of founding families trying to take companies private.

Other

10 h. ago New report shows NYC helicopter breaking apart in midair before crash that killed 6

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal officials on Wednesday released images of a doomed New York City sightseeing helicopter as it broke apart in midair last month, killing six people. The series of still photographs taken from surveillance camera video shows the fuselage, containing the engine and rotors, separating from the helicopter’s tail. The rotor blades […]

Events

11 h. ago Ford government files appeal against injunction frustrating its bike lane removal

At the end of April, an Ontario judge told the government it must suspend any imminent plans to remove bike lanes from Bloor Street, Yonge Street or University Avenue.

Politics

11 h. ago Projet communautaire qui pourrait servir au recrutement de joueuses de premier plan

Projet communautaire qui pourrait servir au recrutement de joueuses de premier plan

Transport

11 h. ago Media Advisory: MADD Canada’s Constable Heidi Stevenson’s Watch Awards Honour Nova Scotia Police Officers for Their Road Safety Efforts

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nova Scotia police officers will be recognized at the 2025 MADD Canada’s Constable Heidi Stevenson’s Watch Award ceremony for their outstanding commitment to removing impaired drivers from the province’s roads, waterways, and trails. Media are invited to attend the awards ceremony. Interviews with guests and award […]

Events

11 h. ago Probe of B.C. summer event safety to be led by former Supreme Court chief justice

British Columbia is launching a review of summer event safety, due by the end of June, in the wake of the deadly Vancouver Lapu Lapu day car ramming tragedy.

Events