6 h. ago The Day After Canada Votes, 500 Innovation Leaders Gather to Chart the Country’s Economic Future

NACO Summit 2025 | April 29–30 | National Arts Centre, Ottawa, ON OTTAWA, Ontario, April 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On April 29, the morning after Canada’s federal election, over 500 entrepreneurs, investors, job creators, and innovation leaders from across Canada will convene directly across from Parliament Hill for the NACO Summit 2025 at Ottawa’s […]

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53 h. ago Workers at StellerVista Credit Union (formerly Heritage Credit Union) in Castlegar and Slocan Park serve 72

CASTLEGAR, British Columbia, April 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 1-405 announced today that the 11 USW members at StellerVista Credit Union at the Castlegar and Slocan Park branches have served 72-hour strike notice with the employer and will be in legal strike position as of Monday morning. At issue is […]

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56 h. ago Vitol Steps Up Venezuela Crude Buying Before US License Expires

Vitol Group has stepped up oil purchases in Venezuela in the final weeks of a US license that allows the world’s largest independent oil trader to do business in the sanctioned nation.

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5 d. ago In China’s Backyard, Steel Buyer Vietnam Is Trying to Stem a Tide of Cheap Metal

A trade war between the world’s two largest economies has caught this Southeast Asian nation in the crossfire.

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5 d. ago AI Floods Amazon With Strange Political Books Before Canadian Election

Canada has seen a boom in political books created with generative artificial intelligence, adding to concerns about how new technologies are affecting the information voters receive during the election campaign.

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1 week ago First Nation launches challenge of B.C.’s approval to raise Mount Polley mine dam

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia First Nation has filed a legal challenge over the plan to allow the Mount Polley mine to raise its tailings dam a decade after a similar storage site at the mine gave way, creating one of the province’s largest environmental disasters. The Xatsull First Nation has filed a petition in […]

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1 week ago First West Credit Union closed a $150 million senior deposit note offering with a final order book of $615 million

LANGLEY, British Columbia, April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First West Credit Union (“First West”) a leading Canadian financial co-operative, announced that it closed its offering (the “Offering”) of $150 million aggregate principal amount of fixed rate senior deposit notes due on March 24, 2027 (the “Notes”). The Notes are unsecured and bear a fixed […]

Economics

1 week ago Liberal government’s high immigration policy created housing crisis: report

The federal Liberal government is belatedly trying to fix a  housing affordability crisis it created though immigration policies which caused population growth to far exceed Canada’s capacity to build new homes to accommodate it, according to a new Fraser Institute study. “Despite unprecedented levels of immigration-driven population growth following the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada has failed […]

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1 week ago A fugitive Indian jeweller accused of a $1.8B bank fraud has been arrested in Belgium

NEW DELHI — Fugitive Indian jeweller Mehul Choksi, who has been accused of involvement in one of India’s biggest bank frauds, has been arrested in Belgium, his lawyer said Monday. Choksi and his diamond tycoon nephew Nirav Modi are accused of a $1.8 billion fraud involving Punjab National Bank, the country’s second-largest public lender. Both […]

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1 week ago A fugitive Indian jeweler accused of a $1.8bn bank fraud has been arrested in Belgium

NEW DELHI (AP) — Fugitive Indian jeweler Mehul Choksi, who has been accused of involvement in one of India’s biggest bank frauds, has been arrested in Belgium, his lawyer said Monday. Choksi and his diamond tycoon nephew Nirav Modi are accused of a $1.8 billion fraud involving Punjab National Bank, the country’s second-largest public lender. […]

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2 w. ago Tariffs Are the Great Equalizer. Autonomous Trucking Will Be the Brand Differentiator.

Gatik’s CEO and co-founder Gautam Narang explains how the nation’s largest retailers can avoid passing rising tariff costs to customers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Retailers are facing a new market moment that will test not just their margins, but their reputations. Tariffs expose which retailers can operate with discipline and which will pass the pain […]

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2 w. ago Currency Exchange International, Corp. Announces Referral Agreement with Continental Currency Exchange

Exchange Bank of Canada (“EBC” or the “Bank”) is to refer its wholesale business-to-business (B2B) banknote customers in Canada to Continental Currency Exchange, Ltd. (“CCE”), a wholly owned subsidiary of DUCA Financial Services Credit Union Ltd. (“DUCA”) TORONTO, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Currency Exchange International, Corp. (“CXI” or the “Company”) (TSX:CXI) (OTC:CURN), today […]

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2 w. ago Conexus, Cornerstone, and Synergy Credit Unions Recommend a Merger to Members

Regina, Saskatchewan, April 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Conexus, Cornerstone, and Synergy Credit Unions are thrilled to recommend a merger to members. After thorough due diligence, the Boards of all three credit unions have unanimously approved this recommendation. We believe that by working together we will create a stronger, more resilient credit union that remains […]

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2 w. ago Election Power Meter: Reformers up; OnlyFans creators down; CBC keeps raking it in

Wetz had been posting videos from the campaign trail on her Instagram account

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3 w. ago Prospera, Coast Capital and Sunshine Coast Credit Unions Announce Intent to Merge, Creating Canada’s Largest National Purpose

Three BC-based credit unions unite to power the future for their collective members, employees and communities A stronger national purpose-driven credit union creates more value for members and employees and more choice for Canadians With combined strength comes the ability to invest in more products, services and digital banking technology Deep-rooted commitment to local communities […]

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3 w. ago OnlyFans creator who joined NDP campaign trail dropped over disrespectful Holocaust video

In an Instagram post, Jessica Wetz said it makes her 'so angry' that Liberals and Conservatives refuse to acknowledge 'the state of Palestine'

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3 w. ago OnlyFans content creator joins Jagmeet Singh on campaign trail

With his campaign tanking, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is signing off on the old maxim that sex sells. So meet OnlyFans porn star Jessica Wetz. Donning a keffiyeh, the Vancouver-based “content creator” hopped aboard Canada’s Socialist-in-Chief’s campaign bus. On a TikTok video, Wetz lays out the plan as Singh waves. OnlyFans porn model @jessicawetz6 appears […]

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3 w. ago Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation’s largest public utility, appoints a new CEO

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation’s largest public utility on Monday promoted one of its top executives to CEO, putting Don Moul in charge of the Tennessee Valley Authority as President Donald Trump has cast renewed attention on the federal entity. The utility announced that its board picked Moul as president and chief executive to […]

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