93 m. ago EllisDon and Impulse Partners Announce 2025 ConTech Accelerator Winners

Mississauga, ON, Dec. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EllisDon Corporation, in partnership with Impulse Partners, is proud to announce the successful completion of the third round of its ConTech Accelerator program. The dynamic program aims to accelerate startups and their technology deployment on construction jobsites in Canada. After a rigorous selection process, eight finalist startups were invited to EllisDon’s Mississauga headquarters to pitch their […]

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1 hour ago Improving public safety, lowering taxes rank high in goals for Surrey residents: Poll

Residents nearly split on thinking whether Surrey is going in the right or wrong direction

Economics

3 h. ago Nasty winter storm to blast Prairie provinces with heavy snow, fierce winds

It's shaping up to be a nasty blast of winter across the Prairies today with snowstorms and blizzards set to dump up to 30 centimetres in some areas.

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4 h. ago Feds, Ontario to sign deal reducing regulatory burden on Ring of Fire, other projects

Ottawa and Ontario are set to sign a deal Thursday that will reduce the regulatory burden on large projects, including the road to the Ring of Fire.

Events

8 h. ago VeritasChain Unveils VAP Architecture, New Auditability Research, and Confirms Submissions to 58 Regulators Globally

TOKYO — VeritasChain today unveiled its Verifiable AI Provenance Framework (VAP) architecture, published new research on verifiable audit trails, and confirmed informational submissions to 58 regulatory authorities across 43 jurisdictions. These milestones advance VeritasChain’s mission to establish a global framework for verifiable auditability in AI and algorithmic trading. Verifiable AI Provenance Framework (VAP) VAP is […]

Society

9 h. ago New Published Data Confirms Nemluvio® (Nemolizumab) Can Rapidly Relieve Itch and Improve Sleep in as Early as Two Days in Both Atopic Dermatitis and Prurigo Nodularis

Post-hoc analyses of the phase III ARCADIA and OLYMPIA clinical trial programs, published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, highlight nemolizumab’s fast onset of action and improvement of itch and sleep disturbance in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis and prurigo nodularis1 Significant improvements in itch were observed as early as […]

Economics

10 h. ago Vast Toronto parking lot to be transformed with 6 towers as tall as 60 storeys

Ontario's housing market may be in the midst of a crash, but that hasn't stopped the provincial government from pressing forward with its plans to inject density into sites surrounding transit stations.A new Transit-Oriented Community (TOC)  — provincially-led projects that aim to promote transit use by leveraging underutilized land — has been tabled for a vast tract of surface parking lot at 4105 Kingston Rd., next to Guildwood GO station in Scarborough.The proposal would replace the commuter lot serving the regional rail station with a complex of six towers up to 60 storeys tall, introducing 2,534 new residential units to the currently underbuilt site.In line with the TOC model of integrating density with transit, the proposed complex would place its tallest towers closest to the GO station, with the tallest measuring in just shy of 193 metres. The heights are still quite significant in the local context, with the surrounding neighbourhood exclusively...

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12 h. ago Mori Memorial Foundation’s Global Power City Index 2025 Sees City Rankings Shift Due to Tourism Gains in East Asia and Inflationary Pressures in the West

TOKYO — The Mori Memorial Foundation’s Institute for Urban Strategies, a research body established by Mori Building, Tokyo’s leading urban landscape developer, today published its annual Global Power City Index (GPCI) 2025, a report evaluating the urban competitiveness of 48 major cities worldwide. The report also includes the GPCI–Financial Centers index, an assessment of cities […]

Economics

16 h. ago City looks to begin first steps for project to replace Bearspaw South Feeder Main

The construction of the water artery will begin in the spring of 2026

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16 h. ago Edmonton, parts of Alberta warned 30 cm of snow possible on Wednesday

Heavy snow, between 15 to 30 cm, is forecast to fall Wednesday in Edmonton and surrounding parts of central Alberta, coupled with high winds creating whiteout conditions.

Culture

16 h. ago 'We need to start doing something': Researchers from Northwest Territories warn of threat from ground erosion

'We've lost so much of our land from erosion. Along the hills, along the shore, there's a lot of mudslides, areas we can't go by anymore or travel by'

Culture

18 h. ago Buy now, pay later services can contribute to financial stress over the holidays, warns UCalgary professor

'What research has shown is that people are more likely to make purchases when they use BNPL, and additionally, they're more likely to spend more,' said Alex Bierman

Society

18 h. ago Donnybrook with Marlies leaves Rocket low on fuel for road trip

Laurent Dauphin, Alex Belzile and Joshua Roy drew three-game bans after a brawl Friday in Laval instigated by Toronto's Michael Pezzetta.

Transport

19 h. ago UBC researchers discover way to reduce harsh chemicals in manufacturing rayon

Developed by associate professor Feng Jiang and doctoral student Huayu Liu, the new method uses microfibrillated cellulose to reduce solvent use by up to 70 per cent

Economics

20 h. ago Florida’s governor takes aim at Canadian boycott after Ford comments

Doug Ford said he wouldn't be taking his regular winter vacation to Florida because of Trump's tariffs, which have led to major layoffs in Ontario's auto and steel sectors.

Politics

20 h. ago Photog finds thousands of dinosaur footprints near Italian Winter Olympic venue

MILAN — A wildlife photographer stumbled upon one of the oldest and largest known collections of dinosaur footprints, dating back about 210 million years to the Triassic Period, high in an Italian national park near the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic venue of Bormio, officials announced Tuesday. The discovery in the Stelvio National Park was […]

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20 h. ago Ontario construction worker can buy first home thanks to lotto win

'We have been living in Canada for roughly five years, and it has been our lifelong dream to own a home.'

Society

21 h. ago Flash freeze just the start at winter storm warning issued for Edmonton

Hazardous conditions expected across central Alberta as temperatures drop

Culture

21 h. ago Flash freeze just the start as winter storm warning issued for Edmonton

Hazardous conditions expected across central Alberta as temperatures drop

Culture

21 h. ago William Nylander drops new menu items with Shake Shack Canada only on Uber Eats

Shake up your winter, Styles-style.Shake Shack Canada recently launched on Uber Eats for delivery in Toronto, and now they're teaming up with beloved Toronto Maple Leafs player William “Styles” Nylander for something that’s sure to warm you up this season with equal parts flavour and flair.Introducing "Willy’s Shakeaway""Willy’s Shakeaway" is a limited-time drop of two menu items inspired by Nylander’s favourite Shake Shack flavours and ingredients, and it’s only available through Uber Eats until Jan. 29, 2026.So, what exactly does a professional hockey player favour? Think a Cherry Pepper Powerplay Burger (a 100 per cent Canadian Angus beef cheeseburger with crispy onions, spicy cherry peppers, and ShackSauce on a potato bun) and a Double Cookie Crunch Shake (housemade vanilla frozen custard made from 100 per cent Canadian dairy, mixed with crushed chocolate and chocolate chip ...

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