3 h. ago CIA to offer tips on ‘creative problem solving’ at SXSW festival

WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA is headed to the South By Southwest festival to share tips on finding innovative solutions to complex challenges. America’s preeminent spy agency will deliver a presentation Sunday on creative problem solving at the annual SXSW music festival and tech conference held in Austin, Texas, the CIA announced Monday. The typically […]

Culture

4 h. ago Buybacks, M&A Likely to Fuel Europe’s Deluge of Block Trades

The year’s blistering start for European block trades is expected to widen out as corporations look to raise funding for acquisitions and to return cash to shareholders.

Economics

5 h. ago Energy, trade investments ’imperative’ in rocky times: Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO

The head of the Canada Infrastructure Bank says the power and export-enabling projects the Crown corporation backs are more crucial than ever as trade tumult intensifies with the United States. “In the face of lots of uncertainty, the one thing you can know is that we’re going to need that electricity, energy and trade infrastructure […]

Economics

6 h. ago Nationals free to negotiate TV deal starting in 2026, settle lengthy MASN dispute with Orioles

NEW YORK (AP) — The Nationals and Baltimore Orioles ended a legal fight over television rights dating to 2012 when Major League Baseball announced Monday that Washington will be freed from its deal with the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network after the upcoming season. MLB said Nationals’ games will be broadcast by MASN in 2025 under a […]

Culture

7 h. ago Investors Dump Canacol Bonds on Fears of Production Slump in Colombia

Bonds of Colombia’s largest private gas producer are the worst performing among emerging-market corporate debt this year as industry data indicates a slump in output.

Economics

8 h. ago New Stratus Energy Announces Award of a Transformative Production Sharing Contract for a Significant Oil Field in Ecuador, Funding and Offtake Agreement, and Concurrent Offerings

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES CALGARY, Alberta, March 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New Stratus Energy Inc. (TSX.V – NSE) (“New Stratus”, “NSE” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce that a consortium formed by subsidiaries of Sinopec International Petroleum E&P Corporation (60%) (“Sinopec”) and […]

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8 h. ago Dynacor Group Forecasts Sales Increase and Investment in Growth in 2025

MONTREAL — Dynacor Group Inc. (TSX: DNG) (Dynacor or the “Corporation”), today announced its initial 2025 outlook, which includes a 27% increase in sales at midpoint versus 2024 realized sales. All amounts are in US dollars unless otherwise indicated. 2025 guidance Sales (in millions of $ (“$M”)) 345 – 375 Production (in thousands of Au […]

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11 h. ago What to watch for at China’s major political event this week

BEIJING (AP) — China’s annual major political event gets underway this week, bringing together the nation’s top leaders and thousands of provincial leaders to endorse decisions already made by the all-powerful Chinese Communist Party. The meetings and gathering during the National People’s Congress, expected to last for about a week, are still important. The rubber-stamp […]

Politics

12 h. ago Credit Spreads Are on the Longest Widening Streak Since 2023

Corporate bond spreads have widened for eight trading sessions in a row, the longest period of ballooning spreads in over a year, as investors turn defensive amid rising fears about the impact of tariffs.

Economics

18 h. ago Easton Cowan hat trick lifts London Knights to overtime win in Oshawa

Easton Cowan owns Oshawa. The London Knights star scored his first major junior hockey hat trick – capped by the overtime winner for the second straight season at the same rink – to beat the Generals 4-3 before 6,111 Sunday evening at Tribute Communities Centre. “He was really working hard,” London assistant coach Rick Steadman […]

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20 h. ago Oil Edges Higher as Traders Weigh Fallout From Trump’s Tariffs

Oil gained at the start of the week ahead of planned tariffs by the Trump administration on major US trading partners including China, which raises the prospect of retaliatory measures and market volatility.

Economics

20 h. ago Oil Advances as Traders Weigh Ukraine Outlook Ahead of Tariffs

Oil rose at the start of the week as traders weighed the outlook for Russia’s war in Ukraine ahead of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on major US trading partners, which will likely lead to retaliatory measures.

Economics

23 h. ago Canada Post and union say no deal reached during mediated talks this weekend

Canada Post is accusing the union representing its more than 55,000 workers of showing “little meaningful movement” during mediated negotiations this weekend to end a labour dispute that saw employees ordered back to work late last year. A statement from Canada Post on Sunday says the Crown corporation put forward “a workable and affordable weekend […]

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23 h. ago No deal following mediated talks between Canada Post and union

Crown corporation says CUPW 'failed to acknowledge the significant challenges,' union says Canada Post pushing 'for serious rollbacks'

Other

27 h. ago CTA proposes option to fine airline passengers who go public with complaint resolutions

Spokesperson for the Canadian Transportation Agency says changes won’t mean ‘penalties will be applied automatically’

Other

40 h. ago Air Canada planes once had a dance floor on flights from Toronto to Europe

These days, flying can feel a bit impersonal. Typically, you board a plane, settle into your seat, and find yourself surrounded by a sea of quiet passengers, who are all plugged into their devices or browsing the latest in-flight entertainment.You might even spend several hours sitting next to someone without exchanging a single word, but so long ago, flying was a very different experience — one where passengers would frequently strike up conversations with each other, and even dance above the clouds.In the 1970s, airlines raced to outdo each other with extravagances that seem almost unthinkable on a flight today. Once the Boeing 747 entered service in 1970, airlines had access to a new, larger aircraft that could host a range of novel services.While some airlines decided to turn their upper decks into dining rooms or lounges, Air Canada decided to turn theirs into a dance floor for their passengers.Air Canada's Boeing 747, introduced to service in 1971, had a fully funct...

Economics

48 h. ago OPINION: Unmet promises put urban Indigenous last in line for housing

Nearly seven years ago, I spoke with the former CEO of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation on stage in front of over a thousand community housing professionals. He told us that he would have positive news for urban Indigenous housing and that good things would be happening soon.   I’m still waiting.   For more than […]

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50 h. ago At least 37 dead after two passenger buses collide in Bolivia, police say

LA PAZ, Bolivia — At least 37 people have died and another 30 were injured when two buses collided on a rural roadway early Saturday in southwest Bolivia, police said. The accident took place at 7:00 a.m. local time a few kilometres from Uyuni, the gateway to the Salar de Uyuni, a major tourist attraction […]

Events

51 h. ago CHAUDHRI: Tariff threat may lead to job cuts and big employee payouts

Canadian businesses are bracing for higher costs and preparing to make deep cuts – including to workforces

Economics

57 h. ago Varcoe: Premier questions need for 'corporate grants' as province eyes future spending, delivers personal tax cut

The Alberta government’s new budget comes with a long-awaited $1.2-billion tax cut, the equivalent of a spoonful of sugar to make some tough fiscal medicine — a hefty deficit and growing debt levels — go down more smoothly. The province expects revenues to tumble by more than $6 billion in the new fiscal year that […]

Economics