3 h. ago BASF Expects Earnings to Improve This Year Across Most Units

BASF AG expects earnings to increase slightly this year as sales for agriculture and nutrition products help offset sluggish demand for chemicals and coatings for the struggling auto industry.

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3 h. ago Foreign workers help Spain’s economic growth outpace the US and the rest of Europe

GUISSONA, Spain (AP) — Inside a cavernous production plant in Spain, people from 62 nationalities work side by side to keep a food company humming as millions of legs of ham travel on hooks along conveyor belts. Foreign workers have helped to make Spain’s economy the envy of the industrialized world, even as anti-immigration sentiments […]

Society

4 h. ago Trump makes US copper mining a focus of his domestic minerals policy

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — President Donald Trump is taking a step toward granting the U.S. mining industry’s biggest wishes by singling out one metal as a focus of his domestic minerals policy: copper. From talk of acquiring Greenland and its vast mineral wealth to prodding Ukraine for minerals in exchange for help fending off Russia’s […]

Events

4 h. ago Ingredion Invests $50 Million in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Facility to Expand Specialty Industrial Starch Capacity for Packaging and Papermaking Industries

WESTCHESTER, Ill., Feb. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR), a leading global provider of ingredient solutions for food, beverage and industrial applications, announced today a $50 million investment in its Cedar Rapids, Iowa facility to modernize and expand the production of industrial starches for the packaging and papermaking industries. “Demand is growing […]

Economics

7 h. ago Ailing China Steel Sector Seized by Talk of ‘Supply Reform 2.0’

China’s billion-ton steel industry is edging toward its biggest shake-up in a decade, with speculation growing that Beijing will order plant closures in response to a construction slowdown at home and a wave of protectionism overseas.

Society

10 h. ago Telus offers hundreds of buyouts to workers across the country

VANCOUVER — For the second time this month, Telus is offering buyouts to hundreds of employees across the country. The telecom company said it’s offering “generous” buyout packages as part of the company’s push for more self-serve solutions. The United Steelworkers union says Telus has offered buyout packages to about 560 workers across the country. […]

Society

11 h. ago Olds college closing down programs following immigration changes

Olds College in Olds, Alta., will suspend several programs following new immigration changes that it says have reduced international student enrollment — a challenge underpinned by a historical lack of provincial funding. Among the programs halted are hospitality and tourism management, craft beverage and brewery operations and agriculture technology integration. Most of these programs offer […]

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11 h. ago Canadian screen industry entrepreneur, arts booster, Paul Bronfman dead at age 67

TORONTO — Canadian screen industry entrepreneur Paul Bronfman has died. His children Jonathan, Andrew and Alex Bronfman say the film and television arts booster died Wednesday in Toronto, surrounded by family. He was 67. “He was the most resilient, stubborn and dedicated man,” his children said in an email. Bronfman was a go-to supplier of […]

Economics

11 h. ago Skyharbour’s Partner North Shore Provides Exploration Update at Falcon Uranium Project

Vancouver, BC, Feb. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Skyharbour Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: SYH) (OTCQX: SYHBF) (Frankfurt: SC1P) (“Skyharbour” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce that its partner company, North Shore Uranium (“North Shore”), has provided an update on its Falcon property (“Falcon”) regarding the prioritization of target generation efforts. Falcon is located at the eastern […]

Culture

12 h. ago Food festivals and more events to savour in GTA this weekend

March is upon us and here’s hoping that whole “in like a lion, out like a lamb” applies soon (though, really, just more of the lamb part). Not that you need a reason to get out and take in what’s going on in and around Toronto this weekend, but if you love good food and […]

Culture

13 h. ago Trump tariffs: Ontario automakers could shutter plants within 1 week, analyst says

Ontario automotive assembly plants could shut down within a week of being hit with a U.S. tariff on their vehicles, some industry observers say. Car dealers in the U.S. have seen inventory on their lots steadily growing for more than a year. There are now about three million unsold vehicles, and a 25 per-cent-price increase […]

Economics

14 h. ago Ontario 'grocery outlet' sells food for a lot less and here's how that works

With 13 locations across Ontario (and more to come), The Grocery Outlet has grown to be a staple for savvy shoppers since its founding in 1998.The chain is known for offering significant savings — usually between 30 to 70 per cent off traditional retail prices — on groceries, frozen items and refrigerated goods, and here's how it all works.Co-founder Carolyn Boiani, along with her sister Pam, built the company from the ground up 27 years ago, inspired by their entrepreneurial household and keen interest in thrift bakery stores.Their journey first began when they came across Sara Lee's manufacturing plant in Bramalea, which had a small thrift store selling overstock and liquidation items. They approached the company to buy their seconds and eventually opened their first retail shop at 191 Bloor St. E. in Oshawa. "When we had one location and no real experience, it was much harder to get manufacturers to even speak to us on the phone or at trade shows, let a...

Economics

14 h. ago Australian Pension Funds Offer to Help ‘Super Charge’ America

Australia’s $2.6 trillion pension fund industry has a message for the US: “We’re ready to invest in America’s future.”

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16 h. ago Goldman Hits 80% of Sustainable Finance Target Even as DEI Cut

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said it’s more than 80% of the way to meeting its 2030 goal of putting $750 billion toward supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy, and to advancing what it calls “inclusive growth.”

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16 h. ago eXp Realty Paid More Than $220 Million in Revenue Share and Equity Benefits to Agents and Brokers in 2024

The industry’s most agent-centric brokerage continues to redefine financial success for real estate professionals BELLINGHAM, Wash., Feb. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — eXp World Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPI), or the “Company”, the holding company for eXp Realty®, FrameVR.io and SUCCESS® Enterprises, today announced that it paid more than $220 million in revenue share and equity […]

Economics

17 h. ago Clearwater Seafood selling N.S. lobster facility, announces temporary layoffs

Clearwater Seafoods is effectively leaving the lobster industry and is temporarily laying off workers at its Arichat, N.S. processing facility as it is in negotiations to sell it. 

Economics

19 h. ago FDA cancels meeting on selecting strains for next season’s flu shot

A meeting of a committee which advises the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on vaccine policy has been canceled, a committee member told Reuters.

Transport

19 h. ago Shoppers find grocery stores are mistakenly labelling U.S. products as made in Canada

Canadian customers are on high alert amid the threat of tariffs between Canada and the U.S.With U.S. President Donald Trump vowing to slap 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico on April 2, calls to support Canadian-made products grow stronger.Over 23,000 have signed a petition urging "Product of Canada" labels in grocery stores.While some companies like Empire Company Limited (owner of Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, FreshCo and Foodland) and Metro Inc. (owner of Ontario and Quebec grocers like Food Basics and Super C) have pledged to promote made-in-Canada goods, some Canadians are claiming stores are mislabelling products.Several grocery shoppers have shared photos on Reddit showing how some items are labelled as products of Canada on store signage, but upon a closer look, they're actually U.S. products."Heads up to anyone who shops at the Regent St. Sobeys in Fredericton. I just popped in cause I needed a refill on coffee and discovered a bunch of the Coffe...

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19 h. ago Actor Gene Hackman left his mark on the Alberta film industry with roles in Unforgiven, Superman

Actor Gene Hackman, the two-time Oscar winner whose career spanned more than 45 years, left an indelible mark on the Alberta film industry by starring in a number of locally shot films that included 1992’s Unforgiven, 1978’s Superman and 1972’s Prime Cut. Multiple sources reported Thursday morning that the actor was found dead alongside his […]

Culture

19 h. ago 'He was one of a kind': Actor Gene Hackman left his mark on the Alberta film industry with roles in Unforgiven, Superman

Actor Gene Hackman, the two-time Oscar winner whose career spanned more than 45 years, left an indelible mark on the Alberta film industry by starring in a number of locally shot films that included 1992’s Unforgiven, 1978’s Superman and 1972’s Prime Cut. Multiple sources reported Thursday morning that the actor was found dead alongside his […]

Culture