28 m. ago Cannabix Technologies Receives Notice of Allowance from USPTO for Contactless Breath Analysis

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cannabix Technologies Inc. (CSE: BLO) (OTC PINK: BLOZF) (Frankfurt: 8CT) (the “Company or Cannabix”) is pleased to report that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a notice of allowance for patent application No. 18/1729,658 entitled, “Contact-Free Breath Analysis Device and Method” to the Company. […]

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75 m. ago Opinion: Southern Alberta is an essential driver of economic prosperity in the face of trade threats

For decades, Alberta’s economic development has been focused on the north, with the Fort McMurray and Cold Lake oilsands, and the Duvernay and Montney formations, driving public and private investment. It worked out very well for our province. But, as the global economic and political order shifts, it is time for everyone, from investors to […]

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82 m. ago No impact to Toronto’s green standard under new Ontario law, city staff say

A newly released report from city staff says Toronto still has the authority to mandate new buildings meet certain climate and sustainability targets, despite concerns those powers could be undercut by a recent Ontario law. The report set to go before the city’s executive committee today says there’s “no impact” to the city’s ability to […]

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1 hour ago Spanish Mountain Gold Concludes Diamond Drill Program with 300 m Step

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd. (the “Company” or “Spanish Mountain Gold”) (TSX-V: SPA) (FSE: S3Y) (OTCQB: SPAUF) is pleased to report final drill results from the recently completed 10,000 m winter drilling program. The results include a strategic step-out hole located approximately 300 m to the northwest of the K-Zone high-grade intercept […]

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1 hour ago No impact to Toronto’s green standard under new Ontario law, city staff says

A newly released report from city staff says Toronto still has the authority to mandate new buildings meet certain climate and sustainability targets.

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5 h. ago Murder trial: Mother would 'constantly' abuse us, Lam sister claimed

Chau Kanh Lam and her sister, Hue Ai Lam, face first-degree murder charges in relation to the death of their mother, Kieu Lam

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9 h. ago Le chemin de croix des locataires qui signent un contrat de villégiature

Un locataire s’est battu quatre ans devant les tribunaux à la suite d’une éviction qui a été jugée «abusive».

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13 h. ago South Star Battery Metals Announces Selection by BNDES and FINEP for Strategic Minerals Funding Program, Maiden Shipment of Flake Graphite from the Santa Cruz Mine and Operational Update

Highlights: South Star’s flagship graphite mine Santa Cruz was selected by Brazilian National Development Bank (“BNDES”) and Brazil’s Innovation Agency (“FINEP”) as part of the Transformation of Strategic Minerals initiative. The BNDES and FINEP partnership aims to promote investments to increase production, research and development as well as innovation in the processing of strategic minerals, […]

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15 h. ago Canadian biz doubled AI use in last year but ‘we could be moving faster,’ says expert

A Statistics Canada report released Monday shows the number of Canadian businesses using AI has doubled to 12.2% in the second quarter of 2025, up from 6.1% at the same time last year. And while that is promising news, Toronto-based AI expert Peter Palarchio, whose NAV43 company advises Canadian and American companies on how to […]

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15 h. ago Ring of Fire road to bring prosperity to First Nation, problems for caribou: report

Webequie First Nation is leading an environmental and impact assessment of the Webequie Supply Road that would connect to mining exploration activities in the Ring of Fire.

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15 h. ago Wife of Minnesota senator shielded their daughter from gunfire, nephew says

Yvette Hoffman used her body to cover her adult daughter, Hope Hoffman, protecting her from the gunfire.

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16 h. ago Violent extortion gang linked to Ontario towing turf war; many were on judicial release for other charges when arrested

'These threats escalated into a variety of different offences including drive-by shootings, arson, a variety of acts of violence that spread fear and insecurity'

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16 h. ago Trade with China booming amid U.S. tariff war, but total volumes slip: Montreal port

MONTREAL — The Port of Montreal says trade with China is surging amid the U.S. tariff war and despite tensions with Beijing, even as overall volumes slip. In a release, the country’s second-biggest port says shipments to China rose 22 per cent year-over-year in the first half of 2025. The boost has made China the […]

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17 h. ago Massive wine festival celebrating Canada lands in Toronto this summer

A brand-new wine festival exclusively celebrating Canadian wineries is coming to Toronto this summer, with unlimited samples and local eats.While countries like Italy, France and even New Zealand tend to hog the spotlight on the world wine stage, Canada just so happens to be home to some great wineries of its own, and it's only fair that they get their time to shine, too.Enter Elbows Up Coast-to-Coast Wine Fair, which is taking over Fort York this July for one whole day spent saluting the country's best grape growers.Co-opting the hockey phrase made popular by Canadian comedy legend Mike Myers as a response to tariff threats from below the border, the brand-new wine festival was born out of the desire to uplift boozy beverages cultivated on home turf.At the inaugural installment of the festival, you can expect to explore over 25 different wineries based everywhere from B.C.'s Okanagan Valley to Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley and in between.Geary Avenue favourite Para...

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19 h. ago UK ’shied away’ from ethnicity of grooming gangs in child sex abuse inquiries, report finds

The government announced Saturday that it will hold a national inquiry into organized child sexual abuse

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19 h. ago Child sex charges stayed against Manitoba First Nation chief

The provincial court says charges of sexual assault, sexual interference and possessing and making child pornography were stayed Friday against Christopher Traverse.

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20 h. ago Missing Quebec child: Police scrambling to find toddler who vanished in Montreal

Police say the child, Claire Bell, was reported missing Sunday afternoon in Coteau-du-Lac, Que., about 50 kilometres west of where she was last seen in Montreal's LaSalle borough.

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21 h. ago HUNTER: Why was accused sex worker killer let out of prison?

Christopher Dunlop pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a 2009 death and is now on trial for the 2023 murder of a woman

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21 h. ago Sean ’Diddy’ Combs trial judge dismisses juror over protests by defence lawyers

NEW YORK — A judge dismissed a juror in the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs on Monday after concluding that his conflicting answers about where he lives might indicate he had an agenda or wanted to stay on the jury for a purpose. Judge Arun Subramanian made the ruling after rejecting arguments by […]

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25 h. ago Child killed after being hit by starting gate at horse race in New Brunswick

The horse racing commission in Atlantic Canada said the event happened on June 14 at Woodstock Raceway in New Brunswick and confirmed the child's death.

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