48 m. ago Dow delays construction at major Canadian project amid volatility

The chemical company said Thursday it’s still committed to the Path2Zero project in Fort Saskatchewan

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83 m. ago Dow Delays Construction at Major Canada Project Amid Volatility

(Bloomberg) — Dow Inc. said it’s delaying construction at a major chemicals project in Canada until market conditions improve, cutting the US company’s capital spending plan for the year by $1 billion. Dow’s decision follows President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs that have fueled business uncertainty and roiled financial markets in recent weeks. The company said […]

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1 hour ago v4c.ai Appoints Former NTT Data Services CEO Bob Pryor to Board of Advisors

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — v4c.ai, a leading next-gen services partner specializing in Dataiku, Databricks, and enterprise AI solutions, today announced the appointment of Bob Pryor, former Chief Executive Officer of NTT Data Services, to its Board of Advisors. Pryor brings decades of executive leadership experience across the IT services industry, including his tenure at the helm […]

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3 h. ago Over a dozen interested parties eyeing leases of 65 Hudson's Bay store locations

As the Hudson's Bay Company era nears its end, many of its soon-to-be vacated spaces may find new life with different tenants, with decisions on many sites expected in the weeks ahead.By Summer 2025, all 96 of the company's brick-and-mortar stores will close following a liquidation process that first began last month — including six locations that had previously been spared, such as the downtown Toronto and downtown Montreal flagship stores, but are now slated for closure as of a new court filing this week.From the outset of the court-approved liquidation process last month, Hudson's Bay engaged commercial real estate firm Oberfield Snowcap to market and sell its leases and properties, as a measure to generate additional operating revenue. This has been aptly named as the "Lease Monetization Process."Final bids for leases due on May 1According to a court filing earlier this week, as a part of the ongoing federal Companies' Creditor...

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3 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Carney's borrowing plans would sink affordability for Canadians

Taxpayers can’t hope that any of the major parties in Monday’s election will balance the budget soon, not even the Conservatives. Indeed, in most Western democracies politicians of all stripes have given up on the idea of making expenditures equal revenues. The best that can be hoped for is reducing the debt-to-GDP ratio. Reducing the […]

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3 h. ago Hudson's Bay to close remaining Ontario stores initially believed to be spared

The six Hudson's Bay department stores in Ontario and Quebec that were spared from closure have found their reprieve to be only temporary.Hopes for retaining these locations to potentially continue a seamless, downsized existence of the iconic Canadian retailer, which was first founded 354 years ago as a fur trading business, have now faded.This, it seems, is where the curtain finally falls on an era of a storied company.In a new court filing that has yet to be published at the time of writing, the six store locations added to the liquidation and imminent closure list now include the heritage downtown Toronto flagship store at 176 Yonge St., the Yorkdale Shopping Centre store in Toronto, and the Hillcrest Mall in Richmond Hill, Ontario.In Quebec, the remaining locations that will close include the heritage downtown Montreal flagship store at 585 Saint-Catherine St. W., CF Carrefour Laval mall, and CF Fairview Pointe-Claire mall.Liquidation at these six remaining locations will b...

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3 h. ago Zelenskyy cutting short visit to South Africa after Russian attacks on Kyiv

PRETORIA, South Africa — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday he will cut short an official visit to South Africa because of a major Russian attack on Kyiv overnight. Zelenskyy still held a planned meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the government’s Union Buildings in Pretoria but said on his Telegram page that […]

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3 h. ago Ravi Jani Promoted to Chief Financial Officer at The Real Brokerage

Finance leader brings over 15 years of finance and real estate experience to support Real’s next phase of growth and shareholder value creation TORONTO & NEW YORK — The Real Brokerage Inc. (NASDAQ: REAX), a technology platform reshaping real estate for agents, home buyers and sellers, today announced the promotion of Ravi Jani to Chief […]

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4 h. ago Letters for April 24, 2025: ‘Vote for change out of bravery, not fear.’

TIME FOR A CHANGE  Re “Fear major motivator steering Canada toward disastrous 4th Liberal term, poll shows” (Lorne Gunter, April 20): Gunter says fear is a lousy reason to vote for any party. Frank Sinatra, ‘Chairman of the Board,’ told us: “Fear is the enemy of logic.” My ‘seniors’ cohort listens to the former chairman […]

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4 h. ago From the archives: What happens if a man wears his straw hat too early in the season?

The early years of Calgary were a time when most men wouldn’t dare venture downtown without donning a hat. But, if a gentleman chose the wrong chapeau, he had to be prepared for some ribbing — and even a story in the local newspaper! The below story (from the Calgary Herald archives) told the entire […]

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5 h. ago Thursday's letters: Don't let Dreeshen mess with Edmonton's bike lanes

Re. “Bike lanes no business of the UCP government,” Keith Gerein, April 22 I currently use the bike lane on 102 Avenue to go to work at the Royal Alexandra and Stollery Hospitals. Before dedicated lanes, I cycled in downtown Toronto, being stuck twice by drivers who were responsible but didn’t see/anticipate a cyclist. I […]

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13 h. ago ‘Untenable’ Downtown Eastside situation needs major changes, says outgoing VPD chief

The low-income neighbourhood is home to approximately three per cent of Vancouver’s population but is responsible for about one-third of the city’s violent crime.

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14 h. ago New Victoria police training program seeks to build bridges with community groups

Chief Del Manak says the new program will help build trust, respect and communication between officers and the city's diverse communities and cultures.

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15 h. ago 'Boundless care and compassion': Trey Helten was on a mission to help others in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

"There is nothing to replace him." The sudden death of Trey Helten has shocked the Downtown Eastside, where he was widely known and loved.

Society

16 h. ago VPD whistleblower alleges arrest quotas in Downtown Eastside crackdown

An email from the anonymous whistleblower is on the agenda for Thursday's meeting of the Vancouver Police Board

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16 h. ago VPD whistleblower alleges ‘Task Force Barrage’ arrest quotas

B.C.'s police watchdog says the Vancouver Police Board must look into an officer's allegation that arrest quotas have been issued as part of Mayor Ken Sim's "Task Force Barrage."

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16 h. ago ‘Persons of interest’ sought in vandalism at Vancouver Sikh temple

On Wednesday, police released images of a vehicle and two people seen outside the Khalsa Diwan Society Gurdwara when it was spray painted around 4:15 a.m. on Saturday morning.

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18 h. ago LILLEY: For Carney, health care is big and profitable business

From private hospitals to insurance companies, Carney's Brookfield made major investments in private health care.

Economics

18 h. ago Confusion en Bosnie autour d'une possible tentative d'arrestation du chef Serbes

La situation est confuse mercredi soir en Bosnie, où la police fédérale a tenté d'approcher le chef des Serbes, Milorad Dodik, à Sarajevo.

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19 h. ago China says it wants to partner with Canada to push back against American ’bullying’

OTTAWA — China’s ambassador says Beijing is offering to form a partnership with Canada to push back against American “bullying,” suggesting the two countries could rally other nations to stop Washington from undermining global rules. “We want to avoid the situation where humanity is brought back to a world of the law of the jungle […]

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