2 h. ago Pulsar Helium Closes Major Minnesota Land Position to the West of Topaz Project

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Politics

4 h. ago Shock Departure Leaves Woodside Without Its Key Gas Champion

The surprise exit of Woodside Energy Group Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Meg O’Neill leaves her successor with a dilemma: should the Australian company continue down the path she set of promoting massive liquefied natural gas projects when forecasts point to a glut and lower prices?

Sport

8 h. ago Purpose Investments Inc. Announces 2025 Final Annual Cash Distributions for Purpose Mutual Fund Trusts with December 15, 2025 Tax Year

TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Purpose Investments Inc. (“Purpose”) today announced the final annual capital gain distributions for its open-end exchange-traded funds structured as mutual fund trusts (the “Funds”) with a December 15, 2025 tax year-end paid in cash. The distributions represent capital gains realized by the Funds during the year. Details of […]

Economics

9 h. ago Japan’s Inflation Holds Steady at 3% Ahead of Expected BOJ Hike

Japan’s key inflation gauge stayed at 3% for a second month, signaling sustained price pressure hours before the Bank of Japan is widely expected to boost borrowing costs to the highest level in three decades.

Economics

10 h. ago Japan Eyes Bigger Role in Central Asia With First Leaders Summit

Japan will host leaders from five Central Asian nations, convening the first summit at the highest level as the resource-rich region draws growing interest from global powers.

Politics

10 h. ago 'Extreme': Competition watchdog targets American firm's monopoly on Banff

'It's an extreme level of market concentration that in any other area would be cause for concern,' said the the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project's Keldon Bester

Economics

13 h. ago House backs bill to speed permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved legislation Thursday aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects and limiting judicial review. The bill, dubbed the SPEED Act, would enact the most significant change in decades to the National Environmental Policy Act, a bedrock environmental law that requires federal agencies to consider a […]

Economics

13 h. ago Canada, Ontario ink deal to ban regulatory duplication on major projects

Projects that would previously have been subject to both federal and provincial reviews will now only be subject to only one

Politics

14 h. ago Bidgely EmPOWER AI Conference Series to Convene Utility and Energy Thought Leaders Across Four Global Hubs in 2026

OG&E hosts flagship New York event, plus Toronto, London, and Singapore events unveil next wave of Bidgely’s AI, GenAI and UtilityAI Pro-powered agentic AI models LOS ALTOS, Calif. — Following a year of accelerating momentum and global expansion in 2025, Bidgely today announced the 2026 EmPOWER AI conference series. The executive conferences include a […]

Politics

15 h. ago Microsoft, Google Among 24 Firms Joining US AI ‘Genesis Mission’

Two dozen top artificial intelligence companies have signed on to join the federal government’s “Genesis Mission,” an effort by the Trump administration to boost the use of the emerging technology for scientific discovery and energy projects.

Technology

15 h. ago Steelworkers Humanity Fund contributes $10,000 to humanitarian emergency in Sri Lanka

TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) is donating $10,000 toward emergency relief efforts in Sri Lanka, where over 400 people have died over the last three weeks and 1.8 million have been affected by floods, landslides and severe weather caused by Cyclone Ditwah. The SHF funding is being provided […]

Society

16 h. ago Ontario reaches agreement with federal government to speed up Ring of Fire road

The agreement signed on Thursday will see the federal government defer to Ontario's assessment process on key projects like the road to the Ring of Fire.

Events

17 h. ago More than 450 square kilometres of forestry land now protected in southeastern B.C.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada says the effort is one of Canada’s largest private land conservation projects to date.

Other

18 h. ago LiveOne and DAX United States Renew Exclusive Partnership for 2026 with 30%+ Projected Increase in YoY Programmatic Audio Advertising Revenues

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LiveOne (NASDAQ: LVO), an award-winning creator-first music, entertainment, and technology platform, has today announced the renewal of its audio advertising partnership with DAX, a pioneering digital advertising platform owned by Global, the Media & Entertainment group. The exclusive contract, originally signed in 2015, has been expanded to […]

Culture

19 h. ago Empty Stocking Fund: It’s a Whitecaps wonderland as players recount the joys of Christmas

Donating to The Province Empty Stocking Fund can make kids' Christmas. Sports gifts are a wonderful way to brighten a family's season.

Economics

19 h. ago Toronto outranks Vancouver on list of world's most desirable cities

Two cities in Canada have earned a spot in a new list that ranks cities based on how well they attract people, capital, and enterprises.The ranking, which includes two major cities in Canada this year, looks at each city's comprehensive power to attract people and companies from around the world. Since 2008, the Mori Memorial Foundation's Institute for Urban Strategies in Japan has published the Global Power City Index (GPCI). The GPCI measures each city's appeal based on six functions: economy, research and development, cultural interaction, livability, environment, and accessibility."The GPCI is able to grasp the strengths, weaknesses, and challenges of global cities in a continuously changing world, not only through a ranking, but also through analyzing that ranking's specific components," reads the report.To compare 48 cities, the six main categories were further broken up into 72 categories. Based on this, each city was scored accordingly, and the...

Other

19 h. ago Miata Adds Additional Drill Rig and Increases Discovery Potential with Fully Funded 25,000 m Drill Program at the Sela Creek Gold Project

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Miata Metals Corp. (CSE: MMET) (FSE: 8NQ) (OTCQB: MMETF) (“Miata” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the arrival of an additional drill rig at its Sela Creek Gold Project (“Sela Creek” or the “Project”) in Suriname, enabling a fully funded 25,000 m drill program planned […]

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20 h. ago In Full: Bank of England Policymakers’ Views After Cutting Rates

The Bank of England is giving investors a more detailed look at the range of views across the nine members of its rate-setting panel.

Events

20 h. ago McFarlane Commences Exploration Drilling at Juby Gold Project

TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — McFarlane Lake Mining Limited (“McFarlane” or the “Company”) (CSE: MLM, OTC: MLMLF) is pleased to announce that exploration Drilling has commenced at its 100%-owned Juby Gold Project, located west of Gowganda, Ontario, within the southern part of the “Prolific Abitibi Greenstone Belt”. “Commencing drilling at Juby is an […]

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21 h. ago NorthWest Reports Results from Two Holes at its Kwanika Property Highlighted by a High

TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NorthWest Copper Corp. (“NorthWest” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: NWST) is pleased to report drill results from two holes completed as part of its 2025 program at the Company’s 100% owned Kwanika project in British Columbia. Both holes returned higher-grade1 results, highlighted by an intercept in hole K-25-283 within […]

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