51 m. ago Animal Alliance of Canada Urges an Immediate Suspension of Manitoba’s Spring Bear Hunt in Response to Rampant Wildfires

TORONTO, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — National animal protection organization Animal Alliance of Canada is calling on the government of Manitoba to order an immediate suspension of the current black bear hunt in light of continuing active wildfires. At least 21 fires, including eight deemed to be out of control and scattered throughout the […]

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60 m. ago Drake blasts ‘goof’ Jagmeet Singh for attending Kendrick Lamar concert in Toronto

Former NDP leader apologized publicly to Canadian rapper after pic went viral

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86 m. ago Purpose XRP ETF Receives OSC Receipt, Set to Launch on TSX on Wednesday, June 18, 2025

TORONTO, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Purpose Investments Inc. (“Purpose”) is pleased to announce that it has received a final prospectus receipt for the Purpose XRP ETF, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of digital asset investing in Canada. The ETF is expected to begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the […]

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1 hour ago Mitch Marner is reportedly ghosting Toronto Maple Leafs in contract talks

Mitch Marner and the Toronto Maple Leafs appear to be in the silent treatment portion of what's looking like a messy breakup between the star and the team.According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman on the latest edition of the 32 Thoughts podcast, the two parties aren't exactly on speaking terms, with Marner slated to hit free agency next month."Marner's camp is not engaged with [the Leafs]. And I think everybody knows the way this is going to be heading — that on July 1, he's gonna go out there, he's going to hit the market, he's going to pick a team, he's going to set a contract, and he's not coming back to Toronto," Friedman said.The sports journalist added the Anaheim Ducks, Carolina Hurricanes, Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Golden Knights as possible teams interested in Marner, who is coming off a six-year deal worth $10.93 million USD per season.FanDuel Sports Network's Andy Strickland had...

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2 h. ago Free summer admission to Canada’s national parks and historic sites

The program runs June 20 until Sept. 2

Society

2 h. ago Mark Carney to meet Donald Trump today at G7 summit in Alberta amid ’sensitive’ talks

KANANASKIS — Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet this morning with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 summit in Alberta. It’s Trump’s first visit to Canada since he started repeatedly saying the country should become an American state, leading Canadians to boo the American anthem at hockey games. Trump stormed out of the last […]

Politics

2 h. ago Goliath Resources Announces Closing of LIFE Offering Including the Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option for Gross Proceeds of $23,003,105

THIS NEWS RELEASE IS INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION IN CANADA ONLY AND IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES TORONTO, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Further to its news releases dated May 29, 2025, June 2, 2025, and June 9, 2025, Goliath Resources Limited (TSX-V: GOT) (OTCQB: […]

Economics

3 h. ago Leading Labour Groups and Deaf Organizations Question Canadian Hearing Services Rating as Strike Drags On

TORONTO — With Deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing Ontarians still desperately without services, community allies, labour groups, and elected leaders have delivered an open letter to Accreditation Canada questioning the high rating received by Canadian Hearing Services (CHS). The letter reads, in part: “The situation at CHS has been deteriorating for years, a decline […]

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3 h. ago REMINDER: Boralex to hold Investor Day and present its 2030 Strategy on June 17, 2025

MONTREAL, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Boralex inc. (“Boralex” or the “Company”) (TSX: BLX) announces that its 2030 Strategy will be presented at an Investor Day on June 17, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in Toronto. Financial analysts, investors and the media are invited to attend the conference in person in Toronto […]

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4 h. ago Sun Valley Investments AG Announces Launch of Offer to Purchase of Shares of Mineros S.A.

TORONTO — Sun Valley Investments AG (“Sun Valley”) today announces the commencement of a public offer to purchase common shares (“Common Shares”) of Mineros S.A. (“Mineros” or the “Company”, TSX: MSA, CB: MINEROS) by way of an Oferta Pública de Adquisición (the “OPA” or the “Offer”) through the facilities of the Colombia Securities Exchange at […]

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4 h. ago Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Declares Cash Distribution for the Month of June, 2025

Not for distribution to U.S. News Wire Services or dissemination in the United States. TORONTO — Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“Choice Properties”) (TSX: CHP.UN) announced today that the trustees of Choice Properties have declared a cash distribution for the month of June, 2025 of $0.064167 per trust unit, representing $0.77 per trust unit […]

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5 h. ago Plato Gold Announces Closing of Loan Financing for First Ever Drill Program at Lolita Project, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Toronto, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Plato Gold Corp. (TSX-V: PGC) (OTCQB: NIOVF) (FRANKFURT: 4Y7 OR WKN: A0M2QX) (“Plato” or the “Company”) an exploration company with a portfolio of properties in Northern Ontario and Santa Cruz, Argentina announces that further to its press release dated May 1, 2025, it has updated the terms and closed […]

Economics

5 h. ago Carney, Trump set to meet during G7 summit amid ‘sensitive’ talks

It's Trump's first visit to Canada since he started repeatedly saying the country should become an American state, leading Canadians to boo the American anthem at hockey games.

Politics

5 h. ago Blue Moon Metals Completes First Blast on Nussir Access Portal Ahead of Schedule

TORONTO, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Blue Moon Metals Inc. (“Blue Moon” or the “Company”) (TSXV: MOON; OTCQX: BMOOF), is pleased to announce that the company has commenced underground construction on the Nussir Mine completing the first blast on the access portal on June 12, 2025; ahead of schedule. Nussir’s mining contractor, Leonhard Nilsen […]

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8 h. ago Buy Canadian moment creates opportunity for Roots and its domestic leather business

TORONTO — Rifling through the Roots Corp. product archives on a recent Thursday morning, CEO Meghan Roach is surrounded by the kind of heritage “most consumer brands would die to have.” In every direction she turns are racks of leather jackets spanning the company’s 52 years. Some are replicas of custom pieces gifted to Toronto […]

Economics

8 h. ago International Petroleum Corporation Announces Results of Normal Course Issuer Bid

TORONTO, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — International Petroleum Corporation (IPC or the Corporation) (TSX, Nasdaq Stockholm: IPCO) is pleased to announce that IPC repurchased a total of 122,427 IPC common shares (ISIN: CA46016U1084) during the period of June 9 to 13, 2025 under IPC’s normal course issuer bid / share repurchase program (NCIB). IPC’s […]

Society

15 h. ago Unifor says former Canadian Auto Workers president Buzz Hargrove has died

TORONTO — Canada’s largest private-sector union says former Canadian Auto Workers president Buzz Hargrove has died. In a statement Sunday, Unifor says Basil “Buzz” Hargrove was “a beloved and iconic figure in Canada’s labour movement” who “was a tireless advocate for working people and a deeply respected leader.” Hargrove was national president of the CAW […]

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17 h. ago Texas Rangers rookie Kumar Rocker chugs pickle juice and gets himself out of a pickle

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers rookie Kumar Rocker kept a scoreless start intact by working through an eventful fifth inning that included downing three small bottles of pickle juice, the last of which resulted in a mound visit charged to a ball boy. The 25-year-old right-hander had already chugged two bottles of the dehydration-fighting juice […]

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18 h. ago Xi Takes Push for Global Sway to Central Asia With Kazakh Visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping is heading to Kazakhstan for talks with Central Asian leaders, providing a counterpoint to a Group of Seven summit by visiting a vast region at the nexus of competing interests from Washington to Beijing.

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19 h. ago Blue Jays’ winning road trip tainted by a troublesome series sweep at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies

There aren’t many times when a team comes home following a winning road trip and yet a sour taste lingers. It’s not what have you done lately, but rather what have you done recently. For the Jays, their recent stay in Philadelphia could not have gone any worse, this after a series win was produced […]

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