77 m. ago Police asking public to help solve 2024 south Edmonton arson fire

Edmonton police are asking for the public’s help to solve a 2024 arson fire at a south Edmonton grocery store. Police received calls at 2:38 a.m. on May 27, 2024, about a fire at Hamud Halal Meat and Grocery near 10 Avenue and Knottwood Road East. The fire had already spread to several other businesses […]

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2 h. ago Let’s boost Canada’s economic prosperity by putting nature on the balance sheet

Recognizing and leveraging natural resources can contribute to maintaining Canada's economic independence

Economics

3 h. ago Vancouver student meal program to receive large donation after city cuts budget

Earlier this month, the school board learned of the city's plans to cut the program's funding from $320,000 last year to $162,500 this year, citing "significant budget pressures" and "substantive funding" that was expected from the province.

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4 h. ago Montero Announces Share Consolidation and C$15M Return of Capital

TORONTO, April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Montero Mining and Exploration Ltd. (TSX-V: MON) (OTCPK: MXTRF) (“Montero” or the “Company”) announces that it has finalized its planned uses of the net proceeds received from its settlement with the United Republic of Tanzania to resolve the dispute over the expropriation of its Wigu Hill rare earth […]

Economics

4 h. ago US imposes sanctions on a Chinese refinery accused of buying Iranian oil

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department imposed sanctions Wednesday on a Chinese refinery accused of purchasing more than $1 billion worth of Iranian oil, saying the proceeds help finance both Tehran’s government and Iran’s support for militant groups. The sanctioned refinery in China’s Shandong province received dozens of shipments of crude oil from Iran worth […]

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5 h. ago GARP Announces Online Proctoring Option for SCR and RAI Exams

Starting October 2025, candidates can take their Exams at a location of their choice through online proctoring; registration opens May 1 JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP®) is pleased to provide increased flexibility for candidates pursuing the Sustainability and Climate Risk (SCR®) Certificate and the Risk and AI (RAI™) Certificate […]

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6 h. ago Visa cancellations sow panic for international students in U.S., with hundreds fearing deportation

WASHINGTON — At first, the bar association for immigration attorneys began receiving inquiries from a couple students a day. These were foreigners studying in the U.S., and they’d discovered in early April their legal status had been terminated with little notice. To their knowledge, none of the students had committed a deportable offence. In recent […]

Society

7 h. ago European regulators OK Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi after initial doubts

European regulators have finally approved the Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi after an advisory committee initially rejected the drug last summer and then reconsidered it. The infused treatment from Japanese drugmaker Eisai and Biogen received approval for patients in early stages of the fatal, mind-robbing disease. The decision applies to all 27 members of the European Union […]

Economics

7 h. ago Burning coal leaves dangerous waste. Trump’s EPA eyes looser rules for handling it

In 2022, federal officials rebuked a major coal plant next to the Ohio River for letting coal waste — in a pile so big it could fill the Dallas Cowboys’ football stadium twice over — threaten groundwater with heavy metal pollution. That coal ash, the waste from burning coal, was at risk of leaching into […]

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8 h. ago U.K. Supreme Court rules transgender people excluded from definition of ‘woman’ under law

Ruling means that a transgender person with a certificate that recognizes them as female should not be considered a woman for equality purposes

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9 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Poilievre's plan to impose true life sentences a legitimate use of notwithstanding clause

The pearl clutchers are at it again. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised Monday that, if elected, he and his government would use the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to allow people who commit multiple murders to be imprisoned for life without possibility of parole. At present, the longest sentence a Canadian murderer can receive is 25 years […]

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9 h. ago Avicanna Announces Revocation of Management Cease Trade Order

TORONTO, April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avicanna Inc. (“Avicanna” or “Company”) (TSX: AVCN) (OTCQX: AVCNF) (FSE: 0NN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of plant-derived cannabinoid-based products, is pleased to announce the Management Cease Trade Order (“MCTO”) issued on April 4, 2025 by the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) has now […]

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10 h. ago DIAGNOS announces major advances in Cybersecurity certification by the Cyber Defense Operations Center (COCD) for its CARA System application

BROSSARD, Quebec, April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Diagnos Inc. (“DIAGNOS” or the “Corporation”) (TSX Venture: ADK, OTCQB: DGNOF, FWB: 4D4A), a pioneer in early detection of certain ophthalmic health issues using advanced technology based on Artificial Intelligence (AI), announces major advances in Cybersecurity certification by the Cyber Defense Operations Center (COCD) for its CARA […]

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12 h. ago Discovery Completes Acquisition of Porcupine Complex, Emerges as New Canadian

Growing gold production in one of the world’s most prolific mining camps Large Mineral Resource base with substantial exploration upside A management team with extensive experience working in the Timmins Camp Increased financial strength following closing of $575 million financing package TORONTO, April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Discovery Silver Corp. (TSX: DSV, OTCQX: DSVSF) […]

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14 h. ago E3 Lithium Provides Demonstration Plant Progress Update, Reminder of Webinar Today at 9am MT

CALGARY, Alberta — E3 LITHIUM LTD. (TSXV: ETL) (FSE: OW3) (OTCQX: EEMMF), “E3”, “E3 Lithium” or the “Company,” a leader in Canadian lithium, is pleased to provide a progress update on its Demonstration Facility (“Demo Facility”) which is planned to be commissioned in 2025. As previously announced on Feb 25, 2025, the Demo Facility will […]

Technology

17 h. ago Axis Announces Proposed Going Private Transaction and Early Warning Disclosure

TORONTO — Axis Auto Finance Inc. (“Axis” or the “Company“) today announced that it will hold a special meeting of shareholders on May 30, 2025 at which shareholders will be asked to approve a special resolution to complete a going private transaction. In accordance with the shareholder approval received at the meeting of shareholders held […]

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21 h. ago Gas firm says a contractor is dead in a gas plant fire near Fort St. John

Alberta-based Tourmaline Oil says the site was "immediately shut down" after the fire on Monday night.

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21 h. ago Gas firm says a contractor is dead in a gas plant fire near Fort St. John, B.C.

FORT ST. JOHN — A contractor has been killed and another person hurt in a fire in a gas plant north of Fort St. John, B.C. Alberta-based Tourmaline Oil, which runs the Gundy oil and gas extraction facility in Wonowon, B.C., says the site was “immediately shut down” after the fire on Monday night. The […]

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24 h. ago Rubicon Organics Announces Proposed Private Placement Offering under the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rubicon Organics Inc. (TSXV: ROMJ) (OTCQX: ROMJF) (“Rubicon Organics” or the “Company”), a licensed producer focused on cultivating and selling organic certified and premium cannabis products, is pleased to announce […]

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26 h. ago Almadex Provides Exploration Update on its Confusion Hills and Red Ring Gold Projects, Nevada, Surface Sampling returns 7.1 g/t Gold

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Almadex Minerals Ltd. (“Almadex” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: “DEX”) is pleased to announce that it has received results from surface exploration geological and geophysical work on its wholly owned Confusion Hills and Red Ring projects near Tonopah, Nevada. Both projects cover gold-silver early-stage exploration targets and were acquired […]

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