FG Clears Over 700bn Contractors’ Debt, Boosts Economy
The Federal Government has processed payments exceeding N700bn in verified obligations owed to local contractors over the past…
Bank of Canada likely to hold rates as economy stagnates
Open this photo in gallery: The Bank of Canada building in Ottawa in April. The central bank is…
Sam Altman, Dario Amodei urge Congress to guard against AI-enabled bioweapons
The CEOs of some of the biggest AI companies in the world have set aside their cutthroat competition…
The world is moving off fossil fuels as Canada continues to live in the past
Open this photo in gallery: An oilfield pumpjack and wind turbines near Trochu, Alta. in July, 2022.Larry MacDougal/The…
Ottawa orders CRTC review of policy to raise streamers’ spending obligations
Open this photo in gallery: A person browses a television menu that includes the streaming services Netflix and…
Sonoma County public ambulance providers brace for possible federal funding cut
The Sonoma County Fire District and other local, public ambulance providers could face a significant blow to their…
The51, a VC firm focused on female-led companies, launches third fund with BMO as lead investor
Open this photo in gallery: The51’s co-founders, Judy Fairburn and Shelley Kuipers, in Calgary in 2021.Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian…
How the US is responding to the deadly Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organization is calling a deadly Ebola outbreak in Central Africa a “public health emergency of…
FG cancels $717m World Bank power loan amid blackouts
The Federal Government has cancelled $717.7m in undisbursed World Bank financing for Nigeria’s troubled electricity sector, effectively terminating…
At a ‘die-in’ in East Oakland, protesters slam Trump healthcare cuts
On Thursday afternoon in East Oakland, dozens of people lay side by side under the beating sun. Above…
Ozempic users in Australia: Shocking number revealed
A wave of prescription weight-loss medications has swept across Australia, reshaping how doctors treat obesity and forcing regulators…
Which Quebec city is the world’s true maple capital? A sticky battle is afoot
Open this photo in gallery: A maple leaf is mounted on a pole in Plessisville, one of two…