Month: July 2024

All the forest fires still burning in Quebec’s intensive protection zone are currently ‘contained or under control,’ prompting Quebec’s forest fire protection agency SOPFEU to say that ‘fire-fighting operations are progressing smoothly.’

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and B.C. Premier David Eby beamed with praise as they celebrated the Haisla Nation in late June.

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the issue of competition in the big tech-dominated digital wallet market should be on the Competition Bureau’s radar.

The technology sector started this week with strong trading volume on higher relative volume. This faded by 11 a.m. The index, along with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 (IVV), ended Monday slightly higher. The Russell 2000 (IWM), however, was the out-performing index. Investors believe the rally in the mega-cap will spread to small capitalization firms. The biggest holdings in IWM ETF are Insmed (INSM), FTAI Aviation (FTAI), and Fabrinet (FN). On the index, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), a retail firm, and Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), a supermarket chain, are especially attractive holdings.Stock…

Parks Canada recommends consuming fish caught in the canal “in moderation” because of the layer of contaminated sediment on the bottom.

Canadian grocery company Empire is expanding its partnership with a Montreal-based app dedicated to mitigating food waste.

Live music pulses through the air as Henry Leung casts a lure into the murky waters of the Lachine Canal at a site wedged between a noisy festival and the high-rises of Montreal’s Griffintown neighbourhood.

The suspect and victim of a stabbing in North York late Monday night have been taken to hospital with serious injuries, Toronto police say.

Fire crews were called out after flames erupted at a composting site in Calgary’s southeast on Monday evening.

Crews are working a large structure fire in South Vancouver that broke out Monday evening.