Month: January 2025

Canada’s main stock index rose to a two-week high on the first trading day of the year, as rising gold and oil prices boosted commodity-linked sectors.The TSX jumped 170.09 points to finish Thursday at 24,898.03. The Canadian dollar shed 0.14 cents to 69.43 cents U.S. Gold stocks led the charge upward, as Iamgold grabbed 59 cents, or 7.9%, to $8.02, while New Gold captured 19 cents, or 5.3%, to $3.78. In materials, First Majestic Silver powered ahead 69 cents, or 8.7%, to $8.59, while Fortuna Silver Mines moved up 42 cents, or 6.8%, to $6.59. Tilray led health-care stocks upward 19 cents, or 10…

The debate about an amalgamation of Brantford and Brant County erupted Thursday with mayors of both municipalities stating their case on social media. Mayor Kevin Davis announced Thursday that he has directed city staff to hire an independent consultation to study the potential of amalgamation. Davis raised the subject of such a study at a […]

A third person has been charged with first-degree murder after a woman was found dead in a Lethbridge motel room over the weekend.

Grande Pointe’s Deni Goure has been called up to the Calgary Wranglers, the American Hockey League farm team of the Calgary Flames.

The situation at Mackay homes will be changing once an apartment unit is vacated. The days of paying $200 for rent are over.

Mounties in northern British Columbia are searching for a suspect who allegedly stole a taxicab at knifepoint from the Prince George International Airport on Christmas Day.

York Regional Police say they are searching for a suspect wanted for attempted murder in connection with a motel shooting in East Gwillimbury on New Year’s Day.

Quebec emergency rooms reporting major overcrowding, some at more than 200% capacity  Delta OptimistView Full Coverage on Google News

The number of immigrants who choose to stay in Toronto five years after getting here is declining, Statistics Canada says, and one of the possible reasons why will likely not come as a surprise to most.