Gananoque Legion rings in the new year

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 92 in Gananoque welcomed 2025 with its annual New Year’s Day Levee on Wednesday, bringing local leaders and residents together to reflect on the past year and look ahead to developments in the region. Newly-elected United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Warden and Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands […]

TSX Starts ’25 on Right Foot

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…