Diversity is increasing across Canada’s venture capital and private equity landscape, a new survey suggests. Research published Wednesday by the Business Development Bank of Canada found that 88 per cent of general partners (GPs) the organization surveyed had at least one woman on their investment committees last year. That was up from 63 per cent […]
The price of diesel has gone down overnight. The Nova Scotia Energy Board invoked the interrupter clause last night, saying the change was necessary due to significant shifts in the market price for oil. Diesel has dropped 7.1 cents to 172.6. There’s been no change in the price of gasoline. The board will make its […]
CALGARY — A new oilsands pipeline to the northern B.C. coast is a non-starter as long as oil tankers are forbidden there, but experts say a removal of the federal ban would only lift one of many obstacles deterring the private sector from such a project. Media reports say the federal and Alberta governments are […]
The Nova Scotia Energy Board has announced it will be using its interrupter clause at midnight Tuesday. The board says the clause will be used to adjust the price for diesel fuel, in response to “significant shifts in the market price for diesel oil.” The price of gasoline will not be impacted, the board says. […]
TORONTO — Strong demand among potential homebuyers and built up inventory could pave the way for a sales rebound in 2026 after a roller-coaster year plagued by economic uncertainty. Re/Max Canada says it expects national home sales to increase 3.4 per cent next year, as it sees “light at the end of the tunnel” following […]
A Point-in-Time Count snapshotted 1,150 people experiencing homelessness in Halifax Regional Municipality, including 17 per cent who were unsheltered. A new report with data collected in October showcases that several people are sleeping outside in the municipality as winter approaches. According to the numbers provided by the Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia (AHA), 197 […]
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A court on Wednesday convicted a Turkish journalist of threatening President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reports said, in a case that critics view as an attempt to silence a prominent voice against the government. Fatih Altayli, 63, a veteran journalist whose YouTube programs attracted hundreds of thousands of views daily, was sentenced […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A devastating fire in a crowded slum int the heart of Bangladesh’s capital has destroyed 1,500 shanties, leaving thousands homeless, authorities said Wednesday. No casualties have been reported. The blaze, which began Tuesday evening at the massive Korail slum in Dhaka, was doused Wednesday after 16 hours, said Rashed Bin Khalid, […]
PARIS (AP) — A large number of French media outlets on Wednesday called for the release of sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, who is imprisoned in Algeria ahead of his appeals trial next week. The Alliance of General Information Press, which represents more than 300 outlets, published a collective op-ed across its members’ publications. A court […]
The CEO of Nova Scotia Power says an unidentified group based out of Russia is believed to have been behind a cyberattack earlier this year. Peter Gregg made the comment at a legislative committee meeting on Tuesday, to which he had been summoned to answer questions around billing concerns from the utility’s customers. “This incident […]