CNW News Releases

May 06, 2024 12:30 ET
May 06, 2024 12:28 ET
WCFN GIVES NOTICE TO OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD. (NYSEAMERICAN: OBE) (TSX:OBE) - APPLICATION TO EXPAND OPERATIONS ON THEIR TRADITIONAL TERRITORY HAS BEEN REJECTED BY CHIEF AND COUNCIL
CADOTTE LAKE, AB, May 6, 2024 /CNW/ - Woodland Cree First Nation is formally notifying Obsidian Energy Ltd. and their shareholders that the proposed expansion of their drilling operations on their Traditional Territory has been rejected by the WCFN and its Chief and Council....
May 06, 2024 12:27 ET
Sun Life steps up and pledges more than $1 million for youth mental health
Commitment supports at-risk and marginalized youth across Canada...
May 06, 2024 12:24 ET
Report on the activities of the Intelligence Commissioner tabled in Parliament
OTTAWA, ON, May 6, 2024 /CNW/ - The 2023 Annual Report of the Intelligence Commissioner has been tabled in Parliament. It is the Honourable Simon Noël's second report since his appointment as Intelligence Commissioner in October 2022....
May 06, 2024 12:24 ET
Statement - Celebrating Indigenous Nurses during National Nursing Week
OTTAWA, ON, May 6, 2024 /CNW/ - The Minister of Indigenous Services, Patty Hajdu, issued the following statement today:...
May 06, 2024 12:15 ET
Protecting the Whitehorse Escarpment and Robert Service Way from the impacts of climate change
WHITEHORSE, YT, May 6, 2024 /CNW/ - The Whitehorse Escarpment is experiencing the impacts of climate change and affecting the lives of Yukoners. To mitigate the effects of groundwater seepage causing landslides, the federal government is investing more than $45 million....
May 06, 2024 12:15 ET
TMX Group Announces Election of Directors
TORONTO, May 6, 2024 /CNW/ - TMX Group today announced that the nominees listed in the management proxy circular for the 2024 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders were elected as directors of TMX Group Limited. Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at the Annual and Special Meeting on Friday, May 3, 2024 are set out below....
May 06, 2024 12:14 ET
Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization Trading Halt - NVO.WT.A
TORONTO, May 6, 2024 /CNW/ - The following issues have been halted by CIRO:...
May 06, 2024 12:12 ET
FDI Summit Costa Rica: First edition of the event attracts new investors to the country
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, May 6, 2024 /CNW/ -- The Trade and Investment Promotion Agency of Costa Rica (PROCOMER) will bring together investors from around the world in San José, as part of the first edition of the FDI Summit, which will take place between June 11 and 12, at the Convention Center....
May 06, 2024 12:00 ET
CIMA+ CHOSEN BY BC HYDRO TO DELIVER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION ENGINEERING AND PROJECT DELIVERY SERVICES
VANCOUVER, BC, May 6, 2024 /CNW/ - CIMA+, one of Canada's largest privately-owned consulting engineering firms, is pleased to announce they have been chosen by BC Hydro & Power Authority (BC Hydro) to work directly with them as one team on providing Transmission and Distribution Engineering and Project Delivery Services....
May 06, 2024 12:00 ET
Introducing the NetBeacon Institute: Empowering a Safer Web
DNS Abuse Institute announces renaming to coincide with an expansion of its offerings in an effort to eliminate DNS Abuse online...
May 06, 2024 12:00 ET
Minister Sajjan announces disaster recovery funding to Yukon for floods
WHITEHORSE, YT, May 6, 2024 /CNW/ - Climate change has increased the severity and frequency of extreme weather events across Canada. Yukon has experienced flooding every spring for three consecutive years. In 2023, several communities suffered flooding and property damage to their residences, small businesses, commercial greenhouses, and farms. In 2022, flooding and landslides caused damage to bridges, roads, and a number of homes and in 2021 flooding caused damage to public infrastructure as well as numerous homes, bridges and roadways....
May 06, 2024 12:00 ET
Rallying together for housing: CMHC 2023 Annual Report
OTTAWA, ON, May 6, 2024 /CNW/ - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) today released its 2023 Annual Report demonstrating that while it was a challenging year for housing, CMHC continues to be a company Canadians can count on as we continue to rally with our partners to resolve housing challenges....
May 06, 2024 12:00 ET
The Governments of Canada and Yukon Announce Funding to Further Support Flood Mapping Efforts in the Yukon
WHITEHORSE, YT, May 6, 2024 /CNW/ - Communities and governments are working together to prepare for and adapt to impacts of climate change, to help improve quality of life for Canadians in higher-risk areas, and to reduce the costs of disasters. In Canada, flooding is the most common and costly natural disaster, causing damage to households, property and infrastructure....
May 06, 2024 11:57 ET
SUBARU CANADA MAINTAINS SALES MOMENTUM WITH RECORD APRIL
Subaru retails 6,207 units in best April everBest April ever for Crosstrek and SolterraYear-to-date sales are 72.2 per cent above the same time last year (STLY)MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 6, 2024 /CNW/ - Subaru Canada, Inc, (SCI) sales blossomed with the best April ever. April sales of 6,207 units translated to the fourth-best sales month of all time. April 2024 sales were 43.7 per cent up over April 2023 and year-to-date sales sit at 72.2 per cent higher than the same time last year....
May 06, 2024 11:40 ET
Government of Canada funds new projects to further grow the domestic biomanufacturing and life sciences sector
New multidisciplinary projects across the country will prepare Canada for future health emergencies and build capacity...
May 06, 2024 11:35 ET
Vaccine and biologic drug production: Government of Canada pledges $20.5 million in funding for biomanufacturing at Polytechnique Montréal
MONTRÉAL, May 6, 2024 /CNW/ - The Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, minister of Tourism and minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, visited Polytechnique Montréal today to announce the cross-Canada results of Stage 2 of the Canada Biomedical Research Fund and Biosciences Research Infrastructure Fund competition, representing an investment of nearly $574 million. Of that amount, $20.5 million has been earmarked for the RAMP-UP biomanufacturing initiative at Polytechnique Montréal, which is intended to support local production of vaccines...
May 06, 2024 11:30 ET
Downtown to Port Lands: Federal government invests in pedestrian bridge to span Toronto's Keating Channel
TORONTO, May 6, 2024 /CNW/ - Spanning the Keating Channel, the accessible Keating Channel pedestrian bridge will link Toronto's mainland to what is currently known as "Villiers Island." Parliamentary Secretary Julie Dabrusin announced an investment of $9 million by the federal government toward the design and construction of the bridge. PS  Dabrusin was also joined by the project partners, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, and Waterfront Toronto Board Chair Jack Winberg, as well as Ogimaa-Kwe (Chief) Claire Sault, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation....