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Nine most notable international players taken in the 2025 MLB Draft
MLB
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Usually, players born outside the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada are signed as amateur players, often as young as 16 years old – hence the international signing deadline every January. However, with many federations and programs looking to...
PM Carney engages First Nations Rights Holders on the Building Canada Act
Wawa News
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July 18, 2025
Canada’s new government is ready to get our country building major projects again – and projects built in collaboration with Indigenous Peoples will be at the forefront of this work. To that end, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, convened the First...
Okanagan Elite U17 girls softball team wins Canada Cup, plays in provincials this weekend
Castanet Kamloops
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July 18, 2025
Photo: Contributed The Okanagan Elite U17 softball team recently won the Canada Cup at Softball City in Surrey. Fresh off a first for the Okanagan, a team of softball players will be playing in the provincial championships in Kelowna this weekend....
Canada’s Q2 2025 M&A Landscape
JD Supra - California
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July 17, 2025
The total number of Canadian M&A deals declined in the second quarter of 2025 as tariff disruption and uncertainty hampered dealmaking activity. However, the overall value of announced Canadian deals was up considerably in the second quarter of...
Being Canadian sets us apart
The Kingston Whig-Standard
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July 18, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Column Actor Mike Myers mouths the words "Elbows Up" at the end of Saturday Night Live on March 1, 2025, boosting a call for action in the face of economic threats against Canada from United States President Donald...
Canada Faces Copper Trade Risk as Trump Tariff Looms
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 17, 2025
United States President Donald Trump‘s decision to impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper imports — one of the world’s most versatile metals —has the potential to disrupt the global trade in metals and reverberate throughout Canada. Canada’s copper...
“I don’t view them as competitors”: NASCAR president downplays rivalry with F1 and IndyCar amid global push
Sportskeeda
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July 18, 2025
NASCAR president Steve Phelps has recently made it clear that he doesn’t view other motorsports like F1 and IndyCar Series as their direct competitors in the United States. Instead, he views NASCAR’s competition more broadly with all forms of...
U of G researchers attempting to try and create Canada’s first bird flu vaccine
Global News
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July 18, 2025
Researchers at the University of Guelph are in search of a vaccine capable of protecting birds from the avian flu. Fatemeh Fazel and her team are working on an mRNA vaccine. She said the mRNA platform is highly adaptable, which makes it...
Rossland Scouts return from international jamboree in Norway
Rossland News
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July 18, 2025
This was the first-ever Norwegian jamboree to welcome both Scouts and Girl Guides Three young Scouts and their leaders from 2nd Rossland Scouts recently returned from an unforgettable experience abroad after attending the 2025 Speidernes Landsleir...
Bahamas appoints Siren Communications as Canadian agency of record
Travel Press
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July 18, 2025
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation has appointed Siren Communications as its agency of record in Canada, effective immediately. This strategic partnership reflects the Ministry’s ongoing commitment to deepening engagement with...
Canada’s Couche-Tard withdraws bid for Japan’s 7-Eleven operator over stalled talks
United News of Bangladesh
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Canadian retail giant Alimentation Couche-Tard has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Seven & i Holdings Co., the Japanese parent company of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, citing prolonged delays and a lack of meaningful dialogue in the...
Western Cape's economic growth bolstered by Canadian investment
IOL
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Canada has signalled a strong commitment to boosting investment and deepening economic ties with the Western Cape. This follows a high-level meeting held in Cape Town between Canada’s Minister of Finance, François-Philippe Champagne, and Western...
Minister of External Affairs Jaishankar meets South Korean special envoys
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 17, 2025
The meeting comes amid renewed efforts from both sides to boost cooperation across sectors such as green hydrogen, shipbuilding, investment, semiconductors, and regional security, especially in the Indo-Pacific India and South Korea had earlier...
NATO country wants out of Trump’s Ukraine weapons strategy
MENAFN
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July 17, 2025
(MENAFN) The Czech Republic will not take part in U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly proposed plan to supply American-made weapons to Ukraine, Prime Minister Petr Fiala confirmed on Tuesday. Trump introduced the initiative during talks with NATO...
Canadian province extends heat pump rebates to apartments, condos
pv-magazine
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July 17, 2025
British Columbia’s rebate scheme for heat pump installations now offers up to CAD 5,000 ($3,638) for the purchase and installation of an electric heat pump in suites within multi-unit residential buildings. July 17, 2025 Patrick Jowett British...
International CRO to drive global growth at MarTech 50 firm Vypr
BusinessCloud
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July 17, 2025
MarTechAppointmentsVypr has appointed Sam Gilding as international chief revenue officer as the Manchester-based product intelligence platform expands in new markets. In April, Vypr – star of our recent MarTech 50 ranking – raised a further £4m...
This Canadian grocer has avoided US produce for a whopping 117 days — is 'Canada-first' buying hurting the US?
AOL
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Garth Green, general manager of Urban Grocer, speaks with Global News about the store no longer selling U.S. produce.A grocery store in Canada is sending a strong message amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with the country — going...
Thomson Reuters: A Quiet Dividend Performer with Global Reach
Yahoo Finance
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July 17, 2025
Thomson Reuters Corporation (NASDAQ:TRI) is included among the 11 Best Canadian Dividend Stocks to Buy Now. Thomson Reuters: A Quiet Dividend Performer with Global Reach A tax specialist counseling a client for best practices in automating tax...
Joe Rogan’s TV castmates warned him against UFC commentary job years before MMA’s global rise
Bloody Elbow
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July 18, 2025
Joe Rogan was warned by his castmates on News Radio that being associated with the UFC in its early days could damage his career. Before finding fame as the world’s biggest podcaster and the voice of the octagon, Rogan was a famed stand-up...
Canada’s Couche-Tard drops 7-Eleven takeover bid
Hurriyet Daily News
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TOKYO Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) has withdrawn its $47-billion offer for the owner of 7-Eleven, ending a months-long saga to acquire the Japanese giant. ACT made an offer last year of nearly $40 billion to create the world's biggest...