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Google launches emergency location service in Canada for Android users

Google launches emergency location service in Canada for Android users

TORONTO — Next time Android users in Canada make a 911 call, a new service embedded in their phones will transmit their location to emergency responders.
Cancer prevention, screening efforts working, new projections suggest

Cancer prevention, screening efforts working, new projections suggest

A new study projecting declining rates of cancer cases and deaths in Canada demonstrates the success of prevention and early detection programs, but also highlights areas where more work is needed to save and prolong lives, researchers say.
Canadian banks directed over US$100 billion to oil and gas last year: report

Canadian banks directed over US$100 billion to oil and gas last year: report

TORONTO — Canadian banks provided almost US$104 billion in fossil fuel funding last year despite the urgent need to reduce emissions, says the latest annual Banking on Climate Chaos report.
Ted Baker, Brooks Brothers and Lucky Brand begin closing sales in Canada

Ted Baker, Brooks Brothers and Lucky Brand begin closing sales in Canada

TORONTO — Ted Baker Canada has begun closing sales at its stores as well as its Brooks Brothers and Lucky Brand locations in Canada.
NFI Group wins contract with NJ Transit for up to 1,300 transit buses

NFI Group wins contract with NJ Transit for up to 1,300 transit buses

WINNIPEG — NFI Group Inc. says it has won a contract with New Jersey Transit Corp. for up to 1,300 Xcelsior transit buses. The company says it has received an initial firm order for 175 buses with the option to purchase up to 1,125 additional buses.
In the news today: Ontario to need 33K more nurses by 2032, ministry says

In the news today: Ontario to need 33K more nurses by 2032, ministry says

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime falls to Alex de Minaur at Italian Open

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime falls to Alex de Minaur at Italian Open

ROME — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime was knocked out of the Italian Open after falling 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 to Australia's Alex de Minaur on Monday. The Laval, Que.
Premium Brands reports $6.3M Q1 profit, up from $5.9M a year ago

Premium Brands reports $6.3M Q1 profit, up from $5.9M a year ago

Premium Brands Holdings Corp. reported a first-quarter profit of $6.3 million, up from $5.9 million in the same quarter last year.
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

The New York Rangers can become the first team to reach the third round of the post-season with a win tonight against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes, while the Colorado Avalanche will aim to level their series with the visiting Dallas Stars.
No refund for travellers who cancelled flight already scrapped by airline: regulator

No refund for travellers who cancelled flight already scrapped by airline: regulator

Four years on, the controversy over whether airlines owed refunds to passengers after cancelling hundreds of thousands of flights during the pandemic continues to simmer, aggravated by a sluggish, opaque complaints process.