Monthly Archives: September 2025

Algoma Steel to get loans of $400M federally, $100M from Ontario as tariffs hit the industry

The largest employer in the northern Ontario city of Sault Ste. Marie is getting a half billion dollars in government loans — $400 million from Ottawa and $100 million from Ontario — to maintain its workforce in the face of … Continue reading →

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Ottawa pledges $400M in financial aid for Algoma Steel as tariffs pummel sector

The federal government announced a $400-million financial support for Algoma Steel under its large enterprise tariff relief scheme, Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said on Monday.

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Video game giant Electronic Arts to be taken private in historic $55B buyout deal

Electronic Arts, maker of video games like Madden NFL, Battlefield and The Sims, is being acquired for $55 billion US, the biggest leveraged buyout attempt in history.

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Scientists using mussels as ‘messengers’ of water quality, testing for chemicals in Ontario’s Grand River

By studying mussels in the Grand River in Brantford, Ont., a team of scientists hopes to better understand how chemical mixtures are affecting the environment. They’re part of a larger project, with other scientists looking at species such as snails, … Continue reading →

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With more robots on farms, new contest to harvest ideas from Ontario high school students launches

As technology continues to shape every aspect of agriculture, a new contest is looking to get high school students across Ontario thinking about new ways to put robots to work on the farm. 

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Namibia’s Etosha National Park, home to critically endangered black rhino, engulfed in huge fire

Namibia has sent more than 500 soldiers to help battle a huge wildfire that has burned across 30 per cent of the country’s best-known national park, home to hundreds of species including the critically endangered black rhino.

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Torngat Mountains visitor gets front row seat as black bear fights polar bear

A photo of a fight between a black bear and polar bear on the northern tip of Labrador is making the rounds on social media — something many are saying they’ve never seen before.

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As GM job cuts loom in Oshawa, one man is preparing to leave the Ontario city he loves

Some 2,000 workers are set to be laid off in January when General Motors cuts the third shift at its Oshawa, Ont., plant. Some are considering moving elsewhere, amid high unemployment rates in the city and an auto industry under … Continue reading →

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Space debris from Starlink re-entry spotted in sky above Saskatoon

People in Saskatoon caught a glimpse of something strange in the sky on early Tuesday morning. An astronomy expert says it was a SpaceX Starlink satellite coming back down to Earth.

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The Netherlands returns ‘Java Man,’ thousands of colonial-era fossils taken from Indonesia

The Dutch government has agreed to return thousands of fossils to Indonesia from a world-renowned collection, after a commission ruled they were removed in the colonial era “against the will of the people,” the education ministry announced on Friday.

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