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Monthly Archives: September 2025
TD Bank joins Anti-Scam Coalition, but tells customer she’s responsible for $10,000 lost in phone scam
Canada’s big banks, police, major telcos and the federal government have joined forces to protect Canadians from the growing scourge of financial scams. But several bank scam victims and industry experts told CBC News they feel the coalition’s efforts fall … Continue reading
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Hudson’s Bay wants to go back to original plan to auction off 1670 charter: court filings
Hudson’s Bay wants to revert to its original plan to auction off its founding charter after more parties signalled interest in buying — then donating — the 1670 document, new court documents say.
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Discovery Geopark in Bonavista regains UNESCO ‘green card’
Discovery Geopark, located on the upper half of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Bonavista Peninsula, has regained its full status as a Global Geopark under the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
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Young orcas ram boats off Portugal’s coast, sinking one
Two boats were rammed by a pod of young orcas recently off the coast of Portugal. One of the boats sank. Experts say it was play behaviour, but the whales caused quite the fright.
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New England scientists honing models that predict where right whales will pop up next
Scientists at the University of Maine and the New England Aquarium in Boston are working together to improve their modelling to predict where endangered North Atlantic right whales will pop up next.
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Global agreement to protect the oceans set to take effect after 60th ratification
The first treaty to protect marine diversity in international waters will come into force early next year, after Morocco became the 60th nation to ratify the agreement on Friday.
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Cenovus Energy makes case for MEG Energy offer over bid by Strathcona Resources
Cenovus Energy Inc. says its cash-and-stock bid for MEG Energy Corp. offers a premium valuation and certainty over a rival all-stock offer for the oilsands company by Strathcona Resources Ltd.
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U.S. regulator sues Ticketmaster and Live Nation, alleging illegal resale tactics
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan group of state attorneys general sued Ticketmaster and its parent company on Thursday, saying they are forcing consumers to pay more to see live events through a variety of illegal tactics.
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Toyota recalling over 70,000 vehicles in Canada over instrument panel issue
Toyota is recalling 70,480 vehicles in Canada due to an issue with the instrument panel display that does not show critical information, increasing the risk of a crash or injury, Transport Canada said in a recall notice updated on Thursday.
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Which Canadian banks financed the most fossil fuels or renewables last year?
Canada’s big banks financed about $200 billion in fossil fuel investments last year, compared with about $104 billion to low-carbon energy, a new report says. But the proportion varied from bank to bank.
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