Last year's drought conditions depleted groundwater levels in parts of New Brunswick, leaving maple harvesters concerned about this season's yield.

The Canadian astronaut is Jeremy Hansen’s backup for NASA’s Artemis II mission around the moon, which could launch this month if all final preparations go to plan.

The astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission could be off to space in as little as one week, including Ailsa Craig, Ont. native Jeremy Hansen. Hansen is set to become the first Canadian to fly to the moon, making Canada the second country in the world to send a human into deep space.

A North Atlantic right whale named Division was found dead in U.S. waters this week, entangled in fishing gear. It's the first entanglement death of 2026, according to the Canadian Whale Institute.

RN Croft Financial Group portfolio manager Richard Orrell said he remains optimistic on the Invesco NASDAQ 100 Index ETF following a strong run since his original pick last summer. Speaking on BNN Bloomberg Market Call on Jan. 29, Orrell revisited his July 22, 2025 recommendation of the ETF, which was trading at $180.64 at the […]

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On Jan. 28 National Bank Financial analyst Richard Tse reiterated an “Outperform” rating and $185.00 target on CGI Group (CGI  Group Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSX:GIB.A), arguing the post-results pullback following first-quarter fiscal 2026 results has created an attractive entry point despite headline concerns tied to U.S. federal softness and one-off margin impacts. […]

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Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management senior vice-president of equities Martin Cobb said his firm is using the recent selloff in Constellation Software (Constellation Software Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSX:CSU) as a buying opportunity, arguing that little has changed fundamentally despite investor unease following founder Mark Leonard stepping aside for health reasons. Speaking on BNN […]

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Thunder Bay-born filmmaker Laura-Lynn Petrick has directed the music video for Emm Gryner's new song, Touch the Sky, which celebrates the upcoming Artemis II moon mission, which will include Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

The federal government is considering a proposal to establish a new hunting season for tundra swans in Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan — a move that one hunter says could endanger the trumpeter swan, a similar-looking, sensitive species.

Artemis II is set to blast off to the moon in early February with four astronauts, including the Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen. But we've already been to the moon, so why are we going back? Do we get any benefits here on Earth?

A documentary about a polar bear, co-produced by Yukoner Mike Code has taken home a top prize at the Sundance Film Festival.

Prominent entrepreneurs leave advisory team as former CBC head Catherine Tait signs on.

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New projects target communities still falling below national internet speed benchmarks.

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Investors allege firm didn’t disclose regulatory risk before contract collapsed.

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Shares of Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier Inc. tumbled sharply Friday as escalating trade tensions between the United States and Canada rattled global markets and raised fresh questions about the aerospace company’s outlook. Bombardier’s stock dropped roughly 9% in early trading after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to decertify Canadian-built aircraft and impose a 50 percent […]

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Canadian stocks plunged Friday, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index falling more than 900 points, as a sharp drop in gold prices and renewed worries about U.S. monetary policy rattled investors and dragged down the commodity-heavy market. At press time, the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index was down 10.1% The selloff was led by materials and energy […]

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In a victory for the Liberal government, the Federal Court of Appeal has upheld its decision to list plastics as toxic, enabling Ottawa to ban single-use plastic items.

How Avestec’s engineering talent pipeline reshaped how it prototypes, designs, and scales complex hardware systems.

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Daly Brown and Nick Foubert built a company around their defence expertise, before finding the support to scale it.

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ATB Capital Markets analyst Martin Toner maintained a Sector Perform rating and $19.00 price target on Lightspeed Commerce (Lightspeed Commerce Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSX:LSPD) in a Jan. 28 third-quarter fiscal 2026 preview, saying the equity story continues to hinge on improving execution against a backdrop of persistent investor skepticism. Ahead of Lightspeed’s […]

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