Florida Panthers Block Canadians from Buying Tickets to Home Games Against Toronto Maple Leafs
The Florida Panthers are trying to limit Canadian fans from buying tickets to support the Toronto Maple Leafs. Canadians were blocked from buying tickets for the playoff games at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida for the first 24 hours of sales. According to a Florida Panthers spokesperson in a statement to CTV News, the […]
Republican Wants to Raise Voting Age to 21, Says Gen Z Is ‘A Disaster’
Brigitte Gabriel, the Lebanese-American Republican who previously rose to notoriety for being anti-Islam is now earning the ire of young voters. She called to raise the voting age to 21, bring back the draft, and called Gen Z “a disaster that requires emergency correction.” Gabriel got roasted in the comments, as can be expected, with […]
US Won’t Shoot Down New Balloon Detected Near Hawaii
US officials have determined that the unmanned balloon seen off the coast of Hawaii over the weekend did not pose a military or physical threat, and decided that it won’t be necessary to shoot it down, like the balloons earlier this year. The balloon was first spotted by the Department of Defense (DoD) and the […]
Are Bank Runs Headed For Canada? Freeland-Sponsored Budget Bill Seeks To Amend Deposit Insurance Law
Canada has not seen a bank run in 38 years. But with the recent bank collapses in the United States, eroding faith in the industry and leaving depositors shaken on their certainty of their assets, Ottawa wants to address the issue ahead of its potential spread across the border. A bill sponsored by Deputy Prime […]
Putin to Be Arrested by the ICC If He Goes to South Africa for BRICS Summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin might have to sit out this year’s BRICS Summit in South Africa. Pretoria recently confirmed that it would have “no option not to arrest Putin” following the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court last March. South Africa has so far refused to support sanctions against Russia since it began […]
MicroStrategy Ends Q1 With Net Income For The First Time In Two Years, Thanks To Bitcoin
MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), the largest public, non-crypto holder of Bitcoin, reported its first profit in nine quarters after claiming a tax gain due to its bitcoin hoard. In Q1 2023, the software firm headed by Bitcoin advocate Michael Saylor earned $461 million, or $31.79 per share. During the period, the rise in the price of […]
Gold Fields To Take 50% Stake in Osisko’s Windfall Gold Project For $600 Million
Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) has found a joint venture partner for its Windfall gold project found in the Abitibi greenstone belt in Quebec. The arrangement will see Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI) take a 50% stake in the Windfall project, agreeing to pay upwards of $600 million for its stake in the project, plus additional exploration […]
Curaleaf Posts Net Loss Of $377 Million In 2022
Curaleaf Holdings (CSE: CURA) has finally published its fourth quarter financial results for the period ended December 31, 2022. The company saw revenues for the quarter grow to $352.5 million, a 3.7% improvement over the third quarter. Gross profit however fell substantially from the third quarter, dropping from $153.0 million to just $78.1 million, a […]
Canadian MP Lashes Out On Trudeau For Not Alerting Him Of Chinese Threats To His Family
Michael Chong, a member of Canada’s main opposition Conservative party, claimed on Monday that the country’s intelligence agency failed to notify him of threats made by China against him and his family that were revealed in a Canadian newspaper. Chong stated that he was “profoundly disappointed” to learn of the potential threat to his family […]
Nickel Plummets 20% In First Five Months Of 2023
Nickel continues to be one of the most volatile commodities in the world. After soaring about 150% over just a few months in early 2022 on a massive short squeeze, and then retracing all of those gains over subsequent months due to remarkably friendly treatment accorded to the short investor by regulators and banks, the metal […]