Trump’s Nominee For Labor Statistics Wants To Suspend Monthly Jobs Report
President Donald Trump has nominated E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which was quickly followed by reports saying that Antoni is suggesting to suspend the publishing of the monthly jobs report. The nomination and the remark immediately lit up social media especially after Trump fired the last commissioner over the unflattering jobs […]
Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok Briefly Suspended From X Platform
X temporarily banned its own AI chatbot Grok on Monday, suspending the account operated by Elon Musk’s xAI company for alleged platform violations in the latest controversy surrounding the unpredictable artificial intelligence system. The account remained inaccessible for 15 to 20 minutes before being restored. Users who tried to view the profile during this period […]
Metro Reports Net Earnings Jump In Q3 2025 Amid Online Growth Slump
Metro Inc. (TSX: MRU) posted solid fiscal Q3 2025 results with sales of $6.87 billion, up 3.3% from $6.65 billion a year ago. Food same-store sales rose 1.9% versus 2.4% last year. Online food sales growth slowed to 14.4% from 34.3% a year ago. Pharmacy same-store sales rose 5.5%, with prescriptions up 6.2% and front-store […]
Cenovus And Indigenous Partners To Rival Strathcona’s Unsolicited Bid For MEG Energy
Cenovus Energy (TSX: CVE) is in talks with a consortium of Canadian Indigenous groups to mount a joint bid for MEG Energy (TSX: MEG), a move that would create an immediate alternative to Strathcona Resources’ (TSX: SCR) unsolicited offer. The Indigenous partners, including Chipewyan Prairie First Nation and Heart Lake First Nation, are negotiating to […]
Andean Precious Metals Saw 85% Net Income Jump In Q2 2025 Despite Volume Drop
Andean Precious Metals (TSX: APM) reported a modest 6% year-over-year rise in Q2 2025 revenue to $73.7 million, driven by sharply higher realized prices—$3,316 per ounce for gold versus $2,305 per ounce a year ago and $34.36 per ounce for silver versus the prior $27.80 per ounce. Gross operating income more than doubled to $29.4 […]
Artemis Gold Posts First Profitable Quarter on Blackwater Ramp-Up In Q2 2025
Artemis Gold (TSXV: ARTG) reported its first profitable quarter following Blackwater’s transition to production. Revenue for Q2 2025 was $231.1 million versus nil last year as first gold and silver sales commenced. Production costs were $55.4 million and depreciation and depletion were $7.8 million, producing gross profit of $167.9 million and a gross margin of […]
Silver47 Identifies 35 Mineralized Prospects Across 55 Km Trend At Red Mountain
Silver47 Exploration (TSXV: AGA) has identified multiple exploration targets that are said to have high potential for discovery at their Red Mountain project near Fairbanks, Alaska.
i-80 Posts Q2 Net Loss Of $30.2 Million As Development Continues
i-80 Gold (TSX: IAU) is the latest name to report their second quarter financial results, posting topline revenue of $27.8 million, which was a 287.5% improvement over the $7.2 million in revenue recorded in the year ago period. The figure follows gold sales of 8,400 ounces at an average price of $3,301 per ounce. That […]
Air Canada Decries Impasse, Shutdown Looms This Week
Air Canada escalated contingency plans after flight attendants served a 72-hour strike notice, with a walkout set for August 16. The airline responded with its own lockout notice effective an hour later the same day and will begin cancelling flights on Thursday, expanding cancellations on Friday, and halting all Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge […]
Iran Warns Tehran Could Run Dry Within Weeks as Drought Persists
Iran’s capital could run out of water within weeks as the country faces its fifth consecutive year of drought, officials warned, with key reservoirs supplying Tehran’s 10 million residents dropping to critically low levels. President Masoud Pezeshkian said Thursday that without immediate conservation efforts, “there won’t be any water in dams by September or October.” […]