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American Eagle Gold Goes Hostile with $31 Million Bid for Pacific Booker

American Eagle Gold (TSXV: AE) has gone hostile in its pursuit of Pacific Booker Minerals (TSXV: BKM), launching an unsolicited all-share bid valued at approximately $31 million. The offer, which bypasses Pacific Booker’s board, comes after American Eagle claims its previous attempts at a friendly merger were rebuffed without a fair hearing. Under the terms […]

Orla Mining Sees Production Slip In First Quarter

Orla Mining (TSX: OLA) has reported a steady start to 2026, maintaining a production pace that keeps the gold producer on track to meet its annual guidance following a year of significant expansion. The company produced 81,206 ounces of gold during the first quarter, headlined by contributions from its Musselwhite mine in Canada and the […]

Canadian Copper Strikes $96 Million Financing Deal to Jumpstart Bathurst Project

Canadian Copper (CSE: CCI) has secured up to $96 million in project development capital, a move intended to propel its Bathurst Complex in New Brunswick toward production. The financing package, a combination of debt, equity, and streaming, marks a significant de-risking milestone for the junior miner as it transitions from exploration to construction.

Fire Breaks Out at BYD Facility in Shenzhen, No Injuries Reported

A fire erupted at BYD’s Pingshan facility in Shenzhen, China, early on April 14, with local authorities confirming the incident was brought under control without any reported injuries. The blaze, which started at 2:48 a.m. in a multi-level parking structure in the Ma Luan subdistrict, sent thick smoke billowing over the industrial area. The affected […]

CityNews Reporter Fired As Her Doug Ford Stories Disappear

CityNews’ abrupt split with Queen’s Park reporter Tina Yazdani has triggered a transparency backlash after her own public statement, a vanished staff biography, and at least two missing Ford government stories left Toronto audiences with more questions than answers. Yazdani posted Monday afternoon that she was “no longer employed by CityNews,” adding that she was […]

Critics Question Trump’s DoorDash Grandma Identity After Prior GOP Testimony

President Donald Trump’s Oval Office DoorDash stunt appears to have been staged, as numerous reports pointed out that DoorDash grandma has appeared before in a different capacity. On Monday, Trump received a McDonald’s delivery at the White House from Sharon Simmons, a DoorDash driver wearing a “DoorDash Grandma” shirt, then handed her a $100 tip […]

Canada’s Travel Boycott Cost the US $4.5 Billion in 2025 — With No Sign of Reversal

Canadian visits to the United States fell 21% in 2025 — the equivalent of 4.2 million fewer visitors and $4.5 billion in lost spending — and data from the first months of 2026 show the decline accelerating, with no sign of recovery in sight. The drop is the largest sustained pullback from a single country […]

US Home Sellers Outnumber Buyers by a Record 630,000—and the Iran War Is Making It Worse

The US housing market entered the spring selling season in its weakest buyer position on record, with sellers outnumbering buyers by 630,000 — a gap that widened further last week as the Iran war pushed mortgage rates to their highest level since October. Redfin data for February showed an estimated 1.99 million active sellers against […]

Kraken Refuses to Pay Extortionists After Insiders Leaked Client Data—Twice

Kraken, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, disclosed Monday it is facing an extortion attempt after two separate insider incidents gave a criminal group access to limited client support data — the latest in a pattern of insider-recruitment attacks accelerating across the crypto industry. Kraken Chief Security Officer Nick Percoco said the exchange identified […]

Ukraine Just Captured a Russian Position Without a Single Soldier

Ukraine captured a Russian position for the first time in the war using only ground robots and drones — no infantry, no casualties — the clearest signal yet that the country has become the world’s most battle-tested laboratory for autonomous warfare. “For the first time in the history of this war, an enemy position was […]