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Impala plans to close Ontario palladium mine due to low prices

Impala plans to close Ontario palladium mine due to low prices

THUNDER BAY — Impala Platinum Holding Ltd. plans to end production at its Lac des Iles mine in northwestern Ontario at the end of May next year due to low palladium prices.
X CEO Linda Yaccarino resigns after two years at the helm of Elon Musk's social media platform

X CEO Linda Yaccarino resigns after two years at the helm of Elon Musk's social media platform

NEW YORK (AP) — X CEO Linda Yaccarino said she’s stepping down after two years running Elon Musk’s social media platform.
Ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea with only 6 of 25 aboard found

Ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea with only 6 of 25 aboard found

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Liberian-flagged cargo ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels sank Wednesday in the Red Sea, with a European naval force in the Mideast saying only six of the 25 on board had been found so far.
Chipmaker Nvidia becomes most valuable company in the world at $4 trillion

Chipmaker Nvidia becomes most valuable company in the world at $4 trillion

NEW YORK (AP) — Chipmaker Nvidia became the first public company to top $4 trillion in value Wednesday after a two-year investor frenzy driven by the artificial intelligence boom. Nvidia shares rose 2.
Demand from 'buy Canadian' movement pushes Purdys to move into grocer Save-On-Foods

Demand from 'buy Canadian' movement pushes Purdys to move into grocer Save-On-Foods

Purdys Chocolatier says the buy Canadian movement has generated so much demand for its products that it decided to sell them outside its own stores for the first time in its 118-year history.
Musk's AI company scrubs inappropriate posts after Grok chatbot makes antisemitic comments

Musk's AI company scrubs inappropriate posts after Grok chatbot makes antisemitic comments

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company said Wednesday that it's taking down “inappropriate posts" made by its Grok chatbot , which appeared to include antisemitic comments that praised Adolf Hitler.
Air Canada adding flights to Latin America for this winter

Air Canada adding flights to Latin America for this winter

MONTREAL — Air Canada is adding flights to Latin America as it looks to diversify its global network this winter. The move comes as Canadians shun travel to the U.S.
Russia launches another record drone attack on Ukraine, Ukrainian officials say

Russia launches another record drone attack on Ukraine, Ukrainian officials say

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired a record 728 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight, as well as 13 missiles, the Ukrainian air force said Wednesday, in the latest offensive escalation amid mounting Russian aerial and ground attacks in the mor
Two dead in mid-air collision were students at Manitoba flight school

Two dead in mid-air collision were students at Manitoba flight school

STEINBACH — Two student pilots died Tuesday morning after their single-engine planes collided mid-air during practice exercises, the head of a pilot training school said.
Yukon disaster one of two 'most catastrophic' in heap-leach mining history: expert

Yukon disaster one of two 'most catastrophic' in heap-leach mining history: expert

The spill of about two million tonnes of cyanide-soaked ore at a Yukon gold mine was one of the two "most catastrophic failures" in the 45-year history of the heap-leaching mining process, an engineer tasked with reviewing it said.