Month: May,2025

1911 Gold Temporarily Suspends Operations at True North Complex due to Bissett Evacuation Order

1911 Gold Temporarily Suspends Operations at True North Complex due to Bissett Evacuation Order


May 31, 2025
VANCOUVER, BC , May 30, 2025 /CNW/ – 1911 Gold Corporation (‘ 1911 Gold ‘ or the ‘ Company ‘) (TSXV: AUMB) (OTCQB: AUMBF) (FRA: 2KY) announces the temporary suspension of operations at its True North complex in Bissett, Manitoba , following the evacuation order issued by the Province of Manitoba due to escalating wildfire activity […]
Ontario Backs Down on Key Bill 5 Provisions, Echoes BC’s Mining Debate

Ontario Backs Down on Key Bill 5 Provisions, Echoes BC’s Mining Debate


May 31, 2025
Ontario’s Conservative provincial government is retreating from elements of its controversial Bill 5 following weeks of intense pressure from First Nations leaders. They have accused Premier Doug Ford’s administration of violating its constitutional duty to consult Indigenous communities on critical minerals development in the province’s far north. In a move aimed at quelling growing unrest, […]
Appeals Court Grants Trump Temporary Reprieve on Tariffs, “TACO” Taunts Gain Steam

Appeals Court Grants Trump Temporary Reprieve on Tariffs, “TACO” Taunts Gain Steam


May 31, 2025
US President Donald Trump scored a temporary reprieve in his ongoing trade war efforts after a federal appeals court stayed a lower court’s decision that struck down most of his global tariffs. The Thursday (May 29) decision allows the administration’s controversial import duties to remain in place for now. The decision by the US Court […]
Top 5 Canadian Mining Stocks This Week: Adyton Sparkles with 97 Percent Gain

Top 5 Canadian Mining Stocks This Week: Adyton Sparkles with 97 Percent Gain


May 31, 2025
Statistics Canada reported on Friday (May 30) that real gross domestic product (GDP) gained 0.5 percent during the first quarter of 2025. Even on a per capita basis, real GDP posted a strong 0.4 percent increase. The agency primarily attributed the rise to a 1.6 percent increase in exports during the quarter. The higher export […]
NVIDIA Rallies After Strong Q1, AI Demand Outshines China Export Hit

NVIDIA Rallies After Strong Q1, AI Demand Outshines China Export Hit


May 31, 2025
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) shares rose over 5 percent to hit US$142.50 on Thursday (May 29), extending a powerful rally that reflects Wall Street’s optimism in the chipmaker’s long-term trajectory The company’s positive performance came despite a bruising blow from US export restrictions to China. The semiconductor giant, seen by many industry experts as the backbone of […]
Amazon taps Xbox co-founder to lead new team developing ‘breakthrough’ consumer products

Amazon taps Xbox co-founder to lead new team developing ‘breakthrough’ consumer products


May 31, 2025
Amazon’s devices unit has a new team tasked with inventing “breakthrough” consumer products that’s being led by a former Microsoft executive who helped create the Xbox. The ZeroOne team is spread across Seattle, San Francisco and Sunnyvale, California, and is focused on both hardware and software projects, according to job postings from the past month. […]
U.S. foreign tax bill sends jitters across Wall Street

U.S. foreign tax bill sends jitters across Wall Street


May 31, 2025
While U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs play out in U.S. courts, another one of his proposed laws could weaponize the American tax system. Investment banks and law firms warn this step could prove to be as significant as the impact of duties on investors. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which passed through the U.S. […]
Alleged attempt to impersonate White House chief of staff under federal investigation

Alleged attempt to impersonate White House chief of staff under federal investigation


May 31, 2025
Federal authorities are probing a scheme to impersonate White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, according to individuals familiar with the issue, the Wall Street Journal reported. ‘The White House takes the cybersecurity of all staff very seriously, and this matter continues to be investigated,’ a White House official noted. Senators, governors, American business executives […]
Unfinished Business: The budget cuts Musk couldn’t complete and what’s next for DOGE

Unfinished Business: The budget cuts Musk couldn’t complete and what’s next for DOGE


May 31, 2025
Though Elon Musk leaves behind a legacy of massive cuts to government programs which left many members of the Washington, D.C., establishment enraged, he was not able to accomplish all the lofty goals he set at the beginning of his time as head of the Department of Government Efficiency. According to a May 26 update […]
‘American hero’ or ‘failure’: Elon Musk’s DOGE departure divides Capitol Hill

‘American hero’ or ‘failure’: Elon Musk’s DOGE departure divides Capitol Hill


May 31, 2025
Emotions are running high on both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill as Elon Musk makes his way for the exit. Musk is stepping back from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which President Donald Trump appointed the tech billionaire to run for the first 130 days of his new administration. He’s been a […]
Donald Trump fires National Portrait Gallery director for being ‘strong supporter’ of DEI

Donald Trump fires National Portrait Gallery director for being ‘strong supporter’ of DEI


May 31, 2025
President Donald Trump fired the director of the National Portrait Gallery, Kim Sajet, for being a ‘strong supporter’ of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Trump announced the termination in a post on Truth Social on Friday afternoon. ‘Upon the request and recommendation of many people, I am hereby terminating the employment of Kim Sajet as […]
Biden says he could ‘beat the hell out of’ authors of new book arguing his cognitive decline

Biden says he could ‘beat the hell out of’ authors of new book arguing his cognitive decline


May 31, 2025
Former President Joe Biden joked Friday he could take on those who questioned his mental faculties following his first public remarks since announcing he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Biden’s statement comes after several books have been released detailing his mental deterioration while in office, including the book, ‘Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, […]
Elon Musk sports black eye at farewell presser in Oval Office: ‘Horsing around with little X’

Elon Musk sports black eye at farewell presser in Oval Office: ‘Horsing around with little X’


May 31, 2025
Elon Musk showed up to the Oval Office on Friday to bid farewell to his official role in the Trump administration, but it wasn’t just the mark he made with DOGE that raised eyebrows. It was the black one under his right eye.  Social media lit up during the livestreamed event as eagle-eyed viewers noticed […]
Musk confident DOGE will save $1 trillion as government cost cutting continues

Musk confident DOGE will save $1 trillion as government cost cutting continues


May 31, 2025
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrapped up his time as the public face of DOGE in a press conference with President Donald Trump on Monday, leaving behind a total estimated $175 billion in government cost-cutting over the past few months.  The $175 billion in savings from slashing government contracts, selling assets, identifying improper payments, […]
Who will be Elon’s successor? The top names in line for DOGE chief

Who will be Elon’s successor? The top names in line for DOGE chief


May 31, 2025
With Elon Musk leaving his role at the White House as head of the Department of Government Efficiency and President Donald Trump saying DOGE’s work will continue, the question now in Washington is who will take the reins to become Musk’s successor. Musk, who has led Trump’s waste-cutting task force from Inauguration Day until now, […]