FOUND: 37 - What They Never Told You

Factbox-Leading candidates, policy promises in Canada's Ontario election

Ontario, Canada's most populous province, will hold an election on June 2 with incumbent Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford favored in the polls.

Reuters · May 19, 2022

Conservative incumbent in Canada's Ontario leads two weeks ahead of vote

Incumbent Progressive Conservative Doug Ford is leading the race to win a second term as Ontario premier with promises of tax relief at the gas pump amid soaring inflation and fixing clogged highways in Canada's biggest city, Toronto.

Reuters · May 19, 2022

No live or dead bait allowed into Canada

ONTARIO — While U.S.-based anglers were locked out of Canada for nearly 18 months in 2020 and 2021, both the Ontario provincial government and Canadian government tightened regulations on bringing live bait across the border and moving live bait within the province.

Tribune News Service · May 18, 2022

A guaranteed basic income could end poverty, so why isn’t it happening?

On April 27, Senator Diane Bellemare published an op-ed in the Globe and Mail opposing a proposal for guaranteed basic income where all Canadian citizens and residents over the age of 17 would receive unconditional guaranteed sufficient income.

The Conversation · May 12, 2022

Paysafe Registers 3% Revenue Decline In Q1 Due To Mixed Segment Performance; Reiterates FY22 Outlook

Paysafe Limited (NYSE:PSFE) reported a first-quarter FY22 revenue decline of 3% year-on-year to $367.7 million, missing the consensus of $371.7 million. Total Payment Volume of $31.2 billion increased 13% Y/Y. Segments: US Acquiring revenue rose 10.3% Y/Y to $169.1 million, eCash revenue declined 10.5% Y/Y to $101.1 million, Digital Wallets revenue fell 13.4% Y/Y…

Benzinga · May 11, 2022

What Doug Ford's shift to the centre says about the longevity of populism

The Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) government’s attempt at re-election brings to the forefront questions of Canadian conservatism and its viability, not just in the country’s most populous province.

The Conversation · May 10, 2022

Nova Cannabis Q1 Sales Grow 171% YoY, Says Sundial Can Help It Extend Across Alberta & Ontario

Nova Cannabis Inc. (TSX:NOVC) (OTCQB: NVACF) released its unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Benzinga · May 10, 2022

FSD Pharma Closes CA$16.4M Sale Of Ontario Cannabis Processing Facility, Here's What's Next

FSD Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ: HUGE) (CSE: HUGE) (FRE: 0K9A) has closed the sale of the company’s former cannabis processing facility located in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, for gross proceeds of CA$16.4 million ($12.65 million) in cash.

Benzinga · May 10, 2022

Canada plane crash mystery deepens with two murder suspects among dead

Investigation into the crash at Sioux Lookout revealed two of four passengers were fleeing murder and conspiracy charges

The Guardian - US · May 6, 2022

How prisons are using COVID-19 containment measures as a guise for torture

Newly reported data shows that torture continues in federal prison segregation units. It’s an ongoing feature of Ontario provincial jails too.

The Conversation · May 5, 2022