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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — HyperLight Corporation (“HyperLight”), a leader in thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonics, today announced the closing of an $80 million Series C financing round led by MediaTek. The round includes participation from UMC Capital, Jabil, Foxconn, EDBI (arm of SG Growth Capital, the investment platform of the Singapore Economic Development Board and Enterprise …

Iran has come out of the war's first chapter stronger than many expected, but its next challenge may be harder, the BBC Persian Service's Amir Azimi writes.

Consultancy firm Accenture said on Thursday it would take a majority stake in industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos and fully acquire asset intelligence company runZero and device security specialist NetRise in a combined deal valued at US$4.18 billion.

Two days after Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe released his Independent Rape Gang Inquiry, the vast majority of Britain’s largest mainstream media organizations remain silent despite the report having tens of millions of views online.

British archaeologists may have found the remains of a site where people celebrated the solstice thousands of years ago, a few miles from the famed stone circle.

TORONTO, June 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lysander Funds Limited (“Lysander”), the manager of Canso Credit Income Fund (the “Fund”) (TSX: PBY.UN), today announced that the Fund intends to commence the use of repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions as part of its investment strategy to generate additional income and enhance portfolio efficiency in support of …

Three years after he was shot and killed at a Pickering housing complex, 17-year-old Anthony Dixon’s murder remains unsolved. Peel Regional Police are hoping to change that, appealing to the public for information that will lead to justice in the case. Thursday marks the grim anniversary of Dixon’s killing, and police want to assure the …

The federal government’s controversial hate crimes legislation has cleared Parliament after the House of Commons voted 189-128 to pass Bill C-9, a measure aimed at combating anti-Semitic intimidation but which also sparked concerns over free expression and religious liberty.

Quinte Conservation has released a Shoreline Conditions Statement warning shoreline residents along the Bay of Quinte water levels may exceeed 75.6m. Lake Ontario’s average lake-wide water level is currently at 75.4 m. The region is set to experience sustained winds from the south and southwest of 40-60 km/h from June 18 to June 20. Strong …

HALT! Alto is becoming a popular slogan with many across rural Ontario and Québec telling the consortium —Not so fast!!!

Far-right Abelardo de la Espriella and leftist Ivan Cepeda compete for the presidency on starkly different platforms.

A doorbell camera video, the police investigation, and the boy’s confessions captured the brutality and banality of Eleanor Doney’s murder, and reveal the killer's disturbing obsessions

This in from NHL insider Pierre LeBrun of the Athletic, his take that Edmonton Oilers forward Jack Roslovic is likely headed to the open market. Roslovic, 29, is an unrestricted free agent on July 1. Said LeBrun of Roslovic: “He’s bounced around playing for four teams in the past three seasons. He ended up with …

Federal records show cabinet granted Canada’s chief science advisor sweeping authority to travel internationally and host events at public expense, even as Ottawa was directing departments to rein in spending on government travel.

Bell first partnered with Cohere nearly a year ago to integrate the startup’s AI models into its enterprise services

'They seem to get more of a share than the burden that they carry'

The atriums on the second floor of Owen Sound City Hall will be named in honour of Arlene Wright and Ovid Jackson. Council on Monday passed a motion brought forward on May 11 by Mayor Ian Boddy to name the east and west atrium meeting rooms after the two for dedicating their lives to civic …

In early 2026, OPP investigators began an investigation into the trafficking of illicit drugs within the Muskoka area that resulted in these arrests

European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane said the neutral rate of interest could be as high as 2.5%, suggesting another hike won’t yet act as a brake on the economy.

Issued on behalf of LIXTE Biotechnology Holdings, Inc. Having entered into definitive documents to combine with NOMAD, LIXTE is set to become NOMAD Power Solutions — a pure-play deployable-power company aimed squarely at the bottleneck throttling the AI boom. And it just put $6.5 million to work before the deal even closes. BOCA RATON, Fla., …

A Senate committee says the CBC should face regular outside reviews of its news coverage after witnesses raised concerns the public broadcaster’s reporting is viewed by some as ideological or politically biased.

Trump promised a better deal than the 2015 JCPOA nuclear agreement with Iran - but is it?

The first-ever FIFA House will open its doors in Manhattan setting a new benchmark for event Houses and stakeholder engagement at major global sporting events The iLUKA Collective, the agency behind brand experiences at 19 Olympic and Paralympic Games and six FIFA World Cups, will deliver the project in conjunction with FIFA and Levy The …

Drawing inspiration from 1967 modernism, the new identity honours the CMA’s heritage while reflecting the organization’s continued evolution TORONTO — The Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) unveiled its refreshed brand identity, drawing creative inspiration from 1967 modernism, the year the association was founded. The rebrand comes in anticipation of the CMA’s 60th anniversary, a milestone that …

Investor allegedly traded on inside info about biotech's pending merger

Israel's foreign minister says he is severing contact with the EU's foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas. Gideon Saar attributed the move to a media report alleging that Kallas compared Israel to apartheid-era South Africa.

Downtown Variety and Video has lost an undisclosed amount of ice cream, chocolate, pop, beer and grocery items to shoplifters. “It’s an everyday problem,” staff told The Nugget Wednesday. Staff are hopeful with an increased police presence in the downtown core the crime stats will start to decline. Retail theft and other shopping-related crimes remain a concern in North Bay as police report responding to …

Wahi was unauthorised for travel after he was reportedly arrested last month in a French spot-fixing investigation.

Algoma Public Health and Sault College are partnering on a nursing elective to prepare future nurses for careers in public health. The six-week elective is delivered online and includes 12 modules, a release says. There is a weekly one-hour virtual drop-in session with nursing faculty and, occasionally, APH public health nursing staff. The training is …

Alberta senator Paula Simons says the public release of a provincial voters’ list has created serious safety concerns, including for herself and other elected officials, as RCMP continue investigating the unprecedented privacy breach.

Britain’s data regulator said it had reprimanded a health worker for misusing sensitive information. The hospital said the person no longer worked there.

Police warn the public not to approach the suspect and to call 911 immediately.

“Power of Place: Living Spaces, Thriving Lives” proposes bold action to support housing solutions that foster belonging TORONTO, June 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Community Living Toronto has released its new paper, Power of Place: Living Spaces, Thriving Lives, a policy proposal focused on reforms to Canada’s housing and mortgage systems to advance inclusive housing …

There are incredible Indigenous artists working in the film industry. Here are eight films to checkout this month.

Do the concessions undermine the original objective of helping young Australians buy their own home? No Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The noise, negative headlines and internet memes that have surrounded Labor’s capital gains tax changes since their budget night unveiling made a backdown feel like an inevitability. It wasn’t a question of if concessions would be offered but rather when and, most importantly, how much they might undermine the original purpose. Con

Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show migration growth is above pre-pandemic levels but tracking steadily down Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Net overseas migration added 301,000 people to Australia’s population last year, the lowest increase since mid-2022 but still above the pre-pandemic pace. The new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics come amid an increasingly fraught political debate around immigration, following Pauline Hanson’s declaratio

Pictures from photographer’s return to Lacock after 40 years were taken months before his death last December The images are colourful, characterful and thought-provoking. They capture a flower show, a Women’s Institute meeting, a scarecrow festival. A local vicar features, resplendent in a union jack bowler hat, as does a band of bellringers and a bulldog called Billy. Four decades after chronicling life in the picture-postcard English village of Lacock in Wiltshire, the photographer Martin Par

The County of Prince Edward is asking for public feedback on the major structural rehabilitation of County Road 49. Visit: to fill out the survey. The results of the survey will help inform the project and the ways the municipality communicates to residents, businesses and visitors. The survey will take approximately 5-10 minutes to …

Housing is becoming more affordable, however, in some of Canada's most expensive markets.

Thirty-five years in municipal government roles

OTTAWA — One week after walking off the job, members of CUPE 2722 are renewing their call for Oxfam Canada to return to the bargaining table and negotiate a fair collective agreement that reflects the organization’s stated values of equity, dignity, and social justice. The strike, which began on June 11, marks the first strike …

Credit card metrics erode in challenging economic environment

Summer will officially arrive on Sunday and there are lots of events happening throughout the city to celebrate, including the FIFA World Cup continuing. There are no TTC or GO Transit closures this weekend but there will be road closures in place during the FIFA game. FIFA World Cup Toronto will host its third game …

Vancouver and Toronto markets favour buyers while the rest of the country is in balanced territory.

Szczygiel will join his new teammates and prospects on July 4 and 5 for the Voodoos Prospects Camp at Pete Palangio Arena in North Bay

Despite the rocky few sessions of trading, shares may be about to get support from index inclusions in the weeks ahead

TORONTO — Former Mississauga mayor Bonnie Crombie says she is weighing a return to municipal politics as speculation grows over whether she will enter the city's upcoming mayoral election.

BCE Inc. reached a deal with Cohere Inc. and other Canadian firms to provide data center capacity and compute to operate artificial intelligence models, continuing the telecom company’s push to expand its AI strategy.

A decade in the making, the museum will reopen in November in two restored market halls that will house 7m objects and host late-night DJ sets The new London Museum will be “a social space for the city”, its director has said, hosting afternoon tea events, monthly dinner clubs and late-night DJ sets where visitors can mingle among the artefacts while dancing. Sharon Ament said that when it reopens later this year the museum will be a “democratic” space that engages with all Londoners rather than

Al Jazeera’s @RahulP_Journo has your #FIFAworldcup26 day 7 recap.

RCMP are investigating an act of vandalism targeting a statue of Canadian icon Terry Fox in Port Coquitlam.

A stay near Lake Nosbonsing helped shape Rebecca Clouâtre’s new show, Remnants, which focuses on close observation of the local environment and overlooked natural materials

Shutterfly’s track record in credit markets has been far from picture-perfect, but its latest refinancing laid bare a newer challenge: the cost of managing burdensome debt amid intensifying competition in an artificial intelligence economy.

Three brothers say their mother and father died after losing access to their HIV medications. Now the boys are figuring out how to navigate life.

A Manitoba man faces charges following a collision involving a school bus and transport on Highway 17 in Spanish on Wednesday. Twenty-six children were on the bus. None were hurt, Ontario Provincial Police say. The two vehicles were both eastbound shortly after 8 a.m. The transport rear-ended the bus, police say. Rajwant Singh Brar, 27, …