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The Ottawa-area riding represented by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre had the highest voter turnout in Canada in last weekend’s advance polls, preliminary data shows. A total of 43,394 voters cast their ballots in the Carleton riding during the four days of advance polling over the Easter weekend, according to Election Canada statistics. Poilievre, who has
Some advocates are marking April 25 as Parental Alienation Awareness Day in Canada and the United States, and are hoping to raise awareness of the issue so parents experiencing alienation are better able to identify it. The term parental alienation refers to the process through which a child rejects a relationship with one parent as the
The pace of rent increases in Metro Vancouver slowed last year compared with 2023 and the rental stock is growing, but the regional district says homelessness continues to rise and the wait-list for social housing grows. Metro Vancouver has released its annual housing data, showing rent increases slowed to 4.5 percent in 2024, down from
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a Tory government wouldn’t allow Parliament to break for the summer until three omnibus bills containing many of his campaign pledges are passed, while Liberal Leader Mark Carney pledged support for the steel industry, as the leaders campaigned on April 25. Poilievre said if elected prime minister he would oversee
Key points: Bitcoin price pushed above $95,000, increasing the chance of a rally to $100,000. Institutional investor demand is back, suggesting that the bearish trend could be over. Select altcoins could break above their respective overhead resistance levels if Bitcoin remains strong Bitcoin (BTC) bulls are trying to sustain the price above $95,000, but they
Massive XRP transfer sparks speculation Another mystery wallet transfers over 29.5M XRP to Coinbase A significant amount of XRP, the digital currency linked to Ripple Labs, has been moved from the leading cryptocurrency exchange, Bitstamp, to a digital wallet with an unknown owner. Popular crypto tracking service Whale Alert spotted the transaction, which involved 57,304,617
First spot XRP ETF issued by Hashdex begins trading in Brazil Gino Matos · 4 hours ago · 1 min read The fund gives a head start to Hashdex in a race to conquer an $8 billion market. 1 min read Updated: Apr. 25, 2025 at 9:51 pm UTC Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate. Image includes
In brief Twenty One Capital is set to become the third-largest Bitcoin treasury company after merging with Cantor Equity Partners and receiving major Bitcoin contributions from Tether and Bitfinex. CME Group will launch XRP futures on May 19, entering a $3.9 billion market where Coinbase and Kraken are already active. Upexi shares soared 335% after
Ripple’s stablecoin RLUSD has seen explosive growth, with users supplying $76 million worth of RLUSD on Aave in just four days. Aave, one of the top DeFi protocols, enabled RLUSD on its V3 Ethereum Core market starting April 21. While users can now earn interest by lending RLUSD, they can’t use it as collateral yet,
The crypto market is abuzz with fresh optimism as Ripple’s XRP inches closer to institutional recognition, following news that the CME Group—the world’s largest derivatives exchange—is preparing to launch XRP futures. Slated for a May 19 debut, the move could significantly reshape the Ripple market and bolster long-term XRP value projections. CME Prepares for XRP