Top 5 Canadian Mining Stocks This Week: Homeland Nickel Gains 132 Percent

The Government of Ontario, Canada, announced on Tuesday (January 13) that it was accelerating permitting and development on Canada Nickel Company’s (TSXV:CNC,OTCQX:CNIKF) Crawford nickel project near Timmins, as part of its “One Project, One Process” framework. The designation will help the project attract C$5 billion in investment funding to develop the mine and a nickel […]

Editor’s Picks: Gold Price Breaks US$4,600, Silver Tops US$93 in Record-Setting Week

Gold and silver are wrapping up yet another record-setting week that’s seen economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions combine to push prices upward. The yellow metal moved decisively through US$4,600 per ounce on Monday (January 12), trading above that level for a decent amount of the week. For its part, silver reached what’s perhaps an even […]

Trump says $50B rural health plan funded by cutting Medicaid ‘waste, fraud and abuse’

President Donald Trump is celebrating an increase in funding for healthcare focused particularly on rural communities across the country, a move was made possible by cutting ‘waste, fraud and abuse from Medicaid.’ ‘As part of the Great Big Beautiful Bill, we’ve increased … funding for the healthcare by an unprecedented $50 billion. That’s rural healthcare. […]

Machado issues warning on Maduro successor as Trump admin handles Venezuela transition plan

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Friday issued a warning to the Trump administration that interim Venezuela President Delcy Rodríguez does not represent the views of the people. ‘I want to insist on this: Delcy Rodriguez, yes, she’s a communist. She’s the main ally and representation of the Russian regime, the Chinese and the […]

EU’s von der Leyen survives parliament confidence vote brought by far-right

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen survived a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament on Thursday, brought by mainly far-right lawmakers who alleged she and her team undermined trust in the EU through unlawful actions. As expected, the motion failed to get the two-thirds majority it needed to pass. Only 175 members of parliament […]

Critics slam Mexico’s gentrification protests as xenophobic. Activists say they’re fighting for their human rights

The words “Get out of Mexico” are still visible on one shop window as protestors violently kicked in the glass pane. In another clip, “Kill a gringo” is spray-painted on a wall in Mexico City as demonstrators carried placards demanding western foreigners “stop stealing our home.” These were some of the striking scenes at a […]

Prismo Metals Closes Acquisition of Increased Interest in Hot Breccia

(TheNewswire)   Prismo’s Interest Currently Stands at 95% With Option for Full Control Vancouver, British Columbia, January 16th, 2025 TheNewswire – Prismo Metals Inc. (‘Prismo’ or the ‘Company’) (CSE: PRIZ,OTC:PMOMF) (OTCQB: PMOMF) is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced transaction with Infinitum Copper Corp. (TSXV: INFI) (‘Infinitum’) whereby Prismo has increased […]

Trump’s pick for Iceland ambassador apologizes for joking about Arctic nation becoming 52nd state

Former Rep. Billy Long, who was nominated by President Donald Trump to be ambassador to Iceland, has apologized after privately joking to House lawmakers that the Arctic island would become the ’52nd state’ with him as its governor. Long, a Republican who represented Missouri from 2011 to 2023 and served a brief stint as IRS […]