Canada is becoming a deliberate next stop for European startups looking to expand to North America, and the Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC) is helping them quickly establish a foothold here. Through its Horizon program, the non-profit organization works closely with European founders to navigate market entry and build traction quickly, compressing a process that…
Moment Energy announced today that the Vancouver-based company has successfully raised a more than $40 million USD Series B round led by fellow Vancouverites Evok Innovations. Founded in 2020, Moment Energy is a cleantech company that repurposes electric vehicle (EV) batteries into commercial-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). Its proprietary technology claims to have extended…
Mother’s Day doesn’t need a packed reservation or an overcomplicated plan to feel special. In our experience, the best celebrations happen at home—when the table is set with care, the food is simple and seasonal, and no one’s rushing off to the next thing. Brunch is the sweet spot: a little slower and just indulgent…
Nobody is saying it out loud. Not on the news, not in official reports, not in the polished statements released by governments or corporations. But you can feel it—like a low-frequency hum beneath everything. Something is off. The systems we trusted—the ones that quietly ran in the background of our lives—are starting to behave unpredictably….
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM The numbers from China’s National Energy Administration tell a story that is clearest in two parts. First: over 250,000 metric tonnes per year (approximately 275,000 US short tons) of green hydrogen capacity is now operational in China, more than double what existed at the end of 2024. Second: a…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM The house Tala and Farah Mousa were living in was bombed. So they looked at the rubble and started asking what it could become. Their answer is Build Hope, Palestine: a way to turn debris from damaged buildings into reusable blocks. Crushed and sieved rubble, mixed with clay, ash,…
Screencap of Twitter/X video. The neighborhood where NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is planning to build a government owned grocery store already has almost 50 markets within walking distance, raising further questions about his far left pipe dreams. Is the new store even necessary? Mamdani probably does not care about that. This is merely a campaign…
Screencap of YouTube video. Former Bill Clinton pollster Mark Penn appeared on FOX News this week and suggested that the Democrat party has moved too far to the left for voters, citing polls that show them less favorable than Republicans despite the fact that we are headed into midterm season. Penn correctly points out that…
Since the ceasefire on April 8 and Trump’s apparent capitulation to Iran, it appears the Iranians will levy a toll on all oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The details are still unclear, but according to The Hill citing the Financial Times, the Iranian Republic will levy $1 per barrel of oil to be paid in…
China has emerged as a “winner” with regard to oil sales. The country has been “aggressively” selling its reserve oil to a world experiencing a shortage and sky-high prices thanks to the United States and Israel’s war with Iran. China had accumulated a cool 1.5 billion barrels in its strategic petroleum reserve with a goal to…
