Canada and China have agreed to extend a trade deal that gives Canadian farmers and seafood producers continued access to the Chinese market while allowing certain Chinese steel and aluminum products into Canada. Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu announced…
Rebel News, Juno News and other critics say public funding compromises journalism, but that does not automatically make the program unconstitutional OTTAWA –…
Facebook’s Canadian news blackout continues as Ottawa, Meta and the CRTC explore separate paths toward a possible settlement Ottawa and Meta have reopened…
Northern Ontario
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Indigenous leaders have launched new court challenges against the federal government’s plan to fast-track the proposed Pacific Link oil pipeline, saying Ottawa failed…
U.S. defence and aerospace company Lockheed Martin has completed its $3.45-billion acquisition of Ultra Maritime, an undersea defence company based in Dartmouth, Nova…
Paramedic students at a northern Ontario career college are facing financial struggles after the provincial government paused student aid funding, including grants designed…
Consumer & Living
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Walmart has introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) shopping assistant for customers in Canada. Called Sparky, the tool is available in English and…
Technology
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NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is approaching a historic milestone, but engineers are investigating a recent communication problem that briefly left the probe out…
Hackers stole about US$6.3 billion from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in what analysts believe could be the biggest financial theft ever.…
McDonald’s Traffic Declines as Economic Concerns Deter Budget-Conscious Diners McDonald’s reported a sharper-than-anticipated drop in store traffic during the first quarter of 2025,…
Scotiabank Revises Forecast, Predicts Bank of Canada Rate Cuts in 2026 Amid Growing Trade Pressures Scotiabank has updated its interest rate outlook, now…
Microsoft’s $1.50 No-Reboot Security Updates Start July 1 Security updates are important, especially when they protect an operating system used by billions of…
Pierre Poilievre Defeated in Carleton, Ending Nearly 20-Year Parliamentary Career Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre has been defeated in the riding of Carleton,…
Health Canada Recalls Sexual Health Products Over Safety Concerns Health Canada has announced a recall for several unauthorized sexual health products because they…