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.…
WestJet Weighs Use of Temporary Foreign Workers Amid Ongoing Pilot Shortage Calgary-based airline WestJet is considering hiring temporary foreign workers (TFWs) to help…
Only 40% of Canada’s air force inventory is considered serviceable and combat-ready, according to a newly obtained military readiness document. The report, dated…
Pokémon Card Shortage: Scalpers Drive Prices Sky-High, Frustrating Fans Looking to buy Pokémon cards? You’ll need some serious luck. “It’s rough right now,”…
Carney Reaffirms Canada’s Sovereignty as European Tour Concludes Prime Minister Mark Carney emphasized Canada’s ability to stand up for its sovereignty in response…
As the FBI issues an unusual warning urging webmail users—including those on Gmail—to enable two-factor authentication due to a rising ransomware threat, many…
An Indigenous-led business in Thunder Bay, Ont., is grappling with a major financial setback following Hudson’s Bay Company’s recent filing for creditor protection.…