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.…
Federal Public Service Pension Plan Reports $1.9 Billion Surplus, Sparks Debate Over Allocation The federal public service pension plan has reported a $1.9…
As Canada braces for the potential reintroduction of tariffs under Donald Trump’s leadership, questions loom over whether the federal government will respond with…
Thunder Bay City Council has officially started reviewing the proposed 2025 capital budget, which totals approximately $162 million and includes a 3.8% tax…
How can society shield children from the harms of social media? In Australia, the political answer seems straightforward, as legislation addressing the issue…
Thunder Bay District Jail Evacuates Inmates After Boiler Breakdown The Thunder Bay District Jail is evacuating all 188 inmates following a boiler failure…