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OTTAWA — Canada’s new immigration plan will maintain current admission targets while offering permanent residency to as many as 200,000 temporary residents already living in the country. Under the 2027-2029 immigration plan, the federal government plans to welcome…
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OTTAWA — Canada’s new immigration plan will maintain current admission targets while offering permanent residency to as many as 200,000 temporary residents already…
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…
The people, decisions and developments shaping the North.
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…
THUNDER BAY — The City of Thunder Bay has released the official list of school board trustees elected during the municipal election. Eight…
Jobs, industry, mining and the regional economy.
Sending Christmas cards and letters will cost Canadians more starting in 2027. The federal budget proposes increasing the price of a stamp from…
Canada and China have agreed to extend a trade deal that gives Canadian farmers and seafood producers continued access to the Chinese market…
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…
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Paramedic students at a northern Ontario career college are facing financial struggles after the provincial government paused student aid funding, including grants designed…
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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 and its impact on people and communities.
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is approaching a historic milestone, but engineers are investigating a recent communication problem that briefly left the probe out…
Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro arrives November 6, but the best purchase depends on your workload, memory needs and budget October 31, 2026 TORONTO…
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.…
President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles, known as Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMs), to strike deeper into Russian…
McDonald’s Invests $100 Million to Recover After E. Coli Outbreak Tied to Quarter Pounder Onions McDonald’s has announced a $100 million investment to…
Frozen Dreams: Indian Family’s Tragic End Highlights Perils of Border Crossings On a frigid January night in 2022, Jagdish Patel, his wife, Vaishaliben,…
Taylor Adair, branch manager of housing at the Ontario Native Women’s Association in Thunder Bay, Ontario, says she isn’t surprised that Indigenous people…
A B.C. man has been fined over $8,600 after admitting to the illegal purchase of black bear parts. Hong Tao Yang, 52, pleaded…
Japanese 7-Eleven Owner Considers Rival Buyout Proposal from Founding Family Member The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven, Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd., has…
Sheldon Oskineegish Sees Hope in New Initiative to Cut High Grocery Costs in Remote Communities Sheldon Oskineegish, a resident of Nibinamik First Nation,…
Colder weather has settled into southern Ontario, bringing the region one step closer to the arrival of snow. Early November’s unseasonably warm, summer-like…
Shell successfully overturned a landmark 2021 ruling by a Dutch court that had mandated the fossil fuel giant to drastically reduce its greenhouse…
