4 hours ago Media, public discouraged from questioning authority in 2019 federal program: Report

Access to Information records show researchers were paid nearly $370,000 in 2019 to discourage the media and the public from questioning authority in “a fact-checking program” launched by then-Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould. “We encouraged Canadians not just to double check and respond to misinformation and disinformation but to actively spread relevant information they knew […]

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11 hours ago Unemployment rates climb in most Canadian cities, despite national drop

Windsor's jobless rate tops list at 9.1%

Society

7 hours ago Does new Evander Kane surgery signal a monster trade deadline for Edmonton Oilers?

This in from the Edmonton Oilers, news that Evander Kane had knee surgery this week, which will delay his return to the Edmonton Oilers: Said the Oilers in a statement: “Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane underwent successful knee surgery on Thursday in Edmonton. It is expected that he will require four to eight weeks of […]

Economics

4 hours ago Lifetime ban for Yankees fans who interfered with Mookie Betts during World Series

MLB sent a letter to Austin Capobianco and John P. Hansen this week informing them of the decision

Sport

6 hours ago How Parks Canada plans to curb wildfire risk in shadow of Jasper disaster

'As those fire seasons get longer ... we get prepared earlier,' said Jane Park, fire management specialist for Banff National Park

Events

10 hours ago ‘A reality that I face’: Two Coutts protesters face jail for part in 2022 blockade

One of the men addressed the court, offering an apology for the residents of Milk River and Coutts and for the stress the blockade caused

Culture

10 hours ago US Supreme Court seems likely to uphold law that could force TikTok to shut down on Jan. 19

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company. Hearing arguments in a momentous clash of free speech and national security concerns, the justices seemed persuaded by […]

Technology

2 hours ago Ottawa issues new COVID vaccine guidance, provinces now responsible for purchase

Feds recommend those 80 and older, residents of long-term care homes and the immunocompromised get two doses of the vaccine per year

Science

11 hours ago Delta jet aborts takeoff from snowy Atlanta airport after engine problem

ATLANTA (AP) — Four passengers were injured Friday at the Atlanta airport after a Delta Air Lines jet bound for Minneapolis aborted its takeoff. The plane had experienced an engine problem, Delta spokesperson Morgan Durrant said. The incident happened while a snowstorm was causing widespread cancellations and delays in Atlanta, the world’s busiest airport. But […]

Transport

7 hours ago Heavy equipment used to bash into a Newfoundland bank for second time in a month

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Police in eastern Newfoundland say that for the second time in less than a month thieves have used heavy equipment to smash into a bank and steal an ATM. RCMP say the suspects stole a pickup truck and two excavators, which they used to bash their way into a Scotiabank in […]

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5 hours ago Canada, G7 leaders, denounce Venezuela’s suppression of political opposition

OTTAWA — Canada is joining its closest allies in denouncing Venezuela’s crackdown on democracy — the first G7 foreign policy statement since Canada began chairing the group this year. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was inaugurated Friday for a third six-year term, after a July election widely seen as illegitimate. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado appeared […]

Politics

17 hours ago Higher learning: U of T’s new ‘timber tower’ to house schools of business, global affairs

The building design has won a Canadian Architect Award of Excellence

Society

11 hours ago Ontario man’s trial for selling lethal substances online delayed until 2026

Kenneth Law's trial on 14 counts each of first-degree murder and aiding suicide starting expected to last eight weeks

Economics

7 hours ago Construction has started on new Canadian military drones but they won't be fully ready until 2033

Two of 11 drones the government is buying from a U.S. company are being built in California.

Events

6 hours ago Feds issue new COVID vaccine guidance, says provinces now responsible for buying them

The Public Health Agency of Canada says federal funding for COVID-19 vaccines will stop this year and the provinces and territories will be responsible for buying them, as well as determining the timing of the vaccinations. The agency published the information online on Friday, along with the National Advisory Committee on Immunization’s COVID-19 vaccine guidance […]

Science

8 hours ago Great Canadian Entertainment Announces Reservations are Now Open for Canada’s First Gordon Ramsay Steak at River Rock Casino Resort

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Great Canadian Entertainment, Canada’s leader in gaming and hospitality, is thrilled to announce that reservations for the highly anticipated Gordon Ramsay Steak at River Rock Casino Resort are now open. This exciting partnership with Gordon Ramsay North America follows the successful launch of Gordon Ramsay Burger at Great Canadian Casino Vancouver […]

Other

5 hours ago Anita Bryant, popular singer known for opposition to gay rights, dead at 84

Former Miss Oklahoma was also a spokesperson for Florida orange juice with the tag line: 'A day without orange juice is like a day without sunshine'

Politics

18 hours ago Friday's letters: Liberal emissions cap singles out oil and gas sector

Re. “Other sectors face emissions caps, too,” Letters, Jan. 7 It seems that John and Bozena L’Heureux are the ones that don’t understand what an emissions cap is. The auto industry does not face an emissions cap. Theoretically, an automaker could burn nothing but coal in their manufacturing processes. They are fine as long as […]

Society

14 hours ago Canadian plane fighting L.A. fires out of service after colliding with civilian drone

Authorities in Los Angeles say a Quebec water bomber is out of service after colliding with a drone while fighting wildfires Thursday. A pair of Quebec water bombers and their crews have been helping since Tuesday to fight the massive fires north of downtown L.A., which have killed at least 10 people and burned more […]

Events

11 hours ago Edmonton Oilers say Evander Kane recovering after successful knee surgery

Specifics on Thursday's procedure, which was performed in Edmonton, were not provided.

Science

10 hours ago What did Trump say to Obama and did Bush give former U.S. president a belly tap?

In a media scrum later, Trump was asked what he and Obama discussed during Jimmy Carter's state funeral

Other

6 hours ago Rebel News loses bid to quash fines for violating election law on third

OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed Rebel News Network’s latest bid to quash $3,000 in fines levied against the right-wing media outlet by the commissioner of elections. The fines were imposed in 2021 after an investigation by the commissioner’s office into lawn signs erected by Rebel News during the 2019 federal election […]

Politics

18 hours ago Man convicted of deadly synagogue bombing in France not teaching at Carleton this semester

In the fall, Hassan Diab taught a course that referenced his own Canadian extradition case. Carleton said this week he no longer works there

Events

11 hours ago REVIEW: Robbie Williams’ ‘Better Man’ successfully turns pop star into a chimp

By Michael Andor Brodeur, The Washington Post The last time this reviewer was the target market for Robbie Williams, it didn’t go so well. In December of 1997, the British pop singer and former boy band sensation released his breakthrough hit “Angels,” or so I’m told. Like much of my generational cohort in the States, […]

Other

7 hours ago Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly off to Washington next week to talk tariffs

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly will head to Washington next week as part of her government’s efforts to press the incoming Trump administration not to impose damaging tariffs on Canada. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico when he is inaugurated later […]

Politics

20 hours ago Japan slaps new sanctions on Russia and groups in other nations that allegedly helped it evade bans

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved additional sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including freezing the assets of dozens of individuals and groups and banning exports to dozens of organizations in Russia and several other countries that have allegedly helped it evade sanctions. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Friday’s approval […]

Events

11 hours ago Lamar Jackson beats Josh Allen, Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson unanimous choices for NFL All

Lamar Jackson beat out Josh Allen, and Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson are unanimous choices for The Associated Press 2024 NFL All-Pro Team. Saquon Barkley received 48 of 50 first-place votes and Patrick Surtain II got 49 from a nationwide panel of media members who regularly cover the league. “Wow, that’s crazy. That’s respect right […]

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7 hours ago P.E.I. oyster farmers fear without government help, MSX parasite will kill industry

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island’s oyster industry is calling for more research and government action as a parasite spreads in the province’s waters, threatening the world-renowned export. Oyster farmers are worried the parasite multinucleate sphere unknown — also known as MSX — will destroy the industry, which has sustained their families for generations, Bob MacLeod, […]

Politics

27 hours ago ‘Pizzagate’ gunman killed by police after traffic stop, authorities say

Edgar Maddison Welch was in a vehicle stopped in North Carolina on Saturday night, and was shot after he pointed a handgun at police

Events

11 hours ago Delta Air Lines says 4 passengers injured after flight was aborted at Atlanta airport

ATLANTA (AP) — A powerful winter storm that dumped heavy snow and glazed roads with ice across much of Texas and Oklahoma lumbered eastward into southern U.S. states Friday, prompting governors to declare states of emergency and shuttering schools across the region. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders mobilized the National Guard to help stranded motorists. School […]

Other

7 hours ago Jesse Kline: It is embarrassing to call Elon Musk’s tweets election interference

Putting the tech billionaire in the same category as China and Russia does a disservice to attempts to thwart actual election meddling

Politics

27 hours ago Canadian military, firefighters ready to join Los Angeles wildfire battle

Canada’s emergency preparedness minister says Canadian military personnel, their equipment and another 250 firefighters stand “ready to support our American neighbours” as wildfires devastate parts of Southern California. Harjit Sajjan says in a social media post that “Team Canada, with Ontario, Quebec and Alberta, is ready to deploy 250 firefighters, aircraft equipment and other resources […]

Events

14 hours ago From salmon to shrimp, microplastics are in the seafood people eat: study

According to a new study by West Coast researchers, the tiny pieces of plastic that clothing, food packaging and other products shed are widespread in fish and shellfish

Other

9 hours ago Howard Levitt: Trudeau’s exit a reminder of the perils of wrongful resignation

Leaving your employer in the lurch when you quit can leave you open to damages

Politics

28 hours ago ’Pizzagate’ gunman killed by police in North Carolina after traffic stop

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — A man who fired a gun inside a restaurant in the nation’s capital after a fake online conspiracy theory called “Pizzagate” motivated him to do so nearly a decade ago was shot and killed by North Carolina police during a weekend traffic stop. Edgar Maddison Welch was a passenger in a vehicle […]

Events

14 hours ago Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for December, by Canadian city

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in December. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely because they are based on small statistical samples. Here are the jobless rates last month by city (numbers from the […]

Other

9 hours ago Provincial health plan coverage for primary care by nurse practitioners, midwives in 2026

Health minister said charging patients for those services isn't consistent with universal health care

Politics

16 hours ago Trump to be sentenced in hush money case, days before return to White House

NEW YORK (AP) — In a singular moment in U.S. history, President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest court refused to intervene. Like so much else in the criminal case and the current American political landscape, the scenario set to unfold in an austere Manhattan […]

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9 hours ago Terry Newman: Justin Trudeau to America — we’re actually better than you

Trudeau revealed to American Jake Tapper that Canada does, indeed, have a national identity — it's anything America is not

Politics

17 hours ago Letters January 10, 2025: ‘Canada is in a rather sad ‘State’ these days.’

In such a sad State What a sad “state” Canada is in right now. We may not be the 51 state, yet, but here we are, being held hostage to the Liberal theatrical grandstanding of picking a new leader. They’re giving endless interviews about themselves, whilst the process of the leadership race isn’t even in […]

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13 hours ago Trudeau says Trump didn’t find his joke about a trade for Vermont or California funny

PM says he suggested the trade as a joke when Trump brought up the 51st State idea during the meeting at Mar-a-Lago. '(Trump) immediately decided that it was not that funny anymore'

Politics

20 hours ago Rocket launch facility in Nova Scotia could help U.S. as well as Canada, DND says

Canada is one of the only space-faring nations without a sovereign launch capability.

Other

13 hours ago Mélanie Joly ne sera pas de la course à la succession de Justin Trudeau à la tête du PLC

Elle lorgnait le poste, mais ne veut pas laisser de côté le ministère des Affaires étrangères pour le retour de Trump.

Politics

26 hours ago ‘SERIOUS VIOLATION:’ Crocodile head seized from Canadian’s baggage in India

An unnamed Canadian man was arrested in India after customs officials allegedly found a crocodile head in his luggage. The reptilian’s smuggled mug was found Monday during a security check as the 32-year-old was awaiting Air Canada Flight AC 051 for the trip home at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, customs officials said […]

Other

14 hours ago Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly not running for Liberal leadership: ‘I decided to put my country first’

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc also announced this week that he would not be running for Trudeau's job

Politics

27 hours ago Quebec energy deal worth billions gets green light in Newfoundland and Labrador

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A dramatic vote on Thursday night ended with the Newfoundland and Labrador government deciding to move forward with a draft energy deal with Quebec heralded as a game-changer for the indebted Atlantic province. The Opposition Progressive Conservatives walked out of the legislature in protest, without casting a vote. The party had […]

Other

14 hours ago Chefferie du PLC: la ministre des Affaires étrangères Mélanie Joly renonce à se lancer dans la course

La ministre des Affaires étrangères Mélanie Joly renonce à se lancer dans la course à la succession de Justin Trudeau, indique une source au journal.

Politics

16 hours ago FIRST READING: Why Ottawa still wants you to pay Trudeau’s zombie taxes

The hike to the capital gains tax was never encoded into law, but the CRA wants you to pay it anyway

Politics

16 hours ago Provincial health plans to cover primary care by nurse practitioners: health minister

TORONTO — Federal Health Minister Mark Holland says provincial and territorial health plans will cover primary care provided by nurse practitioners, pharmacists and midwives. Holland says regulated health-care professionals who aren’t doctors will be able to bill the government for medically necessary services that would otherwise be provided by a physician. The minister says the […]

Politics

16 hours ago Liberals set to announce Trudeau’s successor as party leader on March 9

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals will announce a new leader on March 9, the party announced late Thursday, giving potential candidates just two weeks to decide to run and potential voters less than three weeks to join the party in order to vote. The National Board of Directors met Thursday night to decide the initial […]

Politics

18 hours ago J.D. Tuccille: Across the West, arrogant woke leaders like Trudeau are in retreat

The poor quality, high expense, and arrogant bossiness of these governments is finally taking its toll

Politics

18 hours ago Benjamin Bergen: Trudeau’s dithering on capital gains should be a bigger scandal

The Trudeau government distorted the market and harmed investor confidence for nothing

Politics

20 hours ago Speak French, understand Quebec or don’t run for party leadership, some Liberals say

Liberal MP Chandra Arya isn't worried about learning French anytime soon

Politics