43 minutes ago Calgary businesses see low demand, mail disruptions amid Canada Post strike

Businesses say they have had to turn to more expensive mail delivery services and are worried at not receiving orders and being able to profit due the holiday season

Economics

2 hours ago ‘We’re all one people’: Canada’s Henry Wolfond reflects on a trip to space

Henry Wolfond rode a New Shepard rocket to 107 kilometres above the Earth Friday, on a mission of peace

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2 hours ago Calls for Canada to investigate Ticketmaster for Taylor Swift price gouging intensify

The federal NDP has some 'Bad Blood' with Ticketmaster and is calling for an investigation into the company after bots and scalpers drove up the prices of Taylor Swift concert tickets.In a news release, the party said that its critic for Innovation, Science & Economic Development Brian Masse wrote to federal minister François-Philippe Champagne outlining the reasoning for the investigation, noting that scalpers and bots were quick to purchase the tickets, selling them for excessively high prices."Moms who have saved up for a gift for their kids and hard-working young people struggling to get ahead have been heartbroken to find out they cannot afford tickets," wrote Masse."Instead, scalpers and bots have been allowed to scoop up these highly sought after ti...

Economics

3 hours ago Canada Post strike could halt Nova Scotia dog influencer’s Christmas cards

Percy, a nine-year-old golden doodle, has 33,000 Instagram followers. The Canada Post strike could stop him sending his Christmas cards.

Culture

3 hours ago Canada Post says no ‘major breakthrough’ in talks as strike enters 2nd week

Talks continued over the weekend between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, along with the support of a special mediator.

Politics

4 hours ago Jennie Carignan reste ferme face aux Américains sur la place des femmes dans l’armée

La générale en chef du Canada a fermement rejeté l’idée de retirer les femmes des rôles de combat.

Events

4 hours ago Canada’s top general takes on U.S. senator in defending womens’ role in combat units

HALIFAX — Canada’s top general firmly rejected the notion of dropping women from combat roles — a position promoted by president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary — at a security forum underway in Halifax on Saturday. Gen. Jennie Carignan, chief of defence staff, was responding to Republican Senator James Risch’s comments on Friday at […]

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5 hours ago Canada’s military head defends women’s role in combat against U.S. comments

Gen. Jennie Carignan, chief of defence staff, was responding to comments about Donald Trump's pick for U.S. defence secretary Pete Hegseth's opposition to women in fighting units.

Events

6 hours ago Canada Post down eight million parcels amid strike as talk carry on over weekend

OTTAWA — Canada Post says it has seen a shortage of more than eight million parcels amid the ongoing strike that has effectively shut down the postal system for nine days compared with the same period of 2023. The Crown corporation said Saturday that customers have been forced to turn to competitors for their deliveries […]

Economics

11 hours ago ‘I thought more people would notice we were striking’: Inside the thoughts of a Canada Post worker

'The wheels of commerce didn’t seem affected at all by the absence of the Canada Post mail carrier'

Society