26 m. ago CUPE: Air Canada is missing in action at the bargaining table

TORONTO — With 55 hours to go until Air Canada’s lockout notice takes effect, the airline has been absent from the bargaining table for nearly a full day. The union tabled its most recent proposal to Air Canada on August 12 at 9 p.m. ET. The union has been at the bargaining table ever since, […]

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26 m. ago Great Quest Announces Extension of Final Tranche of Private Placement

This News Release is Intended for Distribution in Canada Only and is Not Authorized for Distribution to United States Newswire Services or for Dissemination in the United States. VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Great Quest Gold Ltd. (TSXV:GQ) (“Great Quest” or the “Company”) announces that it has received an extension from the TSX Venture Exchange (the […]

Sport

31 m. ago Canada Post to meet CUPW on Friday after workers rejected ‘best and final’ contract offer

CUPW president said the union has been urging Canada Post to come back to the bargaining table

Society

38 m. ago Lung cancer survival rate doubles, but still causes most cancer deaths: Feds

Five-year survival rates for people with lung cancer have doubled since the 1990s, but the disease still kills more patients than any other type of cancer, a Statistics Canada report said on Wednesday. The report said the number of people living five years after they were diagnosed jumped from 13% to 27% between 1992 and […]

Events

47 m. ago Opinion: Why Canada’s increased defence spending matters in B.C.

Tom Codrington: There is no untouched utopia that we can escape to and pull up the hatch — we are all far too interconnected for that. B.C., with its vital shipping routes and world-leading innovation is far from immune

Events

72 m. ago Federal government’s spending review is ‘flawed’ and too narrow: report

The report says the review will only include about one-third of all program spending and is expected to save less than half the amount needed to right the federal finances

Politics

90 m. ago Ottawa spending $25M to help companies build EV chargers, buy lower

OTTAWA — The federal government announced $25 million in funding Wednesday for companies to build more than 850 electric vehicle chargers, mostly in Quebec. The money will also help companies finance the purchases of natural gas-powered transport and recycling trucks to help companies lower emissions. According to the government nearly a quarter of Canada’s total […]

Economics

93 m. ago Federal agency invested millions in money losing Kenyan company without ‘due diligence’

FinDev Canada, created by former prime minister Justin Trudeau in 2017, says in an internal memo it did no “due diligence” before investing millions into a money-losing cellphone company in Kenya, according to Blacklock’s Reporter. The federal agency, known more formally as the Development Finance Institute, admitted as much in the memo they withheld for […]

Economics

1 hour ago Conservative MP calls on Ottawa to ‘get serious’ about wildfires, criticizes forest ban

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner says the federal government needs to do more to fight Canada’s devastating forest fires. Speaking to reporters Wednesday in Ottawa, the Alberta MP accused Ottawa of “inaction” on wildfires. She also blamed that lack of action for new measures restricting activities in the forests of two provinces — […]

Events

2 h. ago Parks Canada omits word ‘genocide’ in latest residential school designation

In its latest historic site designation of an Indian Residential School, Parks Canada has deleted all reference to “genocide,” according to Blacklock’s Reporter. The move was made without comment and the agency as recently as last Feb. 12 called the schools “cultural genocide.” In a notice of a plaque unveiling Thursday at Manitoba’s Portage la […]

Society

2 h. ago Jewish visitor to Halifax confronted with ‘Heil, heil, heil’ at Palestinian rally

The Montreal lawyer has filed a hate crime complaint after he and his wife, both Jewish, were confronted by a protester

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2 h. ago Ottawa travellers should check their flights ahead of possible Air Canada job action

Air Canada began cancelling flights ahead of possible weekend job action as flight attendants and the company hit a bargaining impasse.

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2 h. ago AM Best Assigns Issue Credit Rating to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited’s Senior Unsecured Notes

OLDWICK, N.J. — AM Best has assigned a Long-Term Issue Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to the recently issued CAD 300 million, 5.1% senior unsecured notes, due August 2055, and CAD 400 million, 4.45% senior unsecured notes, due August 2035, of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Fairfax) (Toronto, Canada) [TSX: FFH]. The outlook assigned to these […]

Economics

2 h. ago Canada’s ‘ideal’ OnlyFans star is diverse, redheaded MILF: Study

A groundbreaking study looks at what Canadian users search for on OnlyFans, and the findings reveal a lot about the country. The study, conducted by OnlyFans search engine OnlyGuider, analyzed psychological data of what 49 countries look for on the content subscription platform. The results vary by nation, with some countries craving the exotic and […]

Sport

2 h. ago Emerita Announces Upsize to C$25M Brokered Private Placement Financing

THIS NEWS RELEASE IS INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION IN CANADA ONLY AND IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. TORONTO, Aug. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Emerita Resources Corp. (“Emerita” or the “Company”) (TSXV:EMO) (OTCQB:EMOTF) (FSE:LLJA) is pleased to announce that, due to strong investor demand, […]

Economics

3 h. ago Canada's Wonderland guests shocked by steep $60 pizza prices

Guests at Canada's Wonderland are raising concerns about the exorbitant food prices inside the amusement park after a video highlighting an extra-large pizza for a mind-boggling $60 sparked widespread backlash online. The TikTok, posted by user MJ, shows a menu at a Pizza Pizza location inside the amusement park, where a 16-inch cheese or pepperoni pizza is listed for $54.99 to $55.99 (more than $63 after tax)."How did we get here? I don't know if this is like, inflation times five, but I was flabbergasted when I saw this last weekend," MJ said in the video, which has since amassed over 240,000 views and more than 600 comments. "I honestly thought this was gonna be like, $30, $35 for like a whole cheese pizza... Who's spending $60 on cheese pizza from Pizza Pizza? Are people actually buying this?" they continued.@myplantalbum Give me your tips on how to buy food at Wonderland 😂 #canadaswonderland ♬ original sound - MJ 🪴🇵🇭The...

Economics

3 h. ago U.S. human rights reports criticize NATO allies, minimize some abuses

The reports, which cover 2024 before U.S. President Donald Trump took office, reflect his administration’s focus on free speech and restricting access to abortion.

Events

3 h. ago Canada’s Trump trade tensions ‘intensifying’ trend of falling rents, says RBC

Rents have dropped in half of Canada's major cities, especially in regions hit by job losses

Economics

3 h. ago Canada Post, union to restart contract talks as company warns of ‘crisis’

The national mail carrier said it has asked the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to present a response to its 'best and final offers' that the union rejected nearly two weeks ago.

Economics

4 h. ago Got an Air Canada ticket? Your rights, as strike flight cancellations begin

Air Canada said it will begin cancelling flights as early as Thursday because 'sudden or unmanaged work stoppages produce a significantly worse disruption to travel.'

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