47 m. ago Foreign student asylum claims hit record high in 2024, set to grow in 2025

The claims are rising, even as Ottawa cuts the number of study permits it issues, with Prime Minister Mark Carney pledging to return Canadian immigration to 'sustainable levels.'

Sport

2 h. ago Canadian consumer confidence rises after Carney’s election win, polling shows

The index is now at 48.6. A reading below 50 still indicates negative views, but it’s the highest in nine weeks

Politics

2 h. ago It’s not just Alberta flirting with western separatism now: Full Comment podcast

Torn at for nine years by the divisive Trudeau Liberals, Canadian unity is seriously frayed, with Alberta now preparing for a possible secession referendum. In this episode, Brian Lilley talks with Reform party founder Preston Manning, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and longtime Liberal pollster Dan Arnold to get a sense of how dire the situation […]

Other

3 h. ago Ryan Fox chips in for birdie in playoff to win Myrtle Beach Classic over Mackenzie Hughes

The Canadian and Harry Higgs each missed their birdie putts

Events

4 h. ago U.K. government vows to ’take back control’ and cut immigration

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged Monday to cut immigration numbers and make it harder to settle in the U.K., confronting an issue that has bedeviled successive governments and fueled the rise of a new anti-immigrant party that could threaten the country’s political establishment. Starmer, whose centre-left Labour Party won a landslide victory […]

Politics

5 h. ago BOE’s Lombardelli Voted to Cut Rates as ‘Insurance’ Against Trade Wars

Bank of England Deputy Governor Clare Lombardelli said growth in UK wages and services prices is still too high to be consistent with bringing inflation back to the 2% target but she voted to cut interest rates last week to provide “insurance” against the risk of an economic slowdown caused by global trade wars.

Economics

8 h. ago Secrecy over troubled Canadian Surface Combatant program continues

Documents withheld for six years, heavily censored

Other

12 h. ago Split weekend leaves Calgary Canucks in control of Centennial Cup playoff fate

It was a split weekend for the host Calgary Canucks at the 2025 Centennial Cup. A 7-2 loss to the Rockland Nationals on Sunday followed an 11-6 win over the Valleyfield Braves on Saturday, pushing the home-side squad to a 2-0-1-0 record in round-robin action at the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s national championship. Goals by […]

Other

12 h. ago Calgary Surge stage late rallies, stun Edmonton Stingers in CEBL opener

The Calgary Surge opened up the 2025 Canadian Elite Basketball League campaign with excitement. And a dramatic victory. Tied heading into the Elam Ending and then by five late in the end-game scenario, the Surge made up the stagger and soared past the host and rival Edmonton Stingers in an 86-84 triumph Sunday. It was Jameer Nelson Jr.’s […]

Other

13 h. ago Failure to gain split in Florida increases pressure on Maple Leafs

Morgan Rielly is all in favour of a Canadian team winning the Stanley Cup this spring. Preferably, his Maple Leafs. Apologies to the Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets. A team based in Canada has not lifted the Cup since 1993, when the Montreal Canadiens beat the Los Angeles Kings in the final. Rielly touched on […]

Other

16 h. ago Maple Leafs’ Sato shines as 1st woman to play in Canadian men’s pro baseball

Star female pitcher Ayami Sato made history as the first woman to play in a Canadian men’s professional baseball league on Sunday. She also had a perfect debut for the Intercounty Baseball League’s Toronto Maple Leafs. Sato struck out one batter without allowing anyone on base in the first two innings of an eventual 6-5 […]

Sport

17 h. ago Blue Jays approach the quarter mark with offence humming after blowout sweep in Seattle

After finishing off a three-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, a dominant string that seemingly came out of nowhere, suddenly the Blue Jays’ season has a significantly brighter hue. The visitors took care of business in explosive style on Sunday at T-Mobile Park, bringing out the brooms for their expansion cousin Mariners in […]

Events

19 h. ago City homeless report sees crisis, dismisses public with ‘lazy’ language 

“The homelessness crisis in Toronto is worsening,” a recently released report says – and people are blaming immigration, drug use, NIMBYism, housing and affordability. The “stakeholder engagement report” is meant to provide information about the City of Toronto’s upcoming five-year homelessness plan. While the full 84-page report sheds little new light on the state of […]

Other

19 h. ago Newark’s mayor was arrested at an immigration detention center. Here’s what to know

Ras Baraka was arrested, booked and released the same day, and later said he has a court appearance scheduled for Thursday

Other

22 h. ago Les Mères au front se bercent devant l’Assemblée nationale pour la cause climatique

Le regroupement Mères au front s’est mobilisé pour la cause climatique dimanche devant l’Assemblée nationale, à l’occasion de la fête des Mères.

Society

24 h. ago Telus, Bell, Rogers blame immigration policies for mobile subscriber slowdown

For years, Canada’s top telecom providers rode a wave of high immigration, collectively adding hundreds of thousands of new mobile phone subscribers most quarters. Those days are over. Canada’s three biggest wireless firms — BCE Inc., Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. — all cited tighter immigration rules when explaining to investors over the past […]

Events

24 h. ago Company contracted to repaint Granville Street Bridge for $5.8 million sues City of Vancouver

City hasn't yet responded to lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court by New Brunswick firm saying it hadn't been properly paid during delays. Over a year ago, city filed lawsuit against three companies for deficiencies on structural repairs but that lawsuit has been stalled since

Economics

25 h. ago What do Albertans think of prospect of separation referendum?

Row after row of Canadian flags fly high atop tall poles over manicured lawns in a southern Alberta town that's also home to the province's premier, her husband and their dog.

Other

26 h. ago ’WE’RE CANADIANS’: Some Albertans divided about separation in cross

EDMONTON — Row after row of Canadian flags fly high atop tall poles over manicured lawns in a southern Alberta town that’s also home to the province’s premier, her husband and their dog. Kathleen Sokvitne has lived on the street in High River, Alta., about 60 kilometres south of Calgary, for 30 years. She says […]

Other

26 h. ago Finally, a mental health survey of the Canadian music industry. The situation is dire

Preliminary results of a mental health survey of people working in Canada's music industry show high rates of anxiety, fatigue and financial stress among the initial respondents.

Sport