37 h. ago The EPA wants to end a requirement that large polluters report their greenhouse gas emissions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday proposed doing away with a program that has required large, mostly industrial polluters to report their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to the government. The program requires refineries, power plants, oil wells and landfills to report their emissions without risk of penalty as officials seek to identify […]

Society

4 d. ago Strike watch: A roundup of labour activity happening across the country

Numerous labour actions taking place as companies, workers and governments navigate turbulent economy and fallout from trade war

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5 d. ago Detailed findings from AP investigation into how US tech firms enabled China’s digital police state

BEIJING (AP) — American tech companies to a large degree designed and built China’s surveillance state, playing a far greater role in enabling human rights abuses than previously known, an Associated Press investigation found. They sold billions of dollars of technology to the Chinese police, government and surveillance companies, despite repeated warningsfrom the U.S. Congress […]

Economics

5 d. ago Canada issues travel advisory for Indonesia including vacation hot spot Bali

Canada has updated its travel advisory for Indonesia, including Bali, urging Canadians to take extra precautions when travelling.If you're planning a trip to Indonesia or the popular tourist destination of Bali, it's important to stay on top of the latest travel advice from the government. On Sept. 5, the Government of Canada updated the entry and exit requirements, warning travellers of visa scams."There is an increase in visa scams in Indonesia, including in Bali," reads the statement.The government is advising travellers not to accept unsolicited offers for visa extensions. Doing so could put visitors at risk of overstaying their visa or lead to serious legal consequences, such as fines, deportation, or re-entry bans."Never hand over your passport to individuals or agencies claiming to offer visa services," the advisory warns. "Use official government channels to manage or renew visas and ensure your information and documents remain secure.&q...

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6 d. ago SMOL: Iconic War of 1812 battle site deteriorates due to government neglect

The Battle of Queenston Heights occurred on October 13th, 1812, on the edge of the escarpment overlooking the Niagara River, within easy shouting and shooting distance from the U.S. shore. It was the first significant engagement in British Canada’s desperate fight for survival against the expansionist United States between 1812 and 1815 — an America […]

Politics

8 d. ago Nenshi says Canada must engage with China on canola tariffs but surtax on Chinese EVs outside his ‘pay grade’

Nenshi stressed that Canada needs to engage directly with China's government to resolve the escalating trade war

Economics

8 d. ago Carney unveils new ‘Buy Canadian’ rules for government amid trade war

Friday’s announcement also included a $370 million relief package for canola farmers, who are facing a 75.8 per cent tariff from China.

Politics

2 w. ago Canadian author Linden MacIntyre explores dark and violent period in history

It was a clearly expressed mandate — “the stamping out of terrorism by secret murder.” That’s how one highly-placed observer saw the situation more than a century ago when the Irish War of Independence was raging and the British government was determined to suppress it by whatever means possible. So if it was necessary to […]

Events

2 w. ago Thursday's letters: Alberta doesn't need political police force

Re. “Jobs and affordability were once UCP priorities,” Rob Breakenridge, Aug. 26 Rob Breakenridge is right to warn that Alberta’s government has drifted away from its promises on jobs and affordability. But what should worry Albertans even more is Premier Danielle Smith’s fixation on creating her own provincial police force. In another context, that might […]

Politics

2 w. ago Dollarama customers both ‘resilient’ and ‘fragile’ as tariff tensions continue: CEO

Canadian consumers are proving to be a headscratcher for Dollarama Inc. The discount chain’s CEO said Wednesday that consumer behaviour continued to be unpredictable in his company’s second quarter and he expects that trend to continue into the back half of the year. “At some moments, it seems resilient, at others it seems fragile, so […]

Economics

2 w. ago WARMINGTON: With ‘elbows up’ era over, it’s wonderful time for another election

Shark Tank star Kevin O'Leary believes government should be focused on China, not U.S. trade war

Politics

2 w. ago ’One of my favourite Grand Slams’: Victoria Mboko looking ahead to U.S. Open debut

NEW YORK — In just 12 magical days in Montreal earlier this month, Victoria Mboko went from a promising young player on the rise to a champion at the WTA 1000 level — in her home country, no less. The 18-year-old who went from No. 85 to No. 23 is a rising star who has […]

Other

3 w. ago Canola industry showing resiliency in tariff wars, but government needs to help level the playing field

Gary Mar: Canada’s ability to diversify markets depends on how fast and efficiently we can get goods to them

Politics

3 w. ago Saskatchewan Premier Moe, federal minister to meet on China canola tariff

SASKATOON — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is set to meet today with federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald, along with industry groups, to discuss the steep Chinese tariff on Canadian canola seed. Kody Blois, the parliamentary secretary for Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison are also to attend the meeting in Saskatoon. […]

Politics

3 w. ago Letters August 21, 2025: ‘Are Carney’s past business dealing haunting him?’

CARNEY CONFLICTED? Re: LILLEY: Carney silent as China blasts Canada’s canola industry, online, Aug. 14 Let’s put things in proper perspective. Mark Carney is ready to fight to keep supply management in any trade deal with the United States because it protects the dairy industry, especially in Quebec, but he remains silent with this China […]

Economics

3 w. ago Opinion: PM needs to end his government’s war on worker bargaining power

Will Mark Carney go down in history as the prime minister who weakened worker bargaining power and accelerated the decline of the Canadian middle class? That’s the question many Canadian unions and workers are asking in the context of the contentious strike by Air Canada flight attendants. And they’re demanding a major course correction from […]

Politics

4 w. ago The United Steelworkers union condemns federal government interference in flight attendants’ bargaining rights

TORONTO, Aug. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — United Steelworkers union (USW) National Director, Marty Warren, issued the following statement on the federal government’s decision to intervene in the labour dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants: “By stepping in to shut down these negotiations and force workers back to work, the federal government is […]

Politics