73 m. ago Video showing Canadian soldiers giving Nazi salutes leads to five suspensions

The video footage was taken in 2023 and also shows an individual performing drill in front of the Royal 22e Regiment flag and 'consuming a substance'

Events

99 m. ago Dad accused of drowning daughter in New York makes court appearance

The lawyer representing a father charged with murdering his nine-year-old Canadian daughter in Upstate New York said his client will ask for bail. Luciano Frattolin appeared Tuesday in Essex County court in Elizabethtown, N.Y., for a hearing to provide updates on his upcoming murder trial. Assistant public defender Eric Weyand told Judge Tatiana Coffinger that […]

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1 hour ago 5 Canadian military members suspended over video showing Nazi salute

The commander of the Canadian Army, Lt.-Gen. Michael Wright, called the video's contents disturbing and said that hate and extremism "have no place" in the Canadian Armed Forces.

Events

1 hour ago New report suggests relief could be on the way for Calgary’s housing market

The study out of Concordia University looks at how policy reform could impact Canadian housing supply in Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.

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4 h. ago Canada Post, union to restart labour talks after Air Canada strike ends

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers had previously said the return to bargaining had been delayed after federal mediators were called into the Air Canada dispute.

Culture

4 h. ago TERRAZZANO: Carney should listen to Canadians and cut bureaucracy

Canadians know the federal bureaucracy costs too much and delivers too little.    The federal government has added 99,000 bureaucrats since 2016.    And it’s not just the number of bureaucrats that ballooned; the cost did too.    The bureaucracy cost taxpayers $40.2 billion in 2016, according to the parliamentary budget officer (PBO). The bureaucracy cost taxpayers $71.2 billion last year. That […]

Transport

4 h. ago LAU: Canadians should reject suggestion of mandatory military service

According to a recent Angus Reid poll, Canadians overwhelmingly support imposing a year of “mandatory service” on those under the age of 30. This high support is consistent for mandatory service in public health support (74%), environmental support (73%), youth services (72%) and civil protection, such as disaster response or firefighting (70%). For a year […]

Events

4 h. ago Opinion: Edmonton locked into overbuilding costly car infrastructure

As the City of Edmonton’s strained coffers are buckling under the pressure of continuously increasing costs for service delivery, wages, and rapid population growth, our councillors are refusing to take bold action to reduce financial burden on our taxpayers by cancelling the 76 Avenue Bridge Replacement Project. Last week at urban planning committee, councillors steamrolled […]

Economics

5 h. ago Ontario truckers used secret compartment to smuggle cocaine for alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding

Two Toronto-area truck drivers have committed to pleading guilty in connection with a cocaine-smuggling plot for fugitive and former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding. Iqbal Singh Virk and Ranjit Singh Rowal are the first Canadians to sign plea deals with U.S. prosecutors following the FBI’s investigation, aptly named “Operation Giant Slalom,” according to CBC News. The probe […]

Culture

5 h. ago Missing man, 27, last seen Monday evening in Kanata, Ottawa police say

The Ottawa Police Service said Tuesday it was seeking public assistance in locating a 27-year-old man. Jesse Howe was last seen at his residence in the 0-100 block of Singal Street in Kanata at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 18. He was wearing a blue hoodie and a black baseball cap with a white patch. […]

Events

5 h. ago ‘This is a crisis’: Winnipeggers call out home care delays, cancellations

Some Winnipeggers are raising alarm bells about the quality and consistency of home care service in the city.

Transport

5 h. ago Canada’s Legal Tool to Quash Strikes Faces Mounting Resistance

At Toronto’s biggest airport on Sunday, the national president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees tore up a back-to-work order to a cheering crowd.

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6 h. ago Ottawa taps Canadian tech firm for ideas on using AI in public service

The federal government says the agreement with Cohere also involves looking at building Canada’s commercial capabilities to use and export AI.

Economics

6 h. ago Military artifacts dug up at PNE to be returned to Canadian Armed Forces at ceremony

Crews working on the new Freedom Mobile Arch Amphitheatre found more than a dozen guns and cannons from the First World War buried at the site.

Culture

7 h. ago ROBINSON: Canadians with glioblastoma enduring cruel provincial red tape

For the 1,600 Canadians who will receive glioblastoma diagnoses this year alone, Optune could offer hope to some of them to extend their lives

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7 h. ago Unpaid work for flight attendants could be on the way out as union declares win

Unpaid ground time for flight attendants could be on the way out as Air Canada looks to be joining a growing number of airlines that have agreed to move away from the widespread practice.  In announcing a tentative deal with the airline, the Canadian Union of Public Employees said “unpaid work is over” after making […]

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8 h. ago Mr. Eric Krafft Reports Participation on the Private Placement of Leading Edge Materials Corp.

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWWIRE SERVICES OR FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR DISSEMINATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLEOR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES Mr. Eric Krafft Reports Participation on the Private Placement of Leading Edge Materials Corp. MONACO, August 19, 2025 /CNW/ – Mr. Eric Krafft announces that, Mr. Eric […]

Culture

8 h. ago Purpose Investments’ Canadian Yield Shares Suite Receives OSC Receipt, Set to Launch August 21, 2025

TORONTO, Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Purpose Investments Inc. (“Purpose” or “Purpose Investments”) is pleased to announce that it has received final prospectus approval for new Canadian Yield Shares ETFs, marking a significant expansion in the evolution of the Yield Shares suite. These ETFs are expected to begin trading on Cboe Canada August 21, […]

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9 h. ago À 72 ans, l’ancien James Bond Pierce Brosnan se dit prêt à reprendre du service si Denis Villeneuve lui demande

L'acteur a confié en blaguant qu’il accepterait de sortir de sa retraite des services secrets si Denis Villeneuve lui proposait un rôle

Economics

9 h. ago US Copper Firms Hike Prices Even After Trump Tariff Reprieve

Major US producers of electrical wire are raising prices just weeks after a surprise decision by President Donald Trump to exempt the most basic copper imports from tariffs, suggesting that American consumers may end up paying more even after metal prices plunged.

Economics