16 m. ago FIRST READING: How Canada’s dairy cartel keeps fumbling our foreign trade negotiations

Parliament has just entrenched the one thing that has scuppered more trade negotiations than anything else

Economics

66 m. ago Opinion: A mini UN convenes in Calgary as Rotarians from around the world unite

Like many who grew up in Detroit, I crossed the Ambassador Bridge so often that Windsor and parts of southern Ontario became as familiar to me as my neighbour’s backyard. I’ve always wanted to visit Calgary, though not merely as a tourist. Nor did I desire to observe the recent G7 summit, where members of […]

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67 m. ago Opinion: In Alberta’s grab for federal cash, Albertans with disabilities pay the price

Starting in July, Canadians with disabilities are due to start receiving an extra $200 per month — except in Alberta, where that additional income will instead flow to the provincial government. The federal Canada Disability Benefit is designed to address poverty and enhance financial security for working-age individuals with disabilities. Its primary goal is to […]

Economics

67 m. ago Lorne Gunter: Infill housing unit reduction an attempt to fool voters to re

Really!? Just who do Edmonton city councillors think they’re going to fool? At Tuesday’s meeting of council’s urban planning committee, councillors voted four to one to reduce the number of units permitted in mid-block developments from eight to six, after councillors had encountered crushing opposition to the eight-unit bylaw they passed more than a year-and-a-half […]

Events

85 m. ago Chris Brown pleads not guilty to a charge that he beat and injured a music producer in London

LONDON — Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.  Brown, 36, wearing a blue suit, white shirt and black-rimmed glasses, was arraigned in London’s Southwark Crown Court on one count of attempting to […]

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94 m. ago Digital Asset Technologies Celebrates GENIUS Act as Pivotal Moment for U.S. Leadership in Digital Finance

VANCOUVER, BC, June 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Digital Asset Technologies Inc. (CSE: DATT) (OTCPK: EATBF) (FSE: 988) (“Digital Asset Technologies” or the “Company”) and its portfolio company LiquidLink AI Corp. (“LinkLink”), strongly supports the U.S. Senate’s passage of the GENIUS Act (S.1582) — a landmark bill establishing the first comprehensive federal regulatory framework for […]

Politics

2 h. ago United Steelworkers celebrate historic victory for workers as federal anti

OTTAWA, Ontario, June 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — United Steelworkers union (USW) National Director, Marty Warren, issued the following statement on the coming into force of the federal anti-scab legislation: “Today, the United Steelworkers union is celebrating a long-overdue victory for workers in federally regulated sectors as anti-scab legislation officially takes effect – one year […]

Society

2 h. ago Letters June 20, 2025: ‘Carney looks as if he’s seen his hero.’

TRUMP THE CAT, CARNEY THE MOUSE Donald Trump using “Mark” instead of Prime Minister Carney shows that Trump sees a very weak man — he does it more subtly than he did for Justin Trudeau! Trump’s still playing Carney — he sees a weakness in Carney. Carney looks completely out of his depth and Trump […]

Transport

2 h. ago Varcoe: On eve of new era for Canadian energy exports, Keyera CEO welcomes Ottawa's push to fast

'We have to think about the future of our country and what makes the most sense, and what benefits Canadians the most — and make it happen'

Economics

2 h. ago Bell: Smith government set to punt sexually explicit books out of school libraries

'Parents believe this kind of material is not appropriate for kids,' says Demetrios Nicolaides, the Alberta education minister who wants sexually graphic books out of school libraries

Politics

2 h. ago Ipsen receives positive CHMP opinion for Cabometyx® in previously treated advanced neuroendocrine tumors

If approved, Cabometyx® would be the first and only systemic therapy approved in the European Union for previously treated neuroendocrine tumors, regardless of tumor site, grade or previous non-somatostatin analogue-based systemic therapy1,2 Recommendation based on CABINET Phase III trial results, which demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful reductions in risk of disease progression or death […]

Economics

3 h. ago Randall Denley: Ontario’s ‘historic’ spending under Ford sure isn’t producing results

The fundamental problem is that economic growth is not strong enough to provide the taxes the province requires

Other

3 h. ago Rick Ekstein: A question for Mark Carney — what’s the future for Canada’s Jews?

This is not just about foreign policy. It’s about what kind of country Canada will be under Carney's leadership

Transport

3 h. ago Summer heat wave set to hit Ontario may bring temperatures not seen in years

Southern Ontario is set to get hit with a strong heat wave just in time for the official start of summer.

Other

3 h. ago Adam Zivo: Canadians stuck in Israel abandoned by embassy that closes at 4:30 p.m.

Don't expect more than an automated email response from Global Affairs Canada

Other

3 h. ago Friday's letters: If Alberta separates, Edmonton should leave Alberta

For the safety and prosperity of all fellow residents, if Alberta tries to separate from Canada, Edmonton must separate from Alberta. As a Canadian enclave freed from the shackles of the polluting oil and gas industry holding us back from diversification, we would be Canada’s sixth-largest provincial economy by GDP and fifth-largest province by population. […]

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3 h. ago Junk Science Week — Jack Mintz: Multiplier effects are junk economics

In a depression, deficit spending may 'create jobs,' but when labour markets are tight, people taking new jobs are leaving old ones elsewhere

Other

3 h. ago Avi Benlolo: Iran’s hatred of Israel must end — and so must the tyranny behind it 

The Islamic Republic's campaign is not only aimed at Israel’s destruction, but at the erasure of Jewish memory itself

Other

3 h. ago DEAR ABBY: Divorcee has no desire to walk down the aisle again

DEAR ABBY: I am twice divorced and recently celebrated my 61st birthday. I look pretty fantastic, and I’m in great health. My husbands were really great guys, and I have maintained positive relationships with both. My first marriage lasted 20 years; the second lasted 10. I have been flying solo for the last five years. […]

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5 h. ago Today's letters: Ottawa City hall really doesn't need more security

Friday, June 20: The building was already designed with safety in mind, says one reader. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

Events