30 h. ago When public service HR ignores medical advice, people get hurt

“It breaks my heart and boils my blood,” writes a federal employee rep who says her department has been broken for years.

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5 d. ago Trump company strikes Qatari golf resort deal in sign it’s not holding back

The Trump family company struck a deal Wednesday to build a luxury golf resort in Qatar in a sign it has no plans to hold back from foreign dealmaking during a second Trump administration, despite the danger of a president shaping U.S. public policy for personal financial gain. The project, which features Trump-branded beachside villas […]

Economics

6 d. ago U.S. congratulates Carney on election win, notes ‘extensive’ relationship

The statement marked the first public acknowledgement of Carney's win by the Trump administration, which was focused Tuesday on marking Trump's first 100 days in office.

Politics

7 d. ago London police hosting townhall meeting about home razed in fire

London police and bylaw officials will be at a public meeting to address community concerns about a home damaged in a fatal fire this month.

Events

8 d. ago Philip Morris International CEO Jacek Olczak Addresses Emerging Global Divide in Regulatory Approaches to Consumer Innovation

Olczak issues call for pragmatic policies that accelerate advances in public health, noting that approximately 20% of smokers globally lack access to better alternatives to cigarettes STAMFORD, Conn. — Jacek Olczak, Chief Executive Officer of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM), outlined the need for common-sense regulations in the consumer goods sector while addressing global […]

Society

8 d. ago Carney expresses condolences to victims of Vancouver vehicle attack

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is pausing his election campaign to express condolences to victims and their families after a vehicle attack in Vancouver on Saturday killed nine people and injured many more. Carney says he has been briefed by his public safety minister and national security adviser and will be meeting with B.C. […]

Events

9 d. ago Central Ontario financial advisor charged in $1.8M fraud investigation

ORILLIA — Police in central Ontario have laid a dozen charges against a financial advisor who is alleged to have stolen more than $1.8 million from clients. The Ontario Provincial Police says the local advisor is charged with defrauding the public and eleven counts of uttering a forged document. They say 40-year-old Kevin Douse, of […]

Economics

2 w. ago ’Man of compassion:’ Indigenous leaders, residential school survivors on Pope Francis

It’s been nearly three years since Pope Francis travelled to Canada to apologize for the Catholic Church’s role in residential schools. But for some Indigenous survivors, memories of the historic day remain fresh in their minds. “His statements of apology still have a lot of impact to a lot of us residential school survivors,” Piita […]

Politics

2 w. ago Carney and Poilievre are both Catholic. Here’s how they reacted to the Pope’s death

Both leaders mentioned the Pope's visit to Canada and the apology he offered to First Nations people regarding residential schools

Events

2 w. ago 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy are released

WASHINGTON — Approximately 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy were released Friday, continuing the disclosure of national secrets ordered by President Donald Trump.  The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration posted roughly 229 files containing the pages to its public website. Many files related to the senator’s […]

Sport

2 w. ago B.C. urged to cut ties with U.S. LifeLabs owner amid Trump tariffs

A public health advocacy group is urging the B.C. government to end a contract with a U.S. company that owns LifeLabs, the province's main provider of outpatient lab services. 

Economics

2 w. ago ‘So very, very sorry’: Public ads in Vancouver offer apology to Canada from American friends

Individual behind the ads said he was distressed by the economic damage and disrespectful treatment of Canada by the U.S. government

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3 w. ago SIMMONS: Edward Rogers doesn’t know Vladimir Guerrero Jr. very well, but is happy to give him $500 million

In the midst of all the smiles, the gratitude, the ceremony and the signatures, Edward Rogers, who rarely speaks in public,, admitted he doesn’t know Vladimir Guerrero Jr. very well. It was a rather astounding admission for the most powerful man in Canadian sport to make on the day the unofficial became official. That Guerrero […]

Economics

3 w. ago Letters: ‘To our Canadian friends’ — a message from an American neighbour

Readers have their say on the Trump tariff turmoil, the federal election, the shocking violence faced by nurses, and more in the letters to the editor

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3 w. ago Canadian university apologizes for asking artist to remove his ‘political’ painting

The Crossing bears a resemblance to Washington Crossing the Delaware, but with lemmings instead of Revolutionary soldiers

Politics

3 w. ago Large explosion heard in Abbotsford, police searching for source

Multiple emergency services are in the area looking for the source of the explosion. If the public has any additional information on the source, they are asked to contact police.

Events

3 w. ago Advocates call on Edmonton Public Schools to halt seclusion room construction, division defends shift to sensory spaces

Board said division’s newly built sensory spaces are not seclusion rooms, contain calming equipment and do not have locking mechanisms

Society

3 w. ago Condition that led to Jets prospect’s retirement causes fragility, instability, expert says

The rare medical condition that has led to the retirement of a Winnipeg Jets prospect at 21 is unfamiliar to the general public, the head of an advocacy organization says.

Transport

3 w. ago All suspects in custody after Virginia shooting that killed 3 and wounded 3 others, authorities say

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (AP) — All suspects were in custody early Wednesday after a shooting that killed three people and wounded three others in Virginia, authorities said. The Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office announced in a social media post only that all suspects were in custody and there was no threat to public safety. It said additional […]

Events

3 w. ago Alberta measles outbreak not dire enough to warrant CMOH public address: LaGrange

The new cases come as the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association blamed the spread on inaction, calling for a government-initiated vaccination plan and better public updates.

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