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Alert Ready system to undergo public test across Canada
Canada’s national public alerting system is scheduled to be tested across the country today. A…
Sweden and Canada sign strategic partnership as royal couple visits Ottawa
OTTAWA — Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia arrived in Ottawa on Tuesday…
Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to stop court challenges of transgender laws
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — The Alberta government has invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to protect…
Carney off to the United Arab Emirates tonight before heading to G20 summit
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to the United Arab Emirates tonight before…
Canada investing more than $500 million in European Space Agency programs
OTTAWA — Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says the government is ramping up its investment in…
John Main selected as Nunavut’s premier, marking territory’s first non-Inuk leader
OTTAWA — John Main was selected as Nunavut’s next premier on Tuesday, marking the first…
CRTC updates definition of Canadian content, says AI doesn’t count
OTTAWA — The federal broadcast regulator has released a new definition of Canadian content —…
Joly says Canada ‘didn’t get enough’ benefits out of F-35 procurement deal
OTTAWA — The Liberal government believes Canada was short changed on industrial benefits out of…
Ottawa’s budget legislation puts final nail in the coffin of the digital services tax
OTTAWA — Legislation to implement the Liberals’ new federal budget will also spell the end…
Canada Post expects to lose 30K employees to retirement, voluntary departures by 2035
OTTAWA — With Canada Post facing deep losses, the Crown corporation’s CEO said Tuesday the…
Group gets trapped after elevator in new light rail station breaks down
MONTREAL — Younes Rebbouhi said he initially thought it was funny when he realized he…
Ophthalmologists urge provinces not to allow optometrists to perform minor surgeries
TORONTO — Ophthalmologists are urging provincial governments not to move ahead with plans that would…
Conservative MP Stubbs defends missing budget vote after surgery
OTTAWA — Conservative MP Shannon Stubbs missed Monday’s critical budget vote because she is recovering…
Canada, U.S., Finland take step forward on ICE Pact plan to build icebreakers
WASHINGTON — Canada, the United States and Finland have taken a step toward building new…
Report finds one in five immigrants leaves Canada within 25 years
OTTAWA — A new report says one in five newcomers to Canada leaves the country…