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Knowing where your money is going proves crucial to supporting Indigenous businesses
TORONTO - Jaymie Campbell has been running her beading and quilling business for over five years. It's a money-making venture but for her, it is about more than income. "It's so much about cultural re...
Sep 25, 2023

Shopping for something to wear on Orange Shirt Day? Here's what you need to know
Every dollar spent on an orange T-shirt for Truth and Reconciliation Day should be a conscious effort to uplift an Indigenous business or community, experts say. Shopping for orange T-shirts from Indi...
Sep 25, 2023

Former foreign minister Marc Garneau says Canada, South Korea should form closer ties
OTTAWA - Former foreign affairs minister Marc Garneau says Canada should seek closer ties with South Korea, arguing the two countries could help each other gain influence in the strategically importan...
Sep 25, 2023

Honda Indy Toronto returns for 2024 IndyCar season
TORONTO - The Honda Indy Toronto will return in 2024. The only IndyCar race in Canada is one of 17 races on the 2024 series schedule. Toronto's Exhibition Place will host the 36th edition of the event...
Sep 25, 2023

'Show us the money!': N.L. premier says open to hydro deal if Quebec pays up
QUEBEC - Newfoundland and Labrador's premier says if Quebec wants a new hydro deal then the province needs to "show us the money!" Andrew Furey made the comments today at the conference of New England...
Sep 25, 2023

Rugby World Cup evokes memories for former Canadian forward Mike Sheppard
TORONTO - The Rugby World Cup has brought back plenty of memories for Mike Sheppard. Like playing the All Blacks at the 2019 tournament in Japan. Only a select few Canadians get to face the haka. Shep...
Sep 25, 2023

Democratic Sen. Menendez says cash found in home was from his personal savings, not bribe proceeds
UNION CITY, N.J. (AP) - Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey defiantly pushed back against federal corruption charges and the erosion of Democratic support in his home state Monday, saying ...
Sep 25, 2023

In the news today: Ontario legislature resumes, Jewish groups demand apology
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Ontario legislature resumes with new cabinet faces Ontario provincial politicia...
Sep 25, 2023

Court martial begins for former head of military HR accused of sexual misconduct
GATINEAU, Que. - A court martial begins today for Lt.-Gen. Steve Whelan, who was removed from his job as head of military personnel after being accused of sexual misconduct. The allegations came to li...
Sep 25, 2023

Coroner's inquest opens into killings of three Quebec men chosen at random
MONTREAL - A coroner's inquest opening in Montreal today will look into the deaths of three men seemingly killed at random over a 24-hour span last August. Coroner Ghane Kamel will oversee the inquiry...
Sep 25, 2023