Category Archives: Canada
With the rise of AI 'slop,' Canada’s creative sector sets sights on licensing regime
OTTAWA - On Nov. 1, Xania Monet appeared for the first time on the Adult R&B Billboard chart. One week later, the song 'Walk my Walk' by Breaking Rust topped Billboard's country digital song sales...
Nov 15, 2025
Montreal transit strike averted after tentative deal reached with drivers' union
MONTREAL - Bus and metro service is set to continue in Montreal this weekend after the city's public transit network reached a last-minute, tentative deal with its drivers' union, averting planned str...
Nov 14, 2025
B.C. lawyers receiving extortion threats, legal regulator warns
VANCOUVER - The Law Society of British Columbia says it has become aware of lawyers receiving extortion threats for "substantial sums of money." The legal profession regulator sent out a notice to its...
Nov 14, 2025
'Backdoor dealing': B.C. farmer decries omission of private owners from Cowichan case
RICHMOND - The co-owner of an eight-hectare farm on the Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title lands said he and fellow private landowners were unfairly left out of the court case that confirmed the title c...
Nov 14, 2025
Ottawa to return $623 million to small businesses in rebate payments
OTTAWA - More than 600,000 small businesses will share $623 million in carbon price rebate payments before the end of the year, the final payment they will receive following the end of the consumer ca...
Nov 14, 2025
Governor General Simon released from hospital, recovering from illness
OTTAWA - Rideau Hall says Gov. Gen. Mary Simon was released from hospital Friday and is now recovering at home. The 78-year-old representative of King Charles missed the annual Remembrance Day service...
Nov 14, 2025
Five things to know about Quebec graphite mine added to major projects list
MONTREAL - A graphite mine in Quebec has been included on the federal government's expanded list of major projects in the national interest to be considered for regulatory fast-tracking. Here are five...
Nov 14, 2025
Fact File: No 'plan' to 'euthanize' 15 million Canadians with MAID
Podcast clips recently shared on social media claim that Health Canada plans to save money by "euthanizing" 15 million Canadians. The clips cite a journal article that presents a scenario in which mem...
Nov 14, 2025
Supreme Court of Canada upholds impaired driving convictions based on breath tests
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday upheld impaired driving convictions in two cases, saying criminal law amendments enacted in 2018 were intended to simplify prosecutions based on breath t...
Nov 14, 2025
Oil and gas producers applaud Ottawa's latest major projects list
OTTAWA - The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers is praising Ottawa's latest list of major projects after another liquefied natural gas project made the cut, but environment groups are warning...
Nov 14, 2025