Category Archives: Canada

CBC going to court to fight disclosure order for Gem subscriber numbers
OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada is going to court to defend its refusal to disclose subscriber numbers for its Gem streaming service. A spokesperson says the public broadcaster will make its case in Federal...
Aug 26, 2025

More Canadians commuting as remote work decline, hybrid workers on-site more often
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the proportion of employed people mostly working from home in May edged down compared with a year earlier for the fourth year in the row. The agency says those mostly w...
Aug 26, 2025

Parliamentary Budget Officer says 3.2 million new homes needed to close housing gap
OTTAWA - The Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates Canada needs to build 3.2 million new homes in the next decade to close the housing gap but isn't currently on track to do that. The latest PBO repo...
Aug 26, 2025

Canada eyes deeper energy ties with Germany through critical minerals partnership
BERLIN - Canada is signing a critical minerals partnership with Germany that encourages the joint public financing of natural resources projects. Prime Minister Mark Carney says for too long, key Cana...
Aug 26, 2025

In the news today: Canada narrows sub suppliers to two options
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada narrows sub suppliers to two options Government officials say Canada has narrowed down its shopping lis...
Aug 26, 2025

'Just shoot me': Calgarian fighting in Ukraine in painful recovery after drone attack
KYIV - A 23-year-old Calgary man who has been fighting for Ukraine faces a painful recovery after receiving burns to nearly 30 per cent of his body in a Russian drone strike on Canada Day. Mac Hughes ...
Aug 26, 2025

Woman being sued for calling four others 'pretendians' says she's protecting identity
OTTAWA - A First Nations woman is being sued for calling four women "pretendians," with the plaintiffs seeking more than $500,000 in damages and retractions to the heavily publicized comments made abo...
Aug 26, 2025

Canada narrows choice of new submarine suppliers to Germany, South Korea
BERLIN - Government officials say Canada has narrowed down its shopping list for its next fleet of submarines to those made by a German and a South Korean supplier. Canada plans to replace its current...
Aug 26, 2025

Tax agency extends contracts of 850 call centre workers amid staffing concerns
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency has offered contract extensions to around 850 call centre employees as their union sounds the alarm over staffing levels. CRA spokesperson Etienne Biram says the wor...
Aug 25, 2025

Dr. Oz says B.C. ostriches may have valuable avian flu secrets and should be saved
United States health official Dr. Mehmet Oz says about 400 ostriches at a British Columbia farm facing an avian flu cull should instead be saved and sent to America to learn potential "secrets" that h...
Aug 25, 2025