New trade deal to chop red tape, knock down trade barriers across Canada
VICTORIA — Trade of tens of thousands of goods across Canada’s 14 jurisdictions will soon be free after an agreement has been signed between all provinces, territories and the federal government to allow businesses to sell their products across Canada....
Veteran FBI employee sues bureau after being fired over displaying a pride flag
WASHINGTON (AP) — A veteran FBI employee training to become a special agent was fired last month for displaying at his workspace an LGBTQ+ flag, which had previously flown outside a field office, according to a lawsuit filed in federal...
NASA unveils close-up pictures of the comet popping by from another star
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA unveiled close-up pictures on Wednesday of the interstellar comet that’s making a quick one-and-done tour of the solar system. Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas is only the third confirmed object...
‘Devil in the details’ on Alberta-Ottawa energy accord: former pipeline executive
CALGARY — Alberta and Ottawa are said to be closing in on a “grand bargain” that could see a new West Coast oilsands pipeline built in tandem with emissions-offsetting measures, but it’s unclear it would be enough to incent private...
Federal terrorism charge filed against a man who allegedly set a woman on fire on...
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged a man with committing a terrorist attack, alleging he poured gasoline on a woman and chased her through a Chicago train car before setting her on fire. Lawrence Reed was sitting at the back of...
Man, 46, arrested in fatal Mississauga hit-and-run
A 46-year-old Mississauga man is in custody in connection with the fatal hit-and-run last week in Peel Region. Police say 56-year-old Santosh Kumar Patra was struck and killed at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue West and Fallingbrook Drive just after...
Canada’s health care system not ready for new therapies to treat early Alzheimer’s
New Alzheimer’s research is warning that Canada’s health care system is not ready for the growing number of people living with the disease and the advancements in treatment. “Alzheimer’s is a disease of aging. As the population in Canada ages,...
Man injured in Scarborough stabbing, police searching for suspect
A man in his 20s has been taken to a hospital after being stabbed in Scarborough. Toronto police were called to Kingston and Overture roads around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night. The victim was located on the scene with a stab...
School boards caught unprepared in mass student data breach: provincial watchdogs
Privacy watchdogs in Ontario and Alberta issued their findings Tuesday after investigating a mass data breach of a student information system used across Canada, concluding that school boards lacked adequate breach response plans, among other issues. Ontario’s privacy commissioner says...
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 from legal challenge a trio of laws affecting transgender youth and adults. It’s the second time in less than a month Premier Danielle Smith’s government...
