Peel Public Health reporting measles case amid outbreak of the virus in the province
Peel Public Health are warning residents of a confirmed measles case with a recent history of international travel amid the biggest outbreak of the virus in Ontario since 2008. The case was confirmed on March 4, and the public may...
Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder added to FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List
A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder has been added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Ryan Wedding, who competed for Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, is wanted in connection with an alleged drug trafficking operation that...
Canadians should expect AI-enabled foreign meddling in election: cybersecurity centre
OTTAWA — The federal cybersecurity centre says China, Russia and Iran are very likely to use tools enabled by artificial intelligence in attempts to meddle in the coming general election campaign. In a new report, the Canadian Centre for Cyber...
Ottawa, plaintiffs agree to settle lawsuit over ‘Indian hospitals’
OTTAWA — The federal government announced Thursday it has reached a settlement with plaintiffs who filed a class action lawsuit over their experiences at so-called “Indian hospitals.” The federal government ran 33 such hospitals between 1936 and 1981. Former patients,...
Ford says Ontario to place 25% tariff on electricity to U.S. states by Monday
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is prepared to place a 25 per cent tariff on the electricity it provides the U.S. by Monday. Ford made the comments during an appearance on CNN. “As of… this Monday, we’re putting...
‘We are not the 51st anything’: viral ad updated amid Canada-U.S. tensions
If you watched television in the mid-to-late 1990s, you’ll remember an iconic Canadian advertisement that resonated from coast to coast to coast. It was a Molson commercial with the famous tagline, “I am Canadian!” said loud and proud by actor...
Truckers scramble for new routes as tariffs bring shipments to a halt
MONTREAL — Trucking companies have begun to halt shipments, mull layoffs and scramble for new routes as tariffs wreak havoc on cross-border trade. The lead-up to U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping 25 per cent tariff on Canadian imports as well...
Federal government announces $10M to fund programs to counter antisemitism
OTTAWA — The federal government is putting an additional $10 million into a program aimed at helping community groups counter violent extremism and antisemitism. Official Languages Minister Rachel Bendayan told the National Forum on Combatting Antisemitism on Thursday that the...
Joly told Liberals she briefed Carney on Trump tariffs
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly’s office confirms she has briefed Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney on President Donald Trump’s tariffs days ahead of Sunday’s leadership vote this week. Carney is the presumed front-runner for the party’s leadership and...
Centennial College to relocate programs at Story Arts Centre to Progress Campus in Scarborough
Centennial College has announced they will be relocating programs from one of their five Toronto campuses to another amid a decline in international enrolments and “stagnant government funding.” Progress Campus in Scarborough will be absorbing the programs that are currently...
