CANADA

By Matthew Horwood Updated: June 30, 2023  More than a month after the end of the National Citizen’s Inquiry (NCI), which examined the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the…

By Matthew Horwood Updated: June 29, 2023  An independent military administrative tribunal has determined that a Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) veteran had not shown a “conduct deficiency” in refusing COVID-19…

By Marnie Cathcart Updated: June 29, 2023  The cost to build a new residential home has skyrocketed 51 percent since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, causing higher prices during…

By Isaac Teo Updated: June 28, 2023  A fire centre responsible for coordinating wildfire suppression across south coastal British Columbia says there has been a higher than average number of…

By Peter Wilson Updated: June 28, 2023 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is still trying to negotiate with tech giant Meta over its threats to block news sharing for…

By Peter Wilson Updated: June 28, 2023  There are “serious questions” surrounding Canada’s capacity to monitor potential threats of Russian hypersonic missiles in the Canadian Arctic, says the Senate National…

By Doug Lett  Olivia Chow has been elected the new mayor of Toronto. With virtually all of the city’s 1,451 polls reporting, Chow had over 268,000 votes, or just over…

By Marnie Cathcart The Canadian Competition Bureau has filed documents in federal court to investigate allegations that hundreds or thousands of individuals were paid to write fake reviews for Amazon…

By Marnie Cathcart Employment Canada will forgive 50 percent of new medical school graduates’ Canada Student Loans, up to $60,000, if they agree to stay working in Canada. According to…

By Peter Wilson Updated: June 26, 2023  The federal government spent over $3.7 million in legal expenses related to its invoking of the Emergencies Act in February 2022 in response…