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Matthew Horwood The Canadian economy shed 42,000 jobs in August, according to Statistics Canada, contrary to earlier projections by some economists. The statistics agency said on Sept. 4 that the…

Matthew Horwood The federal government has announced more than $4.7 billion for VIA Rail to acquire and maintain 313 new passenger cars, which will be designed and manufactured in Canada.…

Matthew Horwood The federal government is extending its suspension of the excise tax on gasoline and diesel until early 2027, after the tax holiday was set to expire on Sept.…

The removals span the PLA’s top leadership and major branches, raising questions about the loyalty and stability of Xi Jinping’s reshaped military. Michael Zhuang The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) purge…

Omid Ghoreishi The Liberals held onto their seats in Ontario’s Beaches-East York and B.C.’s North Vancouver-Capilano, and flipped the seat in Quebec’s Chicoutimi-Le Fjord from the Conservatives, in the Aug.…

William Hetherington New Brunswick is introducing a ban on phone and tablet use at public schools for students at all grade levels, saying the policy aims to reduce distractions and…

Paul Rowan Brian U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 28 that the United States had reached what he called “the biggest oil deal in world history,” giving the United…

Jason G. Antonio Ottawa says it has no plans to introduce a mandatory national digital identification system and is instead prioritizing a billion-dollar project to modernize how Canadians access federal…

Carney’s approach to Beijing may have also added to the Trump administration’s concerns. Terri Wu News Analysis The U.S.–Canada trade talks broke down on Aug. 21. Although both sides hold…

They issued a warning a little more than a month after an OpenAI model carried out an autonomous cyberattack on a startup company. Jacob Burg A group of leading tech…