Canada News

By Matthew Horwood Updated: May 22, 2023 As the Bank of Canada seeks consultation from Canadians on its design of a potential central bank digital currency (CBDC), digital privacy experts…

By Michael Taube Updated: May 21, 2023 Commentary David Johnston was appointed special rapporteur by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in March to look into allegations of Chinese interference in Canada’s…

By Marnie Cathcart Updated: May 21, 2023  With its new report from Environment Canada and Health Canada on “forever chemicals,” which are deemed harmful to humans and the environment, the…

By Marnie Cathcart Updated: May 21, 2023  Federal housing minister Ahmed Hussen told a House of Commons committee that the country needs more houses urgently. “We need more housing supply…

By Matthew Horwood Updated: May 20, 2023  A former journalist with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) testified at the National Citizen’s Inquiry (NCI) in Ottawa on May 18, saying that…

By Matthew Horwood Updated: May 19, 2023  On the final day of the National Citizen’s Inquiry, an Alberta physician testified that three of his COVID-19 patients recovered shortly after he…

By Isaac Teo Updated: May 20, 2023  New data from Statistics Canada shows there were far fewer people diagnosed with cancer in the first year of the pandemic even though…

By Peter Wilson Updated: May 19, 2023  The federal government’s new Clean Fuel Regulations—set to take effect July 1 and reach full stringency in about seven years—will increase the cost…

By Peter Wilson Updated: May 19, 2023  The Calgary-based airline WestJet has signed a tentative agreement to avoid a labour strike threatened by the union representing its pilots. The strike would have…

By Peter Wilson Updated: May 19, 2023  While a large number of mortgage holders have seen their monthly payment rates jump over the past year due to rising interest rates,…