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Stéphane Dion calls on Canada to become member of ‘European Political Community’
National Post: Prime Minister Mark Carney participated in the EPC Summit in Yerevan, Armenia, this past May, which…
June 4, 2026
Ottawa pumps brakes on proposed changes to major project environmental reviews
The Canadian Press: Critics, including Green Party Leader Liz May, have said those changes would put environmental protections…
June 4, 2026
Conservative senators furious over failure to deliver 200,000 postcards protesting anti-hate bill
The Globe and Mail: Instead, the 200,000 postcards sent from around the country were stored in a warehouse…
June 4, 2026
N.S., Ottawa announce separate initiatives to boost mining industry
The Canadian Press: In Western Shore, N.S., on Thursday, federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu launched a new industry-led…
June 4, 2026
Finance minister stands his ground as budget watchdog predicts higher deficits
CBC: Ryan predicts annual deficits will over the next five years average $4.6 billion higher than Ottawa projected…
June 4, 2026
Higher oil and gas prices coming soon, industry and analysts warn
CBC: “We’re approaching unheard-of inventory levels,” Neil Chapman, an ExxonMobil senior vice-president, told a conference in New York…
June 4, 2026
Will Alberta-Canada carbon pricing deal work? New analysis is skeptical
CBC: The independent Canadian Climate Institute modelled the impact of the new deal between Alberta and Ottawa on…
June 4, 2026
Things to know about Trump’s forced labour claims against Canada
The Canadian Press: The report said the number of reported enforcement actions Canada has taken against forced labour…
June 4, 2026
How high pandemic-period immigration papered over cracks in Canada’s economy
The Canadian Press: While Carney has not said the word “recession” himself when asked about the decline —…
June 4, 2026
New federal AI strategy looks to close ‘adoption gap,’ build public trust
The Canadian Press: The long-awaited AI strategy says Canada has “a major adoption gap.” It says closing the…
June 4, 2026
Manitoba minister calls for national trucking registry after fatal accident involving decertified company
The Globe and Mail: The ministry said the truck was owned by Conquer Transport Inc., and that the…
June 4, 2026
Her husband is accused in an AI deepfake investigation. She’s filing for divorce
CBC: “Every time I learn of another [alleged] victim, it’s like a knife wound to my heart. It’s…
June 4, 2026
Supersized data centres are coming to Canada. One province is at the epicentre
CBC: New research from York University points to a dramatic shift in data centres in the country: The…
June 4, 2026
U of T researchers discover method of using AI to create more dangerous computer worms
The Globe and Mail: “When the worm gains control of a server that’s sufficiently capable to run the…
June 3, 2026
Bill C-22: Minister says he won’t split up bill to enhance police search powers
National Post: Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree kiboshed a Conservative request to split his controversial lawful access bill…
June 3, 2026
CMHC warns of ‘very significant barrier’ to fixing housing crisis
National Post: The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) said the number of viable building projects in some municipalities would increase by as…
June 3, 2026
Trump ‘willing to use any leverage,’ still room for optimism: Canada-U.S. expert
CTV: “The talks don’t have Canada on the sidelines now, and so that was an achievement,” he said.…
June 3, 2026
Govt to begin paying out one-time GST credit top-up for eligible Canadians
CBC: Those who qualified for the January payment of the quarterly rebate for low- to middle-income Canadians can…
June 3, 2026
MAID patient groans ‘help me’ before dying because sedative didn’t work properly
National Post: The family “shared reflections such as powerlessness to change the course of their father’s final suffering,…
June 3, 2026
Canadian MPs join U.K.-based campaign warning of extinction risk posed by superintelligent AI
The Globe and Mail: The Control/AI campaign group is warning that superintelligent AI systems that can operate autonomously…
June 3, 2026