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Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Prince Harry is set to meet with some of Canada’s oldest veterans today as part of his two-day visit to Toronto for events related to Remembrance Day. The Duke …
Read More »Canada’s economy shrank by 0.3% in August
Canada’s economy shrank in August against widespread expectations of no growth, Statistics Canada data showed on Friday, but an advanced estimate pointed out the economy might escape a recession in the third quarter. The economy shrank by 0.3 per cent in August following an upwardly revised report of 0.3 per …
Read More »They survived one of Canada’s first high school shootings. Here’s what happened next
Warning: This story discusses school violence, sexual assault and suicide. Ten years ago, Dennis Curley went back to what he calls “the scene of the crime” — back inside Classroom 71 of his Ottawa school. The St. Pius X High School alumnus was on a personal mission, bent on getting …
Read More »Crypto exchange Cryptomus fined record $177M by Canada’s financial crime watchdog
A cryptocurrency exchange has been slapped with a fine of almost $177 million — the largest-ever penalty by Canada’s financial intelligence agency — for infractions including failing to flag more than 1,000 transactions with suspected links to criminal activity. The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) announced …
Read More »Canada’s plan to donate refurbished armour to Ukraine appears to be on the scrap heap
Ukraine has yet to receive the more than two dozen refurbished light armoured vehicles Canada promised to the war-torn country in September 2023, CBC News has learned. The vehicles remain stuck in bureaucratic and corporate limbo — even though the Department of National Defence delivered the decommissioned vehicles to an …
Read More »Canada’s economy added 60,000 jobs in September, with gains led by manufacturing
Canada’s economy added 60,000 jobs in September, beating expectations with gains largely led by the tariff-vulnerable manufacturing sector, Statistics Canada said on Friday. The data agency said 28,000 jobs were added to manufacturing, marking the industry’s first increase in employment since January and since the U.S. trade war forced it …
Read More »Canada’s merchandise trade deficit widened in August, with exports falling faster than imports rose
Canada’s merchandise trade deficit widened in August to $6.32 billion as exports fell faster in both value and volume than the rise in imports on a monthly basis, official government statistics showed on Tuesday. The trade deficit in August was led by a drop in exports not only to its top …
Read More »Canada’s population growth almost flat in second quarter of 2025
Canada’s population growth was nearly flat in the second quarter of 2025, according to new data from Statistics Canada, following similar figures at the start of the year. The country’s population ticked up 0.1 per cent between April 1 and July 1 of this year — the same rate as …
Read More »Fraser, Anandasangaree, Canada’s fentanyl czar meeting with U.S. attorney general
Justice Minister Sean Fraser, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree and Canada’s fentanyl czar, Kevin Brosseau, will be meeting with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in Washington this afternoon to discuss the Canadian government’s work to strengthen its criminal justice system and border security, a source tells CBC. Fraser will discuss the criminal justice reforms …
Read More »Canada’s Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the 1973 Triple Crown, dead at 84
He won over 3,000 career races, but Ron Turcotte will forever be remembered for the three he registered aboard the legendary Secretariat 52 years ago. Turcotte guided Secretariat to an emphatic American Triple Crown sweep in 1973. So dominant was that performance that Secretariat still holds the records he set …
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