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Front Burner Wealthsimple brings prediction markets to Canada, amid growing scrutiny and controversy. What’s fuelling the demand? CBC News · Posted: Jun 30, 2026 6:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based …
Read More »I left home to prove I was independent. Coming back was braver
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. This First Person article is the experience of Jumol Royes, who moved to Ottawa in search of …
Read More »Results of privacy investigation into OpenAI’s ChatGPT coming today
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The results of an investigation into whether OpenAI’s ChatGPT adheres to Canada’s privacy laws will be …
Read More »The Junos are adding a category for Latin music. Musicians and fans say it’s been a long time coming
Mario Puglia was not certain of a Juno Award nomination. That’s not just because the Toronto-based Venezuelan Canadian singer had never received a nomination before. And not because just a few years ago, the self-taught musician was an out-of-work former restaurant worker before one of his tracks went viral in …
Read More »Ford defends health-care record as hospitals say financial ‘crisis’ is coming
Premier Doug Ford is defending his government’s health-care record ahead of his eighth budget, even as the province’s hospitals say they face a billion-dollar structural funding deficit. Ontario’s premier has repeatedly pushed back in recent weeks against criticism that his government is not providing the province’s hospital system with enough …
Read More »With Trump visit coming up, China hedges its bets on helping Iran
China’s latest blueprint for driving growth in its economy was largely written before the U.S. and Israel instigated the most far-reaching war in the Middle East in decades. But when Chinese Premier Li Qiang stood up in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Thursday to deliver the opening address …
Read More »Syrian Canadians waited years to return. For many, coming home has been harder than leaving
It’s been a little more than a year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria ended a 14-year civil war that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and decimated the country. More than 1.3 million Syrians have returned home since then, according to the UN refugee agency, primarily from …
Read More »Tourism was once an ‘economic locomotive’ in Cuba. Now, the train is coming off the tracks
For decades, Cuba’s tourism sector has enjoyed a reputation as an “economic locomotive” — a term used by authorities who saw it as the lifeblood of the Caribbean island country’s economy. But the industry has been in decline since its 2018 peak, and the U.S. government’s squeeze on Cuba’s oil …
Read More »ICE detained a 5-year-old boy coming home from Minnesota preschool, say school officials
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. He was arriving home from preschool with his dad. The photos show what Minnesota school officials …
Read More »Chinese EVs are coming to Canada. How soon will they be here? How much will they cost?
Buckle up! The electric vehicle market in this country is about to take a sharp turn. Prime Minister Mark Carney is reopening Canada to Chinese-made EVs, lowering a 100 per cent tariff on imports, imposed in 2024, back to six per cent. There’s demand for more affordable and climate-conscious EVs …
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