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A senior Iranian soccer official says he’s been in contact with “relevant authorities” after Canada’s immigration minister confirmed the government revoked travel documents granted to a former commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps to attend a FIFA meeting in Vancouver. The incident, which has drawn pointed questions from Conservatives, …
Read More »Why everyone is talking about Heated Rivalry’s Team Canada fleece
Listen to this article Estimated 3 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. Crave’s Heated Rivalry may have taken over the airwaves, internet and pop culture in general. But …
Read More »What is this TikTok deal Trump keeps talking about?
U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Thursday confirming that a deal to divest TikTok’s U.S. operations from its Chinese owner ByteDance will meet the requirements set out in a 2024 law, a White House source told Reuters Wednesday. The long-awaited agreement would allow TikTok to continue operating …
Read More »Donald Trump keeps talking about Canada as the 51st state. Why isn’t King Charles saying something?
Hello, royal watchers. This is your regular dose of royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox. On this side of the world’s longest undefended border, U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated comments about Canada becoming the 51st state have led to outright rejections of …
Read More »Scientists at U.S. weather forecasting agency ordered to get clearance before talking to Canadian counterparts
Travelling for international meetings or even joining a call with Canadian counterparts has become impossible for some U.S. government scientists, under new directives since U.S. President Donald Trump took office. Canadian ecologist Aaron Fisk says he recently tried to set up a virtual call to discuss plans with American colleagues, …
Read More »Sarah Polley wins her 1st-ever Oscar for ‘Woman Talking’ – National
Sarah Polley has won her first Academy Award. The Canadian filmmaker, who hails from Toronto, Ont., was awarded the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar Sunday night for her movie, Women Talking. Read more: Oscars 2023 red carpet: The best and boldest fashion of the night As she accepted her award, she …
Read More »School bus driver was right to be fired for talking on phone behind the wheel, B.C. arbitrator rules
A bus driver who was caught briefly talking on her cellphone while driving children home in northern B.C. last fall was right to be fired, according to a labour arbitrator. The woman had worked part-time as a driver in the Chetwynd area for nearly two years and had a good record when she …
Read More »The Woman King, The Whale, Women Talking: Our top 10 most anticipated TIFF titles
The Toronto International Film Festival opens Thursday — its first fully in-person iteration since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. And while that means TIFF is as close to business-as-usual as it has been in years, there are a number of films and trends that stick out. Here, CBC News …
Read More »Canada’s jobs market is setting records. So why are people talking about a recession?
Canada’s unemployment rate has never been this low. Employers are adding jobs and hiring what few workers haven’t already been gobbled up. GDP growth in Canada is also better than any other G7 country. Yet the economic narrative in this country is dominated by doom and gloom. In fact, results from …
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