News/Canada (Page 12)

Canada Political leaders are urging Canadians to buy domestic products in a bid to offset the potential impact of U.S. tariffs, but observers say that’s easier said than done. There’s no such thing as a Canadian-made dishwasher, for example, and this is a bad time of year for fresh fruit.Continue Reading

Canada·CBC Investigates X users have been subjected to a flood of ads that feature fake CBC headlines, leading to fake CBC-style articles. In the end, it’s part of an international investment scheme. Sensational headlines about Poilievre, Singh, promote digital trading scheme, spoof legitimate businesses A sample of ads using fakeContinue Reading

Canada You’d think preschoolers at daycare dash around all day. But they’re more sedentary than you’d expect — which can impact their development of movement and other skills. An expanding initiative aims to help ECEs get little kids moving more. 3- and 4-year-olds sedentary for 43 minutes per hour atContinue Reading

With three dogs, Anna Mikicinki sees her pets’ medical bills add up quickly. She figured out a way to cut costs, but it involved shopping for pet medications on the other side of the world. Mikicinki went online and found the Australian manufacturer of the NexGard flea, tick, heartworm andContinue Reading

Canada The ketchup giant is seeing red after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brought up its past exit from Canada while discussing a potential Canada-U.S. trade war. Food giant says it is proud that its ketchup is ‘made in Canada, by Canadians, using Canadian tomatoes’ Kevin Maimann · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Canada An Alberta widow will be allowed to keep tens of thousands of dollars her late husband left to her in retirement savings after winning a years-long court battle against the Canada Revenue Agency. Marlene Enns fought agency in case that tested definition of ‘spouse’ after deathCBC News · Posted: Jan 23, 2025Continue Reading

Canada Bonin won the Stanley Cup four times — first in 1955 with the Detroit Red Wings and then three years in a row with Montreal from 1958 to 1960. Bonin won 3 straight Stanley Cups with Montreal Canadiens, 1 with DetroitCBC News · Posted: Jan 19, 2025 6:30 PMContinue Reading

Canada·WELCOME TO CANADA Sudan is plagued by cascading tragedies: an ongoing internal military conflict, a growing risk of famine and an epidemic of sexual assault. Canada has welcomed just a fraction of refugees from the country compared to other conflicts, and some Sudanese Canadians feel they face discrimination from the government.Continue Reading

This story is part of The Con: Kaitlyn’s Baby, a new podcast from the CBC and BBC World Service. Listen here On Jan. 7, 2025, Kaitlyn Braun yet again glumly stood in front of a judge, her voice strained. This time, it was in Hamilton, Ont. — but the charges were familiar.  BraunContinue Reading