News/Canada (Page 15)

Canada Canada’s new finance minister Dominic LeBlanc and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will meet with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s aides in Florida on Friday to discuss the risks of imposing new trade tariffs, the Canadian government said. They hope to highlight ‘negative impacts’ of Trump’s proposed 25% tariffsThomson ReutersContinue Reading

Edmonton In a year-end interview, Smith reflected on pressing issues and said her next steps will be revealed in the government’s budget, set to be tabled on Feb. 27. Premier also said reforming health-care system will take strain off hospitals Janet French · CBC News · Posted: Dec 26, 2024Continue Reading

Canada In June, the CRTC said foreign streamers like Netflix and Disney Plus must contribute five per cent of their annual Canadian revenues to a fund devoted to producing Canadian content — a decision the companies are challenging in Federal Court. Global platforms challenging decision ordering them to pay 5%Continue Reading

Canada Selling off or privatizing Canada Post is just one of many significant and potentially drastic remedies tossed around by analysts who say the Crown corporoation cannot continue in its present form. Canada Post has lost $3B in the last 6 years Mark Gollom · CBC News · Posted: Dec 20, 2024 4:00Continue Reading

Canada In a “drastic” but expected move, the federal government will no longer be granting additional points toward permanent residence to some temporary foreign workers, less than two months after an undercover investigation revealed how easy it is to buy and sell these jobs online. Policy change follows undercover CBC/IJFContinue Reading

Canada Canada Post announced today that Santa will not be writing back to the children who write him letters this year. In a news release, the Crown corporation said that it has begun ramping up operations again after its month-long strike came to an end Tuesday. But corporation says SantaContinue Reading

Canada A TikTok account sharing AI-generated videos of explosions and burning cities has disappeared from the platform. But the type of content it hosted — what experts call “AI slop” — is still going strong. ‘AI slop’ content represents a worrying trend, expert says A screenshot of videos from theContinue Reading

Mornings are the toughest — waking up, realizing he can’t just get out of bed, there are extra steps he must take to start the day. But then, Lucas Arsenault remembers he should not have survived.  Half a year ago, the 27-year-old professional kiteboarder from the Acadian community of MontContinue Reading

British Columbia Former B.C. premier John Horgan was remembered as a loving father and dedicated politician on Sunday afternoon — but also a man whose comic timing and collaborative spirit made for a lasting legacy. Memorial service for Horgan, who died last month at 65, featured many comic anecdotes andContinue Reading