Canada Post, union reach tentative agreements that include higher wage hikes, enhanced benefits

theglobeandmail - Ratification votes to be held in early 2026

2 months / sootoday

Canada Post, union reach tentative agreements, with vote expected in new year

2 months / nationalpost / The Canadian Press

2 months / theglobeandmail

Canada Post, union reach tentative agreements

2 months / citynews / Michael Talbot

Canada Post, union reach tentative agreements, with vote expected in new year

2 months / sootoday

Carney names investment banker Mark Wiseman as next U.S. ambassador

Denio Lourenco / citynews - Prime Minister Mark Carney is appointing a global investment banker and pension fund manager to be Canada’s next ambassador in Washington. Carney’s office says Mark Wiseman will take the role on Feb. 15, and he will be tasked with leading negotiations wit…

#uscanadarelations #markcarney #politics #diplomacy #canada #internationalrelations #foreigninterference #government #canadianpolitics #finance

LILLEY: Carney’s new ambassador can only be an improvement over Hillman

2 months / torontosun / Brian Lilley

Carney appoints Mark Wiseman as Canada's ambassador to the US

2 months / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Carney names friend and former investment banker Mark Wiseman as next U.S. ambassador

2 months / sootoday

Carney names Mark Wiseman as Canada’s new U.S. ambassador

2 months / globalnews / Uday Rana

Carney formally names financier Mark Wiseman as next U.S. ambassador

2 months / theglobeandmail / Stephanie Levitz

Carney names investment banker Mark Wiseman as next U.S. ambassador

2 months / citynews / Denio Lourenco

CP NewsAlert: Carney names investment banker Mark Wiseman as next U.S. ambassador

2 months / sootoday

Analysts are torn on whether Ottawa’s next U.S. ambassador will be able to change the tone

2 months / nationalpost / Tracy Moran

Communication regulator considers changes to the extend reach of national alerting system

Jim Bronskill / nationalobserver - Rural municipalities, Indigenous organizations and civil society groups are calling for changes to ensure people in remote parts of Canada receive emergency alerts during a crisis.

#politics #canada #security #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #infrastructure #firstnations #government

Communication regulator considers changes to the extend reach of national alerting system

2 months / nationalobserver / Jim Bronskill

Communication regulator considers changes to extend reach of national alerting system

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Communication regulator considers changes to extend reach of national alerting system

2 months / sootoday

A tariff exemption was Canada’s salvation in 2025. It’s 'absolutely' threatened in 2026

Craig Lord / nationalobserver - US President Donald Trump's tariff campaign appeared to move at a breakneck pace towards Canada's economy this year.

#trade #uscanadarelations #politics #economicpolicy #canada #internationalrelations #government #finance

Canada’s lobster industry caught in a tariff trap

2 months / theglobeandmail / Jason Kirby, Kate Helmore

Jim Beam shuttering distillery for 2026 due to stock, trade pressures

2 months / torontosun / Bryan Passifiume

Jim Beam halts production at Kentucky distillery due to tariff pressure, slumping demand

2 months / theglobeandmail / Jeffrey Collins

Jim Beam halting some bourbon production as exports fall amid U.S. tariffs

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

A tariff exemption was Canada’s salvation in 2025. It’s 'absolutely' threatened in 2026

2 months / nationalobserver / Craig Lord

Tariff exemptions were Canada’s salvation in 2025. Why they’re at risk in 2026

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

A tariff exemption was Canada’s salvation in 2025. It’s ‘absolutely’ at risk in 2026

2 months / citynews / News Staff

A tariff exemption was Canada’s salvation in 2025. It’s 'absolutely' at risk in 2026

2 months / sootoday

Hospitalizations expected to surge as flu cases rise across Canada

John Marchesan / citynews - New data reveals influenza cases are skyrocketing across the country, with a surge of hospitalizations expected in the coming weeks. Canada’s public health database shows 28 per cent of nationwide flu tests have come back positive, an almost eight per cen…

#canada #publichealth #immunization #diseaseoutbreak #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #healthcare

As H3N2 spreads, can you still get your flu shot before holiday gatherings?

2 months / globalnews / Uday Rana

Emergency rooms strained as flu activity builds across Quebec

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Schools have become cesspools for cold and flu, but they don’t have to be: Ontario School Safety

2 months / citynews / Rachel Morgan

Hospitalizations expected to surge as flu cases rise across Canada

2 months / citynews / John Marchesan

Is the ‘superflu’ as bad as it sounds? Here’s what to know about the new mutated variant surging in Canada

2 months / nationalpost / Sharon Kirkey

Anti-immigrant sentiment rises with loss of consensus on immigration policy

News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Canada’s long-held consensus on immigration — that it’s a net positive for the country — has been coming apart in recent years. Roughly half of the population thinks too many immigrants have been coming to Canada, according to several private pol…

#politics #canada #publicprotests #humanrights #immigration #canadianpolitics

When ‘welcoming’ loses its focus

2 months / winnipegfreepress / Kenneth Ingram

MORGAN: Race-based policies are sinking Canada

2 months / westernstandard / Cory Morgan

THE PAIKIN PODCAST: How Trudeau spoiled Canada’s consensus on immigration

2 months / sootoday

Anti-immigrant sentiment rises with loss of consensus on immigration policy

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Anti-immigrant sentiment rises with loss of consensus on immigration policy

2 months / sootoday

Carney has sketched the broad strokes of an AI policy, but details remain vague

News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — At the Paris AI Action Summit in February, then-prime minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders watched as U.S. Vice President JD Vance took the stage to rail against AI regulation. Vance’s speech — delivered with his face projected on a la…

#markcarney #politics #canada #technology #digitalinfrastructure #paris #government #canadianpolitics

Forging a future with AI

2 months / winnipegfreepress / Maggie Macintosh

Cultivating intelligence: Why Canada must grow, not just import, AI

2 months / theglobeandmail / Vivek Goel, Mark Daley

Baranyai: AI architects noteworthy, but maybe not laudable

2 months / lfpress / Robin Guillemette

Carney has sketched the broad strokes of an AI policy, but details remain vague

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Carney has sketched the broad strokes of an AI policy, but details remain vague

2 months / sootoday

Investors are seeking more AI profit and fewer promises

2 months / theglobeandmail / John Rapley

Anand summoned Israel’s envoy to explain turning away of MPs at West Bank border post

Marie Woolf / theglobeandmail - Delegation of about 30 Canadians, including six MPs, was denied entry by Israeli authorities on Tuesday

#politics #diplomacy #canada #security #ottawa #internationalrelations #traveladvisories #foreigninterference #government #canadianpolitics

‘Deeply disturbing’: Canadian MPs shocked at treatment by Israeli border officials

2 months / citynews / John Marchesan

Anand summoned Israel’s envoy to explain turning away of MPs at West Bank border post

2 months / theglobeandmail / Marie Woolf

Israel must answer for denying Canadian delegation’s entry, MPs tell Anand

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

MPs ask Anand to get answers from Israel after West Bank delegation denied

2 months / sootoday

Alberta Next panel recommends ditching RCMP, referendum to quit CPP

sootoday - EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s hand-picked panel re-examining the province's relationship with Ottawa says it’s time to ditch the RCMP and hold a provincewide referendum on quitting the Canada Pension Plan.

#politics #canada #alberta #referendum #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Smith defends Alberta Next panel recommendations to advance provincial police, pension plan

2 months / calgaryherald / Scott Strasser

Alberta Next Panel recommends referendums on leaving Canada Pension Plan, immigration

2 months / theglobeandmail / Matthew Scace

Alberta Next panel recommends ditching RCMP, referendum to quit CPP

2 months / sootoday

Alberta government panel calls to ditch RCMP, hold referendum to quit CPP

2 months / nationalobserver / Lisa Johnson

Alberta Next panel recommends referendum on pension, immigration and strengthening provincial powers

2 months / edmontonjournal / Cindy Tran

Alberta government panel calls to ditch RCMP, hold referendum to quit CPP

2 months / sootoday

Alberta Next panel urges referendum to quit Canada Pension Plan

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

CP NewsAlert: Alberta government panel urges referendum to quit Canada Pension Plan

2 months / sootoday

Freedom Convoy organizer Chris Barber wins court battle to keep his ‘Big Red’ truck

The Canadian Press / nationalpost - The judge determined that seizing the truck would be a ‘disproportionate’ punishment

#politics #canada #publicprotests #alberta #legalaffairs #canadianpolitics

Freedom Convoy organizer Chris Barber wins court battle to keep his ‘Big Red’ truck

2 months / nationalpost / The Canadian Press

Judge says Freedom Convoy organizer Chris Barber gets to keep his truck

2 months / sootoday

BREAKING: Court blocks bid to seize Freedom Convoy organizer Chris Barbers' truck

2 months / westernstandard / Western Standard News Services

Toronto—Quebec City high-speed rail could see dozens of daily trains: documents

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A planned high-speed rail project between Toronto and Quebec City could dramatically increase the number of trains that travel along the corridor each day.

#economicpolicy #canada #ontario #quebec #toronto #transit #infrastructure #government #jobs

Toronto—Quebec City high-speed rail project could see dozens of daily trains: documents

2 months / nationalobserver / Maura Forrest

Toronto—Quebec City high-speed rail could see dozens of daily trains: documents

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Toronto—Quebec City high-speed rail could see dozens of daily trains: documents

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Toronto—Quebec City high-speed rail could see dozens of daily trains: documents

2 months / sootoday

Winter storm to wallop Prairies, other parts of Canada heading into weekend

theglobeandmail - Treacherous commutes expected as heavy snowfall and strong winds hit parts of Western Canada

#canada #alberta #manitoba #saskatchewan #publicsafety #traveladvisories #weather #emergencyresponse

Eastern Impacts: Montreal, Atlantic, Ontario icy hazards (5)
General Outlook: Broader weekend winter weather predictions (2)
Prairie Storm Impact: Hazardous commutes, blizzard effects (8)

Eastern Impacts: Montreal, Atlantic, Ontario icy hazards

Gusty winds cause power outages in Montreal and surrounding areas

2 months / citynews / Jessica Barile

High winds and heavy rain set to batter Atlantic Canada

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

OPP warn of slick roads as temperature plunges, winds whip region

2 months / lfpress / Norman De Bono

High winds could reach up to 90 km/h in Montreal

2 months / montrealgazette / James Mennie, Montreal Gazette

Flash freeze possible in Sault area

2 months / sootoday

General Outlook: Broader weekend winter weather predictions

Up to 15 cm of snow expected north of the city

2 months / sootoday

Weekend Outlook: Three days, three hazards, with wind, snow and arctic cold

2 months / sootoday

Prairie Storm Impact: Hazardous commutes, blizzard effects

PHOTOS: Skaters brave wind and snow at Springbank Park

2 months / lfpress / Mike Hensen

Blizzard cripples Winnipeg Transit operations; more than 200 buses stuck in the snow, 71 had to be towed

2 months / winnipegfreepress / Malak Abas

Winter wallop continues across Prairies, storm warnings in Ontario and Quebec

2 months / sootoday

Another Alberta clipper headed for Winnipeg

2 months / winnipegfreepress / Free Press staff

Treacherous commutes anticipated in Alberta as winter wallop tracks across Canada

2 months / nationalobserver / The Canadian Press

Winter storm to wallop Prairies, other parts of Canada heading into weekend

2 months / theglobeandmail

Treacherous commutes expected in Alberta as winter wallop tracks across Canada

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Treacherous commutes expected in Alberta as winter wallop tracks across Canada

2 months / sootoday

Ontario's integrity commissioner opens probe into Labour Minister David Piccini

sootoday - TORONTO — Ontario's integrity commissioner has launched an investigation into Labour Minister David Piccini over the provincial Skills Development Fund.

#politics #canada #ontario #labour #legalaffairs #liberalparty #conservativeparty #canadianpolitics

Ford says Labour Minister will co-operate with Integrity Commissioner’s probe into handling of skills fund

2 months / theglobeandmail / Jeff Gray

Ford defends Skills Development Fund in wake of ethics probe of labour minister

2 months / sootoday

Labour minister faces calls to resign over skills development fund ethics probe

2 months / globalnews / Colin D’Mello

David Piccini to be investigated by Ontario’s integrity commissioner

2 months / torontosun / Jordan Ercit

Ontario's integrity commissioner opens probe into Labour Minister David Piccini

2 months / sootoday

Ontario integrity commissioner launches investigation into Ford’s labour minister

2 months / globalnews / Isaac Callan

Ontario Integrity Commissioner investigating Labour Minister David Piccini

2 months / citynews / John Marchesan

Dr. Vivien Suttorp named Alberta’s permanent chief medical officer of health

Karen Bartko / globalnews - Dr. Vivien Suttorp, a longtime medical officer in southern Alberta, is now the province's CMOH — the first person in three years appointed to the role on a permanent basis.

#canada #alberta #edmonton #publichealth #emergencyresponse #healthcare #government

Alberta's top doctor urges Albertans to get vaccinated as flu cases surge

2 months / edmontonjournal / Cindy Tran

Alberta minister, new permanent chief medical officer of health eye renewed collaboration

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Dr. Vivien Suttorp named Alberta’s permanent chief medical officer of health

2 months / globalnews / Karen Bartko

Alberta names new chief medical officer of health

2 months / calgaryherald / Bill Kaufmann

Alberta names new chief medical officer of health after lengthy search

2 months / westernstandard / Western Standard News Services

N.S. premier says fentanyl found in illegal cannabis, police say that’s false

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The Nova Scotia RCMP and Halifax police both say no fentanyl has been found in illegal cannabis tested in the province, despite the premier's claim to the contrary.

#economicpolicy #canada #ontario #mining #infrastructure #firstnations #environmentalprotection #government

Ottawa gives Ford free pass to fast-track major projects with limited federal oversight

2 months / nationalobserver / Abdul Matin Sarfraz

Province and feds agree to speed up project approvals, including Ring of Fire

2 months / sootoday

U.S. access to Canada’s critical minerals not ‘assured,’ Carney says

2 months / theglobeandmail / Laura Stone

Ontario, Ottawa agree to speed up project approvals, including Ring of Fire mining

2 months / sootoday

Carney and Ford agree to streamline environmental reviews for Ontario projects

2 months / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Ontario reaches agreement with federal government to speed up Ring of Fire road

2 months / globalnews / Isaac Callan

N.S. premier says fentanyl found in illegal cannabis, police say that’s false

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Ontario, Ottawa agree to speed up project approvals, including Ring of Fire mining

2 months / citynews / Patricia D'Cunha

Ontario indigenous affairs minister and premier speak about Ring of Fire deal

2 months / theglobeandmail

Canadian leisure travel to the U.S. down 40%: Flight Centre

Jane Stevenson / torontosun - But interest in other destinations like the Caribbean are way up

#uscanadarelations #canada #traveladvisories #business

Flight Centre survey shows Canadian travel to the U.S. down 40 per cent

2 months / citynews / John Marchesan

62% of Canadians less likely to travel to the U.S. next year: Flight Centre

2 months / globalnews / Ari Rabinovitch

Canadian leisure travel to the U.S. down 40%: Flight Centre

2 months / torontosun / Jane Stevenson

Canada sees record population drop, driven by fewer temporary residents

Sean Boynton / globalnews - Statistics Canada said Wednesday the national population fell by 76,068 people, or 0.2 per cent, in the third quarter of this year.

#economicpolicy #canada #labour #immigration #government

Morning Update: How to age well

2 months / theglobeandmail / April Fong

Business Brief: Canada’s population whiplash

2 months / theglobeandmail / Chris Wilson-Smith

International students allocated to Ontario colleges, universities to drop again

2 months / globalnews / Isaac Callan

Canada sees record population drop, driven by fewer temporary residents

2 months / globalnews / Sean Boynton

Canadian population edged lower in third quarter as non-permanent residents drop

2 months / sootoday

Canada's population declines for the first time since the pandemic

2 months / financialpost / Naimul Karim

Canada’s population contracts for the first time since early pandemic years

2 months / theglobeandmail / Vanmala Subramaniam

Canada Population Drops 0.2% in Third Quarter in First Decline Since Pandemic

2 months / reddit / /u/seakucumber

Carney’s first year as prime minister highlights the contrast with Trudeau

Kyle Duggan / nationalobserver - Canadians started the year with Justin Trudeau as prime minister, a man who wore his emotions on his sleeve — who teared up when he announced his resignation in early January, triggering a tumultuous year in politics.

#markcarney #politics #economicpolicy #canada #ottawa #liberalparty #fiscalpolicy #government #houseofcommons #canadianpolitics

Carney vs Trudeau Contrast (4)
Floor Crossing Majority Drama (6)
Poilievre Opposition Sparks (2)
Quebec Trade and Cabinet Interviews (1)

Carney vs Trudeau Contrast

Carney’s first year as prime minister highlights the contrast with Trudeau

2 months / nationalobserver / Kyle Duggan

Carney’s first year as prime minister underscores the contrast with Trudeau

2 months / reddit / /u/DogeDoRight

Carney’s first year as prime minister underscores the contrast with Trudeau

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Carney’s first year as prime minister underscores the contrast with Trudeau

2 months / sootoday

Floor Crossing Majority Drama

Carney says 'spectrum of MPs' attracted to his party, dismisses claim he's manipulating a majority

2 months / reddit / /u/ZestyBeanDude

LILLEY: Carney playing with floor crossing is dangerous for national unity

2 months / torontosun / Brian Lilley

A majority government built with floor-crossers is not legitimate, Poilievre says

2 months / theglobeandmail / Stephanie Levitz

‘They came to us,’ Carney says on Conservative MPs crossing the floor - National

2 months / reddit / /u/ph0enix1211

Petition urging Michael Ma resignation tops 37,000 signatures

2 months / torontosun / Bryan Passifiume

‘They came to us,’ Carney says on Conservative MPs crossing the floor

2 months / globalnews / Uday Rana

Poilievre Opposition Sparks

Poilievre says Carney's Liberals are 'counterfeit' Conservatives

2 months / sootoday

FIRST READING: Poilievre says he would build pipeline against First Nations objections

2 months / nationalpost / Tristin Hopper

Quebec Trade and Cabinet Interviews

Trade talks, a new French tutor, and Guilbeault’s future: What we learned from Mark Carney’s end-of-year interviews in Quebec

2 months / nationalpost / Catherine Lévesque

Feds, Ontario to sign deal reducing regulatory burden on Ring of Fire, other projects

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Ottawa and Ontario are set to sign a deal Thursday that will reduce the regulatory burden on large projects, including the road to the Ring of Fire.

#economicpolicy #canada #ontario #ottawa #mining #infrastructure #firstnations #government #canadianpolitics

Ford sets criteria for ‘special economic zones’ that fast-track projects

2 months / nationalobserver / Abdul Matin Sarfraz

Ontario, Ottawa to sign deal to cut red tape for major projects, speed up Ring of Fire road

2 months / theglobeandmail / Jeff Gray, Laura Stone

Sudbury remains top choice for Wyloo’s nickel processing facility

2 months / sootoday

In Ontario, Enbridge Gas gets to build pipelines on public land for free. Waterloo Region and Guelph want to change that

2 months / sootoday

Feds, Ontario will sign deal reducing regulatory burden on Ring of Fire, other projects

2 months / nationalobserver / Liam Casey

Feds, Ontario to sign deal reducing regulatory burden on Ring of Fire, other projects

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Carney, Ford to sign deal reducing regulatory burden on big projects, including Ring of Fire

2 months / theglobeandmail / Liam Casey

Feds, Ontario to sign deal reducing regulatory burden on Ring of Fire, other projects

2 months / sootoday

When to treat sick kids at home and avoid gatherings as hospitals hit with flu surge

News Staff / citynews - TORONTO — Health providers are asking parents to treat kids with mild flu symptoms at home and avoid large gatherings as influenza cases spike ahead of the holidays, pushing hospital emergency departments over capacity. The daily number of confirmed flu p…