Via Rail head Mario Péloquin to step down in January
theglobeandmail - Péloquin retiring after 41 years in the rail industry, transport minister says
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Israel blocks Canadian delegation, including MPs, from entering West Bank
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A statement issued by the National Council of Canadian Muslims says the delegation was barred from entry by Israeli authorities as 'public safety threats.'
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Ottawa’s new ‘Buy Canadian’ procurement rules kick in amid trade war
Uday Rana / globalnews - The procurement policy will extend immediately to government contracts valued at $25 million and over, Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound said Tuesday.
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Rising costs and dwindling opportunities have some of Canada's youth feeling adrift
Craig Lord, Ritika Dubey / nationalobserver - Four months, 50 applications, two interviews, no job.
Back to Top / Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 17015 / 9 stories in 2 months
McGuinty is 'confident' Canada will hit NATO spending targets
Kyle Duggan / nationalobserver - Canada is injecting tens of billions of dollars into defence as it looks to ramp up spending to levels not seen since the Cold War — both to meet its NATO commitments and to juice the domestic economy.
Back to Top / Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 17016 / 7 stories in 2 months
Kids mailing letters to Santa will receive a response after brief pause: Canada Post
Aaron Sousa / nationalobserver - Canada Post says the millions of Canadians who write to Santa Claus with their wish lists will get a response this year.
Back to Top / Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 17014 / 5 stories in 2 months
Ottawa approves Teck and Anglo American, companies say
sootoday - OTTAWA — Industry Minister Mélanie Joly has approved a merger between Canadian natural resources company Teck Resources Ltd. and Britain's Anglo American PLC.
Back to Top / Monday, December 15, 2025, 11:22 pm / permalink 17004 / 7 stories in 2 months
Federal minister says he's getting 'lots of inquiries' about MPs crossing the floor
David Baxter / nationalobserver - Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said people have reached out about the prospect after Michael Ma crossed to join the Liberals on Friday. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre asserts that Prime Minister Mark Carney is trying to secure a majority government thr…
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3 kids die from influenza A-related complications since start of December in Ontario
Aaron D’Andrea / globalnews - Three children in Ontario have died from influenza A-related complications since the start of December, health officials said Monday.
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Rabbi killed in Australia Hanukkah attack was 'very special,' Toronto relative says
sootoday - TORONTO — A rabbi killed in the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia is being remembered by family members in Toronto for his positivity and commitment to bringing Judaism to others.
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Young people in Quebec happier than those in rest of Canada
Manoj Subramaniam / citynews - Joshua Bujold, an upbeat psychology student in his first semester at Montreal’s Dawson College, was taken aback to find out that happiness among young Canadians has plunged. Outside Quebec, that is. Bujold’s home province is an outlier among data showing …
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Economists expect inflation ticked up in November as Statscan set to report data
theglobeandmail - Consensus estimate of 2.3% inflation would mark a slight increase from October’s reading of 2.2%
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Federal government funds four quantum computer developers, aiming to keep them in Canada
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Boil water advisory in effect in Collingwood after watermain break
John Marchesan / citynews - A boil water advisory remains in effect in the Town of Collingwood, forcing residents to stock up on bottled water and reduce their water usage. The advisory was issued on Friday following a water main break in the area of Pretty River Parkway and Hume St…
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Métis Nation of Ontario say academic gathering is an attempt to erase their history
News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Members of the Métis Nation of Ontario say an upcoming academic summit in the province amounts to an attack on their history because it questions the legitimacy of their connection to Métis heritage and territorial claims. But the First Nations o…
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34 arrested, $2.7M in drugs seized across multiple Canadian cities: Durham police
Prisha Dev / globalnews - Police say $2.7 million worth of drugs and $200,000 in cash were seized as part of Project Hydrogen, a major investigation that led to the arrest of 34 people.
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WestJet pauses installing non-reclining seats after blowback — for now
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - WestJet VP Robert Antoniuk told staff in a memo the new configuration will only go ahead on 22 planes "for the time being," with 21 of those already sporting the tighter interior.
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Federal government buying six Bombardier jets for RCAF in $753-million deal
Jacob Serebrin, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - The company assembles the Global 6500 in Mississauga, Ont., and completes them in Dorval.
Back to Top / Friday, December 12, 2025, 2:25 pm / permalink 16886 / 5 stories in 2 months
First segment of Canada’s high-speed rail project to connect Montreal and Ottawa
Patricia D'Cunha / citynews - The federal government says the first segment of its proposed high-speed rail project would connect Montreal and Ottawa. The high-speed project, which was announced in February, would connect Toronto and Quebec City with trains travelling at speeds of up …
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New Brunswick appeal court rules Indigenous group can’t seek Aboriginal title over private land
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