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Canadian minister hopeful G7 can lower rare earth reliance on China
Canada’s finance minister voiced optimism Thursday that the Group of Seven nations can “move from dependence to resilience” in the face of China’s tightening rare earth export controls. Speaking to AFP in Washington, Canadian Finance Minister...

Canada does not object to the acquisition of shares in state-owned companies by American investors
AK&M 17 October 2025 15:50 Canada is unlikely to object to the U.S. government's investment in two mining companies in Vancouver. This is reported by foreign media with reference to Energy Minister Tim Hodgson. The Trump administration announced...

Canada sees 69% drop in international student arrivals till July 2025
The number of new students and workers arriving in Canada is declining this year. Till July 2025, there has been a 69% decrease in the number of international students arriving in Canada. The IRCC plans to issue 437,000 study permits in 2025, a...
Foreign student cap has some landlords feeling the squeeze, the Home of the Week and more top real estate stories
Open this photo in gallery:Home of the Week, 1 Station Rd., Hillier, PECDaniel Vaughan This week, landlords are feeling the pressure as the demand for student housing drops dramatically after caps were placed on the number of foreign students in...

Canada wants to detangle its data from U.S. tech giants. Can it be done?
There is a phenomenon that happens to our brains when we say a word too many times. This occurrence, called semantic satiation, turns the word alien and strips it of meaning. Lately, that word is “sovereign.” Spend any time listening to Canadian...

Global scientists gather in Shenzhen for pioneering conference
"Everything we do, and everything all animals do, requires energy. That makes energy a unifying currency," John Speakman, a researcher with Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) said at the Recent Advances & Controversies in the...

Canadian labour union strongly opposes Stellantis NA plan
Canadian auto workers’ labour union Unifor has voiced strong opposition to Stellantis’ plan to massively ramp-up manufacturing production in the US, to the detriment of output plans for Stellantis facilities in Canada. Stellantis has announced...

Promising opportunities for Canada, Qatar in technology, AI cooperation: Canadian Minister
Doha: Minister of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Innovation of Canada H E Evan Solomon revealed future prospects for enhancing cooperation between Canada and the State of Qatar in the fields of innovation, artificial intelligence, and...

Canadian charities complicit in helping fund Israeli settlement movement in West Bank, critics say
The small hospital room in the Palestinian city of Yatta in the occupied West Bank is crammed with visitors. Their voices are hushed, their quiet presence the main source of comfort. Khader Nawaj’ah lies on his side, his face bruised and swollen...
Canada and Mexico Strengthen Agri-food Cooperation under the 2025-2028 Action Plan
Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Heath MacDonald and the Mexico Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Julio Berdegué, met on Tuesday, October 14 to discuss bilateral relations and strengthen cooperation and...

Travel South USA, HBX Group inspiring Canadians with new campaign
Travel South USA and HBX Group have teamed up to launch the “Authentic South – All Y’all Are Welcome” campaign for Fall and Winter 2025-2026 including eight states and 16 city partners, designed to make it easier than ever for Canadian travellers...

Physicians groups cry foul over new rule for international medical grads
The Ministry of Health is now demanding to international medical graduates take two years of high school in Ontario, but the OMA is wondering why, if the person has already graduated medical school, the province wants them to go back to high...

World News | Canada Condemns China's Crackdown, PM Mark Carney Demands Release of Hong Kong Publisher Jimmy Lai
Ottawa [Canada], October 17 (ANI) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called for the immediate release of Jimmy Lai, the imprisoned Hong Kong democracy advocate and founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily, highlighting growing tensions...

High rate of study permit issuances by federal government "artificially inflated" international enrolment: TRU (Kamloops)
Photo: TRU TRU Vice-President of Administration and Finance Matt Milovick said IRCC’s study permit acceptance algorithm “artificially inflated” TRU’s international enrolment prior to 2024. Thompson Rivers University officials say it was an...

For Canadian Rangers in the Arctic, help is far away – and talk of a Golden Dome even more so
In July, the Canadian Armed Forces launched the first iteration of Operation Nanook-Takuniq, sending a contingent of 70 individuals north, most of them Canadian Rangers. The rangers are a subcomponent of the army reserves, distinguished by their...


Hacked: Public announcement systems at three airports in Canada to broadcast pro-Hamas and anti-Donald Trump messages
Hackers compromised the public address (PA) systems at four airports – three in Canada and one in the US – to broadcast messages praising Hamas and criticising President Donald Trump, according to officials and reports. The affected Canadian...

Hackers target airports in Canada and US, broadcast pro-Hamas and anti-Trump messages
Hackers breached public address systems at four airports — three in Canada and one in the United States — on Tuesday, using them to play messages praising Hamas and criticising US President Donald Trump, officials confirmed. At the Kelowna...

'Trump Is A Pig, Israel Lost War': Mass Cyberattack Hits US & Canadian Airports With Pro-Hamas Messages
Several airports were compromised, prompting investigations by transportation officials. A coordinated cyberattack disrupted three Canadian airports and one in the US on Tuesday, displaying messages supporting Hamas and criticising President...

Hackers hijack loudspeaker systems at Canadian, US airports to broadcast pro-Hamas messages
Hackers hijack loudspeaker systems at Canadian, US airports to broadcast pro-Hamas messages Tehran – Saba: Hackers have taken control of the public address systems at four airports, three in Canada and one in the United States, to broadcast...