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Canada: Man hijacks plane, shuts down large airport
By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A Canadian man has been charged with hijacking a small plane this week and flying it over one of the busiest airports in Canada, prompting fears he would crash into something and causing flights to be delayed or...

Canadian stocks rise amid U.S. earnings and Fed uncertainty
Canada’s main stock exchange climbed higher on Thursday as investors digested a fresh round of U.S. corporate earnings and ongoing uncertainty surrounding the leadership of the Federal Reserve. By 12:05 ET, the S&P/TSX 60 index futures were up 11...

Canada Raises Tariffs on non-U.S. Foreign Steel, Targeting China
Leftist Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced during a stop at a steel company on Wednesday that he would impose higher tariffs on non-U.S. steel imports to protect the Canadian steel industry from foreign competition. China is the second...
Canada's border guards announce significant seizure of cocaine
OTTAWA, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Canada Border Services Agency announced Thursday a "significant seizure" of suspected cocaine being smuggled into Canada. A search of a pickup truck at a border crossing in British Columbia last month yielded the...

Canada-NZ Dairy Dispute: A Win For Exporters
Friday, 18 July 2025, 8:24 am Press Release: BusinessNZ ExportNZ is pleased to see a years-long dairy dispute between Canada and New Zealand resolved, unlocking higher export value for Kiwi business. Executive Director Josh Tan says the outcome is...

Weekly global protein digest: Egg prices surge earlier this year, but most experts blamed the H5N1 bird flu epidemic
Livestock analyst Jim Wyckoff reports on global protein news Weekly USDA US beef, pork export sales Beef: Net sales of 8,800 MT for 2025 were down 24 percent from the previous week and 28 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were...

New York Magazine Hypes Canadian PM Mark Carney, Skips Him Caving to Trump on Web Tax
The big problem with writing an adulatory story about someone is when you have to leave out a highly important fact that would completely upend the very premise of your fable. Such was the case with Simon van Zuylen-Wood singing high praises for...

‘Life-changing for our industry,’ Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada secures 7-year deal for $35M annually to boost tourism
The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) is entering a new chapter, and it’s one fuelled by stability, ambition, and a $35 million-a-year investment. Backed by a seven-year Social Impact Funding, ITAC’s newly-released 2025-2026...

McBean: What Canada can learn from the Texas flash flood
On July 4, a horrific flash flood occurred in central Texas, mainly impacting Kerr County. The heavy rain started at about 3 a.m., resulting in rainwater surging down mountain slopes, causing the waters in the Guadalupe River to rise by eight...

Foreign Investment in Canada: Recent Trends and Future Outlook
The Investment Canada Act (ICA) applies to all investments in Canada by non-Canadians. The Canadian government’s approach to investment reviews under the ICA has been shifting. While the review process previously focused on a pre-closing...

Canadian Music Label Hi-Way 89 Connects African Diaspora Artists with Global Success
The duo of Ikenna ‘IK’ Nwagboso and Camillo Doregos were seasoned music executives before coming together to start Hi-Way 89. They’d worked on label services and management, respectively, within the emPawa record label, positioning artists like...

Canada Strong Pass expands to save you money at even more museums and galleries
Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Children and young adults will be able to visit many more museums and...

THOMPSON: America, the call is coming from inside the house
Image Credit: SUBMITTED July 21, 2025 - 12:00 PM OPINION Born July 1, 1867, Canada has never really faced the possibility of being anything less than a representative democracy. So, most Canadians might only guess the despair watching my native...

Canadian Beat: First Nations leaders file lawsuit over recent development laws
Nine First Nations in Ontario have launched a legal challenge against two recent laws in Canada, one at the provincial level, the other at the federal level. The legislation, Bill 5 and Bill C-5, would fast-track resource development across...

Trump's critical minerals obsession reignites deep-sea mining
Within days of Trump's order, Canadian-registered TMC’s US subsidiary filed the world’s first application to mine the seabed in international waters, including an area it licenses from the ISA. An $85 million investment from a leading Korean...

CBC hands out record-breaking raises to offset loss of executive bonuses
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada Canada's national broadcaster paid $37.7 million in salary raises in 2024-25 to 6,295 employees — significantly more than previous years The CBC building at Front and John Street in Toronto, Sept. 6, 2011. Photo...

Therapeutic Paws of Canada visits YXC
Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) recently welcomed Therapeutic Paws of Canada to the terminal, spending time with visitors and facility staff. “Their first visit brought tail wags, happy hearts, and plenty of smiles to passengers and...

Manitoba deserves a voice on international students
Opinion It has been noticeable for several years now — decades even — but our city has a significant and growing population of immigrants and refugees. They come from all over the world, including Nigeria and other parts of Africa, Central and...

Canada's New Energy Agenda Meets Resistance From First Nations
It’s a quintessentially Canadian story. As other countries build infrastructure to support their burgeoning economies and the transition to clean energy, Canada’s push to “go big” on major energy and mining projects is being held up by local First...

Expulsados de Bhután, deportados por EE.UU.: estos himalayos apátridas viven en un inusual limbo
Por Lex Harvey y Chiranjivi Ghimire, CNN Más de dos docenas de refugiados de Bhután se encuentran en un limbo legal único tras ser deportados por EE.UU. de regreso al pequeño país del Himalaya del que huyeron, solo para ser rechazados por segunda...