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Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 is back after a four year hiatus, with founding partner Caldwell Partners International Inc. officially announcing the 2026 list of honourees on Wednesday. The national awards program celebrates Canadians under the age of 40 who embody innovation, leadership and community impact across their respective fields. This year’s 40 recipients include…

Dollarama Inc. reported double-digit increases in sales and EBITDA in the second quarter as consumers search for value amid an inflationary environment. The discount retailer on Wednesday released its earnings results for the quarter ending on Aug. 2, reporting a 17.6 per cent jump in sales to $2.03 billion from $1.72 billion in the previous…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union on Wednesday revealed that the European Union is opening the door for Canada to become its first associate member. That news came just days after Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke of forging a “ unique alliance ” with the bloc. To separate the geopolitical…

Amid tariffs, social media jibes and the renaming of lakes, the relationship between Canada and the U.S. continues to sour, with some public figures on both sides of the border expressing their support for Canadians. Most recently, American actress Sally Field spoke out during the Emmy Awards on Monday night, saying, “Blessed Canada, our neighbours,…

Canadian scientists are purposely spraying an influenza virus into the noses of human volunteers, joining other nations in controlled human infection studies that, while speeding vaccine development in preparation for future pandemics, have also raised ethical uneasiness. The experiment, one of the first of its kind in Canada, involves exposing consenting adults to a dose…

An Ontario man found not criminally responsible for murdering his neighbour with a machete has moved to independent living, only has to report to his handlers once every two weeks and is free to go on longer international trips with a minder even though he still presents a significant risk to public safety. Jermaine Wood’s…

Sonia Keuroghlian’s husband, a radiologist, has seen cancer in people in their 20s and 30s, younger than the ages recommended for most publicly funded cancer screening. So, when the Toronto couple turned 40, he suggested they undergo full-body MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans at a private clinic in Vancouver, where her husband is from, and…

STRASBOURG — European Union President Ursula von der Leyen extended an invitation to Canada on Wednesday to become the European Union’s first ever “associate member.” Prime Minister Mark Carney, who was seated just a few feet to her left, was beaming while European Parliamentarians erupted in applause. The rest of von der Leyen’s speech in…

PENTICTON, B.C. — Canada’s leading taxpayers’ watchdog is calling on the Carney government to make about $60-billion in annual spending cuts, including the end of taxpayer support for corporations, the CBC, the Senate and expense accounts for past governors general. In its pre-budget recommendations to the federal government, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) also calls…

Nearly $500 billion in new investment has been committed at the Canada Investment Summit as the federal government said it is seeking private investments for the country’s airports, making major tax-related announcements and making changes that may speed up the permitting processes for key economic projects. Prime Minister Mark Carney kicked the day off by…