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BDC chief says Canada can no longer afford to be ‘shy’ about defence investment
Canada is no longer being “shy” about investing in defence , says Business Development Bank of Canada chief executive Isabelle Hudon, as Ottawa pushes billions of dollars toward strategic industries, supply chains and economic sovereignty . She said Canada is also helping lead the creation of the proposed Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB), a…
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Public safety minister wants police search powers bill to become law by June 19
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he wants his embattled bill facilitating police and intelligence agencies’ ability to intercept and collect personal information to be law by June 19. “My expectation is to get it done before we rise. I want this as law before we rise,” Anandasangaree told National Post Wednesday about…
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‘Extremity of depravity’: Toronto man sentenced for exploiting, sextorting over 100 U.S. children
WARNING: This content could be disturbing to some readers. A 40-year-old Toronto man who spent seven years sexually exploiting and sextorting hundreds of children online and then meticulously organizing his collection of depraved content into “wins,” was sentenced in a U.S. court this week to 33 years in federal prison. Some of Ramanan Pathmanathan’s 145…
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AI purveyors are changing their tune on the job apocalypse. Should they be believed?
The doom-laden warnings of mass AI-driven joblessness may have been overstated, the technology’s biggest proponents are now saying. Open AI CEO Sam Altman is “delighted to be wrong” about the impact AI would have on the economy, he said at a conference in Sydney earlier this week. “I don’t think we’re going to have the…
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Canadians dominate online interest in buying homes in the U.S. as boycott thaws
The number of Canadians considering moving to the U.S. has rebounded in the first quarter of 2026, after plunging last year in the wake of President Donald Trump’s punishing tariffs. According to a new report by Realtor.com , interest in buying homes in the U.S. among Canadians has increased by 3 per cent compared with…
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Bitcoin falls below US$73,000 despite Trump’s crypto capital push
Bitcoin briefly fell below US$73,000 despite a fresh push from Donald Trump for the CLARITY Act , suggesting pro-crypto messaging from Washington is losing its ability to drive gains in digital assets . Trump used a Truth Social post late Wednesday to tout the United States as the “crypto capital of the world,” praise the…
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Mother of newborn found dead in N.S. has died, Halifax police say
The 23-year-old woman was in critical condition when she arrived in hospital on Friday. A newborn baby was found dead two days later in a wooded area near Halifax.
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Korea’s Hanwha offers rockets in bid for Canadian submarine deal
As Canada prepares to award a rich contract to build as many as 12 submarines , Hanwha Corp. of South Korea is sweetening its bid by offering to help in another realm: space . Hanwha Aerospace Co. is set to sign a memorandum of understanding with Canadian spaceport operator Maritime Launch Services Inc. , according…
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Carney says ‘Canada Strong will help make America great again’ in conciliatory New York speech
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney praised the “dynamic” United States and argued that the country’s economic future “should include a new partnership with Canada,” in a conciliatory speech to an American audience on Thursday. Carney highlighted the mutual benefits of the cross-border relationship, saying that “Canada Strong will help make America great again,” during…
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Poilievre, embassy call torn-down posters of missing Toronto girl ‘vile hatred against Jews’
Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has added his voice to the growing chorus of outrage over the tearing down of posters that have been put up to aid in the search for a missing 14-year-old Jewish girl in Toronto. Esther, affectionately known as Esti, was reported missing on Friday, May 15, in the area of…