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OTTAWA — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said on Friday that human rights have been on the agenda during his trade mission to China. Speaking to reporters from Beijing, Champagne said that supply chain integrity has been a recurring theme of discussions he’s had with Chinese officials. “We did speak about supply chain integrity,” said Champagne.…

The Ontario government is looking to give itself the power to set transit fares across the province, a move some in Toronto are celebrating as a step towards a more integrated transit system in the GTA — while others are apprehensive about what the move could mean for the TTC.

Prime Minister Mark Carney was a bit chuffed when Canada hit the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s defence spending benchmark of two per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in March, crossing the threshold for the first time in decades after a fast-tracked spending surge . “This is the first time since the fall of the…

Organizers of an artistic performance in Toronto allege that China’s communist government is behind a series of “non-credible” threats to the venue that forced the cancellation of a show on Sunday and led to all remaining shows being axed. Falun Dafa Association of Toronto (FDAT), the show presenter, also castigated the Four Seasons Centre, home…

Deborah Meister, Executive Archdeacon of the Anglican Diocese of Montreal, knows that many members of her faith are, to put it bluntly, old. “People who have been hanging on faithfully and practicing their faith and sharing their love of Christ with one another and with their neighbours all their lives,” she says. “Many of them…

Samantha Hemmings stood in the operating room entrance, watching her sister Sophia on the table. “Help me, please,” she recalls her sister saying. “I can’t breathe.” In the spring of 2009, Sophia went into cardiac arrest while undergoing a caesarean section. She suffered an anoxic brain injury: for crucial minutes, her brain was deprived of…

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we take a closer look at a low-tech way to remove and lock away carbon; get a view from space of what the western U.S. heat wave did to the snow; and see what China’s EV transition looks like on the ground.

The Liberal government’s second attempt at giving police and spies easier access to Canadians’ information includes what’s anticipated to be costly demands on a range of private businesses to to change how they manage their data.

The pain at the pumps and the expected rise in inflation is a financial challenge for many as the cost of living continues to climb, but overall, the country is not nearly as exposed to the impacts of the energy crisis as many other countries.

Imagine school being two hours of core academics learned daily via an app, without teachers, and double that time spent on hands-on experiences. The unconventional model from a U.S. private school is sparking chatter and may benefit some, but Canadian experts say the approach blending GenAI with pre-existing methods warrants serious consideration about student privacy,…