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OTTAWA – Canada’s labour union leaders announced on Thursday they will set up a “war room” to coordinate their response to the federal government’s latest major projects bill, which they argue undermines workers’ constitutional right to strike. The unions warn the passing of Bill C-39’s changes on Section 107 of the Canadian Labour Code risks…

The father of Tumbler Ridge shooting survivor David Gebala says his daughter Maya, who was severely injured in February, is being released from the hospital. In an emotional post on social media, he said it has been 262 days since she was airlifted to the BC Children’s Hospital. He recounted in the post on X…

Ross McCredie, chief executive of the Sutton Group, talks to Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn on how the Bank of Canada rate hike will affect the housing market. Toronto may have to wait for its next ‘trophy’ office tower The inflationary vibe affecting bond yields — and odds of a rate hike

Meta Platforms Inc. pledged on Wednesday to consult news industry groups before finalizing new terms of service that have sparked a backlash among publishers concerned the tech company could use their content to train its artificial intelligence models. “We’ve heard publishers’ feedback on our proposed ads and business terms update,” Meta’s vice-president of communications Andy…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says international order is in decay and she is working to create “an alliance for the future” that begins with Canada. She said the alliance would unite Europe with Canada to form strategic supply chains , mentioning raw materials such as critical minerals , semiconductor chips, artificial intelligence…

Almost 73 per cent (or nearly three-quarters) of Canadians say Prime Minister Mark Carney is on the right track in seeking a closer economic and security alliance with the European Union, according to a new poll by Canada Pulse Insights , a public opinion research firm in Toronto. Seventy-three per cent of respondents said they…

A Canadian traveller who received a text from Bell Canada welcoming him to “Palestine” while he was in Israel says he is shocked and disappointed. The Ottawa resident — who only wanted to be identified by his first name, Charles, out of concerns for his safety amid rising antisemitism — told National Post he decided…

Just shy of three-quarters of Canadian hockey fans say the end of Hockey Night in Canada is a major loss for Canadian hockey and its traditions, according to a new Angus Reid Institute survey. Polling found 74 per cent of Canadians who follow the NHL view the end of the traditional Saturday-night broadcast as a…

MONTREAL — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday the EU and Canada can work together on “everything” as she renewed her call for the country to join the bloc as an “associate member.” In a speech right before the start of a two-day Canada-European Union meeting in Montreal, von der Leyen extolled…

OTTAWA — Frontier AI models are one of the greatest current threats to Canadians, say federal officials as the government released a national security strategy aiming to steel the country against growing risks and even war. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government released the first national security strategy in over two decades on Thursday. At more…