Around Canada

The Trump administration has purchased a stake in two Canadian critical mineral companies, a move experts say is unusual, and which raises questions about whether Ottawa should block the deals in the interest of national security.  Deal could be subject to national security review. The Trump administration has purchased a …

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is asking the prime minister to scrap Canada’s 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in return for China lifting its tariffs on Canadian canola and pork.  Premier says China’s tariffs have already caused sharp drop in canola prices, losses in pork industry. Manitoba Premier …

The Greater Toronto Hotel Association says a hotel tax increase introduced for Toronto’s FIFA World Cup games next year might be having a negative effect on tourism and travel to the city unrelated to the tournament.  Temporary hotel tax increase started June 1 and will help cover the cost of …

Inderjeet Singh Gosal, the Brampton, Ont., man who picked up the mantle of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar following his 2023 assassination, explains why he refused to enter a witness protection program after being informed his life was in imminent danger.  Inderjeet Singh Gosal has replaced Hardeep Singh Nijjar and …

Mix of inattention, indecision and confusion have plagued this campaign Free stickers for the many (or few) Calgarians who cast ballots in the municipal election. (CBC News)  The level of voter engagement in local Calgary elections may chronically be lower than federal or provincial contests, but there have been some real …

A group of three Newfoundlanders detained by Israel aboard a flotilla bound for Gaza have been freed, according to a family member of one of the three women.  Activists could return home early Tuesday morning, aunt Vicki Axford said. A group of three Newfoundlanders detained by Israel aboard a flotilla …

HALIFAX — The grandmother of two missing Nova Scotia children says she’s disappointed by how little information about their case has been shared by RCMP, saying more transparency could lead to better-quality tips from the public. Six-year-old Lilly and four-year-old Jack Sullivan were reported missing on May 2 from their …

Jason Smith, one of the original artists, says he’s sad to see them go, but he hopes they made people smile over the years.  Plans to twin Highway 103 require the boulders to be broken up. The ever-looming presence that watches over Nova Scotia’s Highway 103 — a pair of …

Suspect is in custody and police investigation is ongoing Gatineau police have arrested a man after the father of a four-year-old girl reported Saturday that she’d been sexually assaulted in Pierre-Lafontaine Park. (Michel Aspirot/CBC)  A 23-year-old man has been arrested after a father reported his four-year-old daughter had been sexually assaulted …

The debate about the federal deficit — or, more specifically, the health and wisdom of federal fiscal policy — remains something of a phoney war, with little substantive engagement. But perhaps, with a new federal budget set to be tabled on Nov. 4, a more serious debate is about to …