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Childhood Cancer Canada calls for $15M from feds as demand rises
A Canadian childhood cancer charity is calling on the federal government to provide more financial support to families whose children are undergoing cancer treatment. The foundation has seen demand for its financial support programs rise 40 per cent over the…
Hamilton man charged with advocating genocide over online content: police
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 27-year-old Stoney Creek, Ont., man is facing hate propaganda charges following an investigation into content posted publicly on social media, police say. Investigators received a report in July 2025…
Carney to showcase Canada’s capital agenda at first-ever investment summit
Prime Minister Mark Carney will gather scores of deep-pocketed investors in Toronto next week in a bid to fix Canada’s “Achilles heel” — a persistent lack of business investment dragging down the economy. Hundreds of global and domestic investors with…
Pumpkin farms ‘at the mercy of Mother Nature’ after extreme weather in Canada
From destructive hail to excessive rain, drought and extreme heat, severe weather is taking a toll on pumpkin farms across Canada as growers prepare for the busy fall season. Farmers in several provinces say unusually intense or poorly timed weather has…
Nova Scotia to expand protections for people affected by AI-generated intimate images
By Tori Fitzpatrick The Canadian Press Posted September 11, 2026 4:06 pm Updated September 11, 2026 4:49 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Nova Scotia government says new legislation will expand protections for people…
Stellantis signs MOU on Brampton, Ont., plant as talks with union break down
Automaker Stellantis says it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Canadian armoured vehicle maker Roshel on a potential sale of its idled Brampton, Ont., assembly plant. Meanwhile, the union representing Canadian workers at Stellantis said it has…
Dawson community marks 20 years since college shooting
Twenty years after a shooting at Dawson College claimed the life of 18-year-old Anastasia De Sousa and injured 19 others, survivors, family members and members of the college community gathered Friday to remember the victims and reflect on how the tragedy has…
Mark Carney meets with ‘Forever Canadian’ campaigners in Banff
The head of the Forever Canadian group campaigning for Alberta to remain in the federation said Friday Prime Minister Mark Carney has been a “calm” and “reassuring” presence for Albertans. Thomas Lukaszuk, a former deputy premier of Alberta, said Carney is…
Lethbridge firefighters honoured at annual memorial: ‘What we signed up to do’
It’s been 25 years since terrorists attacked the United States by crashing two commercial passenger jets into the World Trade Centres, one into the Pentagon and another that was taken down by passengers over a field in Pennsylvania. Thousands of people died…
Lake Ontario merchandise turns Trump order into fundraiser to protect the lake
A lighthearted quip sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump’s labelling of Lake Ontario as “Lake America” has turned into a fundraiser aimed at protecting the lake itself. Lloyd Rang, who lives in the municipality of Clarington, Ont., a short walk from Lake…