Commentary: Cheap drugs from Canada can’t make America healthy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration just announced plans to help states and Indian tribes purchase certain prescription drugs from Canada, where brand-name medicines tend to be cheaper because the government caps their price. The new guidance is...

How Canada can better attract tech talent as calls to build domestic industry grow

With a fresh wave of patriotic calls for Canada to scale its domestic tech sector, industry players say there are opportunities to better attract and retain homegrown talent and knock down barriers that are preventing companies from growing. With...

How Canada can better attract tech talent as calls to build domestic industry grow

Canada sees first job gains since January as unemployment rate dips

Despite the overall positive numbers, challenges persist for younger Canadians. The youth unemployment rate held steady at 14.2%, well above pre-pandemic levels. Students planning to return to school in the fall faced an unemployment rate of...

Canada's unemployment rate drops for first time since January

Employment increased by 34,000 in retail and wholesale trade and by 17,000 in healthcare and social assistance. Manufacturing, a sector that has been impacted the most by trade uncertainty, also added jobs during the month. Private sector...

Surprisingly strong June jobs numbers quash Bank of Canada rate cut odds

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is increasingly expected to keep its benchmark interest rate on hold later this month after the labour market delivered a surprise hiring surge in June. Statistics Canada said Friday that the unemployment rate dropped a...

Canadiens: Zach Bolduc Speaks To The Media

On Thursday, Zach Bolduc was taking part in a celebrity golf tournament in Levis, and he had some time to speak to the media. Unsurprisingly, the youngster has been very busy since being traded to the Montreal Canadiens. He explained that the day...

Canadians are cool to Carney government forcing through 'national interest' projects unilaterally: poll

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canadian Politics A large number of respondents said that such projects should require the support of federal and provincial governments as well as impacted First Nations Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to...

Canada to face a tariff of 35% on exports to the US, says Trump

LAST UPDATE | 4 hrs ago CANADA WILL FACE a 35% tariff on exports to the United States starting 1 August, President Donald Trump said yesterday in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney. It was the latest of more than 20 such letters issued by...

Environmental justice activism finds energy in MN’s Latino communities

Minnesotans are cooling off after last month’s extreme heat but communities bearing the brunt of environmental injustice said there will be more climate extremes to contend with, prompting heightened outreach. Researchers said the harmful impact...

Canada is losing ground on investment. Here’s where

A recent report from the OECD confirms what many already know: one big reason Canada’s economy is struggling is that we’re not investing enough, especially in the machinery and equipment that help businesses get more done. In fact, Canada invests...

Canada tightens financial requirements for international students, changes take effect from September 2025, here’s what you need to know

Stricter financial rules for international students applying to study in Canada from 2025. (AI Image) In a significant move to ensure international students are financially secure during their time in the country, the Canadian government has...

Canadian influencer Colton Macaulay cops backlash from Australians over video of him holding baby crocodile

A Canadian influencer has left Australians shocked over a video of him snatching a crocodile out of the water and holding it in front of the camera. In the clip, Colton Macaulay can be seen holding a medium-sized crocodile which when pulled out of...

Scientists converge on remote preserve for climate research

Annual ‘camp’ focuses on rare Adirondack bogs and climate changes By Zachary Matson The day starts early at the Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station’s annual summer “Bog Camp.” Alarms buzz as early as 4:30 a.m. — that’s when the birds are...

Canadian duo reunited at JMU

James Madison will enter a highly anticipated season with expectations of becoming an elite defensive team. Much of that comes from sources north of the border. The Dukes’ starting lineup in 2025-26 could feature a pair of players from Ontario,...

Canada’s promise awaits still

Marco Navarro-Genie Frontier Centre for Public Policy Confederation was largely a defensive act prompted by fear of the United States. The architects recognized that a fragmented British North America risked being overtaken or becoming a...

Canadian premier accuses US lawmakers of 'trying to trivialise' wildfires

A Canadian premier has accused a group of US lawmakers who demanded the country do more to tackle its wildfires of "trying to trivialise" a deadly situation. Smoke from the fires is making it difficult for Americans to enjoy summer, six members of...

Canadian scientists pioneer made-in-Canada quantum-powered AI solution to solve worldwide challenge

Newswise — WATERLOO, ON and VANCOUVER, BC – In a landmark achievement for Canadian science, a team of scientists led by TRIUMF and the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics have unveiled transformative research that – for the first time –...

Canada urged to follow suit with U.S. sanctions on contentious UN rapporteur

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada Francesca Albanese’s "political and economic warfare against the US and Israel will no longer be tolerated," said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights Situation in...

Researchers at McGill work to improve patients’ trips to the dentist

A Dental Medicine student works on a patient. Imagine if, at your next trip to your dentist’s office, you were given a virtual reality headset to distract you, your treatment plan had been generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and you were...