Canadian News
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 04:00:00 ESTFor decades, Canada's military had no combat uniforms designed for women. That's about to change
More than 30 years after Canada's military allowed women to serve in combat roles, it's now specifically designing uniforms and body armour systems to fit their bodies.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 04:00:00 ESTThis year's flu is packing a punch. How hospitals are trying to deal with surging cases
Flu cases across Canada are on the rise and may push hospitals to their limits over the holidays and into the new year, leading health officials in regions across the country to warn people not to visit emergency rooms unless it's absolutely necessar...
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 04:00:00 ESTCBSA says 'fragile' IT systems are a 'top government risk' following border outages
An internal review of technical outages that caused significant delays at airports and international land borders this fall has exposed critical flaws with the Canada Border Services Agency's IT services.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 04:00:49 ESTAs tiny tots sing, tap and play in music class, experts say it boosts their brain development
Music classes for the very youngest children can set them up to one day play an instrument, but experts say the classes can also bring broader cognitive benefits: firing up areas of their developing brains linked to attention, memory and language dev...
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:20:10 EDTProposed referendum question on separation from Canada approved by Elections Alberta
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:00:00 ESTOttawa offers over $35.5B for First Nations child welfare reform
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:33:09 ESTBank denies allegations it gave bad advice to Tesla investor who lost $415 million
A carpenter from Sooke, B.C., claims he turned $88,000 into $415 million trading Tesla stock options but lost it all because of "inadequate advice" from the bank.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:00:26 ESTWabush Airport reopened following days of extreme weather, Transport Canada says
Wabush Airport has reopened after Icy weather conditions forced the closure of its runway for four days, leaving hundreds of passengers waiting for new flights. While PAL Airlines says they have offered accommodation, one stranded passenger says he h...
Fri, 16 May 2025 11:08:31 EDTCanada Post and union representing workers reach tentative agreement, agree not to strike
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 19:14:59 ESTIs it lights out for overnight flights at Montreal’s Trudeau airport?
Aéroports de Montréal is proposing to ban planes from taking off and landing at the airport between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. in an effort to curb the noise that has been keeping some nearby residents up at night.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:19:06 ESTQuebec ERs are overflowing before flu season hits its peak
Before the height of flu season, Quebec emergency rooms are overflowing in several regions, including the greater Montreal area, Centre-du-Québec and the Capitale-Nationale.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:29:25 ESTFour people hospitalized related to Pizza Pops recall, CFIA says
The recall extends to a number of kinds of Pizza Pops of various packaging sizes with best-before dates for mid-June 2026. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the contaminated food may not look or smell spoiled, but can still make you sick.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:14:12 ESTAdvocates push to legalize the sale of raw milk
Selling unpasteurized milk has been illegal in Canada since 1991, due to its high risk of carrying potentially deadly bacteria. But advocates argue there’s still demand for the product, with some Alberta municipalities lobbying the federal governme...
Mon, 31 Mar 2025 04:35:29 EDTHoliday flying is stressful. It's also when unruly passenger behaviour incidents spike
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 04:00:00 ESTNew study finds AI chatbots can influence some Canadians to change their vote
Talking with an AI chatbot can successfully convince people to change their votes and could affect the outcome of future elections, according to a newly published study. However, Canada has few, if any, rules to govern how artificial intelligence is ...
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:02:43 ESTOntario senior's friends found gift cards given to them were empty. Consumers warned of 'gift card draining'
Mark Duguay of Windsor says $275 worth of Tim Hortons cards he bought for friends couldn't be redeemed because they'd already been drained of funds. The CEO of the Better Business Bureau for Western Ontario says it's not an uncommon issue due to scam...
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 05:00:00 ESTNational trends point to Canadians spending less this holiday season
As people look to save money any way they can, those who represent businesses in the retail sector hope the "shop local" campaign results in a solid bottom line for retailers during the holiday shopping period.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 04:00:55 ESTOttawa cobbler on 25 years of fixes — and the sidewalk staple 'that will kill your shoes'
Muhamad Merhi has operated a shoe repair stand inside the federal government's C.D. Howe Building for a quarter-century. 'I don't think I would have survived outside,' he says.
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 04:01:19 ESTProposed rules aim to stop CRA from paying out more bogus refunds
Sun, 15 Jun 2025 22:03:29 EDT'Too much regulation, not enough action': Carney rebuffs Trudeau's climate policies