[ad_1] Canada’s participation in U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned “Golden Dome” missile-defence system for North America is limited to research involving the detection of incoming threats, the U.S. commander for NORAD told a defence conference on Wednesday. Gen. Greg Guillot told the annual Conference of Defence Associations Institute annual forum in Ottawa that he and Continue reading
Liberals face challenge of securing the vote while keeping leadership race accessible
[ad_1] The problems some registered Liberals are having with online voting in the party’s leadership race shouldn’t be a surprise and may even be a good thing, say some experts. “You can’t have a wide open, hardly at all verified process for selecting the prime minister of Canada,” Christopher Cochrane, a political science professor at Continue reading
The global race for critical minerals is on. Here’s why they’re the lifeblood of the new tech era
[ad_1] What does your smartphone have in common with a solar panel, or an EV battery, or a piece of military equipment? They’re all made using critical minerals — an essential ingredient in powering the modern technology that we use every day. “They’re absolutely the central thing for what I call the electro-digital age,” said Vince Beiser, Continue reading
Manitoba PCs apologize to families of murdered women believed to be in Winnipeg-area landfill
[ad_1] Manitoba’s Opposition Progressive Conservatives apologized to the families of four First Nations women murdered by a serial killer in 2022 for refusing to search a Winnipeg-area landfill where it’s believed the remains of two of the women were taken. “Honourable Speaker, our government erred. It’s as simple as that,” interim PC Leader Wayne Ewasko Continue reading
Police investigating sexual assault allegation against 8 former OHL players
[ad_1] Peel Regional Police confirms it is investigating a 2014 sexual assault allegation involving eight former Ontario Hockey League players. TSN/CTV first reported on the allegations in October. Peel police said Wednesday that their special victims unit is conducting an investigation into the matter. In 2014, according to the original report, the then 22-year-old complainant Continue reading
‘We are Canadian’: 25 years later, Joe Canadian is back with a new patriotic video
[ad_1] The man behind an iconic Canadian beer ad is back, 25 years later, with a new patriotic rallying cry. But this time, it’s not about selling drinks. Jeff Douglas, from Truro, N.S., became a national sensation after starring as flannel-wearing Joe Canadian in Molson Canadian’s 2000 ad “The Rant,” which was a huge success for the beer Continue reading
Magnitude 3.9 earthquake ‘lightly felt’ in Victoria
[ad_1] A magnitude 3.9 earthquake was recorded around 60 kilometres south of Victoria on Wednesday, officials say, in what is the latest quake to be felt in southwest B.C. over the last two weeks. Earthquakes Canada says the quake’s epicentre was in Olympic National Park in Washington state, and it struck around 4:18 p.m. PT. Continue reading
Perennial uncertainty of tariffs looms over B.C.’s budget
[ad_1] The B.C. government’s 2025/26 budget came as the province is constrained by the start of a trade war prompted by U.S. tariffs, but political watchers say B.C. has many unmet needs and also needs a long-term vision. The budget projected a record deficit of $10.9 billion as the government committed to spending on core services and Continue reading
How much is trade between Saskatchewan and the U.S. worth?
[ad_1] Saskatchewan sends much more product across the southern border than crosses into the province, according to Statistics Canada data. So what does a trade war mean for the province? On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump implemented 10 per cent tariffs on Canadian oil and other energy exports headed to the U.S., and 25 per cent tariffs on all Continue reading
The trade war is here. You’ll notice it at the grocery store first
[ad_1] Canadians’ pocketbooks will likely be the victim of a prolonged trade war with the U.S., with the prices on consumer goods potentially rising over the next weeks, some analysts say. “We will see prices across the board going up,” said Andreas Schotter, a professor of business at Western University in London, Ont. “I could imagine that on Continue reading