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Watchdog raps intelligence service over lack of reporting on possibly illegal acts
OTTAWA - The Canadian Security Intelligence Service may have run afoul of the law when it didn't fully inform the public safety minister of potentially illegal conduct by CSIS employees, including pos...
May 28, 2026
Gripens bound for Ukraine could be built in Canada: Saab
OTTAWA - Swedish defence firm Saab says if Ottawa chooses to buy its Gripen E fighter jets, Canada could end up building some of the aircraft destined for Ukraine's air force. Saab says up to 20 of it...
May 28, 2026
Public Health Agency of Canada defends decision to restrict travel from Ebola-affected countries
TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says temporarily blocking entry for people coming from Ebola-affected countries is necessary to reduce the risk of importing the disease, despite the World...
May 28, 2026
More than 24,000 immigration documents could be suspended by Ebola border measures
OTTAWA - The Immigration Department says more than 24,000 travel documents could be suspended by the federal government's measures to keep Ebola out of Canada. The government has announced a 90-day su...
May 28, 2026
'Letting it rip': Beyblade fanatics are giving childhood craze another spin
RICHMOND - At Imperial Hobbies in Richmond, B.C., the air is filled with the sounds of battle. "Three, two, one - shoot!" Read more: Saskatoon's Emily Clark is the highest earner in the Professional W...
May 28, 2026 Beyblades battle during a Tournament in Richmond, B.C., on Sunday, May 3, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
As World Cup nears, intelligence agency warns of increased human trafficking risk
OTTAWA - As Canada prepares to host World Cup soccer, the federal financial intelligence agency is warning that major sporting events can heighten the risk of vulnerable people being exploited by huma...
May 28, 2026 A new bulletin from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada advises businesses to be on the lookout for signs of dealings that may be linked to trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation as well as forced labour. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Montreal businesses feel effect of Canadiens playoff run on customer traffic
MONTREAL - On NHL playoff nights in Montreal, the wood-fired oven at St-Viateur Bagel keeps burning - even if the lineups at the counter get a little shorter. At the flagship location of the Mile End ...
May 28, 2026
By the numbers: Quebec's struggles with social housing
MONTREAL - Nearly one-third of Quebec's social housing units - roughly 21,500 homes - is in a state of disrepair. Advocates worry existing budgets will be inadequate because inflation is outpacing the...
May 28, 2026
As governments pour billions into new affordable housing, existing units in disrepair
MONTREAL - Mercedes Rodriguez says she and her seven kids struggle to sleep at night because of the sounds of mice scurrying in the walls in her apartment in Montreal's east end. In addition to a mice...
May 28, 2026
Stronger Canada will help 'make America great again,' Carney tells NY business crowd
NEW YORK - Canada's efforts to diversify trade ties and wean itself off the U.S. market will make it a better ally to the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney told an audience of business profess...
May 28, 2026
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