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Federal watchdog heads to court over Pornhub operator's consent practices
OTTAWA - Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne is seeking a Federal Court order directing the operator of the Pornhub website to comply with Canadian privacy law. Dufresne's application comes a year ...
Mar 04, 2025
Deadline for Trump tariffs passes with no relent, Canada counters in response
WASHINGTON - Canadians are waking up to a new and uncertain reality after U.S. President Donald Trump's deadline for economy-wide tariffs passed with no relent overnight, triggering a continental trad...
Mar 04, 2025
Border officer union cites staffing shortfalls as Trump proceeds with tariff threats
OTTAWA - The federal union that represents Canada's front-line customs and immigration officers says it's worried about staffing levels at the Canada Border Services Agency as the country responds to ...
Mar 04, 2025
B.C. budget brings record deficit, billions in trade-war contingencies
VICTORIA - The days leading up to British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey's first budget had been a blur, she said, each "blended into the other" as she and her staff tried to keep up with uns...
Mar 04, 2025
Quebec auto board 'fiasco' could be largest scandal since Charbonneau commission
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is grappling with a controversy that could be the biggest political scandal in the province since the Charbonneau commission, which found deep corruption in the constr...
Mar 04, 2025
Alberta hires former Manitoba chief judge to investigate health spending scandal
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has hired a former head of Manitoba's provincial court to investigate allegations of high-level arm-twisting in lucrative government contracts. The government said Mo...
Mar 03, 2025
Trump sends crypto prices on a short-lived surge after announcement of strategic government reserve
Cryptocurrency prices briefly jumped after President Donald Trump's surprise announcement he wants the U.S. government to purchase and hold a variety of digital assets in a strategic reserve fund, an ...
Mar 03, 2025
University teachers in Nova Scotia accuse government of going too far with new bill
HALIFAX - A group that represents 1,400 university teachers in Nova Scotia is accusing the provincial government of trying to overstep its authority. The Association of Nova Scotia University Teachers...
Mar 03, 2025
Analyst calls on Canada's military to fix white supremacy problem before it starts
EDMONTON - An Alberta-based analyst asked by the military to study white supremacy in its ranks says if it doesn't want the problem to take root, it should take action against a culture that gives it ...
Mar 03, 2025
After four years, a Newfoundland man still fighting for his vote in the 2021 election
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A hearing Monday in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court ended exactly how Whymarrh Whitby hoped it wouldn't: in another delay. The St. John's, N.L., man has spent the past four ...
Mar 03, 2025
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