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CanadaIranian regime member deported from Canada, CBSA confirms
Syed Salman Samani was Iran’s deputy interior minister and official spokesperson.
Carney, Trump speak as tariff deadline nears
The Prime Minister's Office said Monday that Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone about the ongoing negotiations.
Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador announce Churchill Falls energy deal
Premiers Christine Frechette and Tony Wakeham will be joined by Prime Minister Mark Carney and other officials in St. John's on Monday.
RCMP help recover ancient Peruvian artifact in Montreal
Officials from the Peruvian Embassy made a request through Global Affairs Canada that the bowl be repatriated, RCMP said.
Less than 20% of Canadians want to give U.S. ‘concessions,’ poll finds
Most Canadians believe that fresh tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump are more likely to hit Canada than not, new polling from Abacus Data said on Monday.
Plane of pilot in Ontario found, officials say case now missing person investigation
Durham regional police said the pilot had left at about 8:30 a.m. Friday and was expected back about an hour later. When he did not arrive, a search began.
Consumer inflation ticked up to 3% in July, Statistics Canada says
Consumer inflation rose in July as gas prices increased, according to Statistics Canada, with the consumer price index ticking up from June.
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CanadaFitz the grizzly bear briefly escapes his enclosure at the Calgary Zoo
A one-year-old male grizzly bear escaped its enclosure at the Wilder Institute's Calgary Zoo on Sunday morning, zoo officials have confirmed.
PoliticsCanada, U.S. officials to meet again as 50% tariffs to take effect in 3 days
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says any new U.S. trade deal must remove softwood lumber tariffs. Negotiations in Washington are nearing the Aug. 19 deadine for an agreement.
SportsCanadian women, men’s flag football teams book 2028 Olympic tickets
The women, who had already qualified with a 20-6 semifinal win over top-ranked Mexico on Saturday, capped a perfect tournament with a 27-20 win over the Americans in the final.
Energy
PoliticsPoilievre urges Carney to keep fuel excise tax suspended until Canada Day
The fuel excise tax was suspended by the federal government in April, but the temporary measure is set to expire on Labour Day, Sept. 7.
FeaturesMarried women share problems renewing Alberta driver’s licences
Married women like Christine Orme say they're having problems when their documents don't match, because some have their maiden name and others have their married name.
CanadaAny Canada-U.S. trade deal must include auto sector: Brampton mayor
The U.S. has previously said the proposed tariffs are in response to retaliatory measures and warned they must be lifted before a deal will be reached.
CanadaCanada’s tax reform could start with small business changes: official
Over a year into Prime Minister Mark Carney's mandate, the Liberal government has made a handful of changes to the country's tax system.
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Private plasma donation clinic says it is pausing all collection in Canada
Grifols said Thursday that the company voluntarily decided to pause collection and has communicated the decision to Health Canada.
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Canada’s dairy companies boost production amid ‘national cottage cheese shortage’
Gay Lea Foods makes Nordica cottage cheese, and the company says they are now expanding their Toronto production facilities, so they can make more.
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U.S. says Canada among China’s ‘biggest enablers’ in avoiding Trump tariffs
A new White House report released Thursday accuses China of routing their exports through third countries with more favourable U.S. tariff rates or avoid them altogether.
Canada
Canadian firm got US$4M to ready rig for now-stalled Greenland drilling plan
Calgary-based Stampede Drilling said it 'will not deploy its drilling rig or commence drilling in Greenland' unless the U.S. oil company's project receives approval.
Business
Air Canada secures C$2.5 bn financing with Blackstone‑led minority stake sale in Aeroplan, programme valued at C$10 bn
Air Canada raised C$2.5 bn on Aug 11 2026 by selling a 25 % non‑controlling interest in its Aeroplan loyalty programme to a Blackstone‑led consortium, valuing Aeroplan at C$10 bn and funding a US$1.2 bn bond repayment and a planned C$0.8 bn share buy‑back.
Business
World Cup 2026 has lit up Canada’s ticket-resale market — and exposed how broken it is
Seats for Toronto and Vancouver matches are changing hands for hundreds of dollars above face value. The fees and markups are pushing fans toward a new kind of resale marketplace.
Politics
Carney’s Liberals brace for a leaner Commons as summer resignations start the byelection clock
Two MPs have quit as the House rises for recess, dropping the Liberals toward 170 seats. The arithmetic still favours Carney — but the autumn agenda just got harder.
Business
Cohere's Aidan Gomez bets the house on 'sovereign AI' with Aleph Alpha merger valuing the group at $20bn
The Toronto lab founded by three former Google researchers has agreed to absorb Germany's Aleph Alpha, a deal backed by Berlin and Ottawa that aims to build a transatlantic counterweight to the American AI giants.
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