TTC to introduce unlimited free rides after 47 per month starting September 2026: Mayor Chow

Michael Talbot / citynews - Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says come September next year the TTC will introduce a fare capping system that will allow unlimited free rides once a customer surpasses 47 fares per month. The change would still need to pass a vote in the 2026 budget. “Tap you…

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Federal government to open new express entry pathway for international doctors in 2026

Patricia D'Cunha / citynews - The federal government announced Monday that Canada will open a new express permanent residency program for international doctors next year. Immigration Minister Lena Diab said the program will be open to physicians in Canada on temporary work permits who…

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Carney says back-to-office plan for federal civil servants coming soon

sootoday - OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government's plan to get public servants to spend more time in the office will come into "sharper view" over the next several weeks.

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Federal budget proposes to end free postage for materials used by people who are blind

Craig Lord / theglobeandmail - Bill C-15 contains clauses mentioning the repeal of a few sections of the Canada Post Corporation Act

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Bank of Canada is expected to hold key rate, move to sidelines after an uncertain 2025

Craig Lord / nationalobserver - Economists widely expect the Bank of Canada will hold its benchmark interest rate steady this week and move to the sidelines to cap off a year dominated by trade and economic uncertainty.

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Montreal hosts G7 ministers to discuss artificial intelligence, quantum

Anja Karadeglija / nationalobserver - Artificial intelligence is likely to take up much of the agenda as industry, digital and technology ministers from the world’s most powerful Western countries meet in Montreal this week.

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Supreme Court considers cases of overlapping Aboriginal title

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Dozens of Indigenous artifacts return to Canada from Vatican

Prisha Dev / globalnews - First Nations, Inuit, and Métis leaders welcomed 61 Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican at Montreal’s airport, marking the first step in returning items held for decades.

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Russian dissidents call on Canada to resettle their peers facing deportation in U.S.

News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Prominent Russian democracy activists are urging Ottawa to resettle dozens of their peers who tried to claim asylum in the U.S. and now face deportation and imprisonment in Russia. The activists told The Canadian Press 30 Russian nationals being …

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Young Canadians increasingly tie immigration to home affordability problems, survey finds

Vanmala Subramaniam / theglobeandmail - Environics poll shows younger people are now more resistant to immigration than older demographic groups

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Calgary man charged after two Tesla vehicles deliberately torched

Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - Calgary police have charged a 38-year-old man after two Tesla vehicles were deliberately set on fire in separate incidents last March.

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Toronto Public Health urges doctors to prioritize flu shots as cases rise

John Marchesan / citynews - Toronto Public Health is urging doctors to prioritize vaccinating patients against the flu over the next week. It takes about two weeks for protection against the flu to kick in after getting vaccinated. In its weekly e-newsletter to doctors on Friday, th…

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209 kilograms of opium smuggled in machinery into Canada, CBSA says

sootoday - BURNABY — The Canada Border Services Agency says its officers seized a shipment of 209 kilograms of opium. A statement Friday says the drugs were detected in a shipping container at the Burnaby, B.C., container examination facility.

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Canada drops terror sanctions on Syria and its interim government

John Marchesan / citynews - Canada is dropping its terror listing for the group that has governed Syria since the ouster of dictator Bashar Assad one year ago. Syria is no longer listed as a state supporter of terrorism, while the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, is no longer lis…

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Ottawa announces first procurements under new Defence Investment Agency

Kyle Duggan / theglobeandmail - Projects include a fleet of submarines, Arctic over-the-horizon radar, and a fleet of early warning-and-control surveillance aircraft

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Ontario hands over operations of long-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT to TTC

Allison Jones / theglobeandmail - Major milestone means LRT should open ‘in the coming weeks,’ province says

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Health Canada recalls glucose monitors that may give ‘incorrect’ readings

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Health Canada is asking diabetes patients to check if their glucose monitor is subject to an international recall that has serious health risks.

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