Critics question Saab’s offer to bring 10,000 aerospace jobs to Canada

News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Critics are questioning the solidity of Saab’s pitch to deliver 10,000 jobs in Canada if it decides to set up shop here to assemble Gripen fighter jets. The Swedish company has said little about how it came to that number, making it hard to evalu…

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Minister says government launching review of firearms classification regime

sootoday - OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the federal government is launching a review of Canada's firearms classification regime that will include consultations with Indigenous communities on the SKS rifle.

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How will passengers be impacted? Air Transat pilots vote in favour of strike mandate

Lola Kalder / citynews - Air Transat pilots voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike mandate as contract talks with the airline continue to stall. So what does this mean for passengers as we head into the holiday travel season? CityNews spoke with Gábor Lukács, president of Air Pa…

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23andMe reaches Canadian settlement in data breach class action lawsuit

Uday Rana / globalnews - In October 2023 and September 2024, class actions were filed in the British Columbia Supreme Court on behalf of 23AndMe’s Canadian customers.

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Sale of Canadian armoured vehicles to ICE agency 'deeply troubling': Kwan

sootoday - OTTAWA — Anti-armament advocates say Canadian firms shouldn’t be supplying armoured military vehicles to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or any other organizations with sketchy human rights records.

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Ford says he knew layoffs were coming before loaning Algoma Steel $100M

Colin D’Mello / globalnews - The steel giant announced Monday it would lay off roughly 1,000 workers as a Sault Ste. Marie plant closure is being made to adapt to a “fundamentally altered” landscape.

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Ministers McGuinty, Anand pledge more than $200 million in funding for Ukraine

Catherine Morrison / nationalobserver - The government is pledging another $235 million in funding for Ukraine, with National Defence Minister David McGuinty and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announcing Canada's latest commitments.

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Toronto garbage worker dead after being hit by his own truck: police

sootoday - TORONTO — A 66-year-old Toronto garbage truck driver is dead after police say he was hit by his own truck. Police say it happened around 8:30 a.m. in Scarborough. They say the worker was outside the truck when it started to roll into him.

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Carney’s new housing agency will have ‘modest’ impact, says PBO

Uday Rana / globalnews - The impact of Build Canada Homes (BCH), a new federal agency created in September, on easing Canada’s housing crisis will likely be 'modest,' the PBO report said.

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Franklin the Turtle book publisher condemns ‘violent’ post by U.S. defense secretary

News Staff / citynews - The publisher of the Franklin series of children’s books says an online post by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth depicting the titular character as a bazooka-wielding soldier is denigrating and violent. Hegseth shared on social media Sunday a mock cove…

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Canadian injured in West Bank in what local group calls assault by Israeli settlers

News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says it is “aware of a Canadian citizen injured in the West Bank” and is providing consular help after an incident this past weekend reportedly involving Israeli settlers. A local organization called Unarmed Civilian Protect…

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New Alberta Police Review Commission aims to enhance transparency and speed up investigations

Cindy Tran / edmontonjournal - The Police Review Commission will oversee the full police complaint process from receiving complaints to conducting investigations and overseeing disciplinary hearings.

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Calgary man found guilty of three terrorism-related charges for assisting ISIS in Syria

Bill Graveland / theglobeandmail - Jamal Borhot’s co-accused and cousin, Hussein Borhot, pleaded guilty in a separate trial in 2022

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Canada reaches deal to join EU military procurement fund

Steven Chase / theglobeandmail - Carney government won’t reveal entrance fee, but could see savings in future through large-scale buying

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Algoma Steel to lay off 1,000 workers over ‘unprecedented tariffs’

Ari Rabinovitch / globalnews - Algoma Steel said Monday that it plans to lay off about 1,000 workers due to impacts from tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies.

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Benjamin Bergen named new head of CVCA after months-long search

Catherine McIntyre / thelogic - The post Benjamin Bergen named new head of CVCA after months-long search appeared first on The Logic.

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Canadians need new permit in order to visit U.K.

Eddie Chau / torontosun - As of Feb. 25, 2026, Canadian travellers will need to acquire an ETA permit to visit the U.K.

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Canada ranks low on military oversight: study

Brett Ballah / globalnews - Canada maintains a low level of civilian oversight of the military due to rigid party discipline, according to a new book that compares it with fourteen other democracies.

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