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The chief executive of Stelco’s U.S.-based parent company says hundreds of southern Ontario steelworkers facing temporary layoffs will be recalled if Canada and the United States reach a trade deal on steel. Lourenco Goncalves, chairman and CEO of Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs, says the Canadian market is too small to accommodate galvanized steel production from both Stelco [...]
The Southeastern Ontario police constable who was critically injured in a shootout outside a synagogue last month is “improving each day,” Belleville’s chief of police says. Const. Jeff Smith continues to make “steady progress” through his recovery journey which has included multiple surgeries, Chief Murray Rodd said in a statement released on social media this [...]
Ottawa is working with the provincial government in Alberta to ensure there are “strong safeguards” in place for its upcoming referendum, federal Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon says. MacKinnon said in an Oct. 8 statement that the federal government is working alongside provincial authorities, including Elections Alberta and local law enforcement, to protect the Oct. 19 referendum process.
‘They’re saying it’s very much under control,’ the U.S. president said, referring to the Kremlin.
MPs are questioning how a Canadian national accused of spying while interning at NATO obtained security clearance despite a previous finding of fraud in a federal hiring process. The concerns came as Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne told a parliamentary committee that existing privacy laws do not generally prevent federal departments from collecting or sharing information as part of security screening.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced $2 billion in funding over eight years for home retrofits, including rebates for homeowners who install electric heat pumps. The National Heat Pump Rebate program is estimated to provide rebates to up to 820,000 homeowners, with the federal government projecting annual energy-bill savings of more than $1,400 for households [...]
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Germany and the UK are facing regular hybrid attacks and that it made sense to counter those threats together.
Several nations acted to head off more export restrictions.
The United States is engaged in productive discussions with Tehran, the U.S. president said.
The cuts are expected to unfold over three weeks as the American-owned company idles operations at the Hamilton plant.
Iran reaffirmed its control over the Strait of Hormuz, while the U.S. military said commercial traffic continued to flow.
The fuel was being shipped to a Cuban state-owned entity sanctioned by the United States.
Meeting NATO’s defence spending target of 5 percent of GDP by 2035 will require a “substantial and sustained increase” in Canadian defence spending, according to the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO). “The scale and composition of this increase could have broader implications for the Canadian economy,” the PBO said in an Oct. 6 report on Canada’s defence spending commitments and their implications for the budget and the economy. Canada has committed to raising defence spending to 4 percent of GDP by 2030 and 5 percent by 2035—targets the PBO says could increase the annual federal deficit by $63.7 billion by 2035-36 and add substantially to the federal debt.
The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization says extended trading hours can offer more flexibility by allowing investors to react to new developments outside of regular hours, but it also comes with risks. CIRO made the comments in new guidance on the risks and benefits of extended trading as a new alternative trading platform brings after-hours access to investors.
The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan publicly reiterated their opposition to separating from Canada, rejecting a suggestion from billionaire Elon Musk that both provinces should pursue independence. The two publicly restated their position after Musk, a former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, suggested on X that the two Prairie provinces and Quebec would benefit from independence.
Canadian oil producers saw a 68 percent surge in operating profits between the first and second quarters of this year, but capital spending hasn’t kept anywhere near the same pace, says a new report from Deloitte Canada. The consulting firm notes that crude prices have experienced “considerable volatility” in recent months due to the Middle […]
Diplomatic tensions between the two countries escalated last month after London announced trade restrictions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Investigators say China-based staff and technology put U.S. investor data at risk; Webull says U.S. customer data remains under U.S. control.
Multiple outlets said a second worker from the anti-plague institute had died.
A 13-year-old boy is fighting for his life after suffering burns to 90 percent of his body following one of several alleged arson attacks.
