Ontario to break interprovincial barriers for regulated professions
Ontario’s provincial government says it will remove interprovincial barriers for workers in regulated professions, allowing them greater mobility when searching for work across the country. The Labour Day announcement says the province has signed 10 agreements with provinces and territories to remove barriers to let workers come to Ontario to find work in over 50 “in-demand” professions, including engineers, architects and electricians. The province says under these agreements, Ontarians in these fields will also be able to find work in other provinces. As of Jan. 1, 2026, people working inRead more
Wildfires are disrupting back-to-school again. Experts call for support to plan for them
Newfoundland parent Scott Chandler jokes that September is usually a whirlwind he “kind of dreads,” between juggling the back-to-school season for his son Rhys and restarting a host of his extracurriculars, like hockey, karate and swimming lessons. This year, however, he’s looking forward to the normalcy of that busy schedule. They’ve been caught in a different sort of whirlwind since his family lost their home as well as Rhys’s school Cabot Academy in the Conception Bay North wildfires in early August. Following local orders, they’ve decamped three times in mere weeks: from anRead more
Trump’s treasury secretary confident U.S. Supreme Court will declare tariffs legal
A sign is placed in front of the American whisky section at a B.C. liquor store after top-selling U.S.-made products were removed from shelves in February amid the ongoing trade war. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press) U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday expressed confidence that the U.S. Supreme Court will uphold President Donald Trump’s use of a 1977 emergency powers law to impose sweeping tariffs on most trading partners, but he said the administration has a backup plan if it does not. Bessent told Reuters he was preparing a legalRead more
Russian interference suspected in GPS jamming of EU leader’s plane above Bulgaria
President of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a joint news conference with Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda near the Lithuanian-Belarusian border, on Monday. Bulgaria confirmed that von der Leyen’s plane lost its GPS signal briefly as it approached Plovdiv airport, and said jamming from Russia is suspected. (Mindaugas Kulbis/The Associated Press) A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS jamming over Bulgaria in a suspected Russian operation, a spokesperson said Monday. The plane landed safely in Plovdiv airport and von der LeyenRead more
South Korea’s charm offensive and other takeaways from Trump meeting
Hours before South Korean president Lee Jae Myung was due to meet US president Donald Trump, a Truth Social post dropped. “WHAT IS GOING ON IN SOUTH KOREA?” Trump wrote, pointing to a “Purge or Revolution”. It appears this was a reference to Mr Lee’s attempts to move South Korea on from its martial law crisis last December, when its now ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to orchestrate a military takeover. But Lee turned on the charm and averted a repeat of what happened in the Oval Office toRead more
Trump orders removal of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook
US President Donald Trump has said he will immediately remove Federal Reserve official Lisa Cook from her position, a major escalation in his battle against the US central bank. He said there was “sufficient reason” to believe Cook had made false statements on mortgage agreements, and cited constitutional powers which he said allowed him to remove her. In response, Cook has said Trump has no authority to fire her and she will not resign. It is an unprecedented move for the president to dismiss a member of the central bank’sRead more
Trump signs order banning flag-burning , a right protected by the U.S. Constitution
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order requiring the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute people for burning the American flag, an activity that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled is legitimate political expression protected by the U.S. Constitution. The order signed in the Oval Office acknowledged the court’s 5-4 ruling in a case from Texas in 1989, but said there is still room to prosecute flag-burning if it “is likely to incite imminent lawless action” or amounts to “fighting words.” “You burn a flag, you get oneRead more
Dr. Oz wants to take B.C. ostriches facing cull order – but scientists question his claims
TV personality and U.S. federal health official Dr. Mehmet Oz has reiterated an offer to house hundreds of B.C. ostriches facing a cull order, claiming the birds are scientifically unique. Over 400 birds at Universal Ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., have been ordered culled by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) after highly pathogenic avian flu was detected on the farm last December. The order has survived multiple court challenges by the farm and has attracted attention from U.S. officials like Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as well asRead more
Canadian company pauses shipments to Israeli defence firm after sending GPS antennas last weekend
An Israeli armoured personnel carrier manoeuvres on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza on Tuesday. (Amir Cohen/Reuters) Ottawa-based Calian GNSS is pausing shipments of GPS antennas destined for Elbit, an Israeli defence firm, after shipping some last weekend, the company told CBC News in a statement. “Given recent announcements by our Government and others regarding continued concerns for the region, Calian has paused this shipment and all future shipments until further notice,” said Calian’s corporate communications director Shelley MacLean. The move comes after four NGOs released a report that examined Israeli import data and publiclyRead more
Trump wants Putin to meet Zelenskyy face to face. That seems unlikely
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet at the White House, amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, in Washington, D.C., on Monday. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Reuters) After several furious days of fawning flattery and intense diplomatic summitry, Donald Trump’s attempt to end Russia’s war on Ukraine appears to hinge on whether Vladimir Putin accepts Trump’s invitation for another tête-à-tête — this time, with the man whose country he invaded, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Kremlin’s initial reaction to the invite was diplomatic but non-committal. Rather than anRead more