What the federal ban on TikTok’s Canadian operations means for …
22 hours ago · The federal government ordered an end to TikTok’s Canadian operations on Wednesday, citing national security concerns. But its decision to keep the app itself available has privacy experts puzzled. The order to shut down the social media platform’s Vancouver and Toronto offices came after a months-long national security review of the app.
Trudeau government bans TikTok from operating in Canada — …
1 day ago · Citing national security concerns, the federal government has ordered TikTok to shutter its Canadian operations — but users will still be able to access the popular video app. Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the decision to wind down TikTok’s two Canadian offices — in ...
Why Canada Dry’s ’made from real ginger’ claim isn’t on U.S. cans
23 hours ago · Court documents from a Canadian class-action lawsuit claimed there is just one drop of ginger extract in about 70 cans of Canada Dry. The ginger extract in Canada Dry is derived from ginger root and called ginger oleoresin. Amy Proulx, who has worked in the industrial food sector for over a decade, says ginger oleoresin is made from ginger root ...
’Buckle up’ for a second Trump presidency, former U.S.
3 days ago · ‘Canada will continue to thrive,’ no matter who wins in U.S., Freeland says. 6 hours agoDuration1:31Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, speaking a day ahead of the presidential election, urged Canadians to remember that the U.S. depends on Canada in ‘really significant ways’ and stressed that the federal government is ‘absolutely confident’ it will be able ...
B.C. ports are frozen amid a labour dispute. What does this mean …
3 days ago · Foremen set to be locked out amid contract dispute at B.C. ports. Hundreds of foremen in Vancouver and Port Rupert were locked out by their employer, the B.C. Maritime Employers’ Association, on Monday afternoon, with the employer calling it a defensive action after port workers served 72 hours strike notice. The union says the BCMEA is overreacting.
How high-speed rail would change Ontario and Quebec — if it …
Oct 31, 2024 · A high-speed rail line linking Canada’s two largest cities, Montreal and Toronto, has been the stuff of dreams — and political campaigns — for decades. But with the federal Liberal government poised to announce more detailed plans (new window) for the project, that dream is a step closer ...
Parks Canada unveils new national Indigenous Stewardship Policy
Oct 29, 2024 · By Jenna Dulewich, RCI, CBC News. Several co-governance agreements already exist in the North. Parks Canada has unveiled a new policy focused on Indigenous stewardship. The policy sets out a framework on how Parks Canada and Indigenous communities can work together to conserve nature and culture. “We wanted to be able to demonstrate that we’ve been listening for decades and we’ve heard ...
Siloed climate data needs to be opened up and shared
Oct 19, 2024 · Experts need to be able to see data in the context of Canada’s big-picture goals. But across the nation, some climate information is public while some is not. It resides in too many silos, often restricted by online accounts and proprietary hardware. Essential information is so spread out that it has become untouchable.
More than half of recent Senate appointments have ties to Liberal …
Jul 13, 2024 · Since July 2023, Trudeau has nominated 12 senators, eight of whom — 66 per cent of the total — have donated money to the federal Liberals or have worked with the federal party or a provincial Liberal party.
Quebec (and Ottawa) fail victims of violence
Oct 8, 2024 · In 1980, victim compensation cost $7 million. By 2019, that amount had risen to more than $154 million. Quebec had been wanting to eliminate lifetime payments since 1992, when Ottawa ended cost-sharing with the provinces and territories. The federal program had aimed to encourage the introduction of victim-compensation programs across the ...