When Ontario resident Cindy McKay was preparing for a month in Europe this year, travelling with her 12-year-old grandson and living out of the contents of two carry-on bags, she knew she had homework to do. Read More

New South Wales, home to the massacre at Sydney’s Bondi Beach last Sunday, plans to ban hateful symbols and speech, as well as provide police greater powers to remove face coverings during public gatherings. Read More

OTTAWA -- One of the main organizers of the 2022 Freedom Convoy won't have to forfeit a long-haul truck used in the 2022 protest, following a court ruling today. Read More

Users of Toronto transit may soon be compensated if they are left waiting too long for their ride. Read More

A 77-year-old woman with advanced Alzheimer’s has been granted protection "against the likelihood of death at the hands of her husband" by the B.C. Supreme Court. Read More

Group called Robins des Ruelles later said in statement stunt was intended to highlight cost of living crisis

Dressed in red suits and backed by masked elves, a group of Santas marched into a Montreal supermarket, loaded their bags with thousands of dollars worth of groceries and disappeared into the night.

The bandit Santas later released a statement saying the food would be distributed to the needy, and saying the Robin Hood-style stunt was intended to highlight the spiralling cost of living crisis that has pushed basic necessities increasingly out of reach for ordinary Canadians.

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A 26-year-old Toronto man has been arrested and charged with ISIS-linked terrorism offences and two other men are charged for alleged hate-motivated extremism targeting women and members of the Jewish community. Read More

The Jewish community is afraid to use Uber after "disturbing reports of mistreatment and intimidation by drivers," says the founder of Canadian Women Against Antisemitism, as the rideshare company tells National Post it's in "listening mode." Read More

In holistic communities and midwifery deserts, women are turning to the Free Birth Society for information and unlicensed providers

When the holistic practitioner Emma Cardinal, 32, became pregnant in May 2023, she planned to have a home birth with midwives. Cardinal lives in a town in British Columbia with strong counter-cultural roots. “The community that I live in, home birth is something a lot of women prioritise,” she explains.

Then Cardinal stumbled across a podcast from the Free Birth Society (FBS). One episode in particular, she says, made an impact: “Unpacking Ultrasound With Yolande Clark.” In it, the Canadian ex-doula Yolande Norris-Clark falsely links ultrasounds to autism and ADHD and states that “ultrasound damages and modifies and destroys cells”.

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Japanese conglomerate raises to 80% its stake in firm that owns the intellectual property created by Charles Schulz

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Sony has taken control of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts franchise including Snoopy and Charlie Brown in a deal worth C$630m (£340m).

The Japanese conglomerate has bought 41% of Peanuts Holdings, which owns the intellectual property Schulz created, from the Canadian children’s entertainment company WildBrain.

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OTTAWA — Canada’s largest public service union is facing at least three separate lawsuits filed by sidelined executives at its component unions, court documents show. Read More

Tax changes reflective of inflation are afoot for Canadian workers in 2026, potentially leaving more money for them after federal and provincial taxes. Read More

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday that efforts to see U.S. President Donald Trump remove or lessen tariffs on Canadian sectors will now be dealt with alongside their joint review of the trilateral trade agreement with Mexico. Read More

The final Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS) payments of 2025 will be in the mail — or deposited directly into bank accounts — on Monday. Here's what to know. Read More

A country known for welcoming newcomers has reversed policy as immigration becomes increasingly a partisan issue

• Canada sees large drop in population amid international students crackdown

Standing in Canada’s House of Commons in 2023, the then-prime minister, Justin Trudeau, gave an impassioned speech on the value of welcoming newcomers.

“Canadians know that immigration is one of our greatest assets. It helps us compete,” he said. “If we want to boost our economic success significantly, we need to boost immigration.”

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Toronto model Miriam Mattova says she has received death threats on social media since coming forward about an antisemitic incident involving an Uber driver last month. Read More

OTTAWA — The sidelined president of one of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)’s component unions is suing PSAC, claiming the umbrella union took away her powers just days before she was set to expose "significant financial irregularities” and other problems throughout the union. Read More

OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has Canada's national boxing regulator in her corner as she spars with Skate Canada over the province's policy on trans athletes. Read More