-
+12 +3
Google agrees to pay publishers in Canada and drops plans for blocking news
One report says it will pay $100 million annually.
-
+39 +7
Revelations about Buffy Sainte-Marie's ancestry is having a devastating impact on Indigenous communities across Canada
The CBC report on iconic singer Buffy Sainte-Marie’s ancestry is having deep impact in multiple ways across Indigenous lands across Canada.
-
+41 +10
CBC found vehicles stolen in Canada on the streets of African nations. Here's how they got there | CBC News
In 2022, there was a never-before-seen billion dollars worth of vehicles stolen in Canada, and nearly all of them were exported overseas by organized crime. In West Africa, where many of the vehicles end up, authorities are pleading with Canada to stop the flow of stolen cars.
-
+33 +6
Canada study debunks stereotypes of homeless people’s spending habits
Researchers find homeless people more likely to spend lump sum on housing and food and not ‘temptation goods’ such as alcohol
-
+43 +6
Microsoft pulls article recommending Ottawa Food Bank to tourists
"Consider going into it on an empty stomach," said a Microsoft Travel article written using "algorithmic techniques."
-
+43 +6
Meta Begins The Process Of Ending News Links In Canada
This is not a surprise, because the company made it clear it planned to do exactly this, but Meta has now begun the process of stopping links to news sources from appearing in Canada, something tha…
-
+37 +9
Meta is so unwilling to pay for news under a new Canadian law that it's starting to block it on Facebook and Instagram in that country
The rollout of the news ban on Facebook and Instagram for users in Canada will take place over the next few weeks.
-
+34 +5
Nike ends its partnership with Hockey Canada
Nike has permanently ended its sponsor partnership with Hockey Canada after pausing its deal last year.
-
+34 +5
Canadian judge rules the thumbs up emoji counts as a contract agreement
A Canadian judge has ruled that the popular “thumbs-up” emoji not only can be used as a contract agreement, but is just as valid as an actual signature.
-
+19 +7
Justin Trudeau tweets invitation to Taylor Swift asking her to bring tour to Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to be a secret Swiftie.
-
+23 +3
Canada marks worst wildfire season on record
Smoke emitting from Canadian wildfires has crossed the Atlantic Ocean and is now drifting across western Europe as Canada marks its worst wildfire season on record.
-
+32 +6
Google says it will start blocking Canadian news stories in response to new law
The Google fight with the country echoes a similar battle in Australia, where the tech industry eventually struck deals with news publishers after tense negotiations.
-
+26 +4
‘It burns wild and free up there’: Canada fires force US crews to shift strategy
Different strategies in fighting wildfires have prompted new questions about best practices in the face of a global challenge
-
+19 +5
Paper trail
Canada is one of the biggest exporters of recyclable paper to India, but along with that paper comes plastic waste — lots of it.
-
+20 +3
It’s Canada’s worst fire season in modern history, as smoke fills skies
In the seven days ending Sunday, more than 3.5 million acres had burned. That's nearly 70 percent of an average full fire season in the country.
-
+26 +2
Cursive writing to be reintroduced in Ontario schools this fall
Cursive is making a comeback. Relegated in 2006 to an optional piece of learning in Ontario elementary schools, cursive writing is set to return as a mandatory part of the curriculum starting in September.
-
+24 +4
Is Canada ready for a fiery future? We tallied up all of its water bomber planes to find out | CBC News
A wildfire season like no other has tested Canada’s airborne firefighting capacity, revealing that one of the most forested countries in the world may be ill-equipped to deal with fires raging simultaneously from coast to coast.
-
+18 +3
Upper Canada Playhouse premieres new Norm Foster comedy, Moving In
After a winter and spring season of the live concerts Glory Days, Across the Pond and Honky Tonk Angels, Morrisburg, Ontario’s Upper Canada Playhouse is moving on to Moving In, the world premiere of a brand new comedy by Norm Foster, running June 8 to 25.
-
+18 +3
The smoke is clearing over the East Coast—but Canada’s wildfire catastrophe is far from over
While headlines this week in the United States focused on historic levels of air pollution in major East Coast cities like New York and Philadelphia—which have not experienced air quality conditions this poor since the Clean Air Act was passed in 1970—in Canada, it was the unprecedented wildfires themselves that remained the primary worry.
-
+21 +2
Smoke from Canada eases as backup arrives to help fight ongoing wildfires
A contingent of 100 French firefighters landed in Canada and were en route to the fire region Friday. Hundreds more are expected to arrive from the U.S., Portugal an Spain in the coming days, and there should be about 1,200 people fighting fires in Quebec by Monday.
Submit a link
Start a discussion