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CANADA: Trudeau pledges $1.75B to boost high-speed internet in remote communities

CANADA: Trudeau pledges $1.75B to boost high-speed internet in remote communities

Trudeau says the Universal Broadband Fund will see 98 per cent of Canadians connected to high-speed internet by 2026
CANADA: Why this year is an important one to buy a poppy

CANADA: Why this year is an important one to buy a poppy

The Royal Canadian Legion helps Veterans with emergency funding, receive benefits and helps them combat mental health challenges, among other initiatives.
CANADA: Air Canada reports $685M third-quarter loss

CANADA: Air Canada reports $685M third-quarter loss

Air Canada says the total number of passengers carried in the quarter was down 88 per cent compared with a year ago
CANADA: Remembering hockey icon Howie Meeker

CANADA: Remembering hockey icon Howie Meeker

Meeker passed away on Sunday
CANADA: Ottawa says federal support for airline industry contingent on refunding customers

CANADA: Ottawa says federal support for airline industry contingent on refunding customers

Government to 'demand airlines refund what is believed to be millions of dollars in prepaid flight tickets, curb cancelled routes,' Transport Minister Marc Garneau says
CANADA: Country not on track to hit its first electric car target in 2025

CANADA: Country not on track to hit its first electric car target in 2025

Most recent analysis suggests Canada will only reach between four and six per cent by 2025, falling short of Transport Canada's target of 10 per cent
CANADA: 'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek dies at age 80 after cancer battle

CANADA: 'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek dies at age 80 after cancer battle

Trebek revealed in March 2019 that he'd been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer
U.S. Election: After bitter campaign and protracted vote count, clarity could finally come today

U.S. Election: After bitter campaign and protracted vote count, clarity could finally come today

The president is vowing to take his fight against "illegal votes" all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court
ONTARIO: Judge hears closing arguments in Brayden Bushby manslaughter trial

ONTARIO: Judge hears closing arguments in Brayden Bushby manslaughter trial

Justice Helen M. Pierce is expected to deliver her reasons for judgement on Dec. 14.
COVID-19: Freeland grilled over cost of pandemic aid as House fast-tracks rent relief bill

COVID-19: Freeland grilled over cost of pandemic aid as House fast-tracks rent relief bill

During four-hour question period, Freeland failed to provide numbers about the size of this year's deficit, overall federal debt, saying projections will come in a fiscal update later this fall