America Canada Satellite-to-cell service is sooner and faster than operator Rogers had expected and the number of users in its trial period much higher, with over a million text messages sent in six months; the technology secures coverage in remote areas
America Canada The province of Alberta has signed a new energy deal that will position Canada as a global energy superpower while working toward net-zero emissions; the agreement involves a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast with Indigenous co-ownership
America Canada Swimmer Penny Oleksiak has been given a two-year ban from competition for an anti-doping rule violation between October 2024 and June 2025, said the International Testing Agency; suspension ends in July 2027, before the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics
America Canada Veterans, dignitaries and public celebrated Remembrance Day in ceremonies across Canada on 11 November, this year marking also the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War; as per tradition, children put a poppy on soldiers' graves
America Canada A record breaking penalty of over €108 million has been given to cryptocurrency exchange Cryptomus for failing to flag transactions allegedly linked to crimes including trafficking of child-abuse material, said Canada’s anti-money-laundering watchdog
America Canada Privacy commissioners found that TikTok collected sensitive personal data from hundreds of thousands of Canadians under the age of 13
America Canada A new anti-hate bill, to be introduced today, will make it a crime to intentionally promote hatred against Jews, Muslims or other groups by showing symbols of terrorist groups in public, like waving a Hamas, Hezbollah or Swastika flag outside a synagogue
America Canada 65.500 jobs were lost in August, mostly those in part-time work, due to both lower hiring and layoffs, thus bringing the unemployment rate at 7,1%, or 1,6 million people, in a nine-year peak excluding pandemic years
America Canada Binding arbitration has been ordered by Federal Minister Patty Hajdu to put an end to a strike by Air Canada’s flight attendants that has grounded flights and disrupted travel for hundreds of thousands of travellers in Canada and overseas
America Canada Teen Victoria Mboko concluded her fairytale run in the National Bank Open in an unforgettable night for Canadian tennis by beating four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the singles final to earn the first WTA title of her young career
America Canada 70% of Canada Post workers have voted to reject their employer’s final offer for a new collective agreement; this brings back to the bargaining table and extends a labour dispute that has been ongoing for almost 2 years with extensive strike disruptions
America Canada The conciliation period between Air Canada and its flight attendants' union has ended without a deal on compensation and unpaid work; until 5 August workers are called to vote for or against a strike that could start as early as 16 August
America Canada The Mounties in Quebec have arrested four people including active members of the Canadian Armed Forces, alleged members of a terrorist extremist militia accused of wanting to forcibly take over land near Quebec City