Dorota Blumczynska didn’t even need to look at the Manitoba Museum’s bank accounts to know it couldn’t afford to buy the royal charter that formed Canada’s oldest business when the Hudson’s Bay Company faltered last year. “Our acquisition budget as a museum has a balance of just over $4,000,” the museum CEO said Monday. “Regrettably,…
The countries are facing a July 1 milestone to extend the pact, which Trump negotiated during his first term, as is for 16 years. Such an extension wasn’t expected, with the US president escalating trade tensions with the nation’s neighbors since returning to office. Without an extension, the deal will enter rolling annual reviews but…
By Sarah Ritchie The Canadian Press Posted June 10, 2026 12:52 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government has launched a new advisory committee on preventive health care to provide guidelines on screening for things like cervical and breast cancer. It replaces a task force that was suspended…
As the Carney government kicks off consultations on the expansion of Toronto’s island airport, more than two dozen prominent residents — including a former premier, former mayors, an Olympian and a famed author — are asking Ottawa to pump the brakes. In an open letter addressed to the prime minister, Margaret Atwood, former premier Bob…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. President Donald Trump has said he is “not looking to renew” the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). “Well, I’m not looking to renew it,” Trump said on Wednesday. “I made the deal and the primary reason I made the deal is that NAFTA was the worst trade deal…
Canada could be on the cusp of joining the multi-trillion-dollar space launch industry and it started on a small launch pad in Nova Scotia. The CBC’s Brett Ruskin was there for the moment the rocket launched in Canso, N.S.
Meanwhile, the StatCan report found that Sherbrooke, Que., had the cheapest average asking rents for a room, at $520, while one-bedroom apartments were cheapest in Trois-Rivières, Que. ($980), two-bedroom apartments were cheapest in Drummondville, Que. ($1,230), and houses were cheapest in Moncton, N.B. ($1,910).
By Devin Stevens The Canadian Press Posted June 10, 2026 12:09 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Nova Scotia government says it’s on track to move all people with disabilities out of institutions by the 2028 deadline. A 2021 court case found systemic government discrimination against people with…
Southern Manitoba saw a wild night of storms, with monsoon-like downpours, one confirmed tornado and vehicles abandoned on flooded roads. Stonewall was hit the hardest by the rain. The town, just north of Winnipeg, had more than 255 millimetres reported as of 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network…
Power is out for tens of thousands of people in southern Manitoba, including parts of Winnipeg, after a severe storm moved through the region, with flooding and potential tornadoes also reported. Tuesday night’s system was the latest to make its way through the province, with heavy rain, high winds and hail reported by Environment Canada….