Category Archives: Canada
Tech companies are implementing 'age assurance' tech. Here's how it works.
OTTAWA - The federal government has introduced digital safety legislation that would introduce a ban on social media for kids under 16. Big tech companies are already using age assurance technology to...
Sep 14, 2026
Google to begin using age assurance tech to identify underage accounts in Canada
OTTAWA - Google is bringing its age assurance technology - which uses artificial intelligence to detect underage users - to Canada. "Our age estimation model uses machine learning to interpret a varie...
Sep 14, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada wants 'unique alliance' with EU, not membership
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is not looking to become a member of the European Union, but is seeking a "unique alliance" with the economic bloc. Carney was asked Sunday about a Wal...
Sep 13, 2026
Quebec prayer restrictions reshape rules at transit agency, universities
MONTREAL - Quebec's new restrictions on prayer are changing the rules at public workplaces and university campuses, with employees and students facing new limits on where they can pray. New rules unde...
Sep 13, 2026
'Capital-T tough guy.' Boxing legend George Chuvalo remembered for his resilience
In almost 100 fights, Canadian boxing titan George Chuvalo was never knocked out and never fell to the canvas. A five-time Canadian heavyweight champion and two-time world heavyweight challenger, Chuv...
Sep 13, 2026
Carney teases economic activity already spurring from investment summit
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has an unprecedented opportunity to build up the economy as global investors descend on Toronto for a high-stakes summit. Hundreds of executives and gl...
Sep 13, 2026
Carney to meet with Macron in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon next week
OTTAWA - French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon next week to discuss energy and defence partnerships. The prime minister's office says C...
Sep 13, 2026
Céline Dion makes emotional return to concert stage after nearly six years
PARIS - After nearly six years away from the concert stage, Cline Dion returned Saturday night with a fitting message: "On ne change pas"-- we don't change. The Quebec superstar opened her show before...
Sep 13, 2026
Groups call for end to tariffs on sports gear, warn of economic impacts
OTTAWA - Some sports organizations and companies are urging governments on both sides of the border to suspend sports-related tariffs, warning of heightened economic challenges and waning participatio...
Sep 13, 2026
Carney to meet UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham for first time
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet his counterpart in the United Kingdom for the first time. The Prime Minister's Office says Carney will meet Andy Burnham in Liverpool during a three-...
Sep 12, 2026