Canada

What's the state of Canada's bilingualism?

In today's The Big Story Podcast, it's been decades since Canada implemented an official bilingualism policy nation wide-- but the history of our two official languages in Canada goes back much further....

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MPs amend bill criminalizing sexual deepfakes to include 'nearly nude' images

OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee has amended a proposed bill that would criminalize sexual deepfakes to ensure it covers "nearly nude" images. The change to Bill C-16 comes after experts warned...

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Blind side: Why World Cup economic impact on Vancouver and Toronto may never be known

VANCOUVER — Vancouver Foodie Tours is hoping to dine out on an influx of visitors for the FIFA World Cup, when soccer fans begin converging on the city next month. "We've actually custom curated the...

5h ago

Bill to help authorities probe online activities raises widespread privacy fears

OTTAWA — A Liberal government bill that would make it easier for police and spies to navigate the online world is running into fierce opposition from major digital companies, civil liberties groups and...

May 10, 2026 5:00 am CST CST

Baltic, Nordic officials urge Canadians to learn from the Russian threats they face

OTTAWA — European officials are warning that Russia's meddling in the Baltic Sea is likely a preview of tactics Moscow could someday deploy in Canada's High North. A recent panel discussion in Ottawa...

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4 Canadians who left ship at centre of hantavirus outbreak back home in B.C. to isolate

Four Canadians who disembarked the cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak landed Sunday in B.C., where they will continue their quarantine. Online plane tracking platform FlightAware...

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Prime Minister Mark Carney touts Canadian values in speech at global progress summit

TORONTO — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada needs to build new institutions and reimagine old ones as an antidote to the anxieties that people and governments are grappling with in the modern age. Carney...

23h ago

Experts understand anxiety about hantavirus, but say it's unlikely to be next pandemic

Infectious disease specialist Dr. Allison McGeer has lived and worked through SARS-1 in 2003, the H1N1 flu pandemic in 2009 and the COVID-19 pandemic,which began in 2020. With the trauma of the COVID...

May 9, 2026 2:28 pm CST CST

3 Hamilton men charged with attempted smuggling of 89 firearms into Canada

Hamilton police say a man convicted in a fatal motorcycle crash five years ago is among three people accused by U.S. officials of attempting to smuggle almost 90 firearms into Canada. U.S. federal law...

May 9, 2026 3:51 pm CST CST

Remaining Canadians on cruise ship at the centre of hantavirus outbreak to disembark

The remaining Canadians aboard a cruise ship at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak are set to disembark early Sunday morning local time. Oceanwide Expeditions, the ship's owner and cruise organizer,...

May 9, 2026 1:17 pm CST CST