China’s envoy to Canada on Thursday warned Ottawa of possible repercussions if it banned technology firm Huawei Technologies from supplying equipment to Canadian 5G networks, the latest blast in a deepening bilateral dispute.
Moose Jaw is no longer home to the world’s tallest moose statue. Residents appear ready to rise up
People in Saskatchewan are working to restore Mac the Moose to his former glory, after a moose statue constructed 240 kilometers north of Oslo, Norway, dethroned him as the tallest moose statue in the world.
CN Rail, First Nation plan to break ground on new ‘bitumen puck’ facility this year
CN Rail and an Alberta First Nation want to start construction on a new facility to produce bitumen pucks this year and begin shipping the product around the world before the end of 2020.
Huawei to grow Canadian R&D budget to make equipment more secure: president
The president of Huawei Canada says it will be getting a piece of the $2 billion US that its global Chinese parent will spend over five years to hire more software engineers to make its equipment more secure, resilient and efficient.
Kids retailer Gymboree files for bankruptcy protection, all 49 Canadian stores to close
Gymboree has filed for bankruptcy protection for a second time in as many years, but this time the children’s clothing retailer will begin winding down operations for good.
Royal Bank cuts 5-year fixed mortgage rate, others likely to follow suit
Canada’s biggest bank has cut its five-year fixed-term mortgage rate, a move other banks are likely to try to match in short order.
A Brexit lesson in economics for Canadians hoping to profit from anger: Don Pittis
Brexit offers an economic warning to Canadians trying to benefit by stoking anger and division.
Canadians held in China face up to 4 hours a day of interrogation, ambassador says
Two Canadian men detained in China face up to four hours of questioning each day and have no access to a lawyer, according to Canada’s top diplomat in Beijing.
Her brother told police she wanted to join ISIS. They dropped the case. Then she attacked a Canadian Tire
In 2016, Rehab Dughmosh’s brother told police she was on her way overseas to join ISIS. In 2017, her husband caught her in Scarborough with a bag full of weapons and took them away. What he didn’t know was that Dughmosh had concealed an archer’s bow and butcher’s knife beneath her robe. She was on her way to Canadian Tire.
Jagmeet Singh vows he’ll lead NDP into 2019 election
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh vows he will lead the NDP into the 2019 federal election as he heads into next month’s crucial byelection for the vacant Burnaby South seat in B.C.