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Out-of-pocket health care costs surge 18.5% across Canada since 2022 inflation peak
Dental and eye care prices each up 20% as private sector dominates with no public constraints. Health services inflation now rivals food costs.
Canadian premiers told to prepare for two-plus years of Trump tariff war, Wab Kinew says
Manitoba's premier reveals federal government message to prepare long-term economic support, as premiers reach out to U.S. state...
Dolly Parton, country music legend and literacy champion, dies at 80
Country icon Dolly Parton, who brought millions of books to Canadian children, dies at 80.
E-scooter hospitalizations spike 40 percent — head injuries among the most common
Canadian data shows 837 hospitalizations between April 2025 and March 2026, with children aged 15 and under nearly tripling. Fractures...
Canada retaliates with tariffs on U.S. dairy, seafood, and steel effective Sept. 8
A 50% levy on dairy and plywood joins 25% tariffs on seafood and softwood as Ottawa strikes back in the escalating trade war with Trump.
Alberta honey producers face 50% U.S. tariff, losing their biggest export market
With half their exports bound for the U.S., prairie beekeepers are scrambling as the tariff — set to take effect Aug. 19 — closes off...
Canadians eligible for disability benefit receiving $150 supplement starting September
Ottawa is sending a one-time $150 payment to Canada Disability Benefit recipients on September 1 to help cover costs of applying for the...
Trump threatens to rename Lake Ontario 'Lake America' as trade tensions escalate with Canada
The U.S. president posted that the U.S. is giving "serious consideration" to the renaming amid the collapse of trade talks and a feud...
Ottawa rolling out business supports as trade war deepens, Hajdu says
Jobs Minister announces measures coming 'in very short order' to help small businesses hit by U.S. tariffs; new supply-chain workforce...
Ontario's AI auditor finds accuracy gaps, bias risks in health care AI tools
An independent audit of Ontario's first wave of AI adoption found that all 20 evaluated AI scribes showed at least one flaw, with more...
Canada's first Eurovision entry opens to applications next week
Canadians aged 18+ can apply August 31–September 9 to represent the country at the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria.
76% of Canadians support walking away from U.S. trade talks, poll shows
Angus Reid poll finds majority backing for rejecting Trump's last-minute demands despite job-loss fears.
