In Haines and Skagway, the feared Canadian boycott never quite materialized

Escalating tensions between the U.S. and Canada last winter fueled fears that Canadians would respond by canceling cross-border visits to Alaska this summer, potentially hitting local economies. New data shows fewer people did cross the Canadian...

Employment Hero CEO Ben Thompson wins Technology category at EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Australia awards

SYDNEY, Oct. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Ben Thompson, CEO and Co-Founder of Employment Hero, the global authority on employment, has been named Technology category winner at the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Australia awards, recognising his...

Canada’s postsecondary system must pivot to meet economic challenges ahead, RBC report says

Open this photo in gallery:A new report from Royal Bank of Canada calls for a ‘postsecondary pivot.’Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail The Canadian postsecondary system should consider major changes to meet the economic challenges facing the country,...

1,000 new Canadian border guards announced at B.C. event

Prime Minister Mark Carney's new border security measures will be part of upcoming federal budget A promise of 1,000 new border guards is the cornerstone of a series of new measures announces by the federal government on Friday (Oct. 17) to boost...

Netflix Canada orders period romance drama based on The Gilbert Girls book series

Netflix Canada has handed an eight-episode order to The Granville Girls, a period drama based on US author Cat Cahill’s romance book series The Gilbert Girls. Building Forever is one of the novels in the Gilbert Girls series by Cat Cahill The...

Southern Queensland taps Canadian leader as next vice-chancellor

The chief lobbyist for universities on Canada’s eastern seaboard will move half a world away, after the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) chose him as its next vice-chancellor. University of New Brunswick (UNB) president Paul Mazerolle, an...

Cornwall Community Hospital partners with Canadian Blood Services on World Trauma Day

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Cornwall Community Hospital supports Canadian Blood Services donation event held in Cornwall on World Trauma Day. Standing in the back row, from left to right: Canadian Blood Services community development...

Canada Post strike shifts to rotating action, resuming limited mail delivery amid labour tensions

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Striking postal workers outside of the Canada Post office on Baseline Road maintain their picket, urging Canada Post to address negotiation delays after two years. Ethan LaPerle/News Staff The Canadian Union...

ARCHIVES: In 1992, the 100 Mile Canada Post office was profiled

From the Free Press archives... 11 YEARS AGO (2014): The results of a telephone poll of taxpayers regarding a proposed aquatic centre was set to be reviewed at the South Cariboo Joint Committee meeting on Oct. 21. Mayor Mitch Campsall said that...

Canada's health ministers meet in Calgary to discuss funding, workforce

Federal, provincial and territorial health ministers are in Calgary for two days of meetings, with interprovincial credential recognition and funding agreements up for discussion. The office of federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel said she's...

Canada Could Sue Stellantis For Moving Jeep Production From Ontario To US

Canada's Industry Minister, Mélanie Joly, is threatening Stellantis with legal action over the company's plan to move production of Jeep vehicles to Illinois from the Brampton Assembly Plant in Ontario. Stellantis only just announced it will be...

Canada Life's $1M donation to Health Sciences Centre will pay for 'cutting-edge care': doctor

The Health Sciences Centre Foundation says a new $1-million from Winnipeg-based insurance company Canada Life will help pay for cutting-edge surgical technology and tools, leading to lower wait times and better patient outcomes at Manitoba's...

It’s time to ring the economic alarms, Canada

The Canadian economy is weakening. The sluggishness—characterized by slow GDP growth and unemployment edging beyond 7 percent overall, with rapidly increasing joblessness, particularly among those between 15 and 19, at around 11 percent—is...

Canada Invests $12 million in Drone Capability Coalition to Strengthen Ukraine’s Defence

Earlier this year, Prime Minister Carney announced that Canada would accelerate meeting our North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 2% spending target by March 31st 2026. This over $9 billion dollar investment will help rebuild, rearm, and...

Federal government to push ahead with plan to hire 1,000 border workers

The federal government is moving forward with existing plans to beef up border security, including a campaign promise to hire 1,000 new personnel. At a news conference Friday, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said the government will...

India’s new envoy pitches full trade deal with Canada, but urges business to act now

OTTAWA – India’s new envoy to Canada says Ottawa should pivot away from pursuing a scaled-down trade deal and instead reach for a comprehensive trade and investment agreement with the world’s most populous country. In a wide-ranging interview with...

Bank of Canada will be ‘humble’ as it returns to economic forecasts: Macklem

By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Posted: 1:30 PM CDT Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 Governor Tiff Macklem says the Bank of Canada will have to be "humble" in its return to formal economic forecasting as trade uncertainty continues to swirl. Read this...

Canadians Are On Year Three Of A People’s Recession

Above photo: Ian Muttoo/Flickr. A new Deloitte report is projecting 1.3 percent GDP growth for Canada this year. The same report says that as long as Donald Trump keeps the CUSMA carve-outs in his tariff plan—meaning that most of the goods we...

Bruce Power signs 10-year strategic Canadian alliance with Contro Valve

(L-R) Chris Tremblay, Nuclear Manager, Contro Valve; Marianne Meed Ward, Mayor of Burlington; Ivette Vera-Perez, President and CEO of the Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries; Donald Murdock, Director of Operations, Contro Valve; Michael...

Canadian politician slams Trump after Stellantis production move

(TNND) — Following Stellantis', the parent company of Jeep, plan to move manufacturing of the Compass model from Ontario to its Illinois plant, the Canadian government is outraged. On top of that, they are threatening legal action. Mélanie Joly,...