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Looking through the NSA Prism at all Americans
Spectrographic Profiling at its finest but turning a blind eye to the real threat By Desmond McGrath June 21, 2013 Disclaimer: I will say up front that some of this perspective on "Data Mining" is my hypothesis based on the limited facts that I...

Pride At Work Canada Closes The Market
(MENAFN- Newsfile Corp) Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 11, 2025) - Colin Druhan, Executive Director, Pride at Work Canada/Fierté au travail Canada ("Pride" or "Pride at Work Canada") his team, and a selected group of Community and Proud...

Ex-Packers kicker turns to Canadian Football League
Brayden Narveson's tenure with the Green Bay Packers didn't last long in 2024. His time in the Canadian Football League was even shorter in 2025. Narveson, who spent just six games for the Packers to begin last season, was looking to revive his...

Canada Plans to Hit NATO Spending Target Early, Reduce Reliance on U.S. Defense
TORONTO (AP) — Canada will meet NATO's military spending guideline by early next year and diversify defense spending away from the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday, asserting that Washington no longer plays a predominant role...

Navigating the risk of cannabis impairment in high-risk jobs
CoRE position paper offers insights into mitigating the risks associated with cannabis impairment in safety-sensitive jobs, like construction. Navigating the risks associated with cannabis impairment in safety-sensitive jobs, like construction....

Canada's Next Star Export—Nathan Saliba is Embracing Every Opportunity as European Rumors Swirl
It’s not easy to walk into Jesse Marsch’s Canadian men’s national team a year out from the first FIFA World Cup on Canadian soil. It’s intense, fast, and brimming with world-class talent, all in an effort to put a defined identity on the pitch...

UVic ranks 17th best among Canadian universities and tops the list worldwide
UVic has placed 17th in a recent ranking of all universities across Canada. This ‘Global 2000’ ranking is actually a part of a worldwide annual ranking, conducted by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). The 2025 edition is the 14th...

Canada Post rejects union’s arbitration proposal as ‘unacceptable’
A government push to steer Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 mail workers toward common ground hit a big pothole Monday. As an increasingly acrimonious impasse drags on, Canada Post rejected a framework put forward by the union for a...
Arbitrator-dictated contract imposed on rail workers after Canadian government’s strike ban
Forced into binding arbitration by a glaringly unconstitutional back-to-work order prohibiting any work stoppage on the railways, 3,200 locomotive engineers, conductors, yard workers and traffic controllers at Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC)...
Ont. government launches online tool to try and alleviate labour shortage and help job seekers
The Ontario government says that the My Career Journey is being launched to provide people with personalized career planning that will help students and workers find the education and skills they need to prepare for better jobs. TORONTO — The...

Advanced technologies to revolutionize Canada’s manufacturing sector
NGen CEO Jayson Meyers explains how innovative manufacturing solutions are poised to escalate development and drive economic growth in the country 1. Homa Appliances: Human Machine Interface operator station for advanced manufacturing production...

Canadian dollar gains as increased defense spending fuels trade deal hopes
Canadian dollar gains 0.1% against the greenback Trades in a range of 1.3670 to 1.3707 Canada vows to hit NATO miiltary spending target this year Canada-U.S. 10-year spread narrows by 3.3 basis points TORONTO, June 9 (Reuters) - The Canadian...

Bruce Power and supplier partners donate to Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
Bruce Power and its supplier partners have donated $100,000 to Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada in honour of World Brain Tumour Day (June 8). “Bruce Power has been a global leader in medical innovation and the production of medical isotopes for...

U.S. reduces presence of staff not deemed essential in Middle East as tensions rise
Breadcrumb Trail Links World Author of the article: Associated Press Matthew Lee, Tara Copp And Jon Gambrell Published Jun 11, 2025 • 4 minute read People walk past a state-sponsored anti-U.S. mural painted on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy...

With the U.S. health system, the high costs and dysfunction are baked in | Expert Opinion
A few years ago, a student in my history of public health course asked why her mother couldn’t afford insulin without insurance, despite having a full-time job. I told her what I’ve come to believe: The U.S. healthcare system was deliberately...

Canada plans to hit NATO spending target early and reduce reliance on U.S. defense, Carney says
Canada will meet NATO's military spending guideline by early next year and diversify defense spending away from the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday, asserting that Washington no longer plays a predominant role on the world...
Skilled labour shortage hurting Canadian SMEs, CFIB report says
Businesses often face hiring delays due to provincial licensing and certification requirements. Small businesses across Canada are facing major challenges hiring skilled workers due to a shortage of qualified candidates, mismatched skills, and...

Canada's shooting at a moving target on defence spending, say military watchers
Breadcrumb Trail Links 'Two per cent is not going to cut it in terms of where the rest of the (NATO) alliance is,' said David Perry, a defence analyst who heads the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Canadian soldiers training in Latvia. Photo by...

The tax deadline for self-employed Canadians is days away. What to know
The tax filing deadline for most Canadians this year was April 30, but there is still a bit more time given to individuals who are self-employed or have a spouse or common-law partner who is self-employed. But the clock is ticking with just days...

President Trump: Year 4
By Stone Washington January 2, 2021 In the face of great challenges this year, Americans showed incredible grit, strength tenacity, and resolve, and together we achieved truly historic victories like nobody ever thought possible to defeat the...