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ABC signs Jimmy Kimmel to a one-year contract extension, months after temporary suspension
President Donald Trump won’t be getting his wish. ABC said Monday it has signed late-night…
Golden Globes enter the world of podcasts and tread carefully, avoiding controversy
NEW YORK (AP) — The Golden Globes this year introduced a best podcast category and,…
Air Transat poised to start suspending flights as strike deadline looms
MONTREAL — Air Transat passengers face the prospect of flight suspensions this week as the…
Trump says Netflix deal to buy Warner Bros. ‘could be a problem’ because of size of market share
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has suggested that a deal struck by Netflix to…
Coroner investigating after woman, 88, found dead outside retirement home in Laval
LAVAL — The coroner is investigating the death of an 88-year-old woman found outside a…
Quebec announces plan to cut environmental assessment times in half
MONTREAL — Quebec’s will reduce the amount of time it takes to complete an environmental…
Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros., challenging a $72 billion offer by Netflix
NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount on Monday launched a hostile takeover offer for Warner Bros.…
‘One Battle After Another’ leads Golden Globe nominations, while ‘Wicked: For Good’ falters
Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” scored a leading nine nominations to the 83rd…
PM says back-to-office plan for bureaucrats coming soon as MPs call for flexibility
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday his government’s plan to get public servants…
Plan in works to save some jobs slated to be cut at Algoma Steel: union
SAULT STE. MARIE — Plans are in the works to save hundreds of the roughly…
Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate, move to sidelines after an uncertain 2025
OTTAWA — Economists widely expect the Bank of Canada will hold its benchmark interest rate…
Trump says ‘We’ll see’ on whether to restart trade talks with Canada
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump answered “we’ll see” when he was asked Sunday whether…
Tom Hicks, the Texas businessman who owned Stars, Rangers and Liverpool teams, dies at 79
DALLAS (AP) — Tom Hicks, the Texas businessman and philanthropist who owned two Dallas-area professional…
Air Transat to start halting flights Monday after pilots issue 72-hour strike notice
MONTREAL — Air Transat pilots set the stage for a strike as early as Wednesday…
Writer and photographer Stephen Thorne remembered as dogged, keen-eyed storyteller
OTTAWA — Journalist Stephen Thorne, who movingly chronicled some of the most difficult episodes in…
Experts urge Ottawa to seek new trading opportunities within the Western Hemisphere
OTTAWA — Canada is missing out on economic opportunities in its own backyard, says a…
Document reveals approval to harvest remnant old-growth in B.C.’s northwest
British Columbia’s logging agency has changed a policy that conserved remnant old-growth forest in the…
Canada’s crypto tax crackdown reaps millions. So why no criminal charges?
VANCOUVER — A team of Canada Revenue Agency “cryptoasset auditors” has been mining a rich…
Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver to shut down permanently, operator says
VANCOUVER — A horse racing tradition in Vancouver for more than 130 years is closing…
Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum talk trade at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney met privately Friday with U.S. President Donald Trump and…
Eby says DRIPA law could be amended after First Nations win appeal in mining case
SURREY — First Nations are celebrating a British Columbia Court of Appeal ruling which found…
Notable early reaction to Netflix’s deal to acquire Warner Bros.
NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix’s $72 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. studio and its…
Vanity Fair parts ways with Olivia Nuzzi amid Robert F. Kennedy Jr. controversy
NEW YORK (AP) — Vanity Fair is parting ways with West Coast editor Olivia Nuzzi…
First military procurements managed by Defence Investment Agency revealed
OTTAWA — The federal government has disclosed the first eight projects to be managed by…