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Another CBSA inspection kiosk outage affecting some Canadian airports
By Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2025
The Canada Border Services Agency says there is another outage affecting its inspection kiosks at airports across the country. Toronto Pearson International Airport says the outage is affecting Terminal 1 and Terminal 3, where passengers may experience longer wait times. The border agency says it’s working to resolve the issue. This is the second CBSA ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Preparatory work to begin this fall for expansion of Port of Montreal at Contrecœur
By Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2025
MONTREAL — The Montreal Port Authority says it intends to begin preparatory work this fall on its planned expansion in the nearby town of ContrecĹ“ur, Que. The project still requires authorization from Fisheries and Oceans Canada because it would be built in the habitat of the endangered copper redhorse fish. Prime Minister Mark Carney included ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spy watchdog flags risk of bias in Canada Revenue Agency audits tied to terrorism
By Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — A national spy watchdog has found “a lack of rigour” in the way the Canada Revenue Agency selects charities for audits over terrorism concerns, saying the process introduces risks of bias and discrimination. In a newly released report, the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency says the Review and Analysis Division of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Polytechnique engineers design low-cost, Japanese kirigami-inspired parachute
By Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2025
MONTREAL — Researchers at Polytechnique Montreal have created a concept for a parachute inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, one that engineers hope could be used in everything from humanitarian airdrops to scientific exploration. The innovative project, which earned the researchers an article in the science journal “Nature,” published this week, demonstrates the new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: Claims government built fake homes for photo op misleading
By Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2025
In September, the public announcement of the federal government’s Build Canada Homes agency sparked social media posts claiming a fake construction site with fake homes was used as a backdrop for the news conference, and that the project’s $13 billion budget meant each of the planned 4,000 homes would cost upwards of $3 million. In ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LeBlanc hopes for progress on sectoral deals before CUSMA review starts
By Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — The minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade says he’s hoping to make progress on one-off, sector-specific tariff deals with the U.S. before the official review of North America’s trilateral trade pact begins. Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said today Ottawa hopes to “make progress before” the formal Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement review begins next year, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals roll out new Defence Investment Agency to speed up military purchasing
By Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa is launching a new federal procurement agency designed to overhaul and centralize military equipment purchasing. Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr, who will oversee the new Defence Investment Agency, told The Canadian Press the agency will deliver equipment to the Canadian Armed Forces at a faster pace that meets its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Budget watchdog reports sharp improvement in home affordability — but not everywhere
By Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — As Parliamentarians spar over how to make housing more affordable, Ottawa’s fiscal watchdog is reporting significant progress in closing that affordability gap nationally — but the picture looks very different across the country. The parliamentary budget officer tracks housing affordability based on the gap between average home prices and what the typical household ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals roll out Defence Investment Agency to speed up military purchasing
By Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa is launching a new federal procurement agency designed to overhaul and centralize how the military buys its equipment. Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr, who will oversee the new Defence Investment Agency, says it will deliver equipment to the Canadian Armed Forces at a faster pace that will better meet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Ottawa eyeing Quebec LNG project, Israeli envoy critical of Carney
By Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Ottawa expressed interest in Quebec LNG project Senior federal officials touted a proposed liquefied natural gas facility in Quebec as having the potential to export “substantial volumes” of LNG to Europe, documents show. The revelation appears in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘No one of her stature’: Conservationist Jane Goodall remembered in Canada
By Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2025
TORONTO — Jane Goodall is being remembered by Canadians as irreplaceable in her environmental work. The Jane Goodall Institute announced Wednesday that she had died of natural causes while in California during a U.S. speaking tour. She was 91. Born in London in 1934, the conservationist was renowned for environmental advocacy that started with her ... Read More »
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