October 11th, 2025

National News

Media, telecom firms ask CRTC to ease up on regulation as they compete with streaming

By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025

OTTAWA — As the Canadian broadcast system is upended by streaming, old-school media and telecom companies say they’re struggling to compete and they want the country’s broadcast regulator to take a lighter touch. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is holding consultations on how the Canadian broadcasting system can survive the shift away from ... Read More »

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Ottawa, hospitals argue Montreal brainwashing lawsuit should be dismissed

By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025

MONTREAL — Alison Steel was a young child when her mother was sent to Dr. Donald Ewen Cameron and his colleagues at Montreal’s Allan Memorial Institute in the 1950s for treatment of what her daughter believes was likely depression triggered in part over the loss of another child. After rounds of electroshocks, induced comas and ... Read More »

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The Tories say Carney is being ‘sneaky’ about his assets. What do the rules say?

By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025

OTTAWA — In a series of press conferences in recent weeks, the federal Conservatives have demanded that Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney comply with the conflict of interest rules that apply to members of Parliament and cabinet ministers. Carney, who is neither an MP nor a member of cabinet, has said he will comply with ... Read More »

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