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4 days ago | 
castanet.net | Chuck Chiang |Kyle Duggan |Catherine Morrison |Dylan Robertson
Crews battling wildfires burning near Dawson, Yukon, say there's been minimal growth of the wildfire close to homes in the area, although almost 200 properties remain on alert for possible evacuation. The territory's latest wildfire update says the Quebec Creek fire is now about 32 square kilometres in size and has had minimal growth toward upper West Dawson where residents in 100 homes are on alert.
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5 days ago | 
castanet.net | Catherine Morrison |Jack Farrell |Sidhartha Banerjee |Alessia Passafiume
Prime Minister Mark Carney will depart for Europe on Sunday for back-to-back summits where he is expected to make major commitments for Canada on security and defence. Carney will be joined by Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, Defence Minister David McGuinty and secretary of state for defence procurement Stephen Fuhr at the EU and NATO summits, where military procurement and diversifying supply chains will top the agendas. Fuhr is the MP for the Kelowna-Lake Country riding.
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6 days ago | 
castanet.net | Alessia Passafiume |Sarah Ritchie |Catherine Morrison |Sidhartha Banerjee
Hundreds of events are planned across the country Saturday to mark Indigenous Peoples Day. First observed in 1996, Indigenous Peoples Day is meant to recognize First Nations, Inuit and Métis cultures and traditions. Prime Minister Mark Carney will take part in a closed event to mark the day. The office of Gov. Gen.
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1 week ago | 
castanet.net | Catherine Morrison |Sarah Ritchie |Sidhartha Banerjee |Hannah Alberga
A security and defence partnership pact Prime Minister Mark Carney will sign with European leaders in Brussels on Monday will be among the most wide-ranging agreements with a third country Europe has ever reached, a senior EU official said on Friday. Carney is flying to Europe Sunday for a Canada — EU Summit, planned for Monday evening with European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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1 week ago | 
castanet.net | John Leicester |Lauran Neergaard |Catherine Morrison |Marc Levy
The Canadian Press - Jun 19, 2025 / 8:05 am | Story: 557092Empire Co. Ltd. raised its quarterly dividend as it reported its fourth-quarter profit and sales rose compared with a year ago. The grocery retailer, which operates Sobeys, Safeway and other banners, says it will now pay a quarterly dividend of 22 cents per share, up from 20 cents.
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1 week ago | 
castanet.net | Lauran Neergaard |Catherine Morrison |Marc Levy |Christopher Rugaber
Unifor sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney and cabinet ministers this week decrying a request from package company DHL to intervene in a strike. That request was made by DHL in a letter last week that was shared on the union's website. The letter said the change that takes effect on June 20 to federal labour law banning replacement workers during strikes threatens to "severely undermine" DHL's operational capabilities.
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1 week ago | 
castanet.net | Catherine Morrison |Anja Karadeglija |David Baxter |Jim Bronskill
Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Europe on the weekend to attend summits on NATO and Canada-EU relations. The Prime Minister's Office confirmed Carney's travel plans today, after he wrapped up the G7 leaders' summit in Alberta. Carney will head to Brussels on Sunday to meet with European leaders. The Prime Minister's Office said the leaders will work to "deepen the Canada-EU relationship across all sectors," including trade and defence.
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3 weeks ago | 
castanet.net | Anja Karadeglija |Sharif Hassan |Catherine Morrison |Lauren Krugel
In 2023, as Canada suffered through its worst-ever wildfire season, the federal government was looking at creating a national disaster response agency. Two years later, the country is again facing another summer of wildfires. There is still no sign of such an agency, though governments are tapping the private sector to help with evacuations.
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3 weeks ago | 
castanet.net | Catherine Morrison |Alessia Passafiume |David Baxter |Sara Parks
Toronto police say they have arrested 10 people in connection with a string of violent incidents, including three suspects in the mass shooting at a Scarborough pub in March that injured 12 people. Investigators are still looking for one more suspect and say they have laid a total of 203 charges, including 24 counts of attempted murder. The mass shooting at the Piper Arms pub near the Scarborough Town Centre on March 7 left 12 people injured, with nine of them wounded by bullets.
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3 weeks ago | 
castanet.net | Rob Gibson |Cassidy McMackon |Catherine Morrison |Tara Deschamps
A month after Ontario's government extended strong mayor powers to a swath of new municipalities, some leaders are promising never to use the measures — but a chorus of small-town councillors warn that local democracy is under threat. As of May 1, another 169 mayors in the province can now veto bylaws, pass new ones with just one-third of council in favour and hire or fire municipal department heads unilaterally.
