Canada is sending additional aircraft to support firefighting efforts in California, including waterbombers and helicopters capable of operating at night. The deployment, which includes resources from Alberta and Quebec, was announced by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on social media, though the specific aircraft types have not been disclosed. Alberta has a history of leasing or…
Canada’s border security faces significant challenges, particularly when it comes to tracking illegal goods and people entering the country via rail. According to Mark Weber, national president of the Customs and Immigration Union, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) lacks the infrastructure needed to search trains for drugs, people, and other illicit goods crossing the…
Experts are warning that Canada is facing a looming supply chain crisis with far-reaching effects on the economy, as terminal operators began locking out dockworkers in Montreal, following a similar action in British Columbia a week earlier. Both dockworkers in Montreal and foremen on the West Coast are demanding better working conditions, and with contracts…
Mac’s Convenience Stores Inc. and Couche-Tard Inc., both subsidiaries of Quebec-based Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., have filed an application in Federal Court challenging Health Canada’s regulations that restrict the sale of nicotine pouches to pharmacies. They argue that these rules are unfair and unconstitutional. Similarly, Parkland Corp., which operates gas station convenience stores under the On…
With people migrating to the province from around Canada and the world, Alberta broke records for population growth in the last year. As of January 1, 2024, the province’s population increased to a little over 4.8 million, according to updated estimates that Statistics Canada provided on Wednesday. This represents the most tremendous annual increase in…
The province of British Columbia is implementing a two-year ban on new post-secondary institutions applying to enroll international students to address “exploitative practices” within the system. Selina Robinson, the Post-Secondary Education Minister, emphasized the need for this freeze to rectify issues in an international education system that has been deemed ineffective. The province investigated the…
