New report says half of Canada’s wildlife species are in decline: ‘We are going to lose ecosystems’
New research, published today by the World Wildlife Fund Canada, shows 451 species across the country have seen their population decline by an average of 83 per cent since 1970. Continue reading
‘Hell freezes over’: National Post staff announce union drive at Postmedia’s flagship paper
Staff at the National Post, the flagship publication of Canada’s largest newspaper company, announced Wednesday that they are beginning a union drive with CWA Canada. Continue reading
A fight over a four-bedroom house: The Rebel Media meltdown and the full recording at the centre of the controversy
Ezra Levant’s Rebel Media found itself in hot water this week with staff leaving and politicians denouncing it. Here’s the recording behind one of its most controversial disputes. Continue reading
Refugee claimants found in possession of child porn at Quebec border
Multiple refugee claimants have been found in possession of child pornography at or near the Quebec border crossing, Global News has learned. Continue reading
Turns out action video games really can harm your brain, says Montreal study
Those annoying gripes from your parents were true: your habitual obsession with first person shooter games could be harming your brain. Continue reading
Vice Media to cut ten jobs in Canada as part of global layoffs
Millenial-focused media and news brand Vice is cutting its staff in Canada, laying off ten employees less than three years after striking an ambitious, $100 million partnership with Rogers Communications. Continue reading
Government revokes group’s charity status, audit cites possible funding of Pakistani militants
Federal regulators have revoked the charity status of a Canadian Islamic organization after an audit uncovered problems including tax receipts that were issued for donations that went to a Pakistani group linked to armed militancy. Continue reading
B.C. lumber, mining industries hit by wildfires; could lead to higher prices
Wildfires in British Columbia are taking a toll on the province’s resource sector, as blazes forced lumber and mining companies to shut down or cut back on operations Tuesday and damaged parts of the provincial hydro utility’s electricity grid. Continue reading
Bernier wing of Conservative Party spawns advocacy group ‘to keep pressure from within’
A group of party activists from the party’s classically liberal, or libertarian, wing have formed Conservative Futures, a non-profit advocacy organization designed, according to its founder, “to keep pressure on the Conservative Party from within.” Continue reading
Designer drug smuggling posing ‘greatest challenge’ to Canadian border agency: CBSA document
CBSA says the designer and psychoactive drugs are “particularly popular with teenagers and young adults given their primary purpose as party drugs.” Continue reading
Canadians – not Americans – are a greater risk to bring illegal guns into Canada: Border agency
Canadian residents pose a greater risk of bringing guns meant for criminal use to Canada than Americans do, despite the fact that over 91 per cent of firearm seizures at the border are made from U.S. residents, according to a border agency document obtained by Global News. Continue reading
Toronto Star to shutter underperforming tablet app, lay off thirty
The Toronto Star is shutting down Star Touch, the ambitious tablet app it launched less than two years ago in the hope of forging a digital future against dwindling returns on print media advertising and circulation revenue at its parent company. Continue reading
Yukon hotel robbed of mummified human toe it used to make cocktails, RCMP searching for the greedy fingers
The RCMP are on the lookout for a man who stole a mummified toe that is used to make a special cocktail at a hotel bar in Dawson City. Continue reading
Canadians really like nurses and doctors, not big on politicians and car salespeople: poll
If you’re looking to have your confirmation bias vindicated, the cliche remains true: Canadians still don’t like politicians or car salespeople all that much. Continue reading
Opposition concerned Heritage Minister’s chief of staff lobbied 6 times in 2017 by former employer Google
Joly’s parliamentary critics say the active communication between her most senior staff member and her former employer, one of the media industry’s biggest private sector stakeholders, raises concerns. Continue reading