Unpublished Newswire
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed high-profile executive and former diplomat Dominic Barton to lead the federal agency charged with promoting foreign investment in Canada. Carney said in a press release on Monday that Barton will be taking over as chair of the board of directors of Invest in Canada. “Mr. Barton brings extensive experience in global business, investment, and public service,” read the release. Barton, 63, has long been a powerful behind-the-scenes figure in Liberal circles. He was appointed Canada’s ambassador to China by then prime minister Justin...
August 31, 2026 - 17:40 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
The federal government announced Monday it will be investing over $12.5M to help nine Hamilton-area businesses affected by the trade dispute with United States.
August 31, 2026 - 17:32 | Jeffery Tram | CBC News - Canada
While appearing on U.S. network television, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Canadians are confused and disappointed by Trump's move to rebrand Lake Ontario as 'Lake America.'
August 31, 2026 - 17:15 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
Roxanne Greene said she first tried to report her ex-husband to police in 2009, but couldn't find an officer willing to listen to her. Seventeen years later, the matter finally made it to a public complaints hearing in St. John's.
August 31, 2026 - 17:07 | Ryan Cooke | CBC News - Canada
From Loblaws to Scotiabank, some Canadian websites are now displaying maps with Lake Ontario renamed to Lake America. At one point this past weekend, Hydro Ottawa’s Outage Map also said Lake America, but that was corrected this morning. It comes after U.S. President Trump’s latest attempt to stir up a hornet’s nest in the Great White North, signing an executive order last Thursday to Americanize a popular Great Lake. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum oversees the Board of Geographic Names, who regulates names on maps. He expects that Apple Maps will follow...
August 31, 2026 - 17:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The party's caucus has been thinned to 30, amid differences over its ideology, and questions about its direction under both its former leader and new leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay
August 31, 2026 - 16:53 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
