Canada

Canada · 21 d ago

Court documents show FSIN knew of a $12.4-million audit ruling for months

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Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) decided in July that the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) owes $12.4 million for ineligible and unsupported expenses from April 2019 to March 2024.

Canada · 21 d ago

Stellantis workers in Canada vote on a strike mandate this weekend

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Unifor holds strike votes on Saturday and Sunday for more than 9,000 Stellantis workers in Canada, with results expected early next week. Their contract expired on Sep 20.

Canada · 21 d ago

Ontario fines SeatGeek Canada again over ticket resale prices

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The Ontario government issued two new fines totalling $22,500 to the resale platform earlier this month, under a law that caps resale at face value.

Canada · 21 d ago

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Ottawa region could get a data centre worth up to $1.85 billion

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Defence Construction Canada, a federal Crown corporation, has issued an advance notice for a 60-megawatt data centre in the National Capital Region. It estimates the contract at between $1.5 billion and $1.85 billion.

Canada · 21 d ago

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AI data centres become an issue in Ontario's municipal elections

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Several Greater Toronto Area candidates, including Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish and Hamilton councillors Cameron Kroetsch and Nrinder Nann, have signed a pledge to oppose data centres that lack strict regulations.

Canada · 21 d ago

Former CSIS chief warns China will collect drivers' data through its electric cars

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“All of your data, what you say, where you go, with whom you are, who you associate with, everything you do around your car, will be acquired by China,” said David Vigneault, who headed the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) from 2017 to 2024.

Canada · 21 d ago

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Quebec City tramway builder rejects a Conservative MNA's cost claim

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Patrick Paquet, the new Conservative Party of Quebec MNA for Vanier-Les Rivières, said on Wednesday the $7.6-billion cost came from $400 million per kilometre multiplied by the line's 19 km. He also said secret sources told him the cost of the tramway's tunnel has soared.

Canada · 21 d ago

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B.C. Conservatives keep a two-point lead as the election campaign enters its final stretch

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A Leger poll conducted Oct 9 to 12 puts the Conservatives at 42 per cent of decided voters and the NDP at 40 per cent. Green support fell from 13 per cent in September to 9 per cent.