The Royal Canadian Air Force’s first F-35A Lightning II flew for the first time, marking a milestone in Canada’s controversial fighter acquisition program to replace the CF-188 Hornet fleet. The first F-35A Lightning II destined for Canada has conducted its maiden flight from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, where Lockheed Martin’s […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso40m ago(Ottawa) – The Canadian government should raise the Vietnamese government’s poor human rights record during President To Lam’s visit to Canada on September 24, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. In a September 22 letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Governor General Louise Arbour, Human Rights Watch expressed concerns that Vietnam’s agreements with Canada in recent years committing to human rights reforms have not resulted in improved respect for rights. “The Vietnamese government’s intense crackdown on freedom of speech and association flies in the face of its human rights pledges to Canada,” said Patricia Gossman, senior Asia associate director at Human Rights Watch. “Canadian leaders should be clear that respect for human rights is crucial for strong diplomatic relations and trade deals.” During To Lam’s rule, Vietnam has held more than 160 political prisoners under draconian laws that criminalize free expression and peaceful activism for human rights and democracy. During the first nine months of 2026, Vietnamese courts convicted and sentenced at least 28 activists, including the prominent bloggers Hoang Thi Hong Thai and Huynh Ngoc Tuan, to long prison terms. Police arrested at least 39 other people for allegedly criticizing the government or affiliating with disfavored religious or political groups. The Vietnamese government has largely failed to implement legal reforms it promised to undertake in its free trade and partnership agreements, including its pledge to Canada to ratify International Labour Organization Convention No. 87 on worker’s rights by January 2024. Prime Minister Carney and Governor General Arbour should publicly raise concerns about the Vietnamese government’s worsening rights record and make clear that its failures to adopt meaningful reforms will harm the bilateral relationship, including with respect to trade. The Canadian leaders should also raise the cases of specific political prisoners, including Pham Doan Trang, a writer and human rights advocate; Can Thi Theu, a land rights activist; Pham Chi Dung and Nguyen Tuong Thuy, independent journalists; Hoang Duc Binh, a labor activist; Le Dinh Luong, Nguyen Van Tuc, Tran Duc Thach, Tran Van Bang, and Nguyen Trung Ton, democracy campaigners. “Prime Minister Carney should press Vietnam to immediately release everyone detained for peacefully exercising their basic rights,” Gossman said. “This will both send a strong message to Vietnam and to other countries having dealings with Hanoi.”
RBC, TD, BMO, Scotiabank, CIBC and National Bank are jointly exploring a Canadian-dollar tokenized deposit system, starting with transfers between the banks themselves.
Kate and Daniel O'Phalen bought a used RV for $18,000 and renovated it. They've traveled all over the US, as well as Canada and Mexico, in it.
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Canada is simultaneously modernizing its digital payment oversight and expanding its regulated online entertainment sector. While the federal government rolls out strict new guardrails for digital dollars (stablecoins), Alberta is opening its doors to legal, private online casinos. This raises an important market question: can more accountable payment infrastructure, combined with a wider legal gambling Continue reading "Can Canada’s Stablecoin Rules Redirect Online Gambling Money to Regulated Market? SlotsUp Launches Canadian Coverage"
AMBCrypto•AMBCrypto Team3h ago
CADD's launch on Solana enhances Canada's financial autonomy, modernizing payment infrastructure and reducing reliance on USD-pegged tokens.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team4h ago
While Brussels and Ottawa desire a deeper partnership born of Trump-era volatility, the EU has no legal framework to accommodate it Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here The EU and Canada, Ursula von der Leyen said last week, “see the world with the same eyes”, with shared stances on everything from AI to the climate crisis, the Ukraine war and the unholy chaos unleashed by the current occupant of the White House (OK, she didn’t actually say that last bit. But I like to think she almost certainly thought it.) So, the European Commission president went on, Canada should become “the first associate member of the EU”. In the audience, Mark Carney beamed with delight. The next day, Canada’s prime minister enthusiastically embraced the idea of an “alliance for the future”, to build “collective resilience” through “deep cooperation”. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Jon Henley, Europe correspondent4h ago
A majority of U.S. and Canadian adults in a new survey released Wednesday said they disagreed with President Trump’s decision to hike tariffs on goods imported by Canada. The Politico/Public First poll found that 83 percent of Canadians and 56 percent of Americans believe the increased import taxes on the U.S.’s northern neighbor were “wrong.”…
The Hill•Sarah Davis4h agoAfter living in Japanese cities for almost a year, I'm getting ready to go home to Canada. There are things I'll miss, like Japan's train system.
Loblaw Companies, Canada’s largest food retailer with roughly CA$61 billion in annual revenue, has been running automated gate technology at what its transportation team describes as the flagship facility for its entire network, and the reason that designation matters is that the site was built to absorb a set of innovative projects rather than to […]
FreightWaves•Adam Wingfield5h ago
The Canadian government sees Mexico as a growing market for tourism and projects visits to rise by 40 per cent over the next four years, hitting nearly half a million visitors spending about $1 billion a year by 2030.
Osiris, one of 30 belugas removed from Ontario’s shuttered Marineland, struggled to acclimate to her Illinois home An Illinois aquarium has said that a third beluga whale it rescued from a closed marine park in Canada this summer has died after it struggled to acclimate to its new environment. Osiris, a 26-year-old female, was one of 30 belugas removed from Ontario’s shuttered Marineland amusement park, and among 10 rehomed at the Shedd aquarium in Chicago, which said the whale died there on Monday. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Richard Luscombe and agency5h ago
The startup says its automated system can change four tires in under 15 minutes.
TechCrunch•Sean O'Kane5h ago
EXCLUSIVE: Canadian-American producer Enlighten Content has snapped up Tubi exec Brett Takeshita. He has joined as Senior VP, Development & Production at the Calamity Jane, @Home with Tori and Deadly Entanglement. At Enlighten, Takeshita will oversee development and production of a slate of features and movies. Takeshita’s exit comes a week after former Tubi exec […]
Deadline•Jesse Whittock5h ago
Ottawa complained of "burdensome requirements" for Canadian firms under anti-deforestation rules.
Law admitted targeting buyers on a suicide forum and shipping his products to 41 countries, and families angry that he escaped murder charges will now tell the court how their loved ones' deaths affected them.
Euronews10h ago
A new Climate Impact Lab report warned that the El Nino heat will be most dangerous in places that are already hot and relatively poor. Meanwhile, Canada says PM Modi just confirmed a trip to the nation. Follow live.
Deutsche Welle12h ago
The banks said the first phase of the project involves moving tokenized deposits efficiently across financial institutions.
The Block•Timmy Shen13h ago
