Ottawa builds âtrusted newsâ directory as Miller warns of âillegitimateâ media
The Carney government is funding a three-year project to create a national directory of local news outlets Canadians can âtrust.â
Canadian Heritage had already spent $100,000 on the project, which is being developed by three universities. The directory will identify âqualified journalism organizationsâ eligible for federal journalism tax measures.
The project comes as Heritage Minister Marc Miller defends taxpayer-funded media as a tool against disinformation and for âsocial cohesion.â Keep Reading
EXCLUSIVE: Ontario school boards spent nearly $3 million on DEI and anti-racism consultants
Ontario school boards spent at least $2.89 million on equity, anti-racism, human rights and related initiatives, according to 393 invoices obtained through freedom of information requests.
Approximately $2.45 million, or 85 per cent of the total, was paid between 2021 and 2025.
The spending was heavily concentrated, with Nicole West-Burns receiving $889,103 and Indigenous artist Isaac Murdoch receiving $570,782. Together, the two accounted for more than half of the documented spending. Keep Reading
Ukraine asks Canada for more. Hereâs what taxpayers are on the hook for
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new $350 million air-defence package for Ukraine and pledged one-third of all Canadian-made drones to Kyiv.
Carney acknowledged Canada currently has only about 2,000 military drones and said the country will need millions in the coming years.
Ottawa has committed more than $25.5 billion in assistance to Ukraine since 2022, including more than $8.5 billion in military aid. Keep Reading
Legacy media focuses on âIslamophobiaâ ahead of 9/11 anniversary
Legacy media outlets are focusing on âIslamophobiaâ as the 25th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, while the CBC recently faced backlash over its guidance on describing the attacks as terrorism. Keep Reading
Carney rolls back C-69 reviews for new pipelines
Carney is rolling back key Trudeau-era Bill C-69 pipeline rules he outright refused to scrap, as Ottawa pushes ahead with a new West Coast pipeline. The changes took effect Wednesday, pulling interprovincial and international pipelines from the Impact Assessment Actâs designated-project process. Keep Reading
Freeland says U.S. democracy âon life supportâ
Former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland says that democracy in the United States is âon life supportâ after electing U.S. President Donald Trump for a second term, prompting Canadians to wonder whether they âcan ever trustâ Americans again. Keep Reading
U.S. official accuses RCMP of stonewalling fentanyl superlab probe
Nearly two years after the RCMP busted Canadaâs biggest fentanyl and meth superlab, no one has been charged with running it, and a U.S. official says the Mounties stonewalled American investigators. Keep Reading
Ontario to allow liquor vending machines
Ontario will begin allowing liquor vending machines inside any establishment that holds a Liquor Sales Licence. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission said that expansion of the new service model will support âgreater operational flexibility for licensees while maintaining a strong focus on public safety and responsible service.â Keep Reading
Opinion: The TCDSB was roasted over a $16 milkshake. It spent $431K going after a trustee.
âMinister Calandra was right that money spent outside the classroom is money not spent on children learning to read. If the cost of a milkshake can become a morality play about trustee waste, what does a $431,000 legal campaign against a sitting Catholic trustee become? Perhaps the biggest boondoggle in the history of the TCDSB?â Keep Reading
I can trust that any news sources advised by the government are not good for my mental heath, physical health, or general wellbeing financially.
Canadians are similar to most drug addicts⌠they have fall hard and hit skid row before they wake up. â