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Wealthsimple Disrupts Canadian Banking with Innovative, Integrated Financial Services
Wealthsimple, a Canadian fintech company, is challenging traditional banks by offering a no-fee chequing account with high interest rates, innovative features like paperless cheques and cash delivery, and integrated investment services, all while rewarding customer loyalty.
Wealthsimple Disrupts Canadian Banking with Innovative, Integrated Financial Services
Wealthsimple, a Canadian fintech company, is challenging traditional banks by offering a no-fee chequing account with high interest rates, innovative features like paperless cheques and cash delivery, and integrated investment services, all while rewarding customer loyalty.
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56% Bias Score
BC Ferries awards $1B ferry contract to Chinese shipyard amid trade dispute
BC Ferries awarded a $1-billion contract to China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyards to build four new ferries for its Vancouver Island routes, citing the Chinese company as the only bidder offering the best deal; this decision is controversial due to Canada's strained trade relations with China an...
BC Ferries awards $1B ferry contract to Chinese shipyard amid trade dispute
BC Ferries awarded a $1-billion contract to China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyards to build four new ferries for its Vancouver Island routes, citing the Chinese company as the only bidder offering the best deal; this decision is controversial due to Canada's strained trade relations with China an...
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44% Bias Score
Unprecedented Wildfires Rage Across Canada, Displacing Tens of Thousands
More than 225 wildfires are raging across Canada, fueled by prolonged heat waves and low precipitation, displacing over 40,000 people and creating hazardous air quality across the country.
Unprecedented Wildfires Rage Across Canada, Displacing Tens of Thousands
More than 225 wildfires are raging across Canada, fueled by prolonged heat waves and low precipitation, displacing over 40,000 people and creating hazardous air quality across the country.
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20% Bias Score
U.S. Research Funding Cuts Spark Concerns; Canada Urged to Invest Strategically
Stephen Toope, president of CIFAR, criticizes the U.S. government's arbitrary cuts of billions in research funding from numerous universities, including Harvard, and suggests that Canada should strategically invest in its own research ecosystem, focusing on early-to-mid-career researchers.
U.S. Research Funding Cuts Spark Concerns; Canada Urged to Invest Strategically
Stephen Toope, president of CIFAR, criticizes the U.S. government's arbitrary cuts of billions in research funding from numerous universities, including Harvard, and suggests that Canada should strategically invest in its own research ecosystem, focusing on early-to-mid-career researchers.
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36% Bias Score
Canada to Vote on Honorary Citizenship for Jailed Hong Kong Activist
The Canadian Parliament is voting on a motion to grant honorary Canadian citizenship to jailed Hong Kong businessman Jimmy Lai, who faces charges under a Beijing-imposed national-security law, in a bid to secure his release from four and a half years of solitary confinement.
Canada to Vote on Honorary Citizenship for Jailed Hong Kong Activist
The Canadian Parliament is voting on a motion to grant honorary Canadian citizenship to jailed Hong Kong businessman Jimmy Lai, who faces charges under a Beijing-imposed national-security law, in a bid to secure his release from four and a half years of solitary confinement.
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52% Bias Score
Canada Accelerates NATO Spending Target, Diversifies Defense Away From US
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada will meet NATO's 2% GDP military spending target by early next year, five years ahead of schedule, due to aging military equipment, over-reliance on the US, and a changing global geopolitical landscape. This involves a $9 billion CAD increase...
Canada Accelerates NATO Spending Target, Diversifies Defense Away From US
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada will meet NATO's 2% GDP military spending target by early next year, five years ahead of schedule, due to aging military equipment, over-reliance on the US, and a changing global geopolitical landscape. This involves a $9 billion CAD increase...
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44% Bias Score
Oscar Peterson Centennial Concerts Span Globe, Celebrate Musical Legacy
A global celebration of Oscar Peterson's 100th birthday includes concerts across Canada, the US, Korea, and Japan featuring premieres of his works, including "Trail of Dreams," and interpretations of songs like "My Foolish Heart," showcasing his enduring influence on jazz and global music.
Oscar Peterson Centennial Concerts Span Globe, Celebrate Musical Legacy
A global celebration of Oscar Peterson's 100th birthday includes concerts across Canada, the US, Korea, and Japan featuring premieres of his works, including "Trail of Dreams," and interpretations of songs like "My Foolish Heart," showcasing his enduring influence on jazz and global music.
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16% Bias Score
Montreal Transit Strike Prompts Mediator Appointment
In Montreal, a strike by 2,400 transit maintenance workers since Monday has limited bus and metro service to rush hours and late nights; a mediator has been appointed to resolve the year-long labor dispute, with service restored for the Grand Prix weekend, but limited service will continue until Jun...
Montreal Transit Strike Prompts Mediator Appointment
In Montreal, a strike by 2,400 transit maintenance workers since Monday has limited bus and metro service to rush hours and late nights; a mediator has been appointed to resolve the year-long labor dispute, with service restored for the Grand Prix weekend, but limited service will continue until Jun...
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16% Bias Score
Quebec Judge Stays Sex Crime Case Against Ill Billionaire
A Quebec judge stayed the criminal proceedings against 81-year-old Robert Miller, a Montreal billionaire facing 24 sex crime charges, due to his advanced Parkinson's disease, ending the criminal case but leaving related civil suits ongoing.
Quebec Judge Stays Sex Crime Case Against Ill Billionaire
A Quebec judge stayed the criminal proceedings against 81-year-old Robert Miller, a Montreal billionaire facing 24 sex crime charges, due to his advanced Parkinson's disease, ending the criminal case but leaving related civil suits ongoing.
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56% Bias Score
2026 World Cup Faces Challenges Amidst US Protests and Travel Ban
A year before the 2026 World Cup, protests in Los Angeles over deportations and a US travel ban barring citizens from several countries, including Iran (a World Cup qualifier), threaten the tournament, although new leaders in Mexico and Canada may mitigate some of the negative impacts.
2026 World Cup Faces Challenges Amidst US Protests and Travel Ban
A year before the 2026 World Cup, protests in Los Angeles over deportations and a US travel ban barring citizens from several countries, including Iran (a World Cup qualifier), threaten the tournament, although new leaders in Mexico and Canada may mitigate some of the negative impacts.
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48% Bias Score
Rising Pet Care Costs Force Half of Canadian Owners to Forgo Veterinary Care
Half of Canadian pet owners declined recommended veterinary care in 2024 due to cost, according to a Gallup and PetSmart Charities of Canada report, with the likelihood highest among owners aged 18 to 29; this resulted in 12 percent of those who declined care reporting their pet's condition worsened...
Rising Pet Care Costs Force Half of Canadian Owners to Forgo Veterinary Care
Half of Canadian pet owners declined recommended veterinary care in 2024 due to cost, according to a Gallup and PetSmart Charities of Canada report, with the likelihood highest among owners aged 18 to 29; this resulted in 12 percent of those who declined care reporting their pet's condition worsened...
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40% Bias Score
Canada's Innovation Deficit Costs Hundreds of Billions Annually
Outdated Canadian innovation policies are costing the country hundreds of billions of dollars annually due to the inability to commercialize research and protect intellectual property, prompting calls for a Canada-first approach in upcoming USMCA negotiations.
Canada's Innovation Deficit Costs Hundreds of Billions Annually
Outdated Canadian innovation policies are costing the country hundreds of billions of dollars annually due to the inability to commercialize research and protect intellectual property, prompting calls for a Canada-first approach in upcoming USMCA negotiations.
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52% Bias Score
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