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The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a special two-dollar circulation coin Tuesday celebrating Inuit Nunangat — a region that encompasses the Inuit homeland in Canada.

The Bank of Canada’s top decision makers worried the central bank’s oversized interest rate cut in October could send a dour signal about the state of the Canadian economy, according to new documents released Tuesday.

Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris wins a decisive victory Tuesday night.Just eight years ago, it would’ve seemed remarkable that the Canadian government would be spending time at the most senior levels discussing the possibility of dramatic instability following a U.S. presidential election – be it widespread protests, uncertainty around the winner or even political violence.Trump’s victory in 2016 – and the chaos of the following years, culminating in the attack on the U.S.

The federal finance minister has been taking every opportunity to remind frustrated Canadians that after a bumpy pandemic recovery, the nation’s economy is actually doing a lot better.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Some of the world’s most-guarded semiconductor technology has ended up in China’s Huawei Technologies’ new artificial-intelligence chips, showing the limits of the U.S.’s broad attempts to thwart such hardware linkups. Core circuitry produced by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

cancer patients in Canada seek emergency help before their diagnosis, with more than half being hospitalized following an ER visit, according to new research.A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) on Monday showed that more than a third of cancer patients in Ontario had visited an emergency department in the three months prior to their cancer diagnosis.“This study highlights how frequently patients with cancer are using the emergency department during the diagnostic phase of their cancer journey,” said Dr. Keerat Grewal, study co-author and an emergency medicine physician at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto.“It’s almost one in three patients who are using the emergency department prior to their diagnosis and there are certain patient populations who are more likely to use the emergency department,” she told Global News in an interview.The study included more than 650,000 patients who were first diagnosed with cancer between 2014 and 2021 in Ontario.Even though the data was limited to Ontario, Grewal said it’s a trend that’s being seen across Canada.The CMAJ study showed that among the patients with emergency department visits 90 days before a cancer diagnosis, 64 per cent visited an ER once, 23 per cent visited twice and 13 per cent had three or more visits.

BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala said that while Congress and its allies speak for Gaza, they have gone «completely silent» for Hindus in Canada and Bangladesh. Speaking to ANI, Poonawalla said, «You find that the INDI Alliance, especially Priyanka Vadra, Rahul Gandhi and others who cry for Muslims in Gaza, whose alliance tweets and speaks up for Hezbollah and Hamas have gone completely silent when it comes to Hindus in Canada and Bangladesh.»

Donald Trump is re-elected as the US President in tomorrow's presidential polls, he will crackdown on Khalistseparatists and even Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will listen, US Industrialist and founder of the Republican Hindu Coalition, Shalabh Shalli Kumar has said. In an interview with ANI, Shalabh Kumar said India and US will be looking for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Asked if a probable Trump presidency may resolve the Khalistani issue and the strain in the Indo-Canada relations, Kumar said «Yes, that will happen».

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith did not mince words over Ottawa’s new greenhouse gas emissions cap announced Monday.

BCE Inc. agreed to buy an internet provider in the Pacific Northwest, making a surprising push into the U.S. market in pursuit of faster growth. The shares tumbled to an 11-year low.

CPA Canada says it’s reached agreements with its Ontario and Quebec counterparts on education, exams and standard-setting for the accounting profession.

The financial market believes the Bank of Canada will cut its policy rate to 2.75 per cent by June 2025, before holding it there for the remainder of 2025 and into 2026, according to a survey released by the central bank on Monday.

In a surprising turn of events, Statistics Canada data showed older households took on more mortgage debt in the second quarter of the year, compared with the same period last year.

Canada in some ways is a tale of two economies.

The crowd gathered on the 54th floor of TD Bank Tower, an imposing glass-and-steel edifice in Toronto’s financial district, was a who’s who of the Canadian business elite. There were CEOs and tech moguls and bankers who had paid as much as $1,725 each for a chance to hear from Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Canadian homeowners continue to face risks from a looming shock in mortgage renewals, even as the Bank of Canada lowers its benchmark interest rate, a report released Monday warns.

Canadian telecom firm BCE said on Monday it would buy internet services provider Ziply Fiber for $5 billion in cash, as it looks to expand its fibre footprint in the United States.

social media users recently shared a graphic card to claim that the Interpol had put Union Home Minister Amit Shah on its 'wanted list'. The graphic was shared after Canada's Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister David Morrison recently alleged that Shah ordered a campaign of violence, intimidation and intelligence-gathering targeting Sikh separatists inside Canada. New Delhi has vehemently rejected Morrison's claims and warned that such «absurd and baseless» allegations will have serious consequences for bilateral ties. The PTI Fact Check Desk, however, found the graphic to be fake. It was revealed that the Interpol has not issued any such notice and the related social media posts, mainly by Pakistani and Canadian users, were shared with a false claim.

Ministry of External Affairs on Monday condemned the attack on a Hindu Sabha Temple in Brampton, Canada by «extremists and separatists». MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal in a statement said, «We condemn the acts of violence perpetrated by extremists and separatists at the Hindu Sabha Temple in Brampton, Ontario yesterday.» «We call on the Government of Canada to ensure that all places of worship are protected from such attacks. We also expect that those indulging in violence will be prosecuted. We remain deeply concerned about the safety and security of Indian nationals in Canada.»

Canada's Brampton on Sunday has sparked off widespread outrage. The attack is part of a long campaign by Khalistanis to browbeat the Hindu community in Canada. It adds to a series of such incidents in recent years. Earlier, a Hindu temple in Windsor suffered defacement with anti-India graffiti. Earlier incidents in Mississauga and Brampton saw temples similarly targeted, drawing strong reactions from the Indian community in Canada. Last year in December, gunshots were fired at the residence of the son of Satish Kumar, the president of Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Surrey. Khalistanis targeted a consular camp for senior citizens

Canada, Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu on Monday accused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of creating divisions among different communities in the country. «The news reports coming in over the past few days, the situation that has formed in Canada do not pertain one particular religion. Be it Hindu or Sikh, PM Trudeau has divided everyone there,» Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu said. Bittu criticized both those advocating for pro-Khalistan slogans and the Canadian police for their support, stating that the Indian Government will respond to the situation with a more decisive action.