HALIFAX — Postmedia Network Inc. has announced plans to buy "certain businesses" belonging to SaltWire Network Inc. and The Halifax Herald Ltd., the two insolvent media companies behind Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain. White said job losses at SaltWire seem inevitable in the months ahead as Postmedia continues to struggle with a heavy debt load. The Halifax Herald Ltd. owns The Chronicle Herald, an independent daily newspaper that was founded almost 200 years ago. Unifor represents 35 people at the newspaper, and more than 10,000 media workers across the country. The media companies were also accused of failing to top up pension funds and remit HST payments to the federal government.

Why Céline's comeback shocked us allNewsDuration 0:53Céline Dion is back. The Quebec icon sang to close out the Olympic opening ceremonies in Paris. It was the superstar’s first performance since 2019.

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Several government and emergency officials huddled together in Jasper, Alta., Friday afternoon, staring at what was once a basement. It's among the first glimpses of the damage wrought by a massive wildfire that ripped through the historic townsite Wednesday night. The Jasper Wildfire Complex includes those fires and the Utopia wildfire, near Miette Hot Springs, that started July 19. (Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye/X)The figures from Jasper National Park on Friday show that 32 per cent of all structures in the townsite were destroyed. The remains of Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland's home of 67 years in Jasper, Alta.

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In 2020, the CBSA announced Project Husky (new window) had shut down a large-scale alleged immigration fraud scheme with a Yukon government employee and four British Columbia residents facing charges. The latest blow happened last month when Tzu Chun Joyce Chang had all charges against her stayed due to court delays. Charges against Chang were first laid in November 2020 and included fraud on the government and misrepresenting immigration information. How the alleged scheme workedThe alleged immigration fraud scheme centred around permanent residency applications. The Crown alleged Chang and UCII represented 70 Chinese nationals in their applications for permanent residency without authorization.

A DNA test shows a former judge and Order of Canada recipient accused of falsely claiming to be Cree "most likely" has Indigenous heritage, a report from the Law Society of British Columbia revealed Thursday. The law society confirmed Thursday she did misrepresent certain credentials, and ordered her to pay $10,000 to a non-profit organization that supports Indigenous justice. But as part of its investigation, the law society says an independent geneticist found Turpel-Lafond most likely has very recent ancestors with substantial Indigenous DNA. The DNA test and geneticist's analysis were provided to the law society by Turpel-Lafond. Former judge with disputed #Cree heritage likely has #Indigenous DNA: report.

"We have resolved the technical issue impacting our clients' inbound payments. The spokesperson did not provide additional information about the nature of the technical issue. ET, several customers who hadn't initially received their paycheques told CBC News that the money had landed in their accounts. A technical issueEarlier in the day, the Scotiabank spokesperson told CBC News the bank was experiencing a technical issue in which some clients' inbound payments, including direct deposits and cheque deposits, were not applied to their accounts. 'It's quite a frustration,' customer saysGreg Adams, a Scotiabank client in Newfoundland, told CBC News that he usually expects his paycheque every Friday morning.

Hazy smoke can be seen from wildfires originating in the Northwest U.S. and Canadian Rockies (circled in yellow). (Imagery courtesy of College of DuPage)It's summer again, so that means many in the Canadian Prairies and U.S. have noticed smoke filling the skies. That could be due to a heightened prevalence of social media and a more sensitive forecast and response from governments. But hot and dry conditions during the last month have caused a lot of that vegetation to go dormant, building fuel and creating the perfect conditions for wildfires. While local officials and first responders do their best to control the more than 70 fires in the Canadian Rockies and dozens more in the northwest U.S. and northern Canadian woodlands, fires are best controlled by Mother Nature.

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are scheduled to take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024. Team Canada will be sending over 300 Canadian athletes, with 45 of them from BC, to compete at the games. Twenty-two of those Canadian athletes are cyclists who will compete in the various cycling events at the Olympics including road, mountain bike, BMX racing, BMX freestyle, and track. Watch the games on CBC Sports at https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/streaming-scheduleCycling Canada has put together the following guide so that you can cheer on Team Canada’s cyclists loud and proud from wherever you are throughout the games. Images by: Cycling CanadaLearn more about the different cycling events at the Olympics through these quick explainer videos by CBC Sports:Road Cycling:frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>Track Cycling:frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>Mountain Bike XCO:frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>BMX Racing:frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>BMX Freestyle:

A firefighter working in Jasper National Park before the townsite and park were evacuated on July 22. Photo: Jasper National Park/FacebookRetreat tends to be the last thing firefighters want to do. Fin du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. Smith said she'd request on Thursday that the provincial government join incident command in Jasper National Park.

Parts of Jasper incinerated as wildfire ragesNewsDuration 15:52Officials say up to 50 per cent of the structures in Jasper, Alta., have been destroyed as crews try to push back a wildfire that’s still threatening the community.

Local athletes to watch as Olympic Games Paris 2024 get underway – CBCJul 25, 2024CBC has full coverage of the Olympics on CBC Gem, online and through its Paris 2024 appThe opening ceremonies for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 will be held Friday and there are local athletes to cheer on over the course of the next two weeks. But some of the action gets underway Thursday, including Kitchener’s Eric Peters who will take part in the qualifying round for men’s individual archery. Below are the local athletes you’ll want to watch and cheer for over the next two weeks, listed in alphabetical order. Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/waterloo-region-guelph-local-athletes-olympics-paris-2024-1.7273772

How to Cheer on Team Canada at Paris 2024PARIS (July 26, 2024) — Ahead of today’s Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is sharing many ways to cheer on the Paris 2024 Canadian Olympic Team and how fans in Canada, Paris and around the world can participate. IN PERSON EVENTSTeam Canada FanFest in Calgary, Toronto and MontrealPresented in partnership with the Home of Team Canada, Cadillac Fairview, Team Canada FanFest aims to bring fans together to cheer on Team Canada athletes and to celebrate sport in Canada. For more information on Team Canada FanFest, including a detailed programming schedule for each city, please visit olympic.ca/fanfest. Unique to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Canada Olympic House will be a part of the “Park of Nations” and will be located close to several other National Olympic Committee houses in Parc de la Villette. Team Canada App: A Front Row Seat For Team Canada FansExperience Team Canada like never before through exclusive digital experiences.

Head coach Bev Priestman removed herself from coaching the first game of Canada vs. New Zealand (which occurred today, with Canada winning 2-1. )FIFA has opened proceedings against Canada Soccer, Priestman, Mander and Lombardi. Canada Soccer will be having an independent third body investigate the incident.Lombardi was identified as an "unaccredited analyst" by the Canadian Olympic Committee. Further investigation showed that he is a senior Canada Soccer official. This includes Tokyo, where the Canadian women won gold.From the COC statement after the story was released, Canada Soccer CEO and general secretary Kevin Blue says: