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TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is asking his counterparts in Quebec and British Columbia to drop their electric-vehicle sales targets, saying they are making the country less competitive. In the ...

HALIFAX - One of Nova Scotia's newest Oscar winners says the provincial government's decision to cut funding for arts and culture will not only impact the development of young talent, but will also hu...

OTTAWA - The federal government is pouring $1.4 billion into the munitions industry to build up the domestic supply of heavy artillery shells and reduce Canada's reliance on foreign suppliers. Ottawa ...

MONTREAL - The owner of an Old Montreal building that went up in flames in 2023 has been charged with manslaughter in the deaths of seven people who died inside. Emile Benamor, 63, made a brief court ...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Bank of Canada to make interest rate announcement The Bank of Canada is expected to make an interest rate ann...

OTTAWA - As war rages on in the Middle East, a new Leger poll suggests most Canadians believe the government of Canada should remain neutral, while one in four say Canada should support the United Sta...

QUBEC - Quebec's new budget has few flashy, big-ticket items for voters ahead of the fall election, reflecting a sober reality of sluggish GDP growth and persistent economic uncertainty, primarily fro...

REGINA - Saskatchewan has introduced a new budget that avoids tax hikes and program cuts but carries with it a big deficit. Finance Minister Jim Reiter tabled the 2026-27 budget on Wednesday. It proje...

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady Wednesday as monetary policy-makers wait to see whether a surge in global oil prices tied to war in the Middle East becomes a wider ...

CHARLOTTETOWN - Mark McLane, a cabinet member in Prince Edward Island's Progressive Conservative government, died on Tuesday at the age of 56. The provincial government said McLane died after a seriou...