Author Archives: Taylor MacPherson

A digital platform has been launched to help pulse producers select the best varieties for their specific growing conditions and locations. The Pulse Variety Hub serves as a central resource where far...

OTTAWA - Liberal member of Parliament Marie-France Lalonde wants to end what she calls the "outdated practice" of daylight time. The Ottawa-area MP plans to table a private member's bill next week to ...

OTTAWA - A national spy watchdog has found "a lack of rigour" in the way the Canada Revenue Agency selects charities for audits over terrorism concerns, saying the process introduces risks of bias and...

OTTAWA - Ottawa is launching a new federal procurement agency designed to overhaul and centralize how the military buys its equipment. Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr, who will...

OTTAWA - Israel's envoy to Canada says dialogue between his government and Ottawa has "deteriorated" since Prime Minister Mark Carney took office - and suggests his "hard line" on Gaza explains why Ca...

OTTAWA - Industry Minister Mlanie Joly says Ottawa is going to be "hawkish" on competition in a bid to ease the cost of living. She says affordability is top of mind for Canadians and expanding market...

Ottawa has denied a request from Marineland to send its remaining beluga whales to China. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson says the federal government will not grant an export permit to ship the 30 ...

OTTAWA - Almost half of Canadians polled say they have observed evidence of systemic racism in their province, a new survey suggests. The Leger poll of 1,627 people, conducted between Aug. 29 and 31 f...

OTTAWA - The Business Council of Canada says Canada is in an "investment crisis" but warns prosperity can't be achieved by taking on more debt. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, the council's...

WINNIPEG - A historic breakthrough in the Manitoba government's bid to attract and retain people, touted via a press release, has turned out to be a case of premature celebration. Statistics Canada re...