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Carney's meeting with First Nations on major projects leaves some chiefs frustrated
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was optimistic about finding consensus on the Liberals' major projects law as he met with hundreds of First Nations chiefs on Thursday, but by mid-afternoon...
Jul 17, 2025
Defence spending will lift Canada's economy, but not out of a recession: report
OTTAWA - Ottawa's ramped up defence-spending plans will give the economy a lift, but not enough to save it from a recession, a newly released report forecasts. The updated analysis from Oxford Economi...
Jul 17, 2025
How Canada is responding to the U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump introduced 25 per cent tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminum on March 12, and doubled the levies to 50 per cent in early June. The Canadian government has r...
Jul 16, 2025
B.C. pilot charged with hijacking and terrorism over Vancouver flight
VANCOUVER - A man charged with hijacking a light plane at Victoria International Airport and flying it to Vancouver had an "ideological motive to disrupt airspace" and seized control of the aircraft a...
Jul 16, 2025
Carney confirms possibility of lumber quotas in trade deal with the United States
Prime Minister Mark Carney said any future trade deal with the United States could include quotas on Canadian softwood lumber exports, a sector that has been a sore point in cross-border trade relatio...
Jul 16, 2025
Montreal's Trudeau airport to undergo $10-billion transformation over next decade
MONTRAL - The Montreal-Trudeau International Airport and surrounding area is set to undergo a $10-billion transformation over the next decade. The airport authority for the greater Montreal area says ...
Jul 16, 2025
Carney heads to Hamilton to meet steelworkers as U.S. trade talks continue
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to be in Hamilton today to make an announcement related to the steel industry. It has been more than a month since U.S. President Donald Trump doubled ...
Jul 16, 2025
Number of Canadians with favourable view of U.S. has fallen, poll suggests
WASHINGTON - Amid months of tariffs and taunts from U.S. President Donald Trump, a new poll suggests the percentage of Canadians who have a favourable view of the United States has fallen and is now o...
Jul 15, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn upon arriving at the White House, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Here's a list of June inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in June, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because...
Jul 15, 2025
Here's a list of June inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in June, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.2 per cent ...
Jul 15, 2025
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Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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