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Poll finds most Canadians keen on tariff retaliation as Ottawa walks a different path
OTTAWA - Canadians are showing a lot of enthusiasm for retaliation against the U.S. over President Donald Trump's tariffs - even as many of them fear that the country has slid into a recession already...
May 15, 2025
Supreme Court won't review school board's decision to sanction trustee over remarks
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not review the Toronto Catholic District School Board's decision to sanction a trustee over comments he made during a debate. At a November 2019 public meetin...
May 15, 2025
In Canada's housing crisis, are modular homes a cheaper and faster solution?
TORONTO - When a church in Toronto's west end was converted into affordable housing nearly 15 years ago, the group behind the project was already thinking ahead. Andrea Adams, the executive director o...
May 15, 2025
Bloc Québécois to challenge Terrebonne election result in court
OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet said Thursday the party plans to launch a legal challenge after losing the federal riding of Terrebonne by a single vote. Blanchet said the party wan...
May 15, 2025
Poilievre says the lack of a federal budget sends a 'bad signal' to investors
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the lack of a federal budget sends "a bad signal" to investors and credit rating agencies. Poilievre told a press conference on Parliament Hill today...
May 15, 2025 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Mark Carney should "steal" his budget ideas. Poilievre makes his way into West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa for a meeting of the Conservative caucus on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
'A serious situation': Manitoba evacuates provincial park, warns of deadly wildfires
LAC DU BONNET - Wildfires in eastern Manitoba prompted the government to evacuate and close another popular provincial park ahead of the long weekend, while many offered condolences to the family of a...
May 15, 2025
Alberta government amends referendum bill in effort to placate First Nations' concern
EDMONTON - Alberta's government has made 11th-hour changes to controversial proposed legislation, declaring that no separation referendum question could threaten First Nations' existing treaty rights....
May 15, 2025 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Justice Mickey Amery announce proposed changes to several pieces of democratic process legislation, in Edmonton on Tuesday April 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
U.S. tariffs cast pall over Ontario budget with $14.6B deficit, slower growth
TORONTO - U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs cast a pall over Ontario's budget Thursday, dragging down GDP growth and knocking the province off its path to balance, with a $14.6-billion deficit pro...
May 15, 2025
Joly says Honda still committed to EV investments after $15-billion project delayed
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Mlanie Joly says Honda Canada remains "fully committed" to major electric-vehicle investments in Canada after the company announced Tuesday that it was pausing a multibillio...
May 14, 2025
Canada welcomes UN body's decision holding Russia responsible for MH17 tragedy
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is welcoming a recent decision by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization to hold Russia responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight M...
May 14, 2025
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