Tag Archives: Politics

FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government wants to expand the amount of exports it sends to markets outside the United States by almost 16 per cent by 2030. Premier Susan Holt unveiled the target as ...

OTTAWA - The federal government spent $19 billion on external consultants last year, despite a promise to cut back on its use of outside contractors. The government's audited financial statements for ...

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab says the new immigration levels plan is meant to make the system more predictable while doing the "right thing" by clearing a severely backlogged humanitarian p...

MONTREAL - The mayor of a small town southwest of Montreal is demanding more police officers and concrete action from the province after a series of fires targeting restaurants left residents and busi...

OTTAWA - The Office of the Auditor General of Canada says the federal government wrote off billions of dollars last year in COVID-19 benefits that it no longer expects to see repaid. The federal gover...

VICTORIA - A B.C. Conservative strategist poised to take a key role in premier-designate Lorne Doerkson's office says the party has evolved beyond what it was in 2024, without morphing into a new vers...

Honda Canada says it will retool its manufacturing facilities in Alliston, Ont., to expand production of hybrid-electric and gasoline-powered vehicles. The Japanese automaker announced Monday it is pa...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has recruited another global investment executive to his government, this time to helm Canada's first sovereign wealth fund. The Prime Minister's Office announced t...

QUBEC - The newly elected Parti Qubcois government in Quebec City will soon get a chance to help choose the next leader of the international organization of French-speaking nations. The new head of th...

OTTAWA - The federal government has released details of how its promised $600 million for Canadian content will be spent - though it says the amount it will provide in future years could vary. In June...