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Inflation ticks back up to 1.9% in January after rise in gas prices
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate ticked back up in January to 1.9 per cent, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday. Prices got a full month-long effect of the federal government's tax break but ...
Feb 18, 2025
Liberal MP fears Ottawa will soon release a cash-strapped Africa strategy
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP who has long advocated for closer ties with Africa fears her government is on the verge of releasing an Africa strategy with no significant spending attached, years after the gov...
Feb 18, 2025
Poilievre sticks with 'axe the tax,' adds policy details as election nears
OTTAWA - The Conservatives' favourite slogan - "axe the tax" - has been a rallying cry for the better part of three years as frustrated Canadians looked for relief from the rising cost of living. But ...
Feb 18, 2025
Nova Scotia budget includes reserve fund, tax cuts amid U.S. tariff threats
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has introduced a $17.6-billion budget that includes major tax cuts and a reserve fund to be used if the U.S. president makes good on his threat to impose crippling...
Feb 18, 2025
Ontario election 2025: Where the leaders are on Tuesday, Feb. 18
Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are on Tuesday, Feb. 18: Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Ford cancelled his scheduled stops in Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury becau...
Feb 18, 2025
Alberta's special hunting licences yield $356K at Utah auction
Seven unique hunting licences issued by the Alberta government have sold for the equivalent of C$356,000 at an auction in Utah. The Alberta Minister's Special Licences are issued annually and exempt h...
Feb 17, 2025
Sask. dealing with long waits for breast health one year after plan announced
REGINA - Nearly a year into the Saskatchewan government's plan to improve breast health care, the province's largest health-care union says staffing shortages and long waits have not let up. Bashir Ja...
Feb 17, 2025 Bashir Jalloh, president of Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 5430 in Regina, said the government is paying more to send patients to Calgary rather than have those services offered in Saskatchewan. (Submitted)
Ontario election 2025: Where the leaders are on Monday, Feb. 17
Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are on Monday, Feb. 17: Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Toronto: Ford will be in Toronto for the leader's debate. --- NDP Leader ...
Feb 17, 2025
Other party leaders attack Ford on affordability, health in Ontario election debate
TORONTO - Ontario's main political party leaders debated the weighty provincial issues of health care, affordability and housing Monday in a provincial election debate injected with a few moments of l...
Feb 17, 2025
N.L. launched a basic income program for older adults. So far, just 110 have enrolled
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Only 110 people have enrolled so far in Newfoundland and Labrador's basic income program for some older adults, a figure advocates say underscores the complexity of traditional soci...
Feb 17, 2025
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Evan talks with federal reporter Stephanie Taylor on Canada-U.S. trade, Senator Denise Batters on $73B in federal spendi...