Category Archives: National News

Carney, Sheinbaum sign deal to deepen economic, security ties
MEXICO CITY - Canada and Mexico have signed a pact to deepen economic and security ties ahead of what is expected to be a challenging round of negotiations with the United States on a trilateral trade...
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Alberta to use notwithstanding clause on its three transgender laws: memo
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has directed officials to invoke the Charter's notwithstanding clause in amending three laws that affect transgender people, says a leaked government memo obt...
Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Canada Post sending new offers to union
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it will be sending new offers to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers in an effort to move negotiations forward. The postal service has been in contract talks for almost two ...
Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Think tank calls on Ottawa to abandon single-payer pharmacare model
OTTAWA - A think tank is urging the federal government to abandon plans for a single-payer pharmacare program in the face of tariff-related fiscal uncertainty. Rosalie Wyonch, associate director of re...
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Canada, Mexico to sign strategic partnership agreement
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum during his visit to Mexico, which starts today. The agreement will co...
Alessia Passafiume and Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

CRTC launches hearing on Canadian content obligations for music streamers
OTTAWA - The federal broadcast regulator begins a hearing today to look at which Canadian content obligations should apply to music streamers like Spotify. Streaming services argue their current effor...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 2.5% as U.S. tariff risks shift
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point on Wednesday as the central bank worries less about inflation risks and more about a slowing economy. The Bank of Canada'...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Sep 17, 2025

American activist Charlie Kirk remembered at Regina vigil
REGINA - The front of the Saskatchewan Legislature was the scene for a vigil in memory of American conservative activist Charlie Kirk Tuesday evening. Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at an eve...
John Cairns Sep 17, 2025 A prayer vigil was organized for American activist Charlie Kirk Tuesday evening outside the Legislature Building in Regina. Photo by Martin Oldhues

Bank of Canada widely expected to lower key lending rate today
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is set to announce its interest rate decision today, where it's widely expected to lower its key lending rate. A quarter-point cut would bring the central bank's benchmark ...
Canadian Press Sep 17, 2025

Ione Christensen, famed for Yukon politics, century-old sourdough starter, dies at 91
A powerhouse politician who broke glass ceilings in Canada, Ione Christensen is being remember both for the trails she blazed and the international acclaim she earned for the century-old sourdough sta...
Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025
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