Category Archives: National News

LeBlanc, MacKinnon take over for Freeland as she leaves Carney's cabinet
OTTAWA - Chrystia Freeland abruptly left Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet on Tuesday to take on a new role as Canada's special envoy for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Freeland's decision to step ...
Kyle Duggan and Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

Mountie says he crossed the line into vulgarity, went much too far on group chats
A British Columbia RCMP officer says his use of inappropriate and discriminatory language in group chats and on police data terminals wasn't meant to be malicious, and had "no connection" to the way h...
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

Inflation ticks higher to 1.9% in August, short of economists' expectations
Some stubbornness at the gas pumps pushed the headline inflation rate a couple ticks higher to 1.9 per cent in August, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. Gasoline prices rose 1.4 per cent month-over-mont...
Craig Lord Sep 16, 2025 Statistics Canada building and signs are pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Food Banks Canada says food insecurity is up but there's small cause for hope
TORONTO - A new report from the charity Food Banks Canada says food insecurity continues to climb, but new government programs could ease financial strain. The organization's 2025 "Poverty Report Card...
Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

In the news today: MPs trade jabs as House of Commons returns
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... MPs trade jabs as House of Commons returns After talking up the prospect of cross-party collaboration in the H...
Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

PM Carney meeting today with cabinet, Saskatchewan premier, canola industry leaders
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has a slew of meetings today, with his cabinet, the premier of Saskatchewan and canola industry leaders. The prime minister will chair the cabinet meeting at 10 a.m...
Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

StatCan set to release August inflation data this morning, a day before BoC decision
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to release its inflation figures for August this morning. A poll provided by Reuters shows economists expect the annual inflation rate rose to two per cent in August,...
Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

B.C., federal governments support huge LNG facility, opposed by some First Nations
VICTORIA - The British Columbia and federal governments have announced their support for a massive LNG export facility floating in waters off the province's northwest, despite opposition from some Fir...
Canadian Press Sep 15, 2025

Parliament back in session today as Carney signals deficit budget coming this fall
OTTAWA - MPs return to the House of Commons today as Prime Minister Mark Carney has signalled the fall budget's deficit will be bigger than last year's - partly because of U.S. tariffs and the governm...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Sep 15, 2025

Jason Kenney warns of 'deeply divisive' impact of a sovereignty referendum in Alberta
CALGARY - Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney doesn't mince words when asked about possible Alberta separation. He says it's a historically discredited concept driven by a pocket of malcontents and gu...
Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press Sep 15, 2025
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