Category Archives: National News

OTTAWA - Fiscal experts say Ottawa will have to be transparent with Canadians in the upcoming fall budget to justify a seismic shift in spending away from government programs and toward defence and in...

EDMONTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in his hometown of Edmonton for two days of planning meetings ahead of Parliament's return next week. Carney is expected to address his fellow Liberal MPs in a...

WINNIPEG - Any decision on easing tariffs on electric vehicles from China would have to take into consideration impacts on other sectors, federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald said Tuesday. Can...

REGINA--Once hailed as the most popular premier in Canada, Quebec's Franois Legault is now facing a dramatic fall from grace. According to new polling data from the Angus Reid Institute, only 22% of Q...

WINNIPEG - Ensuring First Nations communities have cellular coverage would help responses to emergencies such as the mass stabbing on Hollow Water First Nation, a Manitoba grand chief said Monday. "Th...

Ottawa has announced $370 million in new support for Canadian canola producers facing massive tariffs from China. The federal government said Friday that a new biofuel production incentive is meant to...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.1 per cent in August as the economy lost 66,000 jobs for the month. The report follows the July labour force survey that showed a l...

TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to make an announcement in the Greater Toronto Area today after meeting with his cabinet for two days to prepare for the return of Parliament. Carney's...

OTTAWA - A new report argues the rise of gig work, artificial intelligence and rapid population growth are souring job prospects for Canada's youngest workers. The Desjardins Economics report, release...

EDMONTON - An Alberta government order banning some books from school libraries doesn't appear to be deterring people from reading them, say managers at several bookstores. Kelly Dyer with Audreys Boo...