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Ottawa's budget legislation puts final nail in the coffin of the digital services tax
OTTAWA - Legislation to implement the Liberals' new federal budget will also spell the end of Canada's ill-fated digital services tax. Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne introduced legislatio...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Nov 18, 2025

Joly says Canada 'didn't get enough' benefits out of F-35 procurement deal
OTTAWA - The Liberal government believes Canada was short changed on industrial benefits out of its contract to purchase American-made F-35 stealth fighter jets, Industry Minister Mlanie Joly said Tue...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Nov 18, 2025

Canada Post expects to lose 30K employees to retirement, voluntary departures by 2035
OTTAWA - With Canada Post facing deep losses, the Crown corporation's CEO said Tuesday the company expects to lose up to 30,000 employees to retirement or voluntary departure over the next decade as i...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Nov 18, 2025

Group gets trapped after elevator in new light rail station breaks down
MONTREAL - Younes Rebbouhi said he initially thought it was funny when he realized he was on an elevator that had stopped moving, late Monday afternoon. Rebbouhi says he was among about 20 people desc...
Miriam Lafontaine, The Canadian Press Nov 18, 2025

Sweden and Canada sign strategic partnership as royal couple visits Ottawa
OTTAWA - Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia arrived in Ottawa on Tuesday morning and were welcomed at Rideau Hall by a small crowd of onlookers waving Swedish flags. Chief Justice Richard ...
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press Nov 18, 2025

Ophthalmologists urge provinces not to allow optometrists to perform minor surgeries
TORONTO - Ophthalmologists are urging provincial governments not to move ahead with plans that would allow optometrists to perform some surgeries and laser eye treatments, which are currently outside ...
Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press Nov 18, 2025

Conservative MP Stubbs defends missing budget vote after surgery
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Shannon Stubbs missed Monday's critical budget vote because she is recovering from major surgery, a statement posted to social media said Tuesday. The budget motion passed by ...
Canadian Press Nov 18, 2025

Canada, U.S., Finland take step forward on ICE Pact plan to build icebreakers
WASHINGTON - Canada, the United States and Finland have taken a step toward building new icebreakers together, despite the breakdown in trade talks between Ottawa and the Trump administration. Canada'...
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press Nov 18, 2025

Report finds one in five immigrants leaves Canada within 25 years
OTTAWA - A new report says one in five newcomers to Canada leaves the country within 25 years of their arrival - and most of those who depart do so within the first five years of arriving. The Institu...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Nov 18, 2025

Quebec MNA Marwah Rizqy suspended from Liberal caucus, stripped of leadership duties
QUBEC - Quebec Liberal Marwah Rizqy has been suspended from caucus and stripped of her duties in the legislature because of what the party leader is calling a breach of trust. Liberal Leader Pablo Rod...
Canadian Press Nov 18, 2025
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