Category Archives: National News – CP

OTTAWA - The federal government ran a budgetary deficit of $16.1 billion for its April-to-September period. The result compared with a deficit of $13.0 billion for the same period a year earlier, acco...

OTTAWA - The federal government has launched a public registry to keep Canadians in the loop on its growing use of artificial intelligence. The registry lists more than 400 areas where AI is currently...

OTTAWA - The Canadian economy topped expectations with a sharp rebound in the third quarter as a stronger trade balance helped fuel the recovery from a tariff-driven contraction. Statistics Canada sai...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Liberal MPs say party remains united after Guilbeault resigns from cabinet Several Liberal MPs say the party ...

OTTAWA - Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said Thursday it's "premature" to draw conclusions about the potential removal or adjustment of the West Coast tanker ban, since no p...

OTTAWA - Members of the federal Liberal caucus maintained Friday that their party remains united in the wake of Steven Guilbeault's resignation from cabinet - but NDP MPs say they see signs that B.C. ...

OTTAWA - Quebec Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault resigned from cabinet on Thursday, after spending all six years he has been a member of Parliament around that table. The final decision was made in the la...

OTTAWA - Ontario's Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli knows he has to hustle to secure job-creating developments with defence industry ties for his province - now that Ottawa is poised to move q...

EDMONTON - Falling oil prices and trade troubles continue to threaten Alberta's finances, but the province's deficit is expected to shrink only slightly. It has been pegged at $6.4 billion, down $40 m...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it's now projecting an $11.2 billion deficit this fiscal year, still a record but down from a projected $11.6 billion in its last quarterly report. The ...