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Union warns of public safety risks as Transport Canada cuts jobs
OTTAWA - A federal union is warning of threats to public safety as employees at Transport Canada face job cuts. The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees said in a news release the cuts are being...
Feb 09, 2026
Inquiry report on scandal at Quebec auto insurance board to be released Feb. 16
QUBEC - The commissioner who oversaw the public inquiry into the $500-million cost-overrun scandal at Quebec's auto insurance board is scheduled to release his report publicly on Feb. 16. Judge Denis ...
Feb 09, 2026
Ottawa commits $6M to fund cross-Canada research aimed at driving productivity
CALGARY - The federal government has announced a $6 million grant aimed at improving Canada's economic productivity through a cross-country research partnership. The funding from the Social Sciences a...
Feb 09, 2026
B.C. firm says some workers found dead after abduction from Mexico mine
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based firm that operates a mine site in Mexico where 10 workers were abducted last month has heard from "a number of families" that their relatives have been found dead, the co...
Feb 09, 2026
Ottawa investigating report Gaza cemetery where Canadians were buried was destroyed
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada said it is "deeply concerned" by reports the Gaza War Cemetery where nearly two dozen Canadians were buried has been severely damaged or destroyed. The department respon...
Feb 09, 2026
Regulator plans two-part inquiry into last year's cyberattack at N.S. utility
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's energy regulator is planning a two-part inquiry into last year's cyberattack at the province's private power utility. One set of hearings will examine the technical aspects of ...
Feb 09, 2026
Conservatives call for tax relief for GM worker severance packages
OTTAWA - The Opposition Conservatives are calling on the federal Liberal government to reduce taxes on severance packages for laid-off General Motors workers in Ingersoll, Ont. Conservative Leader Pie...
Feb 09, 2026 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle
'Get their act together': Freeland on U.S. relationship with others on world stage
Former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland says when it comes to the U.S. and its relationships with other countries on the world stage, it needs to "get their act together." Since his 2025 inauguratio...
Feb 08, 2026
Cascadia movement has roots in the past, but does B.C. separatism have a future?
VICTORIA - In 2017, Cory Pahl was a candidate for the Cascadia Party of British Columbia, whose official goals included the creation of a provincial assembly that would assert the sovereign rights of ...
Feb 08, 2026
Canada Post gets a $1.01-billion loan amid ongoing financial struggles
GATINEAU - The federal government says it is making more than $1 billion available to Canada Post in the form of a repayable loan to help the beleaguered Crown corporation remain solvent and keep its ...
Feb 07, 2026 The federal government says it is making more than $1 billion available to Canada Post in the form of a repayable loan to help the beleaguered Crown corporation remain solvent and keep its services running. (THE CANADIAN PRESS files/Ethan Cairns)
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