Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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Carney defends 'bold' Budget 2025 as critics question scale of investment
OTTAWA - The federal budget is a "bold response" to a global moment of economic disruption, Prime Minister Mark Carney argued Wednesday, replying to critics who question the ambition of Ottawa's plans...
Nov 05, 2025
Trump's tariff tool faces tough questions from U.S. Supreme Court justices
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's key tool for deploying tariffs faced tough questions from the conservative-led U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday as justices considered a decision that could upend the presid...
Nov 05, 2025
Longest U.S. government shutdown in history could hit Canadians' travel plans: expert
WASHINGTON - As the impasse between Republicans and Democrats pushed into its 36th day on Wednesday, one expert warned that the U.S. government shutdown - now the longest in the nation's history - cou...
Nov 05, 2025
Bailey says Ottawa must support B.C. forestry as it supports Ontario's car industry
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister said she thinks the newly announced federal budget aligns with provincial priorities, but is calling on Ottawa to follow through on supporting forestry a...
Nov 04, 2025
Budget aiming to end investment transfer fees, enhance banking competition
by Craig Wong and Ian Bickis OTTAWA - Ottawa plans to make it easier for Canadians to move their banking and investment accounts in a bid to increase competition and reduce costs for consumers. The go...
Nov 04, 2025 The budget moves should offer a boost to fintech companies looking to challenge the dominance of Canada's big banks, which hold a commanding share of the market. (dedivan1923 / Depositphotos.com)
Billions of dollars allocated for defence in budget as global spending race ramps up
by Kyle Duggan OTTAWA - The federal government unveiled plans Tuesday to shell out $73 billion for national defence by the end of the decade - a staggering sum as Canada positions itself to meet aggre...
Nov 04, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney checks out an Orion-H9 Counter-UAS, a directional drone disrupter, as he visits a vehicle display at the Adazi Military base in Adazi, Latvia on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi)
Budget 2025: Feds to move on regulating stablecoins
The federal government says in Tuesday's budget that it will move ahead to regulate stablecoins, following on a move this past summer by the United States to do so. Stablecoins are a kind of crypto as...
Nov 04, 2025 Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne shakes hands with Prime Minister Mark Carney after delivering his budget speech in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
Ottawa cutting foreign aid and research spending back to pre-pandemic level
OTTAWA - The Carney government laid out plan to cut the foreign aid budget to a level in line with Canada's pre-pandemic allocations - despite promising during the election not to cut back aid. Tuesda...
Nov 04, 2025
P.E.I. to spend $857 million over five years for health, education and infrastructure
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island says it plans to spend $857 million over the next five years on major projects. The capital budget presented by Finance Minister Jill Burridge focuses on health ca...
Nov 04, 2025
Feds unveil new climate strategy with no details on Canada's emission commitments
OTTAWA - The federal government's climate competitiveness strategy promises a stronger industrial carbon pricing system and the prospect of ending the emissions cap on oil and gas production to drive ...
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