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Quebec removes sales tax from some groceries as part of wider affordability push
SHERBROOKE - Quebec Premier Christine Frchette announced on Monday she's permanently removing provincial sales tax from some grocery and pharmacy items, as part of what she called a "bouquet" of measu...
May 25, 2026
Defence companies call on government, investors for more support
TORONTO - When Katheron Intson was trying to drum up cash for her Canadian drone manufacturing company last year, only investors from south of the border expressed interest. "I would have thought that...
May 25, 2026
N.S. premier says he's pleased with interest from companies after end of fracking ban
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier says his government is about to start negotiations with the first company that could frack for natural gas since the province lifted a decade-long ban on the practice. ...
May 25, 2026
India's commerce minister says Carney's recent visit helped to reset relations
OTTAWA - India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent visit to his country paved the way for a complete overhaul of the Canada-India relationship. Goyal...
May 25, 2026
N.B. vows public utility overhaul, but doesn't commit to non-interference
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government says it will make sweeping changes to its debt-saddled public power utility - but would not commit to avoiding rate freezes that a recent review blamed for d...
May 25, 2026
How to invest consistently when you have an unpredictable paycheque
Investing consistently can often pave the way to wealth in the long term. But that strategy may not feel like it's achievable if you don't have a consistent income. The problem is "not so much the inv...
May 25, 2026 A food delivery worker rides a bike in downtown Vancouver, on Thursday, December 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
India sending trade delegation billed as 'largest ever' to Canada this week
A delegation from India, which Canada's government is billing as the largest ever, will arrive this week to discuss trade and investment. Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will be acc...
May 25, 2026 Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal makes a press statement in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP - Manish Swarup
Community voices frustration as Burnaby hospital expansion project is put on hold
BURNABY - Dozens of protesters carrying placards gathered in a park in Burnaby, B.C., to rally against the provincial government's cancellation of a construction contract for a hospital expansion in t...
May 24, 2026
Arrival of World Cup in Toronto, Vancouver means more chances to pick up side gigs
Canadian soccer fanatics have a chance to experience one of the sport's premier events in person this year as the FIFA World Cup comes to North America. For some people, the tournament also means an o...
May 24, 2026
Pentagon gave Canada classified paper detailing defence priorities
WASHINGTON - A high-ranking U.S. defence official says the Pentagon gave Ottawa a classified paper laying out priorities for a collective North American defence pact with Canada, but that Ottawa did n...
May 23, 2026
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