Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Pandemic business loan program lacked 'value for money': Auditor
OTTAWA - The auditor general says the small business loan program the federal government rolled out during the COVID-19 pandemic wasn't managed in a cost-effective way. Auditor general Karen Hogan say...
Dec 02, 2024
Biden arrives in Angola for his long-awaited sub-Saharan Africa visit
LUANDA, Angola (AP) - President Joe Biden arrived in Angola on Monday for his long-awaited first presidential visit to sub-Saharan Africa and will use the three-day trip to counter China's influence b...
Dec 02, 2024
Negotiations between Canada Post, union still on hold
TORONTO - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says a new framework for negotiations that Canada Post presented over the weekend moved closer to the union's position on some issues, but that it remain...
Dec 02, 2024
Ontario says federal clean electricity regulations would add $35B in costs
TORONTO - Ontario is urging the federal government to amend proposed electricity regulations after an analysis by the province's system operator concluded the rules would mean $35 billion in additiona...
Dec 02, 2024
Lion Electric temporarily lays off 400 workers, gets extension from creditors
MONTREAL - Electric bus manufacturer Lion Electric is temporarily laying off 400 employees and shutting down production at its Illinois plant after getting a two-week reprieve from its lenders. The St...
Dec 01, 2024
Canada Post presents union with 'framework' to reach deal as strike continues
Canada Post has presented the union representing some 55,000 striking postal workers with a framework to reach negotiated agreements, the corporation said. A statement issued Sunday said the framework...
Dec 01, 2024
Guilbeault disappointed plastic treaty talks end with no agreement
Canada was disappointed negotiators failed to reach a deal on a global treaty to end plastics pollution, Environment Minster Steven Guilbeault said, though he remained hopeful an agreement could still...
Dec 01, 2024
Poilievre calls for asylum seeker cap, border plan as U.S. tariff threat looms
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has demanded the federal government present a plan before Parliament to beef up border security as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatens to impose s...
Dec 01, 2024
Intense Ontario snow strands vehicles, knocks out power as town calls emergency
Intense snow squalls battering Ontario moved south Sunday after burying some parts of the province under more than a metre of snow, stranding people on roadways and prompting one town to declare a sta...
Dec 01, 2024
Quebec forest industry already under pressure amid Trump tariff threat: Legault
MONTREAL - Quebec's premier has raised concerns about the potential impact of the tariff proposed by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on the province's forest industry. In a statement posted to socia...
Dec 01, 2024
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