Murray Wood: America is becoming a flyover country for many Canadians
The exchange rate is a factor for some, but Murray Wood says many are responding to what The Wall Street Journal called ...
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Federal government reports deficit of $31.2B for its April-to-January period
The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $31.21 billion for the April-to-January period of its 2025-26 fiscal year. In its monthly fiscal monitor, the Finance Department says the result co...
Mar 27, 2026 People walk past the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Prime minister commits more than $3 billion for defence projects in the Maritimes
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced $3 billion in new infrastructure and defence spending for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The prime minister made the announcement Thursday during a n...
Mar 26, 2026
Ontario 2026 budget highlights: $13.8B deficit, small business tax cut, AI funding
TORONTO - The Ontario government tabled a budget Thursday that focused on developing a resilient economy amid geopolitical uncertainty. The province is expecting to end this fiscal year with a $12.3-b...
Mar 26, 2026
Bank of Canada rethinking inflation framework amid persistent shocks: Rogers
OTTAWA - A senior official at the Bank of Canada says the central bank is reconsidering how it thinks and talks about inflation as it prepares to review its mandate later this year. Bank of Canada sen...
Mar 26, 2026
Alberta moves to implement interprovincial pact to ease trade rules on consumer goods
EDMONTON - Alberta's government has tabled legislation to ease regulations and barriers to more easily enable the sale of some goods from other provinces. It's part of a commitment Alberta made with i...
Mar 26, 2026
In the news: Canadian pipelines, old and new, are in the spotlight again
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Enbridge to fund policing of Line 5 reroute Enbridge has agreed to funnel money to U.S. law enforcement in an...
Mar 26, 2026
Small population, big infrastructure needs: Northern Canada facing power struggles
Representatives from all three Canadian territories say the need to improve their aging electricity grids has reached a critical level requiring billions of dollars from the federal government to upda...
Mar 26, 2026
Ontario delays path to balance, pumps billions into research and innovation in budget
TORONTO - Ontario is delaying a path to balance once more, as one of several shock absorbers meant to ease the province down a potentially bumpy economic road ahead, though it is currently faring bett...
Mar 26, 2026
Canadian army commander lists items for military modernization
CALGARY - The commander of the Canadian Army told a defence industry conference Wednesday that the Forces will be forging ahead with purchases and investments as the country works toward modernization...
Mar 25, 2026
Ontario must prepare for 'tougher times' ahead, finance minister says before budget
TORONTO - Ontario should be prepared for "tougher times" amid global economic disruption, but the government won't slash public sector jobs to buttress the budget amid uncertainty, the finance ministe...
Mar 25, 2026
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