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Federal power to sidestep Indian Act removed from major projects bill
OTTAWA - The federal government's major projects legislation was amended by opposition parties on Wednesday to withdraw the power the bill gave cabinet to sidestep the Indian Act, following weeks of c...
Jun 19, 2025
Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 90 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the...
Jun 19, 2025
Steel industry groups say Carney's retaliatory plan for U.S. tariffs 'falls short'
OTTAWA - The Canadian Steel Producers Association and United Steelworkers Union are panning Prime Minister Mark Carney's response to U.S. President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs. Their response cam...
Jun 19, 2025
Ottawa shows no signs of limiting MAID after UN panel calls for reversal
OTTAWA - Ottawa is giving no sign that it intends to amend existing legislation on medical assistance in dying - something a UN committee called for earlier this spring. The federal minister responsib...
Jun 19, 2025
B.C. NDP caucus asks RCMP to investigate Rustad's claim of MLA blackmailers
The chair of British Columbia's NDP caucus has written to the RCMP requesting an investigation into allegations that former members of the B.C. Conservative Opposition tried to blackmail their ex-coll...
Jun 19, 2025
Canada's EV market was already in trouble. Tariffs made it worse, Ontario workers say
INGERSOLL - Bob Pulham recalls the optimism in the air when General Motors began producing electric vans in Ingersoll, Ont., in late 2022. As the first BrightDrop commercial van rolled off the line at...
Jun 19, 2025
Canada facilitating commercial flights home for citizens fleeing Israel, Iran: Anand
OTTAWA - The federal government will help Canadians in Israel and Iran to fly home once they reach neighbouring countries, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Thursday. "We are planning commerci...
Jun 19, 2025 Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, June 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Champagne says Canada won't pause digital services tax
OTTAWA - Canada won't put a hold on the digital services tax on big tech companies set to take effect on June 30, the finance minister said Thursday. Pressure has mounted on Ottawa to pause the tax ah...
Jun 19, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal overturns decision requiring action on judicial vacancies
OTTAWA - A panel of judges has overturned a court ruling that directed the federal government to step up the pace of judicial appointments to address an "untenable" number of vacancies. The Federal Co...
Jun 19, 2025
Budget officer says he expects ramped-up defence spending to deepen deficit
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer said Thursday he expects the federal government's deficit will balloon this year thanks to ramped-up defence spending - but without a spring budget or more cl...
Jun 19, 2025
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