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Yukon Liberals roll out platform as common election promises emerge between parties
The Yukon Liberals have unveiled their campaign platform, hoping to be re-elected on promises of a $300-million hospital expansion and a dramatic reduction in the wait-list for government housing. Lib...
Oct 16, 2025
Provincial immigrant nominee programs get late year boost: Diab
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab says some provincial immigrant nominee programs are getting a late-year increase to the number of slots they have. Diab says she relayed the news to her provinc...
Oct 16, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador's premier-designate on how the Tories won power
ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador's premier-designate says one of the key factors behind his party's election victory this week was how they responded to the frustration felt by rural voters. Ton...
Oct 16, 2025
IMF chief, former PBO Kevin Page say Ottawa has leeway to run steeper deficits
OTTAWA - Canada's former parliamentary budget officer and the head of the International Monetary Fund are both arguing Ottawa has room to run steeper deficits in the upcoming federal budget, despite c...
Oct 16, 2025
Saskatoon police chief reacts to Carney's tougher bail, sentencing rules
The Liberal government will introduce tougher bail and sentencing standards for violent crime in a bill being introduced next week, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. The legislation would make...
Oct 16, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney visits an RCMP detachment to make an announcement in Etobicoke, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
Fintrac imposes more than $600K penalty on First Nations Bank of Canada
OTTAWA - Canada's anti-money laundering agency has imposed a penalty of more than $600,000 on First Nations Bank of Canada for violations under the country's anti-money laundering laws. Fintrac impose...
Oct 16, 2025
Canadian passport now outpaces U.S. in ranking of visa-free access
OTTAWA - Canadian passport holders have overtaken Americans in terms of their visa-free access to the world. The Henley Passport Index ranks Canada in 9th place for how many countries Canadian citizen...
Oct 16, 2025
Manitoba trade rep's $387K salary called 'preposterous' by Opposition Tories
WINNIPEG - Former television news reporter Richard Madan is collecting a salary of $387,000 a year as Manitoba's trade representative in Washington, D.C., the premier's office has revealed. The salary...
Oct 16, 2025
Carney says now is not the time to hit back at U.S. over tariffs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is rejecting calls for Ottawa to push back at the U.S. with new retaliatory trade measures as talks with Washington continue on sector-specific trade deals. "There'...
Oct 16, 2025
Ontario to make it easier for health professionals from other provinces to practice
TORONTO - Ontario Labour Minister David Piccini is set to introduce legislation next week intended to make it easier for health professionals from other provinces to work in Ontario. The government ha...
Oct 16, 2025
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