Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Budget 2025: Feds to move on regulating stablecoins
The federal government says in Tuesday's budget that it will move ahead to regulate stablecoins, following on a move this past summer by the United States to do so. Stablecoins are a kind of crypto as...
Nov 04, 2025 Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne shakes hands with Prime Minister Mark Carney after delivering his budget speech in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
Third ex-cabinet minister pays fine for breaking Manitoba's conflict law
WINNIPEG - All three former Manitoba Progressive Conservative cabinet ministers fined for breaking the province's conflict of interest law have now paid up. Legislature Speaker Tom Lindsey says Cliff ...
Nov 04, 2025
Budget 2025: Key numbers from the Liberals’ latest spending plan
OTTAWA - Here's a brief look at the key numbers in the Liberal government's 2025 budget: $20.1 billion: Total net new government spending for the 2025-26 fiscal year. $89.7 billion: Total of net new b...
Nov 04, 2025
Budget pledges to cut 40,000 jobs from public service by 2029
OTTAWA - The federal government intends to slash the public service by 10 per cent by the end of the 2028-29 fiscal year - eliminating about 40,000 jobs - as it strays from its election promise to cut...
Nov 04, 2025
Ottawa cutting foreign aid and research spending back to pre-pandemic level
OTTAWA - The Carney government laid out plan to cut the foreign aid budget to a level in line with Canada's pre-pandemic allocations - despite promising during the election not to cut back aid. Tuesda...
Nov 04, 2025
P.E.I. to spend $857 million over five years for health, education and infrastructure
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island says it plans to spend $857 million over the next five years on major projects. The capital budget presented by Finance Minister Jill Burridge focuses on health ca...
Nov 04, 2025
Feds unveil new climate strategy with no details on Canada's emission commitments
OTTAWA - The federal government's climate competitiveness strategy promises a stronger industrial carbon pricing system and the prospect of ending the emissions cap on oil and gas production to drive ...
Nov 04, 2025
Feds pitch $2B fund for critical minerals investments, including equity stakes
OTTAWA - The federal budget says Canada will take out equity stakes in critical mineral projects to open up mining and position Canada as a major global supplier. The federal budget, released Tuesday ...
Nov 04, 2025
Global Affairs Canada could merge embassies with allies, must focus on trade: budget
OTTAWA - The Carney government's first budget redirects diplomatic dollars to the trade file while cutting Global Affairs Canada's budget - possibly by merging some embassies with those operated by li...
Nov 04, 2025
Some key highlights from the Liberal government’s 2025 federal budget
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne introduced the 2025 federal budget on Tuesday. Here are some key highlights from the first federal budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney: AI and ...
Nov 04, 2025
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