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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
People with disabilities concerned proposed Liberal bill will increase federal taxes
HALIFAX - Advocacy groups are asking the federal Liberal government to adjust its proposed tax bill to ensure people with disabilities don't end up paying more to the Canada Revenue Agency. Inclusion ...
Jun 19, 2025 Nicholas Taylor, 39, of Cooks Brook, N.S., outside of their mother's home in this undated handout photo. Taylor is concerned that changes to the federal tax system brought forward earlier this month will mean their family receives a lower tax credit. Taylor estimates the loss of about $100 is the cost of a month of medications. Advocacy groups are asking the federal Liberals to make a small adjustment to the bill to ensure people with disabilities don't end up paying more to the Canada Revenue Agency. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Nicholas Taylor
Decades after Air India 182 bombing, families fear memories of tragedy are fading
Rob Alexander's father wasn't supposed to be on Air India Flight 182 on June 23, 1985. "My mother had actually booked him on an Air France flight to go see his mother in India," recalled Alexander, wh...
Jun 19, 2025
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