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Quebec premier meets U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON - Quebec's premier met on Monday in Washington D.C. with Jamieson Greer, the top trade negotiator for President Donald Trump, as the U.S. becomes more aggressive in its demands toward Canad...
Apr 27, 2026
B.C. says new regulations effective this fall will curb extortion-related violence
VICTORIA - Provincial gun regulations that have been nine years in the making will come into effect in British Columbia this fall, shutting down what ministers calls loopholes in federal laws that hav...
Apr 27, 2026
Canadian manufacturers call for tariffs on global imports of wood products
OTTAWA - Canadian wood manufacturers are welcoming a trade inquiry into wood imports but say the investigation needs to be followed by immediate provisional tariffs on foreign-made goods entering the ...
Apr 27, 2026
NDP leader says he won't run in Quebec byelection after Boulerice announces departure
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Avi Lewis said Monday he won't run in an upcoming Quebec byelection to fill a seat being left vacant by Alexandre Boulerice. Boulerice officially announced Monday he is leaving Par...
Apr 27, 2026
Business groups say new sovereign wealth fund another helpful tool
TORONTO - The federal government has announced Canada's first sovereign wealth fund to help get major projects going, but business groups say it's not a singular fix. Prime Minister Mark Carney said M...
Apr 27, 2026
Manitoba education minister says social media ban could start in schools
WINNIPEG - Manitoba could turn to classrooms as the first place to ban children from using social media and artificial intelligence chatbots, and one young advocate is urging the province to work with...
Apr 27, 2026
Conservatives call on auditor general to investigate $250 million PrescribeIT program
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs are calling on the auditor general to probe the federal government's handling of a $250 million program which reportedly is set to be scrapped next month. PrescribeIT was lau...
Apr 27, 2026
'Extremely sovereigntist': Alexandre Boulerice quits federal NDP to join Quebec party
MONTREAL - After 15 years in Ottawa with the NDP, Montreal MP Alexandre Boulerice says he is quitting federal politics to join Qubec solidaire - a leftist, sovereigntist party - ahead of October's pro...
Apr 27, 2026
Antisemitic incidents hit another record high in 2025, B'nai Brith reports
OTTAWA - Jewish advocacy group B'nai Brith says anti-Jewish hatred is being normalized in Canada and its annual count of antisemitic incidents hit another record high in 2025. "We cannot allow antisem...
Apr 27, 2026
Liberals formalize majority, pass motion to restructure committees
OTTAWA - The federal government moved quickly to make use of its new majority powers on Monday, hours after three Liberals who won recent byelections took their seats in the House of Commons. The Libe...
Apr 27, 2026
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