Tag Archives: Politics

TORONTO - A new survey says roughly half of domestic manufacturers say they can weather a trade war that lasts more than a year. The poll by KPMG says 54 per cent of manufacturers surveyed said they w...

OTTAWA - Ottawa has put in place new rules limiting the fees banks can levy on customers who don't have enough in their accounts to cover a cheque or other pre-authorized charges. The updates, include...

SUDBURY, Ont. - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday he'll "set a deadline" to approve all federal permits for mining in northwestern Ontario's Ring of Fire region within six months. Po...

OTTAWA - Canadians can expect to feel the absence of the consumer carbon price at the pumps immediately but it may take longer to notice a difference in the price of other goods, a new report released...

CALGARY - A group of top energy executives is calling on the leaders of the four federal political parties to declare a Canadian energy crisis and use emergency powers to help speed the development of...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's budget shows that the impending end of the province's consumer carbon tax will leave a roughly $1.5-billion hole in its revenue streams, with one expert saying "there wi...

REGINA - Saskatchewan's government says it will ride a strong economy to a projected razor-thin surplus in next year's budget, but turbulent headwinds of tariffs could ultimately blow a billion-dollar...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in grants awarded to three climate groups by the Biden administration, saying the government'...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender people from military service on Tuesday, the latest in a string of legal setbacks ...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending a nearly 23 per cent increase to her office's budget, saying it's coming at the expense of the Energy Ministry as her office assumes some formal ...