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Ontario to include expanded manufacturing tax credit in upcoming budget
TORONTO - Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy has offered a first glimpse at his upcoming budget, announcing an expanded Ontario manufacturing tax credit. Bethlenfalvy says that his budget, se...
May 05, 2025
Doug Ford asks Mark Carney to prioritize 'nation-building' Highway 401 tunnel
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is seeking Prime Minister Mark Carney's support for his idea to build a tunnel under Highway 401. Ford sent the prime minister a letter Monday setting out a series ...
May 05, 2025
Alberta premier promises separation referendum in 2026 if petition signatures warrant
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will hold a referendum on provincial separation next year if citizens gather the required signatures on a petition. Smith, in a livestream address Mo...
May 05, 2025
NDP national council scheduled to meet Monday night to pick interim leader
OTTAWA - The NDP national council is scheduled to meet tonight to pick an interim leader. Jagmeet Singh announced on election night that he would step down as soon as an interim leader was chosen. Rea...
May 05, 2025 New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh addresses supporters at his campaign headquarters on election night, in Burnaby, B.C., Monday, April 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Quebec Conservative leader to seek vacant Arthabaska seat in eventual byelection
VICTORIAVILLE - The leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec has formally announced his intention to seek a seat in the legislature by running in the riding of Arthabaska when a yelection is eventua...
May 04, 2025
Trump says 'highly unlikely' U.S. ever uses military force to annex Canada
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump says it is "highly unlikely" the United States would ever use military force to annex Canada, though he maintains he will continue to push to make Canada the 51st ...
May 04, 2025
McGill platform becomes safe space for conserving U.S. climate research under threat
MONTREAL - Academics at McGill University in Montreal are providing the U.S. scientific community a platform to protect climate research under attack. Six months ago, researchers at McGill University'...
May 04, 2025
Canada's deepening dependence on U.S. has been a decades-long evolution, experts say
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has repeatedly accused the Liberal government of entrenching Canada's economic dependence on the United States. But political scientists say the reality i...
May 04, 2025
Experts see hopeful signs as Mark Carney prepares to talk trade with Trump
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney will be watched closely by Canadians infuriated by Donald Trump - and by an anxious business community looking for tariff relief - when he meets with the U.S. p...
May 04, 2025
The headwinds and potential ahead for Carney's economic ambitions
Canada now knows who will lead the country as it confronts this nation-defining economic moment, but uncertainty is still the word of the year. "We are going to build baby, build," said Prime Minister...
May 04, 2025
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8:30 - Saskatchewan's mining sector is on a historic tear - record sales, soaring uranium prices, and global demand putt...
