Category Archives: Canada
Bank of Canada rethinking inflation framework amid persistent shocks: Rogers
OTTAWA - A senior official at the Bank of Canada says the central bank is reconsidering how it thinks and talks about inflation as it prepares to review its mandate later this year. Bank of Canada sen...
Mar 26, 2026
Ottawa proposes $1.7B fund to help provinces lower cost of homebuilding
OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing a $1.7-billion fund to help provinces and territories lower the cost of construction and get more homes built - in whatever way they see fit. The federal f...
Mar 26, 2026
New Democrats to debate fossil fuel crackdown, electoral reform in Winnipeg
OTTAWA - New Democrats are set to debate up to 70 policy proposals at their convention in Winnipeg this weekend on a host of issues, including clean energy, electoral reform and the party's own politi...
Mar 26, 2026
Carney: Canada might help vessels sail Strait of Hormuz if there is a ceasefire
OTTAWA - Canada might join efforts to ensure ships can move freely through the Strait of Hormuz if there is a ceasefire in the Persian Gulf, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. "There are conver...
Mar 26, 2026
Election bill takes aim at deepfakes, long ballots, threats to nomination contests
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is proposing new legislation to strengthen election integrity by banning digital deepfakes of candidates, cracking down on unduly long ballots and protecting nomination...
Mar 26, 2026
Indigenous services minister questioned about fire that killed toddler
OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs from northern Ontario demanded answers Thursday from Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty after they linked the death of a three-year-old boy to a lack of federa...
Mar 26, 2026
Key figure in Phoenix public service pay transition says he's leaving the team
OTTAWA - The public servant leading the transition away from the federal government's error-prone Phoenix pay system says he is stepping down because the team no longer needs him. Alex Benay, associat...
Mar 26, 2026
One guilty, one acquitted in drive-by murder of Quebec teenager Meriem Boundaoui
MONTREAL - A man who admitted to shooting the gun that killed a 15-year-old girl in Montreal in 2021 was found guilty by a jury on Thursday of first-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder, ...
Mar 26, 2026
Procurement ombud slams Indigenous procurement strategy outcomes in 'shocking' report
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Canada and other departments are failing to uphold their own Indigenous procurement strategy and may be allowing contractors to use shell companies to access contracts res...
Mar 26, 2026
Carney takes victory lap after meeting NATO target: 'We're just getting started'
OTTAWA - For the first time since the end of the Cold War, Canada is spending roughly two per cent of its GDP on national defence - a key NATO alliance benchmark Ottawa previously failed to meet. NATO...
Mar 26, 2026
