Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - Canadians who drink, smoke, use ride-sharing services like Uber or rely on public transit will be paying more thanks to changes in the federal budget. Finance Minister Bill Morneau also said ...

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s federal budget Wednesday spelled out part of the federal government’s policy playbook when it comes to giving future workers cutting-edge skills in...

OTTAWA - A federal budget billed as helping Canadians better navigate the modern-day economy cashed out Wednesday on a 71-year-old program that used to be a cornerstone of helping people plan for thei...

OTTAWA - Cities and affordable housing providers will find themselves with $11.2 billion more to spend on new and existing units over the coming decade, part of a multi-pronged push detailed in Wednes...

OTTAWA - The federal government is projecting slightly smaller annual budget shortfalls in the years ahead and placing “big bets” on hand-picked sectors of the economy that the Liberals ar...

OTTAWA - The federal government plans to spend $7 billion over the next decade to help ease the burden of child care costs, part of a slew of new long-term spending targeting families. The details out...

OTTAWA - Highlights from the 2017 federal budget tabled Wednesday by Finance Minister Bill Morneau: - Employment insurance premiums are going up five cents to $1.68 per every $100 of insurable earning...

OTTAWA - The future is coming at you, fast, and the Liberal government says it knows you’re getting anxious - and potentially angry. Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered a federal budget Wedn...

VICTORIA - Museum officials in British Columbia and the Czech Republic have signed an agreement to better track First Nations artifacts held beyond provincial borders. The deal was signed between the ...

SAINT-JEROME, Que. - Bertrand Charest doesn’t deny having had sex with some of his teenage ski students but disagrees with his portrayal by the Crown and his alleged victims, one of his lawyers ...