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TORONTO - A coalition of Ontario’s home-care providers is asking a court to review a government decision to create a central body for delivering personal support care, saying the province did no...

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals will ask a group of advisers, led by Ontario’s former health minister, to explore options for a national program to cover the cost of prescription drugs and report ...

OTTAWA - The call of the wild is echoing through Tuesday’s federal budget, which some environmental groups are calling a “game changer” for nature conservation across Canada. The Lib...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government moved to tighten the tax rules for small businesses in the federal budget Tuesday as it fine tuned the changes that prompted an uproar last year. However, Finance Minis...

OTTAWA - Beyond the usual headline-grabbing, big-ticket items, the federal budget Finance Minister Bill Morneau introduced Tuesday includes a variety of smaller fare, from a plan to phase out obsolete...

OTTAWA - The federal government is putting billions of dollars behind its bid for reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Canada as a whole, but also addressing the distinct and individual needs of ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a proud science fiction fan, but his government’s third budget is much more focused on uncovering new scientific facts. The 2018 fiscal blueprint sets a...

OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals took baby steps in their bid to reshape the social safety net Tuesday with a new, “use-it-or-lose-it” leave option for new parents and a modest increase in th...

OTTAWA - Highlights from the federal Liberal budget tabled Tuesday by Finance Minister Bill Morneau: - “Proactive” pay equity legislation, as well as $3 million over five years for a ̶...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is championing its values - and its spending - in a federal budget that reads like a campaign-friendly road map designed to ensure that no woman, scientist or national ...