Canada

'Smoke and mirrors': Quebec residents feel abandoned after August flooding

MONTREAL - The Quebec government has made payments in less than 10 per cent of the nearly 10,000 claims it has received since the remnants of Hurricane Debby hit the province in August, causing severe...

Dec 16, 2024

Ottawa to unveil economic update detailing deficit, new border security package

OTTAWA - The Liberal government in Ottawa is set to unveil its fall economic update today, its first spending package since Donald Trump won the November presidential election. Ottawa is expected to b...

Dec 16, 2024

Justin Trudeau's cabinet meets ahead of FES; Fraser won't seek re-election

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is holding a cabinet meeting this morning ahead of the release of his government's fall economic statement. The meeting comes amid news that his federal Housing ...

Dec 16, 2024

Canada Post operations to resume on Tuesday, company says

OTTAWA - Mail will begin moving again on Tuesday as Canada Post employees return to work for the first time in more than a month after the federal government pushed to end the stoppage. Labour Ministe...

Dec 16, 2024

Liberal Housing Minister Sean Fraser won't seek re-election: official

OTTAWA - Housing Minister Sean Fraser will not be running in the next federal election, according to a senior government official, adding to a growing list of cabinet ministers exiting federal politic...

Dec 15, 2024

Canada Post, union make their case at labour board hearings

OTTAWA - Canada Post says it and the union representing striking workers are taking part in hearings by the country's labour board on whether the two sides have reached an impasse. As the work stoppag...

Dec 15, 2024

Former Conservative leadership aspirant Leona Alleslev eyeing return to Parliament

OTTAWA - Former ranking Conservative MP Leona Alleslev is vying to run under the party banner again in the next election. The former MP of six years and one-time leadership hopeful is throwing her hat...

Dec 15, 2024

Family, friends and fans to gather at memorial for former B.C. premier John Horgan

COLWOOD, B.C. - Thousands are expected to gather at an arena today in Colwood, B.C., to celebrate the life of former British Columbia premier John Horgan. Horgan stepped down in November 2022 after fi...

Dec 15, 2024

Thieves get a taste for cheese and butter amid surging prices

VANCOUVER - British Columbia business owner Joe Chaput will spend $5,500 a month on security guards during the holiday season and plans on upgrading his store's video camera system for around $5,000 m...

Dec 15, 2024

'Don't make us pay': Northern Ontario mayors say immigration cuts hurt their cities

TORONTO - As the federal government looks to drastically reduce its immigration targets over the next few years, the mayors of northern Ontario's largest cities say they need more immigrants to sustai...

Dec 15, 2024