Canada

Potential scenarios for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberals

OTTAWA - The Liberal government was thrown into disarray this week when Chrystia Freeland stepped down from cabinet as finance minister, reviving calls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down o...

Dec 17, 2024

B.C.'s projected deficit grows again to $9.4 billion in latest fiscal update

British Columbia's forecasted record deficit for this fiscal year has grown by another $429 million, reaching $9.4 billion. The province unveiled the latest quarterly update, the first under new Finan...

Dec 17, 2024

Canadians won't be taxed on disability benefit under proposed rule change

OTTAWA - The Liberals are planning to introduce legislation to exempt the Canada Disability Benefit from being treated as income under the Income Tax Act. The fall economic statement, released Monday,...

Dec 17, 2024

RCMP union applauds planned federal spending on border security

OTTAWA - The union representing rank-and-file Mounties is welcoming a federal plan to spend $1.3 billion to bolster border security and ensure the integrity of the immigration system. In its fall econ...

Dec 17, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Canada pushes net-zero electricity target to 2050

OTTAWA - The federal government is pushing its target to achieve a net-zero electricity grid to 2050. The government previously aimed to fully decarbonize electricity grids by 2035, but some provinces...

Dec 17, 2024

Tories call for House hearings on tariffs amid Liberal tumult as firms seek strategy

OTTAWA - The Conservatives are calling for Parliament to hold hearings in January on Canada-U.S. trade ahead of president-elect Donald Trump's entry to the White House. The Tories say they have no fai...

Sheldon Spackman Dec 17, 2024

Culture of silence at Montreal youth detention facility at centre of sex scandal

MONTREAL - A new report says a culture of silence reigned over a Montreal detention centre where female employees are accused of sexually abusing detainees, with at least one worker becoming pregnant....

Dec 17, 2024

Toronto terror suspect charged with multiple war crimes: RCMP

TORONTO - A man facing terror charges for allegedly plotting an attack in Toronto with his son is now also facing multiple war crimes charges. The RCMP say 62-year-old Ahmed Eldidi - who was arrested ...

Dec 17, 2024

Poilievre hails B.C. byelection win for Conservatives as Liberal vote collapses

LANGLEY, B.C. - Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is hailing a decisive British Columbia byelection victory in Cloverdale-Langley City, where Tamara Jansen has won with about two-thirds of ...

Dec 17, 2024

Judge reluctantly gives government three more months to pass 'lost Canadians' bill

OTTAWA - An Ontario Superior Court judge has "reluctantly" given the federal government another three months to pass legislation aimed at granting citizenship to the so-called lost Canadians. That's a...

Dec 17, 2024