Canada

Trudeau expected to announce temporary GST break on some items, NDP says

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce on Thursday a temporary GST break for certain essential items to help ease affordability pressures. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says in a st...

Sheldon Spackman Nov 20, 2024

Trump nominates former congressman Pete Hoekstra as ambassador to Canada

WASHINGTON - U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has picked a former Michigan congressman as his upcoming administration's ambassador to Canada. Trump said in a statement that Pete Hoekstra would help h...

Nov 20, 2024

Investigation led to huge drug bust, which will disrupt Surrey drug trade, says RCMP

SURREY - Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say a year-long investigation has led to one of the largest drug seizures in the detachment's history and will "disrupt" the drug trade in the city. RCMP say they la...

Nov 20, 2024

Coroner's inquest into 2016 death of Ottawa man hears from ex-cop involved in arrest

OTTAWA - A former police officer involved in the case of an Ottawa man who died after a violent arrest says the incident still affects him eight years later. A coroner's inquest into the July 2016 dea...

Nov 20, 2024

Montreal unveils 2025 budget with new spending for housing, homelessness

MONTREAL - The City of Montreal is promising to speed up construction permits, raise taxes on owners of vacant lots and spend tens of millions of dollars more to help develop affordable housing as par...

Nov 20, 2024

Young Quebecers care less than older people about being served in English: survey

MONTREAL - A new survey conducted for Quebec's language watchdog says young Quebecers are far less interested compared to older residents about being served in English in stores. In a report published...

Nov 20, 2024

Randy Boissonnault leaves Liberal cabinet, prime minister says

OTTAWA - Randy Boissonnault is leaving his post as employment minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet after weeks of questions about the Edmonton MP's past claims of Indigenous identity. B...

Nov 20, 2024

Canadians favour government intervention in Canada Post, port labour disputes: poll

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are supportive of government intervention in the labour disputes at ports and at Canada Post. Polling firm Leger found 63 per cent of respondents to a new survey...

Nov 20, 2024

Former PM Stephen Harper appointed to oversee Alberta's $160B AIMCo fund

EDMONTON - Former prime minister Stephen Harper is the new chairman of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, or AIMCo, which oversees more than $160 billion in funds, including pension funds ...

Nov 20, 2024

All premiers aligned on push for Canada to have bilateral trade deal with U.S.: Ford

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says all provincial and territorial premiers are aligned on his push for the federal government to negotiate a bilateral trade deal with the United States. Ford, wh...

Nov 20, 2024