Category Archives: CP Canada
Feds pitch $2B fund for critical minerals investments, including equity stakes
OTTAWA - The federal budget says Canada will take out equity stakes in critical mineral projects to open up mining and position Canada as a major global supplier. The federal budget, released Tuesday ...
Nov 04, 2025
Global Affairs Canada could merge embassies with allies, must focus on trade: budget
OTTAWA - The Carney government's first budget redirects diplomatic dollars to the trade file while cutting Global Affairs Canada's budget - possibly by merging some embassies with those operated by li...
Nov 04, 2025
Some key highlights from the Liberal government’s 2025 federal budget
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne introduced the 2025 federal budget on Tuesday. Here are some key highlights from the first federal budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney: AI and ...
Nov 04, 2025
Federal budget forecasts $78B deficit as Liberals shift spending to capital projects
OTTAWA - This year's federal budget contains a deficit nearly twice the size forecast by the Liberals a year ago, as Prime Minister Mark Carney's government prioritizes capital project spending over p...
Nov 04, 2025
What's missing from the Carney government's first federal budget
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's first federal budget represents a shift in policy from Justin Trudeau as the Liberals bet that major investments in an economic transformation will pay off with m...
Nov 04, 2025
Yukon Party's premier-designate Currie Dixon says their election 'generational shift'
The Yukon's premier-designate says he's ready to start implementing key promises from his election campaign but stopped short of pledging electoral reform even after residents voted in favour of chang...
Nov 04, 2025
Travel agents hope for return of 'glory times' as China resumes group tours to Canada
VANCOUVER - Travel agents are celebrating Beijing's decision to resume group tourism to Canada after a five-year halt, hoping for the return of big-spending Chinese visitors who were a dominant presen...
Nov 04, 2025
Toxic 'forever chemicals' detected in dead sea otters collected off B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - A new study says sea otters in British Columbia have been found to be contaminated with so-called forever chemicals found in food packaging, non-stick cookware, cosmetics, electronics and ...
Nov 04, 2025
Tamara Lich appeals mischief conviction arising from role in 'Freedom Convoy'
OTTAWA - Tamara Lich is appealing a mischief conviction arising from her role as an organizer of the "Freedom Convoy" that paralyzed downtown Ottawa in early 2022. Lich and fellow organizer Chris Barb...
Nov 04, 2025
Quebec government wants to restart talks with doctors over payment reform
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is extending an olive branch to the province's doctors amid a fight over a new law that changes how physicians are paid. Legault said Tuesday he wants to restart...
Nov 04, 2025