Author: The Canadian Press

The Speaker of Ontario’s legislature is standing by a ruling that bans people in the building from wearing keffiyehs, which he says are being worn to make a political statement, even after the premier and all opposition parties asked him to reverse it.

Foreign aid groups are hailing the federal Liberal government’s return to a policy of increasing humanitarian and development spending each year, while asking for a plan to push allies to reverse a global decline in aid.

It’s now up to the federal Liberal government to sell a spending plan it says will help younger Canadians catch up to their elders

Inflation on groceries continued to slow in March, rising just 1.9 per cent compared with a year earlier

Freeland is finally set to present the federal budget in the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon, showcasing how the government plans to win back support from disgruntled Canadians worried about the cost of living.

Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate ticked higher in March than in February, boosted by higher gasoline prices.

The first instalment of the 2024 Canada carbon rebate will be delivered to some Canadians today as long as they filed their taxes by the middle of March.

The federal Liberals have unveiled their plan to solve the housing crisis, building on recent announcements with new tax incentives, more than a billion dollars for homelessness and a country-wide effort to build more housing on public lands.

The head of Canada’s spy agency is slated to face fresh questions today on exactly what the federal government was told about foreign meddling.

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal says foreign interference  is a “huge challenge” that requires countries to keep their citizens informed about the risks

The parliamentary budget officer says Canada would need to build 1.3 million additional homes by 2030 to eliminate the country’s housing gap

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed frustration to a federal inquiry into foreign interference that intelligence leaked to the media had been “sensationalized” and taken out of context.

The Bank of Canada is holding its key interest rate steady at five per cent and said that it has begun to see the economic conditions necessary to lower interest rates

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to testify today at an inquiry into foreign meddling in Canada’s last two elections

Ottawa is setting up a $500-million fund to help community health organizations provide more mental health care to young people

Staff from the Prime Minister’s Office are set to speak today at the public inquiry into foreign interference in Canada’s elections

The former Clerk of the Privy Council says senior government officials who monitored threats to Canada’s 2021 federal election did not observe incidents at either the national or riding level that hit the threshold for issuing a public alert

Defence Minister Bill Blair is set to release the long-awaited update to Canada’s defence policy this morning in Trenton, Ont.