Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to visit fire-ravaged Northwest Territories
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to visit areas ravaged during a record wildfire season in the Northwest Territories today
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Unifor reaches tentative agreement with General Motors
Unifor says it has reached a tentative deal with General Motors following strike action at three of the automaker’s facilities in Ontario
GM workers hit the picket lines at three facilities in Ontario
Unifor workers have kicked off a strike at General Motors Canada after failing to reach a new contract with the U.S. automaker
Economy adds 64K jobs in September, unemployment rate holds at 5.5%
Canada released its September labour force survey Friday morning, which shows the unemployment rate continued to hold steady at 5.5 per cent for the third month in a row
Statistics Canada to release September jobs data this morning
Canadians will get an updated picture of the jobs market when Statistics Canada releases its Labour Force Survey for September…
Champagne to announce initial commitments from grocers to stabilize prices today
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he is ready to announce the initial commitments he has secured from grocers to stabilize…
In the news today: Pharmacare legislation ‘extremely fluid’: Holland
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today…
First Nations premier to lead Manitoba after historic election win
Manitobans are waking up today to a new government and the first First Nations provincial premier in the country
B.C. court rejects challenge to huge Squamish Nation housing project in Vancouver
A massive Vancouver housing development spearheaded by the Squamish Nation has cleared a legal hurdle after a B.C. Supreme Court judge rejected a challenge by a residents’ association over lack of consultation
Statistics Canada reports real GDP essentially unchanged in July
Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product was essentially unchanged in July, following a 0.2 per cent decline in June.
Hurricane Juan: the most powerful and deadly storm to hit Atlantic Canada in 50 years
Chris Fogarty remembers the moment 20 years ago when he transmitted a weather bulletin warning that hurricane Juan would make landfall near Halifax, churning out gusts at 140 kilometres per hour.
Poilievre’s Tories maintain summer lead over Trudeau’s Liberals in September poll
The Conservatives have maintained their summer lead in the polls, according to fresh numbers from Leger.
Immigration drives massive Canadian population increase: StatCan
Statistics Canada says immigration is almost solely responsible for the largest annual population boom Canada has seen since 1957.
Feds unlock another $20 billion for low-cost rental construction financing: Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is unlocking another $20 billion in low-cost financing for the construction of rental housing across Canada.
House Speaker Anthony Rota resigns over Nazi veteran invite
House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota has resigned after he invited a man who fought for the Nazis to attend a speech by Ukraine’s president.
Jewish group demands apology after MPs honoured man who fought for Nazis
Several Jewish advocacy organizations condemned members of Parliament on Sunday for giving a standing ovation to a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War.
RCMP demolish last structure at Quebec’s Roxham Road migrant crossing
The last RCMP building came down Monday at Roxham Road, which became an unofficial border crossing used by more than 100,000 migrants crossing into Canada from Upstate New York to apply for asylum since 2017.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy set to address Parliament Friday
Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are expected to talk about what more Canada can do to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia, 19 months after rockets starting raining down on Kyiv