Jeremy Hansen to be first Canadian to encircle the moon
Jeremy Hansen, a colonel and CF-18 pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, has been selected to become the first Canadian to venture into deep space
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Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole not seeking re-election, leaving this spring
Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole says he will not seek re-election and plans to resign his seat this spring
Ottawa gives final approval for Rogers’ $26B purchase of Shaw
Rogers Communications Inc’s $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. cleared the last regulatory hurdle Friday, more than two years after the deal was first announced
Trump, indicted in Stormy Daniels case, claims innocence, ‘political persecution’
Donald Trump, the only U.S. president ever to be impeached twice, made even more ignoble history Thursday as he became the first former commander-in-chief ever to be indicted by a grand jury on criminal charges
Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry identifies many RCMP failings, recommends overhaul
A public inquiry has found widespread failures in how the Mounties responded to Canada’s worst mass shooting and recommends that Ottawa rethink the RCMP’s central role in Canadian policing
Final report into Nova Scotia mass shooting due Thursday
The public inquiry that investigated the April 2020 mass murder of 22 people in Nova Scotia is releasing its final report today.
With no end to federal deficits in sight, budget spells dismay for some economists
Even as the Liberals keep a tight focus on new clean-tech and health-care spending, the federal budget released Tuesday still projects deficits for the next five years
Clock ticks on Liberal-NDP deal as budget omits pharmacare bill promised in 2023
Noticeably absent from the NDP leader’s speech, and from the 2023-24 spending plan, was any mention of one of his party’s biggest priorities: pharmacare
International development groups say budget cut will end Canadian programs abroad
Humanitarian groups are giving Tuesday’s federal budget a thumbs down, saying it will create a backslide in progress on fighting disease and hunger abroad
Budget 2023: Key highlights from the federal Liberals’ spending plan
The federal Liberal government has released a 2023-24 spending plan that prioritizes spending on health care, transitioning Canadian businesses to a clean economy and offering affordability measures to help Canadians dealing with high prices from inflation.
Feds $491B budget invests in clean electricity, healthcare and expanded dental care
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2023 federal budget promises “transformative investments” in Canada’s green economy as the country tries to maintain its place in the global clean tech revolution and realign its supply chains toward allies who won’t use energy as a political weapon
Montreal single-use plastics ban comes into effect, covering range of products
A Montreal municipal bylaw banning the use of single-use plastic items comes into effect today, with glasses, stir sticks, straws and utensils among the items that will be prohibited
Liberals to go after predatory lending in today’s budget, invest in dental care plan
Freeland is set to table a federal budget in the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon, which a federal source says will include plans to go after predatory lending
As economy faces potential recession, Liberals to release ‘tricky’ budget Tuesday
The federal Liberals are set to unveil a budget on Tuesday intended to showcase their plans to keep Canada competitive amid the clean energy transition while supporting Canadians who are struggling with affordability
Biden’s visit an ‘authentic’ expression of Canada’s importance to U.S.
The federal Liberals aren’t the only ones declaring U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Ottawa a triumph for Canada-U.S. relations: Washington’s envoy, too, described it Friday as an “overarching success.”
Trudeau and Biden meet for bilateral talks on everything from migration to minerals
Clean energy, irregular migration and economic growth will top the agenda as U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meet for bilateral talks Friday
The latest developments on U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Ottawa
The latest developments on U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Ottawa with first lady Jill Biden on Friday
Trudeau hopes to advance policy as pomp surrounds Biden’s whirlwind visit to Ottawa
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to greet Biden late Friday morning for a welcoming ceremony at West Block