Liberals survive confidence vote on omnibus budget bill
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals’ Budget Implementation Act has passed a confidence vote in the House of Commons. Bill C-15 carried on division, meaning there was no recorded vote in Parliament. The legislation enacts key measures proposed in the Liberals’ 2025 federal budget, which passed a confidence vote for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government in […]
Food inflation spiked 7.3% in January. Here’s what’s driving the increase
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada reported an easing in the headline inflation rate Tuesday but a jump in the pace of food inflation amid tax changes and lingering pressures at the grocery store continue to putthe squeeze on consumers. StatCan said Tuesday that the annual rate of inflation edged down to 2.3 per cent in January. […]
Supreme Court invalidates result from spring federal election in Terrebonne riding
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has invalidated a federal Liberal candidate’s one-vote victory in last spring’s federal election, pushing the governing party further away from a majority in the House of Commons. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné, the Bloc Québécois candidate in the April 28 election, let out a long sigh of relief shortly after she […]
Conservatives propose changing the rules for non-citizens convicted of crimes
OTTAWA — The Conservatives on Tuesday introduced a motion calling on the government to bar non-citizens convicted of serious crimes from making refugee claims. The motion also calls on the government to prevent asylum claims from people whose cases are still working their way through the courts. The motion is related to an explosion in […]
Poilievre pledges co-operation, calls for action from Liberals as Parliament returns
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the prime minister to deliver results as Parliament resumes next week. In a letter to Mark Carney, Poilievre says he’s offering to help fast-track policies to enact trade deals, make groceries more affordable, fix the bail system and approve major projects. The Tory leader is also […]
Details of compensation plan for owners of banned firearms to be announced today
OTTAWA — Owners of banned firearms can expect to learn more today about federal plans to compensate them for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns. The Liberal government is slated to announce details of its national buyback program at a briefing in Montreal. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, Québec Public Security Minister Ian Lafrenière […]
Saskatchewan’s Moe, canola farmers say trade deal with China ‘very good news’
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and canola farmers are hailing Canada’s new trade deal with China as “very good news” that could restore exports for the major Prairie crop. The deal will see China significantly reduce tariffs on Canadian canola seed — and at least temporarily remove tariffs on canola meal — in exchange […]
RCAF wants more than 1,200 security personnel to protect F-35s, other planes
OTTAWA — The Royal Canadian Air Force wants to hire more than a thousand new security personnel over the next five years at bases across the country — just as it brings its new F-35 stealth fighter jets into service. Internal documents from spring 2025, obtained by The Canadian Press through the Access-to-Information law, show […]
‘Totally ridiculous’: Northern Conservative MP shoots down floor-crossing rumours
Jim Bélanger said there’s no chance he crosses the floor to become a Liberal Member of Parliament. The Sudbury East-Manitoulin-Nickel Belt Conservative MP affirmed as much in a recent video he posted to social media. “It’s come to my attention today that there’s a rumour floating out there that I will be crossing the floor,” […]
B.C. Coastal First Nations vow oil pipeline to coast ‘will never happen’
OTTAWA — The president of the Coastal First Nations in British Columbia says an oil pipeline linking Alberta to the province’s north coast “will never happen.” In a news release issued Wednesday morning, Marilyn Slett says her group — which represents nearly a dozen First Nation groups along the B.C. coast — has faced a […]