National chief rips Carney government’s approach to consultation with First Nations
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves after speaking with reporters about new measures to protect Canadian strategic industries on Parliament Hill on Nov. 26, 2025. Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves after speaking with reporters about new measures to protect Canadian strategic industries on Parliament Hill on Nov. 26, 2025. Carney’s appearance before the chiefs could be […]
Hands off our candidates: Grassroots Tories push back against party brass in a struggle over who chooses who runs
Conservative party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida Poilievre depart a polling station after voting in Ottawa on April 28, 2025. Conservative party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida Poilievre depart a polling station after voting in Ottawa on April 28, 2025. The spring election saw the party subjected to internal […]
Independent report into Quebec Liberal vote-buying allegations due in January 2026
QUÉBEC – The Quebec Liberal Party says a retired judge hired to investigate allegations of cash payments during the party’s leadership race will have to submit a report by the end of January 2026. QUÉBEC – The Quebec Liberal Party says a retired judge hired to investigate allegations of cash payments during the party’s leadership […]
Ottawa runs budgetary deficit of $16.1 billion for April-to-September period
People walk past the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick The result compared with a deficit of $13.0 billion for the same period a year earlier, according to the Finance Department’s monthly fiscal monitor report. People walk past the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, […]
Doug Ford says deal is close with Ottawa on Ring of Fire development
Marten Falls First Nation Chief Bruce Achneepineskum, centre, speaks as Premier Doug Ford, right, and Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford listen before signing a partnership deal with Marten Falls First Nation regarding the Ring of Fire at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Nov. 27, 2025. Marten Falls First Nation Chief Bruce Achneepineskum, centre, speaks as […]
Carney says hurdles remain as tensions rise over pipeline
Prime Minister Mark Carney rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Nov. 25, 2025. The prime minister said a memorandum of understanding with Alberta will set out “necessary conditions” for any federal greenlight to a new oil pipeline. Prime Minister Mark Carney rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on […]
Carney expected to unveil agreement with Alberta on new pipeline today
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, greets Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, during the 2025 summer meetings of Canada’s Premiers at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ont., on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. OTTAWA – Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to unveil an agreement with Alberta Thursday which could clear the way for a new oil […]
Ontario to spend $26.8B on Pickering nuclear refurbishment
The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station could see the life of its 1980s reactors extended through a refurbishment. The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station could see the life of its 1980s reactors extended through a refurbishment. The plan, which would begin in 2027 if approved, would keep the aging 1980s reactors generating electricity for up to 38 […]
Energy minister to brief B.C. Liberal MPs on expected Alberta pipeline deal
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson pictured in Montreal, on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson pictured in Montreal, on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi OTTAWA – Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is set to brief B.C. Liberal […]
Hodgson says Ottawa is close to providing clarity on B.C. tanker ban
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld OTTAWA – Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said on Monday the government is getting close to being able to provide clarity on whether Ottawa would repeal the West […]