Politics

By Nick Murray The Canadian Press Posted May 17, 2025 9:04 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney landed in Rome Saturday morning where he will meet with Italian leadership later in the day. Carney is in the Italian capital to attend the inauguration of Pope…

Some outdoorsy Canadians are planning to build their tents with elbows up this summer as the season unofficially kicks off this long weekend. Sally Turner says she and her husband plan to do their camping, canoeing and biking this year in Canadian national parks, including at Jasper National Park this weekend, because of the U.S….

By David Baxter The Canadian Press Posted May 16, 2025 11:51 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Liberal Kristina Tesser Derksen says she found out just before midnight on May 15 that a judicial recount had confirmed her victory in the federal Ontario riding of Milton East—Halton Hills South. The margin…

The Canadian military has launched a new online recruitment portal to try to modernize the application process and address a personnel crisis. But technical glitches emerged during the launch, prompting concerns that frustrated applicants may be discouraged from joining at a time when the ranks are short more than 14,000 troops and U.S. President Donald Trump has…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 15, 2025 12:53 pm Updated May 15, 2025 12:55 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Thursday the lack of a federal budget sends “a bad signal” to investors and credit rating agencies. Poilievre told a press conference…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 15, 2025 7:51 am Updated May 15, 2025 7:52 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Elections Canada says officials have vowed to work through the weekend if necessary to complete a vote recount in a central Newfoundland riding. Spokesperson Matthew McKenna says…

Canadian Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault said Wednesday Canada needs to maximize its use of existing pipelines before building more — a day after Prime Minister Mark Carney indicated an openness to new pipeline construction. Speaking to reporters ahead of the first meeting of Carney’s new cabinet, the former environment minister claimed less than half of…

Elections Canada says the result of a recount in the federal riding of Terrebonne is final, despite a misprint that led to one special ballot being returned to sender. Elections Canada says there was an error on the envelope used to mail a special ballot from Terrebonne, a Quebec riding the Liberals won by a…

The federal government does not plan to table a federal budget before the House of Commons rises this summer, the finance minister said Wednesday, drawing criticism from opposition parties of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s priorities. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the government’s first priority will be to pass what the Liberals are calling a “middle-class…

Higher housing supply, not lowering home prices, are the solution for Canada’s housing crisis, Canada’s new housing minister said on Wednesday. Gregor Robertson, the former Vancouver mayor who was sworn in as housing minister in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet on Tuesday, attended the first meeting of the new cabinet on Wednesday. When asked…