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Carney huddles with cabinet in Toronto ahead of fall sitting
The Prime Minister’s Office said the meetings, set for Wednesday and Thursday, will focus on fast-tracking major project…
September 2, 2025
NDP leadership underway — and party is limiting signatures from ‘cis’ men
Rules indicate that at least 50 per cent of the total required signatures must be from NDP members…
September 2, 2025
Habitat for Humanity: You need to make more now to qualify for help with affordable housing
…across Ontario, Habitat for Humanity offices have had to shift qualifying incomes upwards both to keep pace with…
September 1, 2025
No fines for big grocers that promoted imported food as Canadian
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has identified 12 cases where grocers engaged in “maple washing,” a practice…
September 1, 2025
Ontario to break interprovincial barriers for regulated professions
Agreement will allow 50 ‘in-demand’ professions to find work across the country more quickly…
September 1, 2025
Labour vote splitting as Canada’s political parties battle for workers’ support
Senator Hassan Yussuff said unions aren’t monolithic, and the historic idea the labour movement is 100 per cent NDP…
September 1, 2025
Quebec premier Francois Legault set to take centre stage at SAAQclic scandal inquiry
The commission, overseen by Judge Denis Gallant, is examining how the creation of the online platform known as…
September 1, 2025
Number of sick days taken by public servants growing post-COVID
Abdulla said sick days could be rising again due to people’s increase in exposure or their unwillingness to…
August 31, 2025
De Minimis exemption suspended: Some Indigenous businesses halt exports to U.S. despite long-standing free-trade ties
“There needs to be a resolution to allow Indigenous Peoples to continue to undergo the trade routes that…
August 31, 2025
‘An important source of income’: Small businesses worry as U.S. ends duty-free exemption
“We know that about a third of our members, which is probably very similar to the small business…
August 31, 2025
‘Outrageous, ridiculous’: Poilievre slams ‘sentencing discounts’ on the basis of immigration status
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said anyone who is applying for immigration while in Canada and commits a crime…
August 30, 2025
‘Line in the sand’: Calls mount to strip Canadian restaurateur of Order of Canada over anti-Israel post
Mohamad Fakih, founder of the Middle Eastern food chain Paramount Fine Foods, wrote that supporters of Israel ‘do…
August 30, 2025
Calls mount for Arctic to make national-interest list with launch of Major Projects Office
The Liberals’ Major Projects Office is now up and running, and two Nunavut project proponents are eager to…
August 30, 2025
Company behind Jack Daniel’s says Canadian boycott is ‘significant’ as sales drop 62%
Parent company officials say trade dispute is causing ‘significant headwinds’ and ‘significant impact’…
August 30, 2025
Minister Leblanc: Trump talks face challenges but ’I don’t see a dead end yet’
In an interview with the Star Friday, Dominic LeBlanc, who met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in…
August 30, 2025
Poilievre pushes law change to allow deadly force against home intruders
Standing in the backyard of a family home in Brampton, Poilievre proclaimed that ‘your home is your castle’……
August 29, 2025
‘This isn’t Ottawa’: Outrage grows over ‘vile’ grocery store attack on Jewish woman
The stabbing of a Jewish woman in broad daylight at an Ottawa grocery store has prompted public officials including…
August 29, 2025
Trans Mountain board chair to lead new federal Major Projects Office based in Calgary
Dawn Farrell, chair of the board of directors of the Trans Mountain Corporation, has been named the CEO…
August 29, 2025
Canadians give Ottawa passing grade, see extraordinary economic pressures
Most Canadians, including many who voted NDP and Conservative this year, give the Carney government a passing grade…
August 29, 2025
‘Vicious compliance’: Alberta premier decries Edmonton Public Schools’ banned book list
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith slammed the Edmonton Public School Board Friday morning for its banned book list, which…
August 29, 2025