CANADA NEWS

Matthew Horwood The Conservative Party has launched a third-party group in Alberta to campaign for the province to remain in Canada ahead of the Oct. 19 independence referendum. “From Sir…

Matthew Horwood The Canadian economy shed 42,000 jobs in August, according to Statistics Canada, contrary to earlier projections by some economists. The statistics agency said on Sept. 4 that the…

Matthew Horwood The federal government has announced more than $4.7 billion for VIA Rail to acquire and maintain 313 new passenger cars, which will be designed and manufactured in Canada.…

Matthew Horwood The federal government is extending its suspension of the excise tax on gasoline and diesel until early 2027, after the tax holiday was set to expire on Sept.…

Omid Ghoreishi The Liberals held onto their seats in Ontario’s Beaches-East York and B.C.’s North Vancouver-Capilano, and flipped the seat in Quebec’s Chicoutimi-Le Fjord from the Conservatives, in the Aug.…

Matthew Horwood News Analysis While the Canadian loonie has enjoyed a two-month rise, additional U.S. tariffs have halted its momentum and could cause it to slide further. The United States…

William Hetherington New Brunswick is introducing a ban on phone and tablet use at public schools for students at all grade levels, saying the policy aims to reduce distractions and…

Paul Rowan Brian U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 28 that the United States had reached what he called “the biggest oil deal in world history,” giving the United…

Jason G. Antonio Ottawa says it has no plans to introduce a mandatory national digital identification system and is instead prioritizing a billion-dollar project to modernize how Canadians access federal…

The director of the FBI and Conservatives had criticized the public broadcaster for its editorial policy Jennifer Cowan CBC News says it’s changing its editorial policy to not use the…