Canada

Trudeau to meet with premiers today following Trump tariff threat

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to meet with the country's premiers this afternoon, after they asked for an urgent meeting on U.S.-Canada relations ahead of the incoming Donald Trump adm...

Nov 27, 2024

N.S. Tories win second majority; NDP replaces Liberals as official Opposition

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said he needed a strong, fresh mandate to negotiate with the federal government on issues such as carbon pricing. And in Tuesday's election, voters gave the P...

Nov 27, 2024

N.S. election: a look at re-elected Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston

HALIFAX - Tim Houston gambled that Nova Scotia voters would re-elect the Progressive Conservatives with another majority - even though he ignored his government's fixed-election-date legislation. It w...

Nov 26, 2024

Nova Scotia election: Five main promises of re-elected Progressive Conservatives

The Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives won a second consecutive majority government in Tuesday's election. Premier Tim Houston made a series of campaign promises related to housing, health care and...

Nov 26, 2024

The latest on the Nova Scotia provincial election

Nova Scotians have gone to the polls after a campaign during which the Progressive Conservatives asked voters for a second term in office, and the NDP and Liberals both pledged to make life more affor...

Nov 26, 2024

Alberta takes aim at GHG emissions cap, proposes rules on trespass and data gathering

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is taking steps to challenge the proposed federal greenhouse gas emissions cap. Suggestions include a legal challenge to the cap, passing ...

Nov 26, 2024

NDP will not support Liberal GST holiday bill unless rebate expanded: Singh

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will not support a Liberal plan to give Canadians a GST holiday and $250 unless the government expands eligibility for the cheques, saying the rebate l...

Nov 26, 2024

Trump's tariff threat a grim reminder of turbulent trade in first administration

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump threatened the United States's closest neighbours with big tariffs this week, in a move that has reminded many of the unpredictable tactics the president-elect deployed durin...

Nov 26, 2024

Quick quotes: How Canada is reacting to Trump's threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff

OTTAWA - Here's how notable Canadian politicians and business groups are reacting to U.S. president-elect's threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all goods coming from Canada: "The fact is we need ...

Nov 26, 2024

B.C. health executive fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine loses EI appeal

VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge has dismissed an appeal by a "deeply religious" British Columbia health executive who said he was wrongfully denied employment insurance after being fired three years...

Nov 26, 2024