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Federal budget forecasts $78B deficit as Liberals shift spending to capital projects
OTTAWA — This year’s federal budget contains a deficit nearly twice the size forecast by…
Feds pitch $2B fund for critical minerals investments, including equity stakes
OTTAWA — The federal budget says Canada will take out equity stakes in critical mineral…
Global Affairs Canada could merge embassies with allies, must focus on trade: budget
OTTAWA — The Carney government’s first budget redirects diplomatic dollars to the trade file while…
Conservative activist Laura Loomer, a Trump ally, says she has a new Pentagon press pass
NEW YORK (AP) — With the Pentagon’s press room largely cleared of mainstream reporters, conservative…
What’s missing from the Carney government’s first federal budget
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first federal budget represents a shift in policy from…
MLS boss Garber says Vancouver Whitecaps can’t grow without a better stadium deal
VANCOUVER — The head of Major League Soccer has long believed Vancouver has what it…
Prescription painkillers shortage in Canada expected to continue into new year
TORONTO — Pharmacists say a shortage of medications that contain oxycodone is expected to continue…
Montreal transit strike could be first test of new Quebec labour law
MONTREAL — A strike that is upending public transit in Montreal could be the first…
Champagne’s biggest test yet — selling a ‘generational’ budget to anxious Canadians
OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Mark Carney looks to sell Canadians on his first-ever budget…
Japanese game maker Nintendo reports zooming sales and profit on its hit Switch 2 machine
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese video-game maker Nintendo’s net profit jumped 85% in April-September from the…
Eby says B.C. won’t run anti-tariff ads alone as it had planned
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says the province is walking back plans to…
BC Hydro says it should have been more proactive as Site C costs overflowed
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s power utility says it should have been more proactive about ballooning…
Montreal mayor-elect is a former refugee who says her victory breaks barriers
MONTREAL — Montreal’s mayor-elect said Monday that her background as a child refugee from Chile…
Ottawa launching dispute process against Stellantis over auto production relocation
OTTAWA — Ottawa is launching a dispute resolution process against Stellantis over the company’s decision…
Feds will unveil proposed changes to EV sales mandate this winter, officials say
OTTAWA — The federal government will unveil proposed changes to its electric vehicles sales mandate…