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Ottawa caps non-sufficient funds fees at $10 starting March 2026
OTTAWA — Ottawa has put in place new rules limiting the fees banks can levy…
Safety board to release preliminary report on Delta plane crash in Toronto
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it will release a preliminary report Thursday on…
Statistics Canada says population rose to 41,528,680 at Jan. 1 as growth slowed
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the population grew to 41,528,680 people as of Jan. 1…
Federal government promises $2.55B in low-cost loans to build Toronto rental homes
TORONTO — The federal government is promising billions in low-cost financing to help build thousands…
Carney announces plans to boost Canada’s military footprint in the Arctic
IQALUIT — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Ottawa will expand the Canadian Armed…
In the news today: Pros and cons of dropping consumer carbon tax, new Ontario cabinet
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Consumers could find ‘meaningful savings’ as carbon price ends: Desjardins
OTTAWA — Canadians can expect to feel the absence of the consumer carbon price at…
Prime Minister Mark Carney set to host meeting with Canada’s premiers Friday
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting a meeting with Canada’s premiers on Friday.…
Liberals lagging behind other parties on nominating candidates as election looms
OTTAWA — With a federal election call expected any day now, the Liberal party has…
Conservatives say there will be no media seats on Poilievre’s election campaign
OTTAWA — The Conservative party is breaking from tradition and will not be allowing media…
Axworthy ‘deeply dismayed’ as eastern European states propose leaving landmine treaty
OTTAWA — Former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy wants Canada to mount a campaign with…
New Brunswick budget forecasts $599-million deficit as Trump tariff threat looms
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government tabled a $14.3-billion budget Tuesday that has been driven…
Ford says energy surcharge remains on table but he won’t ‘antagonize’ U.S. in talks
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is keeping the possibility of reintroducing a surcharge on…
Two years after fatal fire, Montreal tightens rules on short-term rentals like Airbnb
MONTREAL — Montreal has cracked down on short-term rentals in a bid to ease housing…
Nearly half of landslides during B.C. disaster linked to logging, wildfire: study
VANCOUVER — A study has found nearly half of the landslides, debris flows and washouts…
Fire chief says blaze in Burnaby, B.C., highrise injures 15, three seriously
BURNABY, B.C. — A fire in a highrise in the Metro Vancouver suburb of Burnaby…
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, Quebec student activist turned political leader, stepping down
MONTREAL — Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, co-spokesperson of the left-wing Québec solidaire party who rose to prominence…
Quebec bill would expand religious symbol ban, force students to uncover faces
MONTREAL — In an effort to reinforce secularism in schools, the Quebec government is planning…
Ontario sees another sharp rise in measles cases while outbreaks grow in Quebec, Alberta
There’s been another sharp increase in Ontario measles cases as the province begins to release…
Montreal begins annual effort to clear tonnes of garbage exposed by snowmelt
MONTREAL — Street cleaning is a rite of spring in Montreal, after receding snow exposes…
Quebec says it will allow restaurants to charge for no-shows
MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it will allow restaurants to charge people who reserve…
Quebec effort to ease internal trade means less red tape for racehorses, undertakers
MONTREAL — Quebec is taking some halting steps toward scrapping interprovincial trade barriers with measures…
End of consumer carbon tax leaves $1.5-billion hole in B.C. budget
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s budget shows that the impending end of the province’s consumer carbon…
Quebec MP, businesses join Vermont senator to denounce impacts of trade war
NEWPORT, VT. — President Donald Trump’s threats to make Canada a 51st state are “unacceptable,”…