Category Archives: National News
Carney, Trump attend dinner hosted by South Korean president
GYEONGJU - Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump pointed and smiled at one another as they sat down to dinner together in South Korea today. It marks the first time the pair have ...
Oct 29, 2025
Liberals table crime bill to restrict access to bail, impose tougher sentences
OTTAWA - The Liberal government tabled legislation Thursday morning that would make it harder to get bail for a variety of offences, including vehicle thefts, extortion and breaking and entering. The ...
Oct 23, 2025
Tax cuts, dropping U.S. tariffs will hurt Ottawa's fiscal position: Desjardins report
OTTAWA - A new analysis of federal finances ahead of the much-anticipated fall budget argues Ottawa's fiscal position was made worse by its decision to drop counter-tariffs and cut income taxes. Desja...
Oct 22, 2025
The CBC's new plan to grow, win back audiences is ambitious but vague, experts say
OTTAWA - Experts say CBC/Radio-Canada's new five-year plan to grow its audience offers a reply to its many critics - but it lacks specifics and it might be too little and too late. Earlier this week, ...
Oct 18, 2025
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in September. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions,...
Oct 10, 2025
National employment numbers for September from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's September employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 7.1 per cent (7.1) Employment rate: 60.6 per cent (60.5) Participation ...
Oct 10, 2025
Alberta Premier in Ottawa to push for federal partnership on energy projects
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is in Ottawa this week, following up on her now week-old pledge to help fund the development of a proposal for a new oil pipeline to Canada's West Coast. Smith ...
Oct 07, 2025
Convoy leaders Lich, Barber to be sentenced for mischief from 2022 trucker protest
OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are expected to learn their sentences today nearly four years after the protest movement that blockaded downtown Ottawa for several weeks...
Oct 07, 2025
Tariff relief tempered as Carney set to have second Oval Office meeting with Trump
WASHINGTON - Mark Carney is set to have his second meeting in the Oval Office with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday as the prime minister balances the expectations of Canadians with the realitie...
Oct 07, 2025
Inflation ticks higher to 1.9% in August, short of economists' expectations
Some stubbornness at the gas pumps pushed the headline inflation rate a couple ticks higher to 1.9 per cent in August, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. Gasoline prices rose 1.4 per cent month-over-mont...
Sep 16, 2025 Statistics Canada building and signs are pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
