Category Archives: National News
Carney's major project list includes LNG development, nuclear power, mining
An expansion to the Port of Montreal and work to double liquefied natural gas production in B.C. are among five projects to be considered first for fast-track approval under the federal government's m...
Sep 11, 2025
Carney to unveil major projects list in Edmonton amid push for investment
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney will today unveil his government's list of candidates for major projects that could get fast-track approval as he pushes to spur investment and grow the economy. ...
Sep 11, 2025
Federal government hasn't heard directly from China on EV tariffs, minister says
Canada's agriculture minister says any decision to ease tariffs on electric vehicles from China would have to take into consideration impacts on other sectors. Heath MacDonald says the government hasn...
Sep 09, 2025
Latest premier popularity poll shows a huge drop for Quebec's Legault, slight increase for Moe
REGINA--Once hailed as the most popular premier in Canada, Quebec's Franois Legault is now facing a dramatic fall from grace. According to new polling data from the Angus Reid Institute, only 22% of Q...
Sep 09, 2025
Carney pledges $370M in incentives for canola sector
Ottawa has announced $370 million in new support for Canadian canola producers facing massive tariffs from China. The federal government said Friday that a new biofuel production incentive is meant to...
Sep 05, 2025
Man who killed sister in Manitoba mass stabbing was out on bail: court records
The man police say killed his sister and attacked several others with a knife on Hollow Water First Nation in Manitoba was out on bail. Court records show Tyrone Simard, 26, was charged with assault w...
Sep 05, 2025
Premier Moe ready to head out on major China trade mission
SASKATOON - Premier Scott Moe is set to head off with a provincial delegation on a crucial trade mission to China starting on Sept. 6. Premier Moe's delegation will be in China from Sept. 6 to 9 follo...
Sep 05, 2025
Carney sending MP Blois to China to help Saskatchewan push back on canola tariffs
Prime Minister Mark Carney's parliamentary secretary will go to China to join Saskatchewan's efforts to get Beijing to scrap its canola tariffs and address other "trade irritants," the prime minister'...
Sep 04, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at Elmsdale Lumber Yard with then-agriculture minister Kody Blois during a campaign stop in Elmsdale, N.S., on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Premier Moe preparing for trade mission to China with focus canola and agriculture
Premier Scott Moe says an upcoming trade mission to China is aimed at protecting and expanding Saskatchewan's role in global agriculture markets, particularly for canola. Moe confirmed he will travel ...
Sep 03, 2025 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks to the media after signing a memorandum of understanding with Alberta and Ontario during the 2025 summer meetings of Canada's Premiers at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ont., on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Federal government posts $3.3 billion deficit from April to June
The federal government posted a $3.3 billion deficit in the first three months of its fiscal year. The result for the April-to-June period compared with a $2.9 billion deficit for the same stretch las...
Aug 29, 2025 Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, June 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
