Category Archives: National News
Carney disappointed after Trump hits Canada with 35 per cent tariffs
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday his government is disappointed that U.S. President Donald Trump followed through on his threat to increase tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent if Ottawa didn't make...
Aug 01, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after an event to sign the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act into law in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Provincial deficits to narrow in coming years despite trade war: report
Under pressure from the U.S. trade war and a slowing economy, Canada's provinces are all expected to run fiscal deficits this year - but a Conference Board of Canada report predicts those deficits wil...
Jul 29, 2025 The Conference Board of Canada expects provincial budgets to trim their deficits in the coming years. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, top centre, speaks during the meeting of Canada’s premiers in Huntsville, Ont., on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Retail sales dip in May nationally, but Saskatchewan sees annual gains
Retail sales across Canada fell by 1.1 per cent to $69.2 billion in May, largely driven by a drop in motor vehicle and parts dealer sales, Statistics Canada reported. Sales at motor vehicle and parts ...
Jul 25, 2025 Statistics Canada says retail sales decreased 1.1 per cent to $69.2 billion in May, driven by sales decreases at motor vehicle and parts dealers. Pickup trucks are pictured at an automotive dealership in Ottawa on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
All five former junior hockey players acquitted in high-profile sexual assault trial
Five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team have been found not guilty of sexual assault in an encounter with a woman at a London, Ont., hotel room seven years ago. Michael McLeod, Carter...
Jul 24, 2025 A composite image of five photographs show former members of Canada's 2018 World Juniors hockey team, left to right, Alex Formenton, Cal Foote, Michael McLeod, Dillon Dube and Carter Hart as they individually arrived to court in London, Ont., Wednesday, April 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne
Sentencing hearing begins for 'Freedom Convoy' leaders Lich, Barber
A prosecutor said Wednesday she is seeking stiff sentences for "Freedom Convoy" leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber because of the broad community harm caused by the three-week 2022 protest in Ottawa...
Jul 23, 2025 Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich is seen outside the courthouse in Ottawa, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Crime severity index dropped four per cent last year, Statistics Canada says
The volume and severity of police-reported crime in Canada decreased four per cent last year after three annual increases in a row, the national statistics agency said Tuesday. Statistics Canada said ...
Jul 22, 2025 A Statistics Canada sign is shown in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Inflation rises to 1.9% in June as vehicle price hikes accelerate
The annual pace of inflation accelerated to 1.9 per cent in June as consumers were paying more at car dealerships, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The June price hike is up from 1.7 per cent in May an...
Jul 15, 2025 Statistics Canada released June inflation figures on Tuesday. A person pumps fuel in Toronto, on Wednesday, September 12, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michelle Siu
Military says over 1,000 people flown from fire-threatened Manitoba community
The Canadian Armed Forces says it's evacuated over a thousand residents of a northern Manitoba community threatened by a wildfire, while towns and villages in the province are welcoming cooler weather...
Jul 13, 2025 A C-130 Hercules aircraft is seen in Norway House, Man., Tuesday, June 3, 2025 as members of the Royal Canadian Air Force help evacuees. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
Roughrider Game Postponed Until Saturday Afternoon
REGINA--The official word from the Canadian Football league came almost four hours after scheduled kick off. The Saskatchewan Roughriders game against the Calgary Stampeders will have to be postponed ...
Jul 11, 2025
Manitoba is under provincewide emergency order as wildfires continue to burn
Manitoba is under a provincewide state of emergency as wildfires continue to rage, forcing even more evacuations out of northern communities. The government declared the order Thursday, for the second...
Jul 11, 2025 Trees burned by wildfires in northern Manitoba are shown during a helicopter tour in the surrounding area of Flin Flon, Man., Thursday, June 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Deal-Pool
