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OTTAWA - Eight fewer departments and agencies are being asked to slash their budgets at least 15 per cent over the next three years, a move one economist says shows Ottawa's cost cutting exercise was ...

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada's governing council was on the same page about the need to lower its benchmark interest rate last month - but the exact timing of the cut was up for debate. The central ban...

OTTAWA - Ottawa says it's looking to hire a permanent parliamentary budget officer - someone with "tact and discretion" - just a few months after appointing a very critical fiscal watchdog on an inter...

OTTAWA - Infrastructure investments and the state of U.S.-Canada trade negotiations are high on the agenda Canada's premiers have for an upcoming meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. The premiers ...

MONTREAL - The head of a union representing transit maintenance workers said members aren't giving up on their fight for better wages and conditions, despite new legislation that will give the Quebec ...

OTTAWA - Ottawa is looking to hire a permanent fiscal watchdog a few months after appointing an interim parliamentary budget officer. The federal government's new list of governor-in-council appointme...

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced more sanctions on Russia Wednesday as she hosted top diplomats from the Group of Seven nations in the Niagara region. The sanctions...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Federal budget falls flat on affordability: poll New polling suggests Canadians had a lukewarm response to the...

OTTAWA - New polling suggests Canadians had a lukewarm response to the federal budget released last week - leading one pollster to argue all parties should think twice before mounting an election camp...

OTTAWA - Weak policies, insufficient training and a lack of specialized treatment are hindering the Correctional Service of Canada's efforts to deliver mental health care, the federal prison ombudsman...