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Government spending in limbo as Tories, Liberals continue game of chicken in House

OTTAWA — Treasury Board President Anita Anand is warning that if the House of Commons doesn't get back to regular business, some government departments might be in financial trouble.

Nov 19, 2024 5:04 PM Read more >

Sex abuse case: Judge orders seizure of homes belonging to billionaire Robert Miller

MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered the pretrial seizure of two Montreal-area houses belonging to billionaire Robert Miller, at the request of four women who have filed civil lawsuits alleging he sexually abused them as minors.

Nov 19, 2024 4:58 PM Read more >

Montreal mayor supports Polytechnique survivors' call for complete assault weapon ban

MONTREAL — Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante is lending her support to a gun control advocacy group as it urges the federal government to complete a list of banned assault-style weapons before a federal buyback program comes into effect.

Nov 19, 2024 4:52 PM Read more >

NDP MP calls on Boissonnault to resign over false claims to Indigenous identity

OTTAWA — A Métis member of Parliament is calling on the employment minister to resign over what he calls harmful false claims to Indigenous ancestry.

Nov 19, 2024 4:51 PM Read more >

Quebec politician offers mea culpa for comments on racism in provincial legislature

QUÉBEC — A Quebec legislature member tried to make amends on Tuesday for his controversial comments earlier this month about racism at the national assembly, but it wasn't enough to satisfy political opponents who demanded a full apology in the provi

Nov 19, 2024 4:34 PM Read more >

A ‘lot of ground’ remains between Canada Post, workers as strike talks progress

MONTREAL — Canada Post and the postal workers union found slivers of consensus Tuesday amid talks with a special mediator, but "a lot of ground" remains between them on the key concerns as a countrywide strike entered its fifth day.

Nov 19, 2024 3:20 PM Read more >

Inflation rate rises to 2% in October, reducing odds of another jumbo rate cut

OTTAWA — Canada's inflation rate climbed back up to two per cent in October, shifting expectations slightly in favour of a smaller, quarter-percentage point interest rate cut next month.

Nov 19, 2024 2:47 PM Read more >

Report finds 1 in 5 newcomers leave Canada within 25 years, calls for retention plan

OTTAWA — One in five immigrants who come to Canada ultimately leave the country within 25 years, with about one-third of those people moving on within the first five years.

Nov 19, 2024 2:45 PM Read more >

Trudeau says G20 leaders' statement on Ukraine is not strong enough

RIO DE JANEIRO — Justin Trudeau left the G20 summit in Brazil Tuesday saying Canada and other "advanced economies" wanted to see a stronger statement calling out Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Nov 19, 2024 2:00 PM Read more >

Motion to declare homelessness state of emergency fails to pass at Montreal council

MONTREAL — Montreal's city council has voted down a motion brought by a pair of Independent city councillors seeking to have a state of emergency declared over the city's homelessness situation.

Nov 19, 2024 12:59 PM Read more >