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Culture minister insists Canada will eventually force streaming giants to pay fair share for CanCon
Canada's identity and culture minister insists the federal government will force streaming giants to pay their…
Ottawa considering lifting moratorium on offshore oil and gas in Western Arctic
Northwest Territories has been pushing to regain control of decision making over its land and waters, with Nun…
Finance Minister hails Chinese bond issuance as evidence of warming relations
Canada and China signed an agreement to deepen financial sector co-operation ahead of a meeting next week betw…
Diab says immigration plan about predictability, doing the 'right thing'
Immigration Minister Lena Diab says the new immigration levels plan is meant to maintain predictability in the…
Federal government spent $19 billion on external consultants last year
The federal government spent $19 billion on external consultants last year, despite a promise to cut back on i…
Ottawa outlines details of $600M for CanCon in latest budget
The federal government has released details on how its promised $600 million for Canadian content will be spen…
Carney government spent over $19B on external consultants in its first year
The federal government spent more than $19 billion on external consultants last year, despite a promise to cut…
Politics Insider: Sovereign wealth fund gets first CEO
Bridgewater executive Karen Karniol-Tambour will lead fund aimed at investing in nation-building projects
Ottawa doubles maximum time employer can hire low-wage temporary foreign workers
The government said restrictions on hiring temporary foreign workers in cities with unemployment rates above s…
Federal government budgets record $12M for Justin Trudeau's archives
Canadian taxpayers could pay $12 million for former prime minister Justin Trudeau's records from his decade in…
Carney names first CEO of Canada's sovereign wealth fund
Prime Minister Mark Carney has recruited another global investment executive to his government, this time to h…
15 soldiers on ventilators, 9 critical after deadly CFB Wainwright fire
A senior Alberta government official provided Global News with a confidential briefing after nearly a week of …
Longer stays, new exemptions in foreign worker overhaul
The federal government is extending the period of time a business can employ a low-wage temporary foreign work…
Feds wrote off $4.5B in COVID benefit repayments in 2025: auditor general
The federal government is trying to recoup payments made to Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic in cases wh…
Ottawa taps Bridgewater executive to lead sovereign wealth fund
Karen Karniol-Tambour named first CEO of Canada Strong Fund, which plans to invest in nation-building projects
Legal battle over federal firearms ban comes to Supreme Court of Canada
The country's top court began hearing legal arguments on Monday about the validity of a federal ban on hundred…
Ottawa poised to seal trade deal with Philippines, source says
Canada is deepening ties with Manila as the Philippines faces tensions in the South China Sea
Veterans, families call for better access to make claims for exposure-related illness
A new report calls for the federal government to make it easier for service members and others exposed to heal…
Thousands of goats could be slaughtered due to U.S. tariffs
Bruce and Sharon VandenBerg have been producing goat cheese since 1989, first on their farm in Lindsay, Ont., …
Ontario goat cheese maker warns tariffs are pushing it toward a breaking point
Bruce and Sharon VandenBerg have been producing goat cheese since 1989, first on their farm in Lindsay, Ont., …
Will the government’s $750M ice rinks promise bring down costs, improve ice time?
The federal government’s budget unveiled on Thursday promises $750 million to build and renovate ice rinks acr…
Americans in Canada hope midterm results will help mend ties between both countries
Some Americans living in Canada said they were ecstatic at the results of the midterm elections with hopes the…
Republicans took big hits in the U.S. midterms. Does that mean Trump's political era is over?
As the dust settles on a stunning midterm election that saw Republicans take heavy losses in the U.S. Congress…
‘Deficits are lower, that’s a fact’: Finance minister defends budget
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says criticisms of his government’s fiscal positioning are not ba…
Poilievre pans Liberal budget's $15M capital gains exemption, calls for 'simpler' plan
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is criticizing a key feature of the Carney government's latest budget, ar…
What needs to happen for Canada to join Europe's flagship student exchange program?
Canada is negotiating to be a part of a major European exchange program that could give Canadians more opportu…
Canadian veterans lose federal contract to subsidiary of U.S. company
A Conservative motion asking the federal government to cancel a security contract awarded to a Canadian subsid…
Justin Trudeau named distinguished fellow at Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government
Former prime minister Justin Trudeau has joined England's Oxford University in a new role.
N.W.T. Speaker again tells MLAs to behave on social media
The Speaker of the House in the Northwest Territories is pleading with members to watch their behaviour, in pe…
What the federal budget has in store for Canadian businesses, according to our experts
Readers asked how the budget helps businesses, how Canada plans to manage its debt and what it means for perso…
Aid sector calls out omission of foreign aid in federal budget
The budget tabled Thursday by Prime Minister Mark Carney's government makes no mention of international assist…
Northern, remote RCMP detachments chronically and critically understaffed: internal report
Northern and isolated RCMP detachments have become "chronically and at times critically" understaffed, accordi…
Is Canada’s plan to end homelessness achievable?
It will take more than just new housing units for the federal government to achieve its ambitious plan to end …
Poilievre accuses government of cooking books on immigration
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the government is hiding the facts on the number of newcomers it’s b…
Champagne, Carney travelling across country to sell federal budget to Canadians
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet ministers fanned out across the country Friday to sell Canadians on…
Joly asks Competition Bureau to probe Stelco deal after CEO comments
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is asking the Competition Bureau to examine whether Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. acted…
Ottawa to introduce budget-related legislation on private airport investments, high-speed rail
Opposition parties criticize use of omnibus budget bill for loosely related projects and amendments
Poilievre insists he will ‘continue to fight’ even if Conservatives lose key byelection
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he will stay on as leader even if the party loses an upcoming byelec…
Ottawa to expand CSIS’s powers to spy abroad
Legislative changes could eventually lead to a separate foreign intelligence agency similar to the CIA or MI6,…
Politics Insider: Carney promotes new funding for homelessness
Prime Minister says ending homelessness will ‘require more than compassion’