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Canada Post has released its annual report, detailing a $1.57-billion loss before tax for 2025. The Crown corporation said in a news release the record loss highlights the need to transform and move away from cash injections. The report said the company’s annual loss widened by $728 million, or 86.7 per cent, compared to a loss of $841 million the...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Mark Carney was "pushing fear" in a recent address to Canadians on the relationship with the U.S. In a 10-minute video posted to social media on Sunday, Carney said Canada's deep economic ties with the U.S. used to be a major strength, but are now a source of weakness. The prime minister said...
OTTAWA -- Canada Post has released its annual report, detailing a $1.57-billion loss before tax for 2025.
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused Prime Minister Mark Carney of "pushing fear" in a recent address to Canadians on the relationship with the U.S.
Eight years after Canada launched free trade negotiations with the Mercosur bloc of nations, a Brazilian official says an agreement is on track to be signed by the end of the year. Paula Barboza, director for extra-regional negotiations and economic governance at Brazil's ministry of foreign affairs, told The Canadian Press the talks have been propelled by a "political push"...
OTTAWA -- Eight years after Canada launched free trade negotiations with the Mercosur bloc of nations, a Brazilian official says an agreement is on track to be signed by the end of the year.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick attacked Canada's trade strategy today, adding, "They suck." Lutnick was responding to a report in the Financial Post quoting Canada's former chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul saying time is on Canada's side in trade talks because the pressures on the U.S. will only increase. Lutnick said that is "the worst strategy" and the U.S. is...
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick attacked Canada's trade strategy on Friday, adding, "They suck."
OTTAWA -- In less than three months, the federal government's order requiring most public servants to attend the office four days a week -- up from the current benchmark of three days -- takes effect.
OTTAWA -- Elections Canada says there were fewer rejected ballots in the recent Terrebonne byelection than during the last general election, despite the use of an adapted ballot.
OTTAWA -- Finland's President Alexander Stubb is in Ottawa this week.
Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government is on the verge of securing a majority government ahead of three byelections next week. Here's what a majority government would mean for him and for Canada. What is a majority government? A majority government is formed when a political party has more than half of the seats in the House of Commons. Currently...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government is on the verge of securing a majority government ahead of three byelections next week.
Pierre Poilievre was defiant on Thursday in the face of questions about his leadership of the Conservative party after a fourth member of his caucus defected to the Liberals this week. He reminded reporters that a "record-smashing 8.3 million Canadians" voted Conservative last year. "Our mandate, and my leadership, does not come from dirty backroom deals. It comes from the...
A former top aide to Stephen Harper says Marilyn Gladu's decision to leave the Conservative party for the Liberals is raising questions about Pierre Poilievre's leadership. "I think this floor crosser, more than the previous ones, weakens his leadership," said Dimitri Soudas, who was former prime minister Stephen Harper's director of communications. "Not just because of the fact that it's...
Thousands of federal public servants have applied for early retirement since the program was launched late last month. Mohammad Kamal, spokesperson for the Office of the President of the Treasury Board, says 3,700 federal workers have applied for the program. The program, which was announced in the fall, is part of the government's efforts to reduce the number of public...
OTTAWA -- Thousands of federal public servants have applied for early retirement since the program was launched late last month.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government is looking at how to support Canadians as oil prices rise amid the ongoing war in the Middle East.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government is looking at how to support Canadians as oil prices rise amid the ongoing war in the Middle East. Oil prices have surged since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, averaging more than $1.80 per litre across Canada today, compared with about $1.32 a year ago. Carney says his...
Provincial rules around alcohol and the federal government's "Buy Canadian" policy have been flagged in a new report citing several trade irritants between Canada and the U.S. The annual document prepared by the Office of the United States Trade Representative said market access barriers imposed by provincial liquor control boards "greatly hamper" exports of U.S. wine, beer and spirits to...
OTTAWA -- Provincial rules around alcohol and the federal government's "Buy Canadian" policy have been flagged in a new report citing several trade irritants between Canada and the U.S.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the federal government to cancel a proposed high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City. Speaking to reporters in Peterborough, Ont., on Tuesday, Poilievre called the project a "boondoggle" that would waste taxpayer dollars. "Carney Liberals will confiscate farmland and private property, disrupting communities and harming the quality of life of local residents...
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the federal government to cancel a proposed high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City.
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he isn't worried Mexico will sign a trade agreement with the Americans that excludes Canada. LeBlanc says the Mexicans are also committed to a trilateral deal as the countries work to renew the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade. Mexico and the U.S. have started formal talks ahead of a July deadline, and earlier this month...
OTTAWA -- The federal government has launched a trade inquiry on global imports of frozen and canned vegetables.
Public servants who are eligible for the federal government's early retirement incentive can now apply for it after waiting months for the program's launch. The program -- part of the government's efforts to cut the number of public servants -- is meant to allow some federal workers to retire early without a pension penalty. It was announced in the fall...
OTTAWA -- Public servants who are eligible for the federal government's early retirement incentive can now apply for it after waiting months for the program's launch.
OTTAWA -- Public servants who are eligible for the federal government's early retirement incentive can now officially apply for it after delays in launching the program.
OTTAWA -- Voters in Terrebonne will use a write-in ballot in the upcoming byelection, as the Longest Ballot Committee has made the Quebec riding its latest target.
OTTAWA -- A federal union is warning the Canada Revenue Agency's decision to get rid of drop boxes as a method to file taxes will reduce access to services for hundreds of thousands of Canadians.
Members of Parliament continued debate on the government's contentious hate crimes bill Monday after they returned to Ottawa following a break week that saw both the Liberal and Conservative leaders on international trips. The Liberals have passed a motion to impose a time limit on debate for Bill C-9, which would define hatred in criminal law for the first time...
Canada's auditor general says the federal government is running out of time to clear the backlog of public service pay transactions under the old Phoenix system to avoid infecting the new system with errors. The federal government is working to replace the error-prone Phoenix with a new system, Dayforce, and all departments and agencies are expected to move to the...
OTTAWA -- Canada's auditor general says the federal government is running out of time to clear the backlog of public service pay transactions under the old Phoenix system to avoid infecting the new system with errors.
OTTAWA -- Canada's auditor general says the federal government is running out of time to clear the backlog of public service pay transactions under the old Phoenix system to avoid infecting the new system with errors.
OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament are back in the House of Commons today, where the government is expected to face tough questions about new auditor general reports and the ongoing war in Iran.
A federal public servant says she's "scared" to take up the government's early retirement offer after being told that she owes the government about $10,500 because of a mistake in her pay file. Jennifer MacDougall got the letter from the pay centre in February but said the situation itself stems back to between 2014 and 2018. MacDougall was working in...
OTTAWA -- A federal public servant says she's "scared" to take up the government's early retirement offer after being told that she owes the government about $10,500 because of a mistake in her pay file.
Canadians living abroad are calling for increased turnout among overseas voters and arguing that barriers to casting a ballot could be affecting election results. Timothy Veale, the director of Grits Abroad -- an organization aimed at connecting Canadian Liberal voters living worldwide -- said nearly five million Canadians live outside the country and roughly 3.5 million of them are eligible...
OTTAWA -- Canadians living abroad are calling for increased turnout among overseas voters and arguing that barriers to casting a ballot could be affecting election results.
Federal departments and agencies are looking to cut more than 12,000 full-time equivalent jobs over the next three years as part of the Carney government's spending review. That figure comes from plans released by federal departments and agencies for 2026-27 outlining how they'll shed billions of dollars to meet the government's cost-cutting targets. Multiple part-time positions can make up one...
OTTAWA -- Federal departments and agencies are looking to cut more than 12,000 full-time equivalent jobs over the next three years as part of the Carney government's spending review.
OTTAWA -- The federal government is appealing to the Supreme Court a lower court decision that found its use of the Emergencies Act four years ago during "Freedom Convoy" protests was unreasonable and led to the infringement of constitutional rights.
OTTAWA -- Unions and MPs say a bureau at Veterans Affairs Canada which provides free legal advice to veterans who have been denied disability benefits is about to have its workforce cut almost in half.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to meet with King Charles while he's in the United Kingdom next week.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to meet with King Charles while he's in the United Kingdom next week. Carney is set to arrive in London on Sunday after visiting Norway to observe the NATO Cold Response exercises and participate in a Nordic-Canada Council summit. The prime minister is scheduled to meet with the King on Monday, close to a...
OTTAWA -- The federal government has tabled legislation in the House of Commons it says would help law enforcement and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service investigate threats.
OTTAWA -- Canadians are expected to learn soon which programs will be affected by the federal government's cost-cutting review.
OTTAWA -- When Nunavut MP Lori Idlout left the NDP to join the Liberals on Wednesday, she became the fourth member of Parliament to do so in the last four months.
Former CBC television reporter and anchor Travis Dhanraj told a House of Commons committee today that the public broadcaster "silenced and intimidated" him. When Dhanraj, who hosted "Canada Tonight," announced his departure in an email to CBC staff in 2025 he called out what he claimed was a culture of "retaliation, exclusion and psychological harm."
OTTAWA -- Former CBC television reporter and anchor Travis Dhanraj told a House of Commons committee Tuesday that the public broadcaster "silenced and intimidated" him.
The federal Conservatives are pushing to allow Canada Post to ship alcohol between provinces, saying the Liberals have failed to live up to their pledge to remove interprovincial trade barriers. B.C. MP Dan Albas, whose riding includes the Okanagan wine region, has introduced a private member's bill that would amend the Canada Post Corporation Act to remove restrictions on direct...
OTTAWA -- TikTok is being allowed to continue its operations in Canada after the government wrapped up a national security review.
Advocates are raising concerns about how job cuts will affect public servants in equity groups -- something the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat says it's not tracking. The federal government has committed to cutting the number of public service jobs by about 40,000 from a 2023-24 peak of 368,000 as it looks to find savings. Departments and agencies across the...
OTTAWA -- Advocates are raising concerns about how job cuts will affect public servants in equity groups -- something the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat says it's not tracking.
Ottawa real estate watchers are calling on the federal government to be more clear about its workspace needs as public servants prepare to spend more time in the office. Landlords and office brokers want to know whether the federal government is going to need more space to accommodate ramped-up return-to-office plans after years of stated plans to consolidate its office...
Errors stemming from the federal government's Phoenix pay system continue to plague thousands of public servants, 10 years after the system's launch. Karine Chawla, who works for Transport Canada, says she is being told she still owes $35,000 in overpayments dating back to 2017. Chawla says most of the money owed dates from prior to the six-year limitation period for...
OTTAWA -- Errors stemming from the federal government's Phoenix pay system continue to plague thousands of public servants, 10 years after the system's launch.
OTTAWA -- The Public Service Alliance of Canada has filed a policy grievance and is asking the federal government to halt its planned early retirement program for public servants.
OTTAWA -- Chief Justice Richard Wagner called on Canadian lawyers and judges to step up their efforts to defend the independence of the country's courts on Thursday, noting while Canadians maintain a strong trust in their institutions, the system is still being heavily tested.
Canada and South Korea have signed a new defence agreement, roughly a month after Prime Minister Mark Carney urged middle powers to band together in the face of "great power" economic coercion. Following negotiations that concluded in October, the two countries signed a deal Wednesday related to the exchange and protection of classified military and defence information. In October, Ottawa...