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The federal government has set a budget for Canada Day programming in the National Capital Region this year but is refusing to say what it is. The budget for Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa and across the river in Gatineau, Que., typically ranges in the millions of dollars and pays for things like fireworks displays, performances and national broadcasts.
OTTAWA -- The federal government has set a budget for Canada Day programming in the National Capital Region this year but is refusing to say what it is.
OTTAWA -- John McCallum, a former Liberal cabinet minister and a mainstay of 21st century Canadian politics, has died at age 75, his family confirmed on Sunday.
OTTAWA -- John McCallum, a former Liberal cabinet minister and a mainstay of 21st century Canadian politics, has died at age 75, his family confirms.
Prime Minister Mark Carney called for de-escalation on Sunday after the United States carried out strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites earlier in the day. Carney issued a social media post shortly before 8 a.m. Eastern saying the U.S. military action was "designed to alleviate" threats posed by Iran, but the situation in the Middle East remains "highly volatile." "Stability...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney called for de-escalation on Sunday after the United States carried out strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites earlier in the day.
OTTAWA -- The Bank of Canada will get a fresh look at national inflation figures this week -- a picture that's been particularly murky as of late amid tax changes and trade wars.
The parliamentary budget officer said Thursday he expects the federal government's deficit will balloon this year thanks to ramped-up defence spending -- but without a spring budget or more clarity from Ottawa, he can't say for sure. Yves Giroux, the government's fiscal watchdog, issued a new economic and fiscal update Thursday that omits the usual deficit projections for future years...
OTTAWA -- The parliamentary budget officer said Thursday he expects the federal government's deficit will balloon this year thanks to ramped-up defence spending -- but without a spring budget or more clarity from Ottawa, he can't say for sure.
The parliamentary budget officer said Thursday he can't properly assess whether the federal government is on track to meet its fiscal targets because the Liberals' new budget benchmarks haven't been defined. Without a spring budget, that means Ottawa's budgetary watchdog is in the dark on how recently announced plans to boost Canada's defence spending and cut income taxes will affect...
OTTAWA -- The parliamentary budget officer said Thursday he can't properly assess whether the federal government is on track to meet its fiscal targets because the Liberals' new budget benchmarks haven't been defined.
The parliamentary budget officer estimates the average Canadian family will save $280 on their taxes next year thanks to the Liberal government's planned income tax cut. A one-percentage-point cut to the bottom income tax bracket was a pillar of the Liberal campaign during the spring federal election. Prime Minister Mark Carney's plan pitched annual savings of up to $825 per dual-income family.
OTTAWA -- The average Canadian family will save $280 on their taxes next year from the Liberal government's planned income tax cut, the parliamentary budget officer said in an analysis released on Wednesday.
OTTAWA -- New meeting records show the Bank of Canada's top decisionmakers were weighing an interest rate cut earlier this month but didn't feel like they knew enough about how the tariff dispute with the United States would unfold to pull the trigger.
OTTAWA -- The federal government is asking unionized Canada Post employees to vote directly on the latest offers from the postal service -- a rare intervention in labour negotiations that one expert said could give the employer the "upper hand" in its long-standing dispute with the union.
OTTAWA -- Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says she's going to put Canada Post's latest offers to unionized postal workers up for a vote in the hope of breaking a long-standing impasse between the parties.
OTTAWA -- The parliamentary budget officer says an eligible first-time homebuyer would save an average of $26,832 in sales tax on the price of a newly built home under Ottawa's latest housing proposal.
The parliamentary budget officer says Ottawa's plan to slash the sales tax on housing would save an eligible first-time homebuyer an average of roughly $27,000 off the price of a newly built home. The federal government's fiscal watchdog predicts in a new analysis that a little over 71,000 new builds will quality for GST relief over the lifetime of the program.
OTTAWA -- The parliamentary budget officer says an eligible first-time homebuyer would save an average of $26,832 in sales tax on the price of a newly built home under Ottawa's latest housing proposal.
The federal government is moving to shore up a historically weak summer job market for students -- even as one economist argues tough employment prospects for young people suggest broader softness in the job market. Statistics Canada shone a light on the difficult employment prospects for students heading back to school this fall in its May jobs report last Friday
OTTAWA -- The federal government is moving to shore up a historically weak summer job market for students -- even as one economist argues tough employment prospects for young people suggest broader softness in the job market.
OTTAWA -- A new analysis says first-time Canadian homebuyers could save up to $240 on their monthly mortgage payments through the federal government's proposal to waive the sales tax on new builds.
OTTAWA -- Tiff Macklem is wearing an Edmonton Oilers pin as he reflects on coming very close to beating big odds.
OTTAWA -- The Bank of Canada says trade-sensitive businesses are talking less these days about their "worst-case" scenarios from the trade dispute with the United States.
OTTAWA -- A new report argues that Canada's trade war with the United States might come with a silver lining for the domestic tourism industry.
The Conservatives pushed the federal government on Monday to disclose how much revenue its counter-tariffs have generated so far -- and accused the Liberals of putting their "elbows down" as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to ramp up his trade war. Conservative members of Parliament asked at least 10 questions of the government in the House of Commons on Monday...
OTTAWA -- The Conservatives pushed the federal government on Monday to disclose how much revenue its counter-tariffs have generated so far -- and accused the Liberals of putting their "elbows down" as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to ramp up his trade war.
OTTAWA -- Ottawa collected an extra $617 million in import duties this past March compared to a year earlier as counter-tariffs against U.S. trade restrictions came into effect.
OTTAWA -- While the federal government and cities across Canada are making strides on expanding the housing supply, the provinces still need to get serious about building quality homes, a new report released Thursday argues.
Seated in a brand-new throne and surrounded by dignitaries, King Charles opened Parliament Tuesday with a show of royal tradition — the first throne speech delivered by a reigning monarch in Canada in nearly half a century. Reading from the speech — which is drafted by the federal government and lays out its policy priorities — the King proclaimed the...
OTTAWA -- King Charles and Queen Camilla started the second day of their Canadian visit this morning by travelling in Canada's state landau past crowds of admirers in front of Parliament Hill.
Thousands of royal watchers gathered on a sunny Monday afternoon in Ottawa to give King Charles and Queen Camilla a taste of Canadian hospitality during their short but highly symbolic trip. The King landed a day before he is set to deliver the speech from the throne to open Parliament -- a rare event that comes as Canada copes with...
OTTAWA -- Thousands of royal watchers gathered on a sunny Monday afternoon in Ottawa to give King Charles and Queen Camilla a taste of Canadian hospitality during their short but highly symbolic trip.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney will take part in his first question period on Wednesday -- but will not carry on a tradition started by his predecessor.
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he's willing to work with the Liberals in Parliament on efforts to resolve the trade war with the United States.
Ottawa -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he's willing to work with the Liberals in Parliament on efforts to resolve the trade war with the United States.
OTTAWA -- Housing experts are pushing back against a federal cabinet minister's recent claim that home prices don't need to go down in order to restore housing affordability.
OTTAWA -- The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees said the latest offers from the postal service "fall short" with hours to go until a looming strike deadline.
As the clock ticks down to a possible postal strike, the union representing Canadian postal workers says Canada Post is issuing a new set of offers today. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says its negotiating team is set to examine the proposals this afternoon.
Ottawa - Canada Post has issued a new set of offers to the union representing postal workers as the clock ticks down to a possible strike.
OTTAWA -- Canada's new housing minister says he didn't have the tools he needed to address housing affordability issues when he was mayor of Vancouver -- the country's most expensive housing market.
OTTAWA -- Workers at Canada Post could be heading back to the picket lines in a matter of days -- but a labour expert warns postal workers might find negotiating conditions far less favourable now than they were during their holiday job action.
OTTAWA -- Canada's new housing minister says he didn't have the tools he needed to address housing affordability issues when he was mayor of Vancouver -- the country's most expensive housing market.
OTTAWA -- Canada Post says it's pressing pause on negotiations with the union representing postal workers with a little over a week before the deadline to get a deal.
OTTAWA -- Canada's new housing minister says he didn't have the tools he needed to address housing affordability issues when he was mayor of Vancouver -- the country's most expensive housing market.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced his new cabinet.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled his 28-member cabinet and it's a mix of familiar and new faces from across Canada.
OTTAWA -- Canada's labour market was showing cracks in April as the early impacts of the tariff dispute with the United States started to appear in economic data.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney will lead a minority government after a very close general election race that left the Liberals just three seats shy of a majority.
OTTAWA -- The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting Prime Minister Mark Carney will lead a minority Liberal government.
OTTAWA -- After a short, intense and heated election campaign, Canadians are casting their ballots in a historic election to choose the next federal government.
OTTAWA -- After a short, intense and heated election campaign, Canadians are casting their ballots in a historic election to choose the next federal government.
OTTAWA -- Pierre Poilievre is defending the Conservative campaign platform's heavy reliance on economic growth in a period of deep uncertainty, while the NDP and Liberals spar over cost-cutting.
OTTAWA -- Pierre Poilievre is defending the Conservative campaign platform's heavy reliance on economic growth in a period of deep uncertainty.
OTTAWA -- Elections Canada says a record number of Canadians cast their ballots early in advance polls this year.
OTTAWA -- Elections Canada says a record number of Canadians cast a ballot early in advance polls this year.
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is claiming the Liberals will impose a tax on Canadians' home equity if they're re-elected as the federal election campaign enters its final week.
OTTAWA -- The final week of the federal election campaign kicked off Monday with security officials warning of social media activity targeting a Conservative candidate.
OTTAWA -- The final week of the federal election campaign kicked off Monday with the major party leaders scattered across the country.
OTTAWA -- The Conservatives and NDP spent the weekend hunting votes in British Columbia -- a key late-campaign battleground that one pollster says may offer Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre his best shot at victory.