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Some federal departments have begun notifying public servants if they will be impacted by workforce adjustments, as the federal government begins to implement the results of the Comprehensive Expenditure Review. The Canada Strong Budget 2025 outlined a plan to cut another 28,000 positions from the federal public service and achieve $60 billion in savings by 2029. The goal is to...
The federal government plans to cut another 28,000 positions from the federal public service as part of its plan to find $60 billion in savings over the next five years. The Canada Strong Budget 2025 outlines the plan to reduce the size of the federal public service by 40,000 jobs through job cuts, attrition, and early retirements from its peak...
The United States ambassador to Canada says a new trade deal between the two countries will be “good for Canada,” but won’t commit to a July 21 deadline to finalize an agreement. Canada and the United States resumed talks on a new trade deal this week, with Prime Minister Mark Carney saying he wants a new Canada-U.S. trade deal in...
The Liberal government’s plan to find billions of dollars in operating efficiencies would require a 24 per cent cut in public service spending and “devastate the federal government,” according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s campaign platform included savings from “increased government efficiency,” with $6 billion in savings in 2026-27 and $13 billion a year...
Prime Minister Mark Carney will soon be moving into Rideau Cottage, as the federal government decides what to do with the vacant 24 Sussex Drive. The official residence of the prime minister in Ottawa has been vacant since 2015, when former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family opted to live across the street at Rideau Cottage on the grounds...
The Ottawa riding with one of the longest ballots in history had the highest voter turnout across Canada in advance polls, according to Elections Canada. Preliminary data shows 43,394 people voted in the riding of Carleton during the four days of advance polls over the Easter weekend. There are 91 candidates on the ballot in the riding of Carleton, after...
Premier Doug Ford says Ontario will “hold our line” on tariffs and retaliation, including removing alcohol from LCBO shelves, until the United States lifts all tariffs on Canada. The comments come as the U.S. commerce secretary hints at potential tariff carve-outs to be announced Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 25 per cent across-the-board tariff on Canadian goods on...
The goal for Canada’s new fentanyl czar is to eliminate fentanyl heading from this country into the United States, as he spent his first day on the job at a crossing along the Canada-U.S. border in eastern Ontario. Kevin Brosseau spoke to the media in Lansdowne, Ont. Wednesday afternoon, one day after the Liberal government appointed him as the federal...
Most Canadians want employers to be flexible on hybrid work policies in the future, saying work-from-home arrangements enhance employee productivity and well-being, according to a new survey. Spark*Advocacy conducted a national survey on behalf of the Public Service Alliance of Canada as tens of thousands of federal government employees were required to return to the office a minimum of three...
Ottawa Coun. Matthew Luloff is facing a charge of impaired driving, according to his lawyer. Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon confirms to CTV News Ottawa that Luloff was recently charged with impaired driving. No other details were provided.
Five thousand public service jobs will be cut over the next four years, while underused federal office buildings, Canada Post properties and the National Defence Medical Centre in Ottawa could be turned into new housing units, as the federal government looks to find billions of dollars in savings and boost the country's housing portfolio. The federal government's 2024 budget outlines...
Ottawa police say one youth is dead and the search continues for a second after they fell through the ice on the Rideau River in Ottawa's south end. Emergency crews responded to a call at 11:44 p.m. Wednesday for four youth who had fallen through the ice along Nicolls Island Road near Manotick. Police say two youths were rescued by...