Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Liberal government is set to table its 2026 budget Thursday amid continued economic uncertainty and the ongoing trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. It will be the second federal budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney and his first with a majority government, meaning there’s…

Canadians will soon be able to access drug therapies to treat Alzheimer’s disease, and a new report is calling on governments to speed up how quickly dementia is diagnosed and the access to treatment. The drugs could still take 12-18 months before they become available, but the report says improvements to early diagnosis and better…

American voters are heading to the polls on Tuesday for the U.S. midterms and many in Ottawa will be watching the results closely for what it means for the future of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and threats against Canada. Since he took office for his second term in January 2025, Trump has repeatedly…

Alberta’s justice minister is pouring cold water on Elections Alberta’s request to delay the next provincial election as concerns over changes to electoral boundaries continue. In a letter to Elections Alberta, Justice Minister Mickey Amery said the government has “no intention of changing” the date of the provincial election, which is legislated to take place…

VANCOUVER – Heads hung in the B.C. Lions’ locker room at halftime on Saturday. With their season on the line, the team was behind 17-13 and in need of a comeback against the defending Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan Roughriders. Luckily for the Lions, adversity is nothing new. “I think with what we’ve been through this…

In its account of the deadly fire at CFB Wainwright, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) describes an extraordinary chain of events on Oct. 17. The base, it says, was monitoring a common grass fire that erupted in “uncommonly strong winds,” with flames soon devouring a kilometre in just 30 to 60 seconds. The military called…

A major summit Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting with European Union leaders is set to conclude Friday with announcements on digital trade and academic exchanges. Carney welcomed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa to the Canada-EU summit in Montreal on Thursday. While these meetings have been happening…

Montreal police say a 16-member patrol unit rocked by a racism scandal remained armed and active for nearly a full day after investigators secured enough evidence to take action about allegations some officers engaged in criminal misconduct. Police chief Fady Dagher announced at a late Friday evening news conference in mid-June that he was dismantling…

Calgarians and local businesses are set to pay more for water over the next four years after city council approved a slew of fee increases proposed by city administration Tuesday. Those increases are set to amount to nearly 20 per cent for drinking water, 15.2 per cent for wastewater and 5.8 per cent for stormwater…

Toronto voters elected seven new councillors Monday, defeating several incumbents and returning one former councillor to city hall. Longtime councillor Frances Nunziata and mayoral candidate Brad Bradford are among those leaving council, while former Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith and former councillor Mike Layton are among the incoming members. Eighteen incumbents were returned to council. Bradford…