Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a government led by him would repeal both the federal consumer carbon tax and standards for pricing greenhouse gas emissions from large industrial emitters. “There will be no taxes on Canadian consumers, no taxes on Canadian industries,” Poilievre said on Monday at a news conference in L’Orignal, Ont. At the…
Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday flew to France where he will meet with French President Emanuel Macron. He will then fly to London in the United Kingdom to meet with his British counterpart. Carney flew to Pairs after a brief stopover in Montreal, where he attended the city’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations…
St. Patrick’s Day celebrations went forward as hundreds of green-clad students filled Marshall Street and surrounding areas in Waterloo Saturday despite a court-ordered injunction that could lead to their detainment and arrest. In the days leading up to St. Patrick’s Day, the City of Waterloo announced that it was granted an injunction order by the Ontario Superior Court of…
By Anja Karadeglija The Canadian Press Posted March 15, 2025 1:40 pm Updated March 15, 2025 1:41 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked for a review of Canada’s plan to purchase a fleet of F-35 fighter jets. The deal with Lockheed Martin and…
The Canadian short track speed skating team won three gold medals and added a silver at the world championships in Beijing on Saturday. The Canadian women’s relay team of Courtney Sarault (Moncton, N.B.), Rikki Doak (Fredericton), Florence Brunelle (Trois-Rivières, Que.), and Kim Boutin (Sherbrooke, Que.) won gold in the 3,000-metre final. The Canadians crossed the line in four minutes,…
It was a night filled with smiles, laughs and even a few tears. Ten residents of Lethbridge, Alta., received King Charles III Coronation Medals for their lifetime achievements. Member of Parliament for Lethbridge, Rachael Thomas, presented the awards during a packed ceremony on Thursday evening. However, each recipient was nominated by other members of the…
B.C. Premier David Eby says his government is drafting legislation to scrap the province’s consumer carbon tax following a promise from Prime Minister Mark Carney to do the same. Eby made the comments Friday afternoon at a town hall in Surrey to discuss the threat of tariffs from the United States. “This is the first…
A surcharge on energy exported from Ontario into the United States will continue to be suspended, according to the premier’s office, after a high-stakes meeting with President Donald Trump’s commerce secretary. Premier Doug Ford’s team confirmed Thursday afternoon the short-lived energy surcharge would not be reintroduced after a sit-down with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, which…
The Homalco First Nation is holding its fourth funeral in six months this week for a young community member who died from a drug overdose. The north Island Nation is the third Indigenous group on Vancouver Island to declare a state of emergency due to the toxic drug crisis. It is joining calls for federal and…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government on Wednesday announced new counter-tariffs on nearly $30 billion in steel and aluminum products, as well as additional U.S. imported goods, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s own duties on steel and aluminum. The 25 per cent tariffs will come into effect at 12:01…
