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Carney says budget built for a ‘crucial time’ of global disruption, tech changes
By Canadian Press on November 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne have started the work of selling their government’s budget. Carney held a post-budget event at a public transit yard in Ottawa Wednesday morning, where he said the budget released Tuesday was built to meet a “crucial time” of global trade disruption, deep divisions and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Carney thanks Nova Scotia MP d’Entremont for joining Liberal caucus
By Canadian Press on November 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is thanking Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont for crossing the floor to the Liberals from the Conservatives after the tabling of yesterday’s budget. This move puts the Liberals two seats away from a majority government. Carney says it’s “an honour” to welcome d’Entremont to the Liberal caucus during a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Post-budget sales pitch begins, Prince Harry to visit Toronto
By Canadian Press on November 5th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney, Champagne to sell budget at events today Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will begin the work of selling the federal government’s budget today. Carney is set to hold a post-budget event in Ottawa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Head of public service says programs, staff will be cut as government seeks savings
By Canadian Press on November 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s top bureaucrat is warning the budget’s spending reduction target is a “big number” that will mean cuts to programs and jobs in the public service. Tuesday’s federal budget outlined a plan to lower program spending and administration costs by about $60 billion over the next five years. In a message sent to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney, Champagne to promote federal budget at events in Ottawa, Montreal today
By Canadian Press on November 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will begin the work of selling the federal government’s budget today. Carney is set to hold a post-budget event in Ottawa this morning before attending the Liberal caucus meeting. It’s the first caucus meeting after Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont left the Conservative caucus ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic diocese near Montreal expresses regret about Hells Angels tombstone
By Canadian Press on November 5th, 2025
SAINT-BASILE-LE-GRAND — A Roman Catholic diocese on Montreal’s South Shore is expressing its regrets over a tombstone showcasing the logo of the Hells Angels outlaw biker gang at a parish cemetery. The Diocese of St-Jean-Longueuil says it was scandalized by the appearance of the tombstone. The diocese says the tombstone should not have been approved ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments in case pushing against Trump’s tariffs
By Canadian Press on November 5th, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s key tool for deploying tariffs will face a critical legal test in the Supreme Court on Wednesday — one which could upend his plans to realign global trade. In a post on social media, Trump called the hearing “one of the most important in the History of the Country.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Longest U.S. government shutdown in history could hit Canadians’ travel plans: expert
By Canadian Press on November 5th, 2025
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government shutdown has reached a critical milestone — the longest in history — as the impasse between Republicans and Democrats pushed into its 36th day on Wednesday. It is unclear how long the shutdown will last as federal workers miss another paycheque heading into a busy holiday season at American airports. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince Harry in Toronto this week for several events tied to Remembrance Day
By Canadian Press on November 5th, 2025
TORONTO — Prince Harry is set to begin a two-day visit to Toronto to attend events supporting veterans and the military community ahead of Remembrance Day. The office of the Duke of Sussex says he’s making the trip at the invitation of the True Patriot Love Foundation, which supports Canadian military members, veterans and their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Menopause care is more widely available, but financially out of reach for many
By Canadian Press on November 5th, 2025
TORONTO — Karine Beauchamp couldn’t think straight, felt so exhausted she could barely get out of bed and had unpredictable mood swings ranging from sadness to anger. “It’s like my resilience just disappeared,” the 48-year-old federal government worker said in an interview from Ottawa. “It felt like I wasn’t myself.” Beauchamp talked to her family ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Travel agents hope for return of ‘glory times’ as China resumes group tours to Canada
By Canadian Press on November 4th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Travel agents are celebrating Beijing’s decision to resume group tourism to Canada after a five-year halt, hoping for the return of big-spending Chinese visitors who were a dominant presence for the industry before the COVID-19 pandemic. Glynnis Chan, president of Vancouver-based Happy Times Travel and Tour Ltd., has been leading group tours for ... Read More »
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