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Federal government reports deficit of $31.2B for its April-to-January period
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $31.21 billion for the April-to-January period of its 2025-26 fiscal year. In its monthly fiscal monitor, the Finance Department says the result compared with a deficit of $26.85 billion reported for the same period a year earlier. The result came as revenue totalled $404.83 billion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney’s budget bill becomes law after passing final Senate hurdle
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget bill is now law, marking a milestone for the minority Liberal government. The budget implementation act, Bill C-15, received royal assent Thursday evening after the Senate gave its final sign-off on the legislation. The bill passed the House of Commons on recorded division in February, which means ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa announces $28.9M for carbon capture and other clean tech projects
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is doling out $28.9 million in funding for a series of carbon capture and renewable energy projects across Canada today. The money is coming from Canada’s Energy Innovation Program, which the federal government says in a news release promotes clean tech and looks to keep Canadian energy reliable ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Majority in the House of Commons: is the real magic number actually 173 seats?
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
OTTAWA — Contrary to popular belief, the choice made by voters in the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne in the April 13 byelection will have major implications on moving bills forward in the House of Commons. The rules of procedure in the Commons mean that, in this current Parliament, the magic number allowing a government to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: NATO spending target hit, MP criticized over misheard comments on China
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Canada met two per cent spending pledge: NATO For the first time since the end of the Cold War, Canada is spending roughly two per cent of its GDP on national defence — a key NATO alliance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family of China murder victim loses B.C. lawsuit against family of executed killer
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of a man murdered in a “contract killing” in 2017 in China, against the family of the killer who they say used the victim’s funds to buy homes in Metro Vancouver. Justice Gordon Funt’s ruling says the case was both “extraordinary,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP convention begins in Winnipeg as members prepare to pick new leader
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
OTTAWA — New Democrats from across the country are gathering in Winnipeg for the party’s convention, where a new federal party leader will be chosen by the end of the weekend. After a six-month leadership race, voting closes on Saturday and the new leader will be announced Sunday morning. The candidates are union leader Rob ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario man pleads guilty to running drug ring that brought meth, cocaine into Canada
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
LOS ANGELES — An Ontario man has pleaded guilty to running a drug-trafficking operation that U.S. officials say brought hundreds of kilograms of meth and cocaine worth up to US$17 million from the United States into Canada. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California says 62-year-old Guramrit Sidhu of Brampton, Ont., led ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal MP Michael Ma sorry after confusion over remarks on forced labour in China
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — MP Michael Ma, who left the Conservatives to join the Liberals, has apologized after appearing to cast doubt on reports of human rights abuses in China. Ma said he regretted making a mistake with his remarks, while pointing out that he had referred to the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, and not Xinjiang, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Floor-crossing Liberal MP Michael Ma casts doubt on reports of forced labour in China
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — An MP who left the Conservatives to join the Liberals is casting doubt on reports of human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region. MP Michael Ma asked an expert during a parliamentary committee hearing Thursday whether she’d seen forced labour with her own eyes. “Have you witnessed forced labour in Xinjiang? Have you ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s how Canada hit its NATO defence spending target
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada spent $63.4 billion on national defence in 2025, meeting its NATO commitment to spend two per cent of GDP on defence for the first time, the alliance’s annual report said Thursday. Speaking at an event in Halifax, N.S., on Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney called it the “single largest year-on-year increase in ... Read More »
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