Federal Politics

Indigenous Services Canada confirms plans to publically release FSIN forensic audit report

Three weeks since news was leaked that Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) was planning to conduct a financial audit of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), there's some additional info...

Apr 11, 2024

Conservative motion calls for PM, premiers to have 'emergency' carbon price meeting

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is challenging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to defend his carbon pricing policy in a televised "emergency meeting" with the country's premiers.The Conservatives t...

Apr 09, 2024

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces billions to build Canada's AI capacity

The Liberal government is setting aside $2.4 billion in the upcoming budget to build capacity in artificial intelligence, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Sunday.The bulk of that - $2 billion -...

Apr 07, 2024

Federal minister says nuclear power is key part of renewable energy expansion

The federal minister responsible for innovation and industry says Canada could be at risk of losing out on attracting green industries if it doesn't consider all options for renewable electricity, whi...

Apr 06, 2024

Carbon pricing 101: What today's increase could mean for you

OTTAWA - The national price on pollution will rise by $15 per tonne today. Here's some questions answered about what this could mean for you. Who pays the carbon price? Canada has two different carbon...

Apr 01, 2024

Canadian Armed Forces deployed to Jamaica to help train CARICOM troops

A few dozen Canadian Armed Forces members have been deployed to Jamaica to train Caribbean Community troops for a mission intended to restore order in Haiti.A news release from the Department of Natio...

Mar 30, 2024

Canada's coal exports up again in 2023 as government's promised ban elusive

Canadian exports of thermal coal increased another seven per cent last year, reaching the highest level in almost a decade.The boom in exports of the kind of coal burned to make electricity comes as C...

Mar 29, 2024

Economists hope to dispel myths as carbon tax increase approaches

It has its critics and its supporters, but who is right and who is wrong when it comes to the debate over the federal carbon tax?As of April 1, that levy will rise from $65 to $80 a tonne, representin...

Mar 27, 2024

Families who fled Gaza before applying for special visa must find other way to Canada

The federal government says people who managed to escape the Gaza Strip no longer qualify for a special program to reunite with extended family members in Canada if they didn't finish the application ...

Mar 21, 2024

Poilievre dangles 'carbon tax election' as Liberal MPs ask critics for a better idea

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is threatening to plunge Canada into a "carbon tax election" as Liberal MPs struggle to defend the government's signature climate policy against growing backlash. ...

Mar 20, 2024