Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the federal government to pass emergency measures to reduce the price of diesel, citing what he described as a “full-scale diesel price crisis.” “First, we want all diesel taxes cut until July 1, 2027. Next, we want decreased taxes to increase investment in refining and transportation of diesel,” […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani criticized Netanyahu’s speech and repeated that Netanyahu is wanted by the International Criminal Court.
Vietnam’s top political leader met with Prime Minister Carney in Ottawa on Sept. 24 to discuss strengthening trade and diplomatic relations. Vietnamese President Tô Lâm, who also serves as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, was joined by Carney on Parliament Hill before the pair briefly addressed reporters. “This is a historic visit […]
The shooting outside a synagogue in Belleville, Ont., that left the alleged attacker dead and a police officer wounded has been confirmed as a hate crime by the local police force. Belleville Police Chief Murray Rodd told reporters during a Sept. 24 press conference that the weekend shooting outside the Sons of Jacob synagogue met […]
The renewed hostilities have broken a peace agreement signed in 2022.
The House voted to pass an Iran war powers resolution earlier this month in a symbolic rebuke of the U.S. military campaign against Tehran.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb said the deal is mutually beneficial and facilitates the joint production of defense materiel.
Canada’s financial watchdog says the federal government’s new budget framework contains inconsistent and “contradictory” definitions for some spending categories, making it difficult to predict how future expenditures will be treated. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government introduced a new budget structure last year that separates day-to-day operating expenditures from spending classified as capital investment. Known […]
Turnout fell to its lowest level in nearly two decades in the first vote since youth protests and the mass crossing of young people into Ceuta.
Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser has ordered the courts to reopen the case of two Saskatchewan sisters who spent almost three decades in prison for what may be wrongful murder convictions. Fraser says he is sending the case of Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance back to an Appeal Court for a review. Fraser, in a statement […]
One letter questions $1.3 billion in unobligated security funding; another urges immediate congressional notification of a $14 billion arms sale.
Nearly one-quarter of Canadian households lived in unaffordable housing in 2024, while a similar proportion reported financial difficulties due to increases in rent or mortgage payments, according to new Statistics Canada data. In 2024, 23.2 percent of Canadian households spent 30 percent or more of their income on shelter costs, up from 22 percent in 2022, according to results from the 2024 Canadian Housing Survey. Statistics Canada released the survey data on Sept. 21. The Canadian Housing Survey is conducted in partnership with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The data showed that 33.7 percent of renters and 17.4 percent of homeowners lived in unaffordable housing, a gap that has remained stable since 2018, when the survey began.
Moscow denies that it is involved in hybrid warfare, most recently rejecting claims of involvement in an incident at Leipzig Airport in Germany.
Former B.C. Conservative Party Leader John Rustad has announced he will not run in the upcoming provincial election. The Nechako Lakes MLA posted a statement to his social media accounts on Sept. 24, saying his time in the political arena “is now done.” “I have given this place what I had to give & I […]
Three of the EU's four biggest EV markets recorded double-digit growth through August.
The organizer and activists hope to remind people there are individuals suffering in China as the two state leaders meet.
The secretary of state said that the country has 'probably the world’s largest sovereign debt that has to be restructured.'
Commentary What should Canada’s relationship be with the European Union? That’s a question many Canadians are now discussing after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen recently said she wants Canada to be an “associate member,” and Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed the proposal, saying he is seeking a “unique alliance.” The issue will be formally presented to the nation in a little over a month. At the end of October, the two-day Canada-EU Summit will be convened in Montreal, where European politicians and bureaucrats will gather to discuss further ties between their countries and Canada. This is when it’s expected the details will be hammered out about what exactly it will mean for Canada to join the political and economic union of 27 countries. We will then have an opportunity to weigh the pros and cons and decide whether it’s something worth pursuing....
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff said the board had made progress, citing hostage releases and preparations for a Palestinian technocratic administration.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has reviewed scenarios involving possible U.S.-led military action on Canadian soil. He made the comments in an extensive interview with the New York Times while he was in New York this week. Carney declined to elaborate on the specifics of the review, but implied it would be reckless to […]
