Canada’s national Inuit organization is calling on the federal government to be better partners, saying Canada must respect Inuit rights to governance and self-determination. Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami wrapped up a two-day Arctic sovereignty conference in Ottawa on Friday. In a statement following the summit, ITK says it firmly rejects what it calls “outdated, colonial approaches…
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The federal government is giving provinces and territories an additional $5.4 billion over two years for the national $10-a-day child-care program…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 18, 2026 3:13 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal and B.C. governments are pledging $100 million each to build a new high school in Tumbler Ridge and modernize the community’s health care centre. B.C. Premier…
Several Ottawa residents are displaced and two pets are dead after a rash of six residential fires across Ottawa over a span of 48 hours. The fires occurred between Wednesday evening and early Friday morning and involved homes, townhouses, an apartment and a residential highrise across the city. While several of the fires remain under…
An American man who became a Canadian citizen says he was told he may not be one after being asked to surrender his certificate of citizenship. Shawn Davis Mooney, who lives in Victoria, British Columbia, said he was thrilled to become a Canadian citizen before receiving an email from the immigration department last weekend asking…
Calgary city officials are recommending council seek nearly $1 billion from the federal government as part of its upcoming budget to cover needs like infrastructure, transit and recreation. The recommendations for Calgary’s pre-budget submission to Ottawa will be debated by the city’s intergovernmental affairs committee on Thursday. “As the fastest growing major city in Canada,…
Chief Eric Stubbs was blunt in a video message to every member of Ottawa’s police force last month, sharing examples of gender-based violence and harassment in their ranks, the effect it has internally, and the public trust it violates. Some of his police officers are “seeing a woman at a coffee shop, coming out of…
Last year, the commission tasked with reviewing judicial compensation said that a salary of nearly $400,000 in 2024 was “inadequate” and didn’t make the job attractive to top applicants. It recommended the government increase judges’ salaries by $28,000 for most and $36,000 for the chief justice of the Supreme Court.
OTTAWA — The federal government will put the burden on importers, instead of customs officials, to prove that the products they bring into Canada are not produced with forced labour, according to new legislation tabled Friday. Read More
The federal government tabled a bill Friday to change the way Canada bars imports of products made with forced labour following an American tariff threat. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand was in Paris with Prime Minister Mark Carney as the legislation was tabled by her parliamentary secretary, Rob Oliphant. “This will be a made-in-Canada solution…