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Liberals set to deliver highly anticipated federal budget today
By Canadian Press on November 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government is set to unveil its budget today — the Liberals’ first fiscal update in almost a year and the first summary of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s agenda since the party released its spring election platform. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon told the House of Commons on Monday the budget will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government needs opposition support on budget vote to avoid a winter election
By Canadian Press on November 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — Federal politicians of all stripes say they don’t want the coming budget vote to trigger a Christmas election — but nobody’s ruling it out, meaning voters might soon have to resist the temptation to drop a lump of coal in a ballot box. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon said recently the government did ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leader Currie Dixon says voters wanted change as Yukon Party wins majority government
By Canadian Press on November 4th, 2025
WHITEHORSE — Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon says Yukon voters have opted for change by electing what he calls a “strong Yukon Party majority government.” But Dixon, who will become the Yukon’s first premier born in the territory, also says the territory faces a long list of challenges, which will “require difficult decisions.” Figures from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Yukon Party Leader Dixon Currie to become the Yukon’s new premier
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
WHITEHORSE — Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon will be the Yukon’s first premier born in the territory, after accepting congratulations from Premier Mike Pemberton, who lost his seat as his Liberal party’s support collapsed. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yukon awaits results of election, non-binding plebiscite on electoral reform
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
WHITEHORSE — Polls have closed in Yukon’s territorial election, where voters could elect their first premier born in the territory and were asked for their say on electoral reform. Both the territorial New Democrats and the Yukon Party have leaders who were born in Whitehorse and are vying to take over from the Liberals after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern resident orca calf missing, presumed dead: Center for Whale Research
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
FRIDAY HARBOR — The group that has been tracking southern resident killer whales since the 1970s says a calf in one of the three pods is missing and thought to be dead. The Center for Whale Research in Friday Harbor, Wash., says it followed J pod in the Swanson Channel that runs through B.C.’s Gulf ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Voting on in Yukon election, with non-binding electoral reform also on ballot
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
WHITEHORSE — Voters in the Yukon could elect their first premier born in the territory in an election where they are also being asked for their say on electoral reform. Both the territorial New Democrats and the Yukon Party have leaders who were born in Whitehorse and are vying to take over from the Liberals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What the federal Liberals are pitching in their 2025 budget
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government has started previewing items that will be included in the federal budget set to be introduced Tuesday. Here is a running list of what has been announced by the Liberals ahead of budget day. Nov. 1: Minister of Indigenous Services Mandy Gull-Masty says Budget 2025 will introduce a temporary five-year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa launching dispute process against Stellantis over auto production relocation
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa is launching a dispute resolution process against Stellantis over the company’s decision to move planned vehicle production from its Brampton, Ont. plant to the U.S., Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said Monday. Joly told the House of Commons industry committee she sent the company a letter informing it Ottawa is initiating the formal, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal mayor-elect is a former refugee who says her victory breaks barriers
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal’s new mayor-elect says voters have broken a new ceiling by electing a person from a diverse and immigrant background to lead the city. Soraya Martinez Ferrada says her victory is proof that people from all over the world can be welcomed and find success in the city. Martinez Ferrada arrived in Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How it started, how it ended: A chronology of Ontario’s ad blitz against U.S. tariffs
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Here is a day-by-day chronology of the controversy over Ontario’s advertising campaign against U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods: Tues., Oct. 14: The office of Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will spend $75 million to broadcast an anti-tariff ad in the United States using video of an address by former U.S. president ... Read More »
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