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Canada Post hits pause on negotiations with union as May deadline approaches
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Workers at Canada Post could be heading back to the picket lines in a matter of days — but a labour expert warns postal workers might find negotiating conditions far less favourable now than they were during their holiday job action. Canada Post said late Tuesday it was hitting pause on negotiations with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: CBC to stop paying individual bonuses after controversy
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — The CBC’s board of directors says the Crown corporation will no longer pay individual bonuses to employees. The move comes after the public broadcaster was criticized for paying out millions in bonuses after eliminating hundreds of jobs. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opposition slams Liberals for not tabling budget before summer
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Opposition parties are criticizing Prime Minister Mark Carney after his government said it would not table a federal budget before the House of Commons rises this summer. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and interim NDP leader Don Davies both say it’s unacceptable that Carney will not produce a fiscal plan any time soon. Finance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘You feel at home’: Playoff hockey helps newcomers feel more Canadian
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
TORONTO — Mykhailo Ivanov never thought he’d become a diehard hockey fan. The 42-year-old had immigrated to Winnipeg a little over two years ago to escape the war in Ukraine. He didn’t know much about hockey, he said, but after he was given tickets to a Jets game he fell in love with the sport ... Read More »
1 responsePQ defends candidate in hotly contested Arthabaska riding over leftist past, arrest
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
SAINT-FERDINAND — The Parti Québécois is defending its candidate in an upcoming byelection northeast of Montreal after criticism of his far-left, militant past. Alex Boissonneault was arrested in 2001 in Quebec City for being part of a group that had plotted to penetrate the security perimeter at a free-trade meeting called Summit of the Americas. ... Read More »
1 responseExpert tells U.S. senators Canada is a key ally on critical minerals
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
WASHINGTON — An expert in critical minerals is telling U.S. senators that Canada can be a key ally in efforts to reduce America’s reliance on Chinese supply — after President Donald Trump spent months claiming the U.S. doesn’t need anything from its northern neighbour. Gracelin Baskaran of the Center for Strategic and International Studies told ... Read More »
1 response‘We are not a priority:’ Disability advocates say lack of minister sends a message
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
Disability advocates say the lack of a minister tasked with representing their interests sidelines millions of Canadians during what Prime Minister Mark Carney promises will be a time of growth and rebuilding. Carney announced his smaller, “purpose-built” cabinet meant to deliver change on Tuesday, but the 38-member team doesn’t include anyone explicitly responsible for disability ... Read More »
1 responseNew housing minister says he’ll ‘leverage’ past as Vancouver mayor in role
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s new housing minister says he didn’t have the tools he needed to address housing affordability issues when he was mayor of Vancouver — the country’s most expensive housing market. Gregor Robertson faced questions about his record on housing affordability from reporters ahead of his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, a day after ... Read More »
1 responseLiberals planning for a fall economic statement but no budget just yet
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the Liberal government will not table a budget when Parliament returns in the coming weeks but will instead put forward a fall economic statement. Champagne hasn’t offered a clearer timeline for the introduction of the government’s latest fiscal plans and has not explained the delay. The finance minister ... Read More »
1 responseTory MP, unions concerned about lack of labour minister amid Trump’s tariffs
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Conservative MP Jamil Jivani sent a letter to the federal government Wednesday raising concerns about the lack of a labour minister in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet at a time of economic friction with the United States. Jivani, who represents Bowmanville—Oshawa North, said his region is facing significant challenges due to layoffs at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Liberals to table fall economic statement but no budget just yet
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government will not table a budget when Parliament returns in the coming weeks but instead plans to put forward a fall economic statement, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says. Champagne did not provide a clear timeline for the introduction of the government’s latest fiscal plan. He says the government will ... Read More »
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