The federal government is deciding whether to restore millions of dollars in taxpayer funding to Hockey Canada after a nine-month freeze linked to its handling of a high-profile alleged sexual assault in 2018, CBC News has learned. read more
Tuesday’s federal budget included a number of proposals aimed at improving air travel following a year of chaos at Canada’s airports. But advocates for both airlines and passengers are skeptical about the measures. read more
Bank of Canada deputy governor says the collapse of giant bank Credit Suisse was a "wake up call" for regulators around the world, causing them to brush off their contingency plans. read more
The independent commission tasked with examining the deadliest mass shooting in modern Canadian history is releasing its final report today, almost three years after the April 2020 tragedy. read more
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith spoke to a pastor just weeks before his criminal trial on pandemic-related charges, promising she would again discuss his case with justice officials, beyond the pleas she had already made on COVID-related prosecutions. read more
Opposition leaders took turns criticizing the Liberal budget as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended the document he said would help insulate Canadian consumers from the high cost of living and the ongoing threat of foreign interference. read more
Tuesday's federal budget represents a key piece of the Liberal response to climate change and the energy transition. read more
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled a federal budget Tuesday projecting a deficit about $10 billion higher than initially forecast — an increase driven by a worsening economy and new spending on initiatives like a national dental care program. read more
The federal government is moving to change the tax rules that govern the transfer of a small business or farm from parents to other members of the family. read more
With inflation still near its highest level in decades, the federal budget unveiled in Ottawa Tuesday offered a lot of talk about making life more affordable for Canadians — but few details about how it's all going to work. read more
The 2023 federal budget promises an ambitious national electricity plan to provide net-zero power from coast to coast to coast. read more
The 2023 federal budget is proposing spending to make life more affordable, encourage investments in green energy, provide improved health-care services and roll out the next stage of the federal dental care program. It also offers targeted funding for students, workers, science and defence. read more
Canada will extend a $2.4 billion loan to Ukraine this year to help prop up the embattled country's finances. read more
The RCMP will be getting $49 million over the next three years to ramp up investigations related to the harassment and intimidation of immigrant diaspora communities in Canada. read more
It was big news when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden announced last week a revised Safe Third Country Agreement to control cross-border migration. But it was old news to the parties themselves — they'd agreed to the revisions a year prior and had kept it secret ever since. read more
The government is walking back some restrictions on foreigners purchasing residential property just months after the new rules came into force. read more
MP Han Dong says he has retained a lawyer and plans to sue Global News after it published a story alleging he advised a senior Chinese diplomat in February 2021 that Beijing should hold off on freeing Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor — the two Canadians being held by China at the time. read more
Like its Canadian counterparts, Walmart is pushing back against claims that grocers are profiting from the rising cost of food. Gonzalo Gebara, the head of Walmart Canada, told MPs on the House agriculture committee Monday that rising prices were caused by "a perfect storm" of external factors, not price-gouging. read more
The federal government says the Federal Court of Appeal should dismiss a high-profile ruling ordering Canada to bring home four Canadian men detained in northeastern Syrian prisons for suspected ISIS members. read more
Canada is looking to buy up to 16 advanced military surveillance aircraft and has formally requested information and an offer from the U.S. government, the federal procurement department said Monday. read more
Biden issued an executive order on Monday aimed at restricting the U.S. government’s use of spyware that poses risks to national security. read more
The Mass Casualty Commission report will be released in Truro, N.S., and will include recommendations to improve community safety across Canada. read more
The Canada Revenue Agency will pilot a new automatic system next year to help vulnerable Canadians who don't file their taxes get their benefits. read more
Russia's top security agency said Evan Gershkovich was detained in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg while allegedly trying to obtain classified information. read more
Under the proposed amendments to the Food and Drugs Act included in the 2023 budget, the Canadian government wants to prohibit the testing of cosmetics on animals. read more
The Liberals pitched a slew of affordability measures in Budget 2023 as government spending is set to rise. Will this make it any easier for Canadians struggling to make ends meet? read more
Hurricane Fiona, which battered Atlantic Canada last year, and the increasing instances of catastrophic weather demonstrate the need for a national flood insurance program. read more
Toronto's deputy mayor says the city's next leader will have to oversee cuts to services unless the federal and provincial governments help fill a nearly $1 billion hole. read more
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday rebuffed President Joe Biden's suggestion that the premier 'walks away' from a contentious plan to overhaul the legal system. read more
The budget shows Ottawa also plans to inject $4 billion over seven years into an urban, rural and northern Indigenous housing strategy beginning in 2024-25. read more