3 h. ago Carney government launches new federal housing agency, new affordable housing in Ottawa

Ottawa is one of six cities initially selected as sites for the development of 4,000 factory-built homes on federal land

Politics

10 h. ago Parliament returns Monday with Carney’s first budget on the horizon

The first few weeks of the sitting will build toward the Carney government tabling its first budget next month. 

Transport

41 h. ago Ipsos poll: With MPs returning, Carney government has decade

Canadians appear ready to give the Carney government the benefit of the doubt. But new polling shows the Liberals have some vulnerabilities on affordability and cost of housing.

Politics

59 h. ago FIRST READING: Here’s all the times the Liberals said they would build an oil pipeline

A curated list of 'major projects' released on Thursday by the Carney government conspicuously doesn't contain one

Other

4 d. ago Carney says temporary foreign worker program needs ’focused approach’

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday the temporary foreign worker program needs a “focused approach” that targets the needs of specific sectors and regions. Carney’s comments came as he outlined the government’s plans for the fall during an address to the Liberal caucus at their annual retreat in Edmonton. The prime minister said […]

Society

4 d. ago EV MANDATES ARE BAD POLICY: Carney needs to scrap government dictating what Canadians will drive

WATCH BELOW as the Sun’s political columnist Jay Goldberg says Mark Carney’s government needs to scrap all EV mandates not just postpone them. What do YOU think? Tweet and Facebook us! And don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. 

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4 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Ideology killing Canada's home construction numbers

On Tuesday, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released statistics on housing starts for the first half of the year in seven major Canadian cities. The federal housing agency also projected the number of new housing unit starts (apartments, condos, row houses and single-family detached houses) that will be achieved across the country in […]

Events

4 d. ago Half of Canadians think Poilievre’s chances of beating Carney are ‘poor,’ while PM’s honeymoon erodes: poll

The poll shows a steady decline in Canadians’ satisfaction in Carney’s government since July

Transport

4 d. ago Calls mount for Carney government to not abandon regulating tech companies over online harms

What's left is a confusing picture of who is even responsible for the file and whether the prime minister will move on the issue of regulation or has abandoned that approach

Politics

6 d. ago Carney government noncommittal about Canada meeting 2030 climate goals

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and his environment minister aren’t saying whether Canada is still committed to meeting its climate goals under the Paris agreement by 2030, as the government faces criticism over his emissions reduction plans. In an email to The Canadian Press on Monday, the office of Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin said […]

Politics

8 d. ago GOLDSTEIN: Cancelling EV sales mandate a sign of much bigger problems for taxpayers

Prime Minister Mark Carney was right to kill his government’s mandate that 20% of all new car sales in Canada had to be zero emissions vehicles starting next year – current sales are less than half that – but that’s just the tip of the iceberg of the problem. The bigger problem is that, according […]

Economics

9 d. ago The government was once a steady partner for nonprofits. That’s changing

Dawn Price signs rent checks worth about $160,000 every month for 79 people that her nonprofit helps house in Laguna Beach, California. Usually, she logs into an online portal to withdraw enough from an account funded by a grant from the federal housing agency. But in February, she couldn’t. Access had been temporarily cut off […]

Politics

9 d. ago Carney unveils new ‘Buy Canadian’ rules for government amid trade war

Friday’s announcement also included a $370 million relief package for canola farmers, who are facing a 75.8 per cent tariff from China.

Politics

1 week ago Lorne Gunter: Bloody weekend in Edmonton heightens calls for bail reform

On Tuesday, Edmonton mayoral candidate Rahim Jaffer issued an open letter calling on big-city mayors across the country to band together and demand the Carney government bring in meaningful bail reforms, not the piddly, window-dressing reforms introduced by the Trudeau Liberals last year. “We’ve seen police in particular find it very hard to do their […]

Society

1 week ago JAY GOLDBERG: On energy, Carney’s Liberals are all talk, no action

Good cop, bad cop.   That seems to be the routine that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals have settled into with British Columbia’s NDP government.    On the one hand, Carney and his ministers repeatedly come out and make statements in favour of developing Canada’s natural resources.    On the other hand, they keep giving provincial governments veto […]

Transport

1 week ago Carney’s cabinet retreat begins as trade war set to dominate fall agenda

This fall, the Carney government will aim to push through the creation of two new federal agencies: the Major Projects Office and Build Canada Homes.

Economics

1 week ago Dubai Chambers and International Chamber of Commerce Launch Chamber Benchmarking Tool to Enhance Performance and Competitiveness of Global Chambers

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai Chambers, in collaboration with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the World Chambers Federation (WCF), has launched the Chamber Benchmarking Tool, a first-of-its-kind platform enabling chambers of commerce to access best practices and benchmark their performance against global standards. Unveiled during the 14th World Chambers Congress in Melbourne, […]

Society

1 week ago NDP is officially launching the race to find its next federal leader

Party members will elect the next federal leader from March 27 to 29, 2026. The result of the race will be announced at the party’s Winnipeg convention on March 29, 2026.

Politics

2 w. ago LILLEY: As Canada’s economy falters, we need action, not words from Carney

As news broke Friday morning that Canada’s economy was shrinking, perhaps headed for a recession, Mark Carney was boasting about the speed he was working at. Carney announced on social media that his government was creating the Major Projects Office and that it would be based out of Calgary. This office is the single point […]

Transport

2 w. ago CAPP Statement on the launch of the federal government’s new major projects office

CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — “The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) applauds the launch of the federal government’s new major projects office and congratulates Dawn Farrell for her appointment as Chief Executive Officer. Her extensive experience in the energy sector leading major projects, including executive leadership positions at TransAlta, British Columbia […]

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