2 w. ago GOLDSTEIN: How Canada’s electric vehicle dream became a nightmare

Federal and provincial taxpayers are stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to the future of electric vehicle production in Canada. At stake is the future of up to $52.5 billion the federal, Ontario and Quebec governments have earmarked since 2020 to create an EV vehicle and battery supply chain in […]

Transport

2 w. ago CRA says it’s hiring more call centre staff, using AI to improve services

OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency says it’s hiring more staff at its call centres and expanding its use of artificial intelligence as part of a 100-day plan to improve its services. Earlier this month, Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne set a 100-day timeline for the CRA to fix call centre delays. The CRA says it’s […]

Other

2 w. ago Federal union expands campaign against Canada Revenue Agency cuts

The "Canada on Hold" campaign was launched last month with a focus on CRA call centres but has now been expanded to draw attention to staffing cuts across the agency.

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2 w. ago Federal union expands campaign denouncing cuts at Canada Revenue Agency

OTTAWA — The federal union representing workers at the Canada Revenue Agency has started the second phase of its online campaign denouncing staffing cuts. The “Canada on Hold” campaign was launched last month with a focus on CRA call centres but has now been expanded to draw attention to staffing cuts across the agency. Marc […]

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2 w. ago Spain sweltered under hottest summer on record in 2025, weather agency says

MADRID (AP) — Spain said Tuesday that summer 2025 was the hottest on record for the southern European nation, which like the entire Mediterranean region is being hard hit by climate change. Its national weather service said that the country had an average temperature of 24.2 C (75.5 F) between June 1 and Aug. 31. […]

Sport

3 w. ago CRA call centre service has hit ‘rock bottom’, according to federal minister

'It can’t get much worse than it is now,' says Wayne Long, secretary of state responsible for the CRA

Politics

4 w. ago CRA ending contracts of 250 employees at tax centres three days into 100

The term employees will be cut despite issues at tax centres that may lead to more calls from taxpayers.

Economics