2 h. ago Advance polls open for last day as election campaign heads into final week

OTTAWA — Canadians hoping to vote early in the upcoming federal election have until the end of the day to visit an advance polling station as the campaign enters its final week. Today is the fourth and final day that advance polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. before the general election […]

Politics

2 h. ago Canadians remember Pope Francis for historic apology for residential schools

Pope Francis will be remembered by Canadian Catholics as a progressive leader whose approach to the papacy helped usher in a new era of Indigenous relations and make the church more responsive to its rank and file. The Vatican says the pontiff died Monday at age 88. Francis was the global leader of Canada’s most […]

Society

2 h. ago CI Global Asset Management Announces Risk Rating Change for CI U.S. Minimum Downside Volatility Index ETF (CUDV.B)

TORONTO — CI Global Asset Management (“CI GAM”) announces that the risk rating of the Unhedged Common Units of CI U.S. Minimum Downside Volatility Index ETF (TSX: CUDV.B) is changing to “Medium” from “Low-to-Medium,” effective immediately. The risk rating change is based on the risk classification methodology mandated by the Canadian Securities Administrators to determine […]

Other

3 h. ago Border fears lead Canadian firms to advise burner phones, clean computers, travel bans

Concerns about electronic privacy and client information amid device checks at the border are rising

Economics

5 h. ago Costs, chaos rising as metal tariffs pile up with no end in sight

TORONTO — The costs and chaos being caused by metal tariffs are starting to build up after a month in effect, and there’s little hope they’ll be removed in the foreseeable future. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum on March 12, while also raising metal tariffs for […]

Economics

5 h. ago Canadian submarine sidelined for at least a decade will be operational this summer, DND says

The HMCS Corner Brook was sidelined in 2014 for maintenance and upgrades after it hit the ocean floor in 2011.

Other

10 h. ago U.S. airstrikes kill 12 people in Yemen’s capital, Houthi rebels say

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s capital killed 12 people and wounded 30 others, the Houthi rebels said early Monday. The deaths mark the latest in America’s intensified campaign of strikes targeting the rebels. The U.S. military’s Central Command declined to answer questions about the strike or discuss civilian casualties from its […]

Economics

15 h. ago Calgary Wranglers draw Coachella Valley Firebirds in first round of AHL playoffs

While the Wranglers will be in tough against the Firebirds, it’s a major positive for the Flames that their up-and-comers will be playing high-pressure games this spring in the minors

Events

16 h. ago Federal Election: Pierre Poilievre and Jagmeet Singh talk inflation and cost of living in battleground B.C.

Conservative leader vows to cut Ottawa's annual budget for consultants by $10 billion to help bring down inflation, while NDP leader pledges to stop price gouging at the grocery store

Economics

18 h. ago Will Pierre Poilievre or Jagmeet Singh skip Calgary this election campaign?

'You can get a fairly good idea of where a party's strengths and weaknesses are by where their leader is going,' said one political scientist

Politics

20 h. ago Easter Sunday finds Liberals in Ottawa, NDP and Conservatives in B.C.

Sunday was the second to last day of advance polls, which got off to a record-setting start on Friday.

Other

20 h. ago Easter Sunday finds Liberals in Ontario, NDP and Conservatives in B.C.

Sunday was the second to last day of advance polls, which got off to a record-setting start on Friday.

Other

21 h. ago Elections Canada says it doesn’t matter if Canadians use pens or pencils when casting ballots

Elections Canada says it uses pencils because pens can dry up or leak, which could spoil a ballot.

Politics

22 h. ago New Brunswick group hopes to foster pride in basketball’s Canadian roots

A small town in New Brunswick is rallying to turn the world’s oldest basketball court into a museum and a proud symbol of Canada’s legacy in the sport.

Sport

22 h. ago Snowbird crisis: Some Canadians vote with their wheels to leave sunny south, Trump behind

“I find it deplorable, insulting and irresponsible to treat an ally in such a manner, and will remain a proud Canadian who chooses to spend our dollars anywhere but the U.S. in response to that."

Other

23 h. ago Day 3 of advance polls finds Liberals in Ottawa, NDP, Conservatives in BC

OTTAWA — Canadians continue to head to the polls in advance voting today as federal leaders find themselves out West and in the capital. Both NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre remain in British Columbia on Sunday, where they will both make announcements. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is scheduled for an afternoon […]

Other

24 h. ago Between Trump’s trade war and an election, Carney undergoes baptism by fire

Mark Carney has decades of experience reading market tea leaves in buttoned-up office environments full of worsted suits and wealthy wonks.

Events

25 h. ago Letters, April 20: Carney offers nothing new from Liberals of last 10 years

Are you concerned about wildfires this year? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! SCARED CANADIANS That’s the only explanation why anyone would vote for Mr. Carney as Canada’s next prime minister. There’s only one question you Carney supporters have to ask yourselves. Has your standard of living increased in the last 10 years with the […]

Transport

26 h. ago Most Canadians unaware that unused tax credits from prior years are still available: poll

38% of Canadians believe they may have some unused credits

Economics

27 h. ago J.D. Tuccille: Canada, a shining example to the world of how to kill prosperity

The only U.S. state to grow less economically free over 40 years is still freer than all Canadian provinces

Events