1 hour ago Premiers hint at ‘significant’ tariff relief to come after Carney meeting

New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt said premiers had a "productive" meeting with Carney that focused on the federal budget and progress on tariff talks with the United States.

Economics

2 h. ago Federal budget lacks ‘direct support’ for auto workers: Unifor local president

Officials and workers in the automotive sector say they're concerned targeted support wasn't made available in the federal budget.

Society

3 h. ago Opinion: Federal funding cut derails hopes for better public transit

The Government of Canada has cut funding for transit agencies across the country. For all the talk of investment in the federal budget, the $3-billion annual Canada Public Transit Fund has been subsumed into the new Build Communities Strong Fund and weakened the federal government’s support for public transit. Transit agencies know they cannot fund […]

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15 h. ago Carney’s federal budget faces critical confidence vote in House of Commons

The Liberal government’s federal budget will be put to a vote in the House of Commons Monday, setting up a critical test for Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Events

59 h. ago Canada’s 2025 budget lays the track for Calgary–Banff Rail and downtown renewal

The 2025 federal budget, branded as the Canada Strong Budget, renews Canada’s commitment to infrastructure that boosts productivity, strengthens regional economies and reduces emissions. Few projects align more closely with these priorities than the proposed Calgary Airport–Banff Rail, a transformative public-private partnership linking Calgary International Airport, downtown and Banff National Park through low-emission passenger rail. […]

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3 d. ago Les dépenses de fonctionnement d’Ottawa creusent les déficits, selon le DPB

Le budget fédéral comprend des nouvelles dépenses quotidiennes qui atteignent 87 milliards sur cinq ans.

Economics

4 d. ago Les Canadiens appuient plusieurs mesures du budget fédéral, selon un sondage Léger

Le fonds d’infrastructures, la réduction des objectifs d’immigration et la modernisation de l’armée sont populaires.

Politics

4 d. ago Here’s what the only credit rating agency to downgrade Canada’s debt during the pandemic had to say about the federal budget

Fitch maintained its rating for Canada of AA+/stable following the budget's release on Nov. 4

Economics

4 d. ago Budget’s housing promises not enough to solve affordability, supply issues: advocates

Housing advocates are lamenting “missed opportunities” in last week’s federal budget, saying more effort will be needed to accelerate home construction and bring prices down. The Liberal government’s 2025 budget tabled Nov. 4 — its first under Prime Minister Mark Carney — pledged to spend $25 billion on housing over the next five years. The […]

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4 d. ago Budget signals lower increases to health transfers, end of funding deals

OTTAWA — The federal budget signals there is no room for the premiers to negotiate for more health-care funding in the coming years, one economist says – and the Ontario government is calling for that to change. The Canada Health Transfer is projected to be $54.7 billion in 2025-26 and is set to grow by […]

Science

5 d. ago Poilievre bashes federal budget, addresses conservative unity during Calgary stop

"He's broken every single promise he made," Poilievre argued

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5 d. ago uOttawa, Carleton student unions criticize federal study permit cuts

Budget documents indicate the federal government plans to slash new study permits by 65 per cent in 2026.

Transport

5 d. ago Keith Gerein: As Canada gets set for major investments, it's time for Edmonton to get greedy

To get the obvious out of the way, the deficit-heavy federal budget unveiled last week — despite some potentially good news for investments in Edmonton — was not the funding game-changer that Canadian cities have been demanding since, well, forever. Mayor Andrew Knack acknowledged as much in his lukewarm reaction to the budget, though it’s hard to imagine he […]

Politics

5 d. ago Le budget fédéral récolte des avis mitigés, selon un sondage Léger

37% des Canadiens ont une opinion négative du budget Champagne, contre 30% qui l’accueillent positivement,

Politics

5 d. ago Greenwashing rules to be scaled back, but scope of change remains unclear

Canada’s greenwashing rules are being scaled back, but it remains to be seen what the changes mean for businesses wanting to talk about their environmental record. In the federal budget released last week, the government said it plans to remove parts of the greenwashing laws, passed in June last year, that are part of the […]

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5 d. ago Le budget fédéral vient assouplir les règles en matière d’écoblanchiment

Les conséquences pour les entreprises souhaitant communiquer leur bilan environnemental restent à déterminer.

Politics

6 d. ago Le budget fédéral pourrait faire ralentir les hausses des transferts en santé

«Il n’y a pas de place pour la négociation», estime un économiste de l’Université d’Ottawa.

Politics

6 d. ago Finance minister says critical minerals refining is the ‘name of the game’

Refining is the name of the game, and Canada can do better than just shipping raw materials south,” Champagne told a Calgary business audience after unveiling the federal budget.

Politics

6 d. ago Federal finance chief pitches Calgary on budget, says Ottawa should do better on regulations

'It's about time we start bragging about Canada,' François-Philippe Champagne said, noting earlier the strength of the country’s many industries

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8 d. ago MALAKOV: Ottawa chooses ‘Eurovision’ over fighting disinformation

This year’s federal budget makes one thing painfully clear: Ottawa would rather fund a contestant for the Eurovision Song Contest than address the growing crisis in Canadian local and multicultural media. For two years, there were talks with the Department of Canadian Heritage about the collapse of independent third-language community television — programs that serve […]

Economics