1 week ago Workers at Crown Royal bottling plant in southwestern Ontario ratify closure deal

Union members at a southwestern Ontario plant that bottles Crown Royal whisky have voted to ratify a deal that gives them an increase in severance pay and other benefits. Unifor Local 200 president John D’Agnolo said 89 per cent of workers at the Diageo plant in Amherstburg, Ont., voted in favour of a closure agreement […]

Society

1 week ago Algoma Steel to lay off 1,000 workers in coming months, union says

SAULT STE. MARIE — Algoma Steel is laying off more than a third of its workforce as it accelerates a transition to new equipment in response to U.S. tariffs. The company started issuing some 1,050 layoff notices Monday morning, said Bill Slater, president of United Steelworkers Local 2724, including about 150 to his members. “There’s […]

Society

2 w. ago Consular services won’t be affected by Global Affairs Canada cuts: minister

The recent federal budget includes a $561 million cut to the department's budget next year, which increases to a $1.1 billion cut two years later.

Politics

2 w. ago OPINION: Mark Carney must reveal cost of his industrial carbon tax

Federal budget's approximately 500 pages long, but doesn’t specify cost of prime minister's new pet project

Economics

2 w. ago La loi du budget fédéral donne la frousse au gardien québécois du droit de l’environnement

Une disposition cachée dans le projet de loi omnibus éloigne le Canada de l’État de droit, dit le CQDE.

Politics

2 w. ago Here’s how Canada can go ‘elbows up’ and start winning the intellectual property war

Louis Carbonneau: Measures in this month's federal budget not nearly strong enough to protect Canadian IP for long run economic growth

Culture

2 w. ago The Royal Canadian Legion on Federal Budget 2025: Big investments, Big cuts – Veterans want immediate clarity

Veterans unclear and anxious over details timelines uncertain OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With the release of Canada’s 2025 budget, The Royal Canadian Legion is calling for immediate clarity and transparency over details and timelines related to key concerns that are now being repeatedly questioned by the Veterans we serve. “We are hearing […]

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3 w. ago 300km/h train through Ontario will happen years earlier than expected

Construction on one of the most ambitious and expensive transportation infrastructure projects to ever be undertaken in Canadian history is now targeted to begin before the end of this decade.Embedded within Prime Minister Mark Carney's 2025 budget for the Government of Canada earlier this month, the federal government highlighted that Alto — the country's first high-speed rail line project — will see its engineering, regulatory, and permitting work accelerated.This will enable construction on Alto to begin in four years — as early as 2029 — instead of the original timeline of in eight years, towards the middle of the 2030s, as previously stated in early 2025, when the federal government announced the selection of a private consortium to lead the project and its decision to evolve the project from a high-frequency rail (HFR) standard to a far more superior high-speed rail (HSR) mode.Alto will operate over a distance of roughly 1,000 km between Toronto...

Transport

3 w. ago Le budget fédéral ravive l’espoir pour l’Anneau olympique de Calgary

Héritage des Jeux de 88, la patinoire perdra bientôt sa capacité à produire de la glace en raison de fuites de liquide.

Politics

3 w. ago Federal finance minister visits Regina, talks budget impacts

Federal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne joins SUMA President Randy Gouldin in an armchair discussion focused on the federal budget.

Politics

3 w. ago Major surgery kept Conservative MP Shannon Stubbs from budget vote

Monday's federal budget narrowly passed 170 to 168, with two NDP and two Tory MPs abstaining

Politics

3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Interim PBO's refreshing frankness unlikely to win him full

If you want to know whether the Carney government is serious about trimming the federal budget and being transparent, keep an eye on what happens to Jason Jacques. Who is Jacques? Is he a senior economist whose advice everyone respects? A cunning investor whose every market move is mimicked by lesser investors? An opposition MP […]

Events

3 w. ago Ottawa’s budget legislation puts final nail in coffin of digital services tax

OTTAWA — Legislation to implement the Liberals’ new federal budget will also spell the end of Canada’s ill-fated digital services tax. Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne introduced legislation in the House of Commons today to implement measures included in the federal budget, which narrowly passed a vote in the chamber on Monday. The formal repeal of […]

Economics

3 w. ago Federal budget introduces measures affecting training, investment and farm programs relevant to landscape horticulture

Landscape horticulture leaders assess how new federal investments and program adjustments will impact the sector in the years ahead. Milton, Ontario, Nov. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) and some of its member associations are highlighting measures announced in the federal government’s Budget 2025, which introduce a combination of new […]

Transport

3 w. 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

3 w. 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 w. ago Liberals narrowly avoid snap federal election on budget vote

The crucial confidence vote on Monday was just barely adopted by 170-168

Politics

3 w. 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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4 w. 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

last month 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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