57 m. ago Economy adds 7,400 jobs in April as unemployment rate rises to 6.9%

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate ticked up to 6.9 per cent in April as the manufacturing sector started to strain under the weight of tariffs from the United States, Statistics Canada said Friday. The Canadian economy added 7,400 jobs last month, the agency said, slightly outpacing economist expectations for a gain of 2,500 positions. […]

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2 h. ago Letters May 9, 2025: ‘Trump is likely to take credit for the new pope, and more.’

Credit where it’s undue Now that we have a new Pope who is American, it’s just a matter of time before Donald Trump takes credit for it. He took credit for Mark Carney’s election win! Trump has such an inflated sense of self-importance he assumes he’s God’s right hand man. Maria Weiss (He likely believes […]

Economics

3 h. ago Jamie Sarkonak: Treaties can’t be relied upon to stop Alberta from leaving

That said, Indigenous sovereigntists and Alberta separatists are both antagonistic to the Canadian project

Events

4 h. ago French and German Finance Chiefs Eye New Phase for EU Policy

Germany and France’s finances chiefs vowed to drive a new phase in European policy making as they met for the first time in Paris after the confirmation of Friedrich Merz as German chancellor this week.

Events

4 h. ago Iran roads director brought before Canada’s refugee board for deportation hearing

Afshin Pirnoon is one of 20 alleged Iranian officials caught living in Canada since Ottawa launched a crackdown against them in 2022.

Transport

4 h. ago Sythe: 'Worse ways to bus' — OC Transpo has now made it harder to get to the airport

Between the Ottawa airport and downtown, it's now a staggering 45-to-60 minute route, even assuming perfect, mistake-free navigation by suitcase-toting travellers.

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5 h. ago Deachman: End youth homelessness? This Ottawa group says it can

A special program run through Operation Come Home links young tenants and landlords, and makes the partnership virtually risk-free.

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6 h. ago ECB’s Rehn Says Disinflation on Track, Growth Outlook Weakening

The European Central Bank’s outlook is unclear because of US tariff policy, according to Governing Council member Olli Rehn.

Economics

12 h. ago Jah’Mila makes hopeful appeal for change after East Coast Music Awards win

ST. JOHN’S — Reggae musician Jah’Mila delivered a powerful speech on the East Coast Music Awards stage in Newfoundland Thursday night, offering a hopeful appeal for collaboration and change after her win for R&B/soul release of the year. The Halifax-based Jamaican Canadian singer noted that her winning song, “Never Fail,” is neither R&B nor soul. […]

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13 h. ago ‘March For Life’ in Ottawa sees advocates take aim at Carney and Poilievre

While this year’s rally theme was 'Protection at Conception,' another theme emerged: the recent federal election

Transport

13 h. ago "I was in a nightmare": What Alain Bellefeuille was thinking when he killed an OPP officer

In emotional testimony, Bellefeuille described waking to strange noises, crouching by his bed with a loaded weapon and realizing too late the people entering his house were police.

Events

14 h. ago Mark Carney se réjouit de l’élection du nouveau pape Léon XIV

Le premier ministre a salué « un moment de renouveau, d’espoir et d’unité pour plus d’un milliard de fidèles ».

Transport

14 h. ago Carney’s promise to revamp Canada’s foreign service brings calls for consultation, more details

The Liberal election platform said a Carney government would send 'more Canadian diplomats and officials abroad' to expand trade and 'restore Canadian leadership'

Society

16 h. ago Carney’s plan to boost Canada’s foreign service needs more details: union

The Liberal election platform said a Carney government would send "more Canadian diplomats and officials abroad" to expand trade and "restore Canadian leadership."

Transport

16 h. ago John Ivison: Conservatives want their leader to change. He might not wish to

A failure to accommodate shifting circumstances is prompting questions inside the party about whether a 45-year-old man can truly change

Politics

16 h. ago City of Ottawa seeking 'creative solutions' to tariff impact on purchases

The chief procurement officer told a council committee staff were "monitoring daily" the impacts that tariffs were having on individual vendors and scrutinizing existing contracts.

Economics

17 h. ago Onboard screen errors leave some Ottawa riders lost on LRT Line 2

Some screens inside the new LRT trains have indicated they're going in the opposite direction of where they're actually headed.

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17 h. ago Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust Releases 2025 First Quarter Financial Results

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS RESTRICTION MAY CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF UNITED STATES SECURITIES LAW. CALGARY, Alberta, May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust (TSX-AD.UN) (together, as applicable, with its subsidiaries, “Alaris” or the “Trust“) is pleased to announce its results for the three […]

Culture

17 h. ago Canadian officer fined $3,000 for derogatory comment about British general

Rob Kearney, a retired colonel, pleaded guilty to making the comment during a NATO command post exercise in 2023.

Economics

17 h. ago BATRA’S BURNING QUESTIONS: Elbows aren’t so sharp after Carney met with Trump

WATCH: Sun Editor-in-Chief Adrienne Batra talks with political columnists Lorrie Goldstein and Brian Lilley on the change in rhetoric from Prime Minister Mark Carney now that the election is in the rearview mirror. What do YOU think? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below or send us a Letter to the Editor for […]

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