28 m. ago United Steelworkers union congratulates Canada’s new Prime Minister, reaffirms urgent priorities for workers

TORONTO, April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Marty Warren, Canadian National Director of the United Steelworkers union (USW), today issued the following statement: “On behalf of the 225,000 members of the United Steelworkers union across Canada, we extend our congratulations to Mark Carney on being elected as the next Prime Minister of Canada. Workers across […]

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2 h. ago Elections Canada pauses vote counting with majority still in question

OTTAWA — Canadians won’t know until later Tuesday whether Mark Carney’s Liberals have won a majority or minority mandate from voters. Elections Canada decided early Tuesday morning to pause the marathon counting of special ballots with a handful of ridings still too close to call. The Liberals were leading or elected in 168 seats when […]

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3 h. ago AI Adoption Surges, but Planning Gaps Persist: Vena’s 2025 Industry Report Reveals What’s Next for FP&A Teams

57% of finance teams are using AI, but most still face major challenges with data silos, manual workflows and operational maturity Vena, the only agentic AI-powered FP&A platform purpose-built to fully amplify the Microsoft technology ecosystem, today released its 2025 State of Strategic Finance industry report, revealing that while finance teams are embracing AI and […]

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3 h. ago William Watson: Lessons from the election campaign, whoever won

The voters are always right, not because they never make the wrong choice, but because we agree to live by their choice, whatever it is

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3 h. ago Canada’s Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre Loses His Own Seat in Election, CBC Projects

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is projected to lose his own seat in the Canadian election, despite delivering the best result for his party since 2011.

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3 h. ago Trump Is Finally Coming Face to Face With Voters After Approval Rating Falls

President Donald Trump is finally getting on the road to promote his agenda, after spending much of his first 100 days in office ensconced in the White House or his private clubs.

Sport

4 h. ago How Bruce Fanjoy (somehow) beat Pierre Poilievre in Carleton

Hours after most Canadians went to bed, the long-shot, first-time Liberal candidate defeated the leader of the Conservatives

Sport

7 h. ago Full text: Read the full speech of Jagmeet Singh resigning as Party leader

'We make room for everyone, because we believe that there is enough wealth in Canada for all of us to live the life that we deserve'

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7 h. ago Full text: Read the full speech of Jagmeet Singh resigning as NDP leader

'We make room for everyone, because we believe that there is enough wealth in Canada for all of us to live the life that we deserve'

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7 h. ago Election 2025: Edmonton Griesbach returns to Conservative fold as Kerry Diotte beats Blake Desjarlais

Edmonton Griesbach is blue once more as former MP Kerry Diotte defeated the NDP candidate who unseated him four years ago — a body blow in a night of bad news for New Democrats. Diotte, the former news reporter, city councillor and mayoral candidate, claimed victory at a gathering at the 97 Street Canadian Brewhouse […]

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10 h. ago Canadian Dollar Edges Higher as Carney’s Liberals Win Election

Canada’s dollar rose against the greenback as Mark Carney was projected to win in the election, keeping the former central banker in the Prime Minister role and his Liberal Party in power.

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10 h. ago Canadian Dollar Slips as Liberals Head for Only Narrow Victory

Canada’s dollar weakened against the greenback on speculation Mark Carney’s Liberal Party would achieve only a narrow election victory.

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10 h. ago 'It’s frustrating': Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant rocked by Italy for first loss of 2025 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

A team that has played together as long as Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant has enough experience with the highs and lows of mixed doubles curling to deal with the occasional disappointing loss. That will be the overnight task for the Chestermere, Alta.-based Canadian team, along with team coach Laine Peters and national coach Scott […]

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10 h. ago LILLEY: Carney Liberals aided by NDP collapse, Trump’s 51st state comments

Canadians have changed lead singer of the band; we haven't changed the band or songs they play in Parliament

Transport

10 h. ago Mark Carney projected as winner of Canadian federal election

The 45th Canadian federal election results are in, and the Liberal Party of Canada, led by Mark Carney, is projected to form government.Either party needed 172 seats out of a possible 343 to form a majority.As of this article's publication, the count shows the Liberal Party of Canada winning 130 seats and the Conservative Party of Canada winning 89 seats. Many seats are left to be decided but several publications have now called a majority for Carney.Carney and Conservative leader Poilievre ran two very different campaigns, and U.S. President Donald Trump was a significant factor in political conversations leading to the election. Tariffs and the trade war took up considerable time on the campaign trail for both leaders.Trump even got involved on the morning of election day.As of the time of writing, the Liberal Party jumped to an early lead as results started to roll in, leading by 132 seats to 88 seats for Conservatives at one point. That ballooned as the day progressed.Lookin...

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11 h. ago Elections Canada website suffers technical issues at worst possible time

It appears Elections Canada's website is experiencing some technical issues this evening, just as polls in the 45th Canadian federal general election are beginning to come to a full close across the country.As of the time of writing, voting stations are still open in British Columbia, Alberta, parts of Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon. Polling stations in B.C. will be the last to close at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PDT.The issues with the website first began at approximately 7 p.m. ET.In a series of posts on X in response to a growing number of social media reports raising issues of the website outage, Elections Canada recommended last minute voters to check the voting location details on the voting card mailed to their home or call the local elections office.In a bulletin, Elections Canada has noted that they are "working hard to fix it.""Our website is having technical difficulties. As a result, some of our online services and tools are currently unava...

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12 h. ago Four children killed when vehicle smashes through Illinois building during after

Those killed were between the ages of 4 and 18

Events

12 h. ago A Mystery Blackout Forces Madrid to Cope With Life Off the Grid

At 12:33 p.m., in the span of five seconds almost two-thirds of Spain disappeared off the grid. It wasn’t just that the lights suddenly went out. In the age of cashless payments and with virtually everything on your smartphone, millions rediscovered the joys of analog technology.

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14 h. ago Suspect in Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse theft charged in federal court

WASHINGTON — A man accused of stealing a purse from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was charged Monday in federal court with aggravated identity theft, robbery and fraud. Video captured Mario Bustamante Leiva taking Noem’s purse while she dined at a restaurant in Washington, D.C., on April 20 under the protection of Secret Service agents, […]

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15 h. ago LIVE: Federal election polls close, London region's 10 ridings await results

LFP journalists and our Postmedia colleagues across Southwestern Ontario are fanning out to cover the 10-riding London region's results in Monday night's federal election.

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