Taxes, parental leave and the U.S. trade war are taking centre stage during the first full day of campaigning on the Quebec election trail. Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is promising to reduce taxes for Quebec businesses by 20 percent in his first term as premier if his party wins the Oct. 5 election. […]
People from Ebola-affected countries will continue to be banned from entering Canada for an additional 30 days, extending the existing ban for a fourth consecutive month. The extension means that decisions concerning immigration and visa applications for residents of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan will be paused until Sept. 28, the [...]
Treasury says Kameng Trading helped an Iranian exchange house launder money, days after a broader U.S. action targeted other Hong Kong entities.
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen has become the first non-NASA astronaut to receive the American Congressional Space Medal of Honor in a ceremony alongside his crewmates on Friday. U.S. President Donald Trump awarded the four Artemis II astronauts—NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and the Canadian Space Agency’s Hansen—the medal in a ceremony at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) released its decision Aug. 26 on the 2018 incident.
Commentary Once again, dried out forests, brush, and timber are bursting into flames in regions across Canada, devastating areas including in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, and causing a distressing amount of harm to people, property, livelihoods, and cherished environments, both natural and man-made. Unfortunately, Canada is also enmeshed in another destructive cycle of policy argumentation [...]
Alberta will record a surplus of $2 billion for fiscal year 2026–27 driven by increased global oil prices, reversing earlier predictions of a $9.4 billion deficit, according to the province’s 2026 first quarter fiscal update. Alberta Finance Minister Jason Nixon announced on Aug. 27 that the province’s budget would be balanced for the sixth year […]
The new sanctions were announced just days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States was launching a campaign to isolate Iran’s economy.
Congo’s public health body said in an Aug. 27 statement that to date, there are 5,794 confirmed cases and 2,786 deaths as a result of Ebola.
The Canadian economy saw high growth in the second quarter of 2026, increasing by 3.3 percent on an annualized rate and 0.8 percent compared to the first quarter. The GDP growth in the April-to-June period was helped by a 3.6 percent rise in exports, mostly due to higher exports of passenger cars and light trucks [...]
Japan, Australia, and Indonesia committed to deepening security cooperation just days after Beijing’s series of meetings with Jakarta.
Ottawa is substituting its counter-tariffs on seafood with 50 percent duties on a range of other American products, the Finance Department says. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s office has added five new items to its list of dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs targeting hundreds of different U.S. products beginning on Sept. 8. Copper wire and wood charcoal have also been added to the list along with printed matter, including printed pictures or photographs; articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster, including boards, sheets and tiles; and materials used in the conveyance or packing of goods, including bottles, flasks, jars, and pots, the finance ministry said in a statement to the media.
Seoul's announcement comes after Washington scaled back joint military drills over the country's reluctance to involve itself in the Iran war.
The wildfire that forced thousands to flee their homes in British Columbia’s South Okanagan region earlier this month is now classified as being held. The BC Wildfire Service says the blaze is expected to remain within its current perimeter of about 252 square kilometres west of Summerland. It’s also no longer classified as a wildfire-of-note, [...]
Disrupting southbound oil exports in retaliation for U.S. tariffs is not viable and would have serious consequences for Canada, said the chief executive of Trans Mountain Corp. “Interdependencies between both countries are high,” Mark Maki said in an interview Friday following the release of the Crown corporation’s second-quarter results, which saw its pipeline to the […]
Earlier this week, the Trump administration launched 'Operation Economy Outcast' against Iran.
The director of the FBI and Conservatives had criticized the public broadcaster for its editorial policy
A view of the partial lunar eclipse viewed from Madrid, Spain, on Aug. 27.
The collapse of talks with the United States has added urgency to reducing trade barriers within Canada, but experts say it’s not a simple fix. Efforts to boost interprovincial trade have ramped up recently. Nine provinces agreed last month to allow direct-to-consumer alcohol sales across provincial lines. But even this kind of progress, dealing with a niche side of the booze industry, shows the challenges of opening up sales. Some provinces have added on extra charges and rules, on top of what producers face in their home province. “Having to pay two wholesale markups—that’s just lunacy,” said Jeff Guignard, chief executive officer of Wine Growers British Columbia....
Freedom Edge is one of a number of exercises that the United States military conducts in the region, including the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield drills.
