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Housing proposals during federal campaign hearken back to a different kind of war
A housing crisis mixed with a need to house the people working in wartime industries in the early 1940s prompted the creation of Wartime Housing Limited, essentially a federal developer. Some policy proposals during this campaign are taking cues from that wartime effort.
Carney disrupts his campaign for 2nd time to return to Ottawa ahead of Trump's tariffs
Liberal Leader Mark Carney is once again pausing his campaign in the federal election to head back to Ottawa ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's expected Wednesday announcement of widespread tariffs.
Investments, blind trusts, TFSAs: what do they mean for this election?
While federal leaders go after each other about grill each other about tax havens, investments and conflicts of interest, it can be hard to keep up with the different kinds of money being argued over.
Carney apologizes to Montreal massacre survivor running for Liberals after getting name and school wrong
Liberal Leader Mark Carney named the wrong university as the site of the 1989 Montreal massacre on Tuesday — and flubbed the last name of the survivor who is running with his party.
Ottawa launches anti-tariff ad campaign across red states, plus a patriotic TV spot at home
The federal government launched ad campaigns at home and in the U.S. to boost Canadian patriotism and convince Americans that tariffs will hurt their wallets. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly appeared on CNN Friday to send that message.
Astronauts splashdown on Earth after spending an unexpected 9 months in space
After a week-long trip to the International Space Station ballooned into a nine-month stay, NASA astronauts Barry (Butch) Wilmore and Suni Williams are finally home.
Montreal transit agency to stop allowing unhoused people to use Metros for shelter
The Montreal agency overseeing the city's public transit network is adopting a policy forcing people within its Metro system to circulate and not linger until the weather gets warmer at the end of April.
Quebec investing up to $50M in loans to companies in counter measures to U.S. tariffs
Quebec will provide local companies up to $50 million in liquidity loans for 12 months to help them survive and reposition themselves to be less dependent on trade with the United States.
Ottawa commits to resettling 4,700 Sudanese refugees, reopens family pathway following outcry
After it was declared the worst humanitarian crisis in the world by the African Union, Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Canada is committing to resettle 4,700 refugees fleeing the ongoing civil war in Sudan.
Sudanese Quebecers were excluded from a program to rescue family members. Then, they were told to wait
Mayada Ageeb is one of a few hundred Sudanese Quebecers who have so far been excluded from a humanitarian pathway program to help direct family members escape to Canada.