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[ad_1] Against the backdrop of U.S. tariff threats, the Quebec government tabled a budget on Tuesday with a record $13.6-billion deficit and billions of dollars in new infrastructure spending to stimulate the economy. Calling the budget a “complex exercise in uncertain times,” Finance Minister Eric Girard told a news conference in Quebec City that the…

[ad_1] National security leaks are rare in Canada. They’re even more rare during fraught election campaigns. So the allegations, delivered by the Globe and Mail on Tuesday, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) assessed the Indian government meddled in the 2022 Conservative leadership race came as a bit of a shock in the early days…

[ad_1] Former housing minister Sean Fraser confirmed Tuesday that he will be running for re-election in his Nova Scotia riding after all. His decision comes about three months after he told Canadians he wouldn’t be running again to spend more time with his family. “Well folks, it’s elbows up,” he posted on Facebook. Asked about the rumour of…

[ad_1] By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 25, 2025 11:45 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto city councillor Jennifer McKelvie is running as the federal Liberal candidate in Ajax. The two-term city councillor and deputy mayor will face off against Conservative candidate and local talk radio host Greg…

[ad_1] Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre has refuted a media report alleging India organized support for his successful Tory leadership bid in 2022, saying he won the contest “fair and square.” The Globe and Mail reported on Tuesday that Indian agents and their proxies allegedly interfered in Poilievre’s election to become the Conservative Party leader…

[ad_1] By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 25, 2025 12:46 pm Updated March 25, 2025 12:47 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says no Canadian would lose their federal dental care or pharmacare coverage under a government led by him. At a campaign stop…

[ad_1] By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 25, 2025 12:07 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is accusing corporate landlords of bad behaviour. Singh, in Toronto Tuesday for an election campaign event, says corporate landlords are buying up buildings, hiking rents and evicting…

[ad_1] Canada has been working to “prepare for the worst” as the country braces for a new set of tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump that could hit as early as next week, Prime Minister Mark Carney says. Carney spoke Tuesday while at an event in Nova Scotia, where he was campaigning as Liberal leader…

[ad_1] Canadians are set to vote in a spring federal election on April 28 and, in addition to the threat of U.S. tariffs, taxes are top of mind for many voters amid a bigger cost of living strain. According to a recent Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News, nine per cent of respondents said…

[ad_1] Canada’s federal election campaign is underway and U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats that he intends to use “economic force” to annex Canada are already emerging as a hot topic. Leaders of all the main federal parties hit the ground running Monday on the first full day of campaigning, pushing back on Trump’s trade war…