Category Archives: Canada

Advocates urge Ottawa to extend 'no-brainer' tax incentive for employee ownership
OTTAWA - It took Peter Deitz eight years to figure out the best way to sell his business. But it wasn't until the federal government opened up a new option for succession planning that he found the ri...
Feb 10, 2026

Trump threatens to block opening of Windsor-Detroit bridge
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening not to allow a new bridge linking Windsor, Ont., and Detroit to open, arguing that the United States should first be compensated. Trump said in a so...
Feb 09, 2026

Babies given peanuts, fish, eggs early less likely to become allergic, study affirms
TORONTO - A new Canadian study says giving babies peanuts, eggs, fish and other common food allergens early and consistently decreases the risk they'll be allergic to them. Senior author Dr. Derek Chu...
Feb 09, 2026

'Strategic choice': B.C. backs bid to host new defence bank in Vancouver
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government is supporting a private bid to host a new international bank to finance military projects by democratic nations, with Premier David Eby calling Vancouver the "...
Feb 09, 2026

Liberal MP asks government to reconsider return-to-office policy for public servants
OTTAWA - The Liberal who unseated Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre from his Ottawa-area riding in the last election is criticizing his government's new return-to-office policy for federal workers....
Feb 09, 2026

Canadian Schellenberg 'definitely' won't face death again at China retrial: lawyer
The head of the law firm representing Canadian Robert Schellenberg says their client "definitely" won't face the death penalty again after China's top court overturned the sentence and announced his r...
Feb 09, 2026

Prime Minister's Office should be covered by access law, info commissioner tells MPs
OTTAWA - Information commissioner Caroline Maynard says Canadians should be able to use the Access to Information Act to request documents from the offices of the prime minister and other cabinet memb...
Feb 09, 2026

Health advocates say Liberals need to take a stand on Alberta's health privatization
OTTAWA - A group of health care advocates is on Parliament Hill this week lobbying lawmakers and calling on the federal government to take a stand on Alberta's latest moves to expand private health ca...
Feb 09, 2026

BC Greens won't renew accord with NDP, citing 'undelivered or stalled' commitments
VICTORIA - The BC Green Party announced Monday that it will not renew an accord with the Premier David Eby's NDP when the deal expires next month, potentially undermining the stability of the provinci...
Feb 09, 2026

Union warns of public safety risks as Transport Canada cuts jobs
OTTAWA - A federal union is warning of threats to public safety as employees at Transport Canada face job cuts. The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees said in a news release the cuts are being...
Feb 09, 2026