Canada

Here's what people are saying about B.C.'s 2026 budget

VICTORIA — Here's what people are saying about the 2026 British Columbia budget, which delivers a tax-rate increase, a record deficit and public sector cuts. "It’s our time to take a pause on some...

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Poilievre says Conservatives want national unity in face of separation threats

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his party will fight for a united Canada as a movement in Alberta pushes for that province to separate. Answering a question from a reporter today,...

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By the numbers as British Columbia releases its 2026 budget

VICTORIA — Here are some of the key figures in British Columbia's 2026 budget, delivered by Finance Minister Brenda Bailey on Tuesday. 5.6 per cent: The new income tax rate for the lowest tax bracket,...

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Tax hike, record deficit and public sector cuts among B.C. budget highlights

VICTORIA — Here are some highlights from British Columbia’s 2026 budget, which Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says involves “serious work for serious times.” It includes a tax increase on the lowest...

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B.C. budget delays care homes, hospital and cancer facility, student housing

VICTORIA — British Columbia’s budget is hurting the young, the old and cancer patients alike as government construction undergoes what the government says is a “re-pacing” to address fiscal pressures. There...

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Canada's new top envoy to Washington takes up his post

WASHINGTON — Canada's new top diplomat in Washington presented his credentials to U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday, officially taking on the role of ambassador to the United States at a turbulent...

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Poilievre says he's spoken with Jivani about U.S. trip and MP 'speaks for himself'

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Tuesday Ontario MP Jamil Jivani does not speak for the party after Jivani told a right-wing U.S. news site that Canada is harming itself with an "anti-America...

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Former CBC bureau chief Elly Alboim, 78, remembered for his lasting mark on politics

OTTAWA — Longtime CBC News parliamentary bureau chief and Carleton University journalism professor Elly Alboim, who died last week at age 78, is being remembered for his lasting mark on politics and...

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Fact File: Video from Ontario festival misrepresented as anti-immigration march

A video posted to social media this week claimed to show people at an Ontario winter festival calling for "deportations." The video of torchbearers marching during the festival is real, but the chanting...

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PM Carney meets ex-Liberal MP in Terrebonne after Supreme Court overturns election

TERREBONNE — Residents of the Montreal-area federal riding of Terrebonne said Tuesday that every vote in an election should count, following a recent Supreme Court decision that forced their MP to vacate...

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