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‘We will not hesitate’: Canada prepares to hit U.S. with billions in tariffs

WASHINGTON — Ottawa is ready to retaliate if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump s...

Government January 17, 2025

Chrystia Freeland will run for the Liberal leadership

OTTAWA — Less than five weeks after she resigned her cabinet seat over a dispute...

Government January 17, 2025

B.C. forests minister says Trump tariffs could be ‘devastating’ to sector

VANCOUVER — U.S. softwood lumber duties and president-elect Donald Trump's threa...

Government January 17, 2025

Trudeau names ex-premiers, business and union reps to Canada-U.S. relations council

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has formed a new Canada-U.S. relations co...

Government January 17, 2025

Mark Carney launching his Liberal leadership bid from Alberta

OTTAWA — Mark Carney is set to unveil his Liberal leadership campaign this after...

Government January 16, 2025

B.C. plans to streamline permitting for major electrical infrastructure

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — The Province of B.C. has announced it is enabling the BC E...

Government January 16, 2025

Premiers urge unity in face of U.S. tariff threats, Alberta demands energy exemption

OTTAWA — The country's premiers emerged from a key meeting about Canada-U.S. rel...

Government January 16, 2025

B.C. construction criminal negligence trial begins Jan. 20

The 13-year-old case involving a trench death of a construction worker will begi...

Government January 15, 2025

Premiers divided on energy exports as they meet with Trudeau to talk Trump tariffs

OTTAWA — Canada should make sure the U.S. is aware of its critical reliance on C...

Government January 15, 2025

Smith opposes blocking energy exports to U.S. but Ford wants to keep option open

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, fresh off a weekend visit with U.S. p...

Government January 14, 2025

Hajdu says failing to pass First Nations water bill would be ‘deep disappointment’

OTTAWA — It would be a "deep disappointment" if a First Nations drinking water b...

Government January 14, 2025

Mélanie Joly will not run for Liberal party leadership, source confirms

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is bowing out of the race to repl...

Government January 10, 2025

Liberals set to announce Trudeau’s successor as party leader on March 9

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals will announce a new leader on March 9, the party a...

Government January 10, 2025

Poilievre says the next Canadian election will be about the carbon price

OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre returned to Ottawa on Thursday after the holidays with...

Government January 10, 2025

Cabinet ministers say they must not overreact to Trump’s threats of annexation

OTTAWA — Several federal cabinet ministers say Canada should not overreact to U....

Government January 10, 2025

Stakeholders concerned over federal leadership ‘vacuum’

National construction stakeholders say they’re concerned about Canada’s new lead...

Government January 10, 2025

CRA to continue with capital tax changes despite prorogation

OTTAWA — The federal government says the Canada Revenue Agency will continue to...

Government January 9, 2025

The seven key pieces of Justin Trudeau’s political legacy

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday he will resign as prime...

Government January 7, 2025

Liberal party begins process to succeed Trudeau as candidates weigh their options

OTTAWA — As Liberal party brass begins to chart course for an expedited race to...

Government January 7, 2025

UPDATE: Trudeau prorogues Parliament, will step down as prime minister after leadership race

OTTAWA — Following more than a year of plummeting poll numbers and surging press...

Government January 6, 2025

All eyes in Ottawa are on Trudeau’s political future

OTTAWA — Monday could mark a historic week in Canadian politics if the growing c...

Government January 6, 2025

Reservists practice building bridges, rafts in Chilliwack for disaster response

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — More than 150 soldiers from every reserve combat engineer reg...

Government January 6, 2025

Possible scenarios that could play out in Ottawa as the Liberal government teeters

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is said to be reflecting on his future ov...

Government January 3, 2025

2025 standing committees announced for Metro Vancouver

METRO VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver’s standing committee and task force structure...

Government January 2, 2025

B.C. implements new measures to tackle affordable housing

VICTORIA — Starting now, the provincial government has announced, the B.C. home-...

Government January 2, 2025

For construction, times gone by are still the times ahead

As we prepare to flip the calendar to 2025 in the construction industry it is cl...

Government December 31, 2024

‘We need new leadership’: Atlantic Liberal caucus calls for Trudeau’s resignation

OTTAWA — The Atlantic Liberal caucus is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...

Government December 30, 2024

LeBlanc, Joly to meet with incoming Trump administration officials in Florida

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie J...

Government December 27, 2024

Top construction law story for 2024 — Walsh vs. TTC

The case of Walsh Construction vs. Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) was long and...

Government December 27, 2024

Trudeau could stay or go. Either way, Canadians should brace for a spring election

OTTAWA - Canada appears to be barrelling toward a spring election now that the N...

Government December 24, 2024

Trudeau to chair Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee amid calls to resign

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will chair a meeting of the cabinet commi...

Government December 23, 2024

Banned contractor case highlights need for review process

A Manitoba King’s Bench court case decision — one for the record books — is bein...

Government December 23, 2024

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