Canadians should get used to idea of 3 per cent interest rates: Poloz

OTTAWA — Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz wants Canadians to get used to the idea of three per cent interest rates as the new normal, now that...

Andrew Scheer says he and Doug Ford are working toward same goals

TORONTO — Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer shrugged off suggestions Tuesday that Ontario’s premier was overshadowing him on matters of importance to the national Conservative cause,...

Manitoba Tories show some support for Liberal bill banning weight discrimination

WINNIPEG — A move to ban discrimination based on weight and size under Manitoba’s human rights code has moved a step closer to becoming law, although...

Hundreds gather in Montreal to remember victims of attack on Pittsburgh synagogue

MONTREAL — Surrounded by a heavy presence of police cruisers and security guards, hundreds of members of Montreal’s Jewish community, politicians and other mourners gathered at...

Private operators to pick up many of B.C.’s Greyhound routes, but gaps remain

VICTORIA — A patchwork of transportation service is being stitched together across British Columbia as Greyhound pulls its buses out of Western Canada, but some holes still...

Government ushers in pay equity legislation for federally regulated workers

OTTAWA — The Liberal government introduced long-awaited pay-equity legislation Monday for federally regulated workers. Labour Minister Patty Hajdu said the proposed proactive pay legislation is intended...

Can’t always treat everyone the same, commissioner says of straight pride flag

Toronto Sun newspaper pulls column skeptical of vaccines after backlash

TORONTO — A major newspaper has removed an opinion piece that urged readers to consider “both sides of the vaccine debate” from its website after the...

Pressure mounting on Legault to attend UN conference on climate change

QUEBEC — Pressure is mounting on Quebec’s newly elected premier to attend an upcoming United Nations climate conference to ensure the province stays on the forefront of the...

NDP MP Peter Julian slams Trudeau for not calling byelection in Burnaby South

OTTAWA — New Democrats are blasting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for calling a byelection in an Ontario riding as tensions mount over when a byelection will...