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Confusion, lack of rebate details leave businesses on edge about carbon tax

OTTAWA — Canada’s small business operators say they are not ready for the carbon tax to kick in next week …

Liberal premier calls Prince Edward Island election for April 23

CHARLOTTETOWN – P.E.I. Premier Wade MacLauchlan called an early election Tuesday night, announcing an April 23 vote that polls suggest …

MPs denounce leaked reports of Trudeau-JWR clash over Supreme Court pick

OTTAWA – Leaked reports about a dispute between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould over a …

B.C. legislature committee calls for no regulatory roadblocks to ride hailing

VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan says ride-hailing will arrive in British Columbia this year following the release of an all-party …

Quebec premier defends limiting court challenges of upcoming secularism bill

MONTREAL – Premier Francois Legault invoked Quebecers’ values, language and distinctiveness Tuesday to justify shielding from court challenge upcoming legislation …

Canadian farmers face uncertainty after China escalates canola feud

Canadian farmers are facing an uncertain future after China escalated its feud over canola on Tuesday. “There is a lot …

Ottawa ordered to pay $20M for placing mentally ill inmates in solitary

An Ontario judge has ordered the federal government to pay $20 million for placing mentally ill inmates in solitary confinement, …

Liberals deny second committee request to investigate political interference

OTTAWA – Opposition parties have failed to convince the Liberals to let the House of Commons ethics committee probe further …

Manitoba to require mandatory training for truck drivers starting Sept. 1

China blocks canola shipments from Viterra, saying pests found among the grain

China blocked canola shipments from a second Canada-based producer on Tuesday over alleged contamination issues, a move that has prompted …