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Candidate nominations open for 2026 Ontario municipal elections
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (166+ words) Voters line up outside a voting station to cast their ballot in the Toronto's municipal election in Toronto on Monday, October 22, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young The nomination period for mayoral, council and school trustee candidates for this fall's Ontario…...
Newfoundland and Labrador's new Tory government expected to table budget today
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (186+ words) Newfoundland and Labrador Finance Minister Craig Pardy addresses reporters after providing an update on the province's finances, in St. John's, N. L. , on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie ST. JOHN'S - The Progressive Conservative government in Newfoundland and Labrador is set…...
Liberals table first fiscal document in seven years that won't need opposition votes
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (1000+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks to members of the media about the spring economic update during a news…...
Canada called on to fill 'vacuum' in LGBTQ+ advocacy worldwide in face of Trump cuts
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (864+ words) SELKIRK - Manitoba's planned tax cut on prepared meals and s" OTTAWA - The former U. S. diplomat for LGBTQ+ rights urged Canada to boost its support for gender and sexual minorities abroad, as American cuts to foreign aid loomed large at a development…...
Premier Scott Moe receives nomination, to lead Saskatchewan Party in 2028 election
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (143+ words) Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks during a press conference before the release of provincial Saskatchewan budget in Regina, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu SHELLBROOK - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has been officially nominated by his party to run…...
Mac Kinnon rejects Conservative's call to leave some committee control to opposition
1+ week, 2+ day ago (822+ words) Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Steven Mac Kinnon holds a press conference in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Steven Mac Kinnon,…...
Ontario Liberals have first official leadership contender
1+ week, 3+ day ago (182+ words) TORONTO - The race to become the Ontario Liberals' next leader has its first official entrant. Dylan Marando, a former political staffer, says on a website launching his bid that he wants to build an Ontario of inclusion, optimism and opportunity....
S&P/TSX composite up more than 100 points, U. S. stock markets also surge higher
1+ week, 2+ day ago (135+ words) TORONTO - Canada's main stock index was up more than 100 points in late-morning trading, helped by strength in the base metals and telecom sectors, while U. S. stock markets also surged higher." The S&P/TSX composite index was up 121. 56 points at 33, 929. 86. In…...
Mac Kinnon: No time for 'silly partisan games', as Liberals grab committee control
1+ week, 2+ day ago (579+ words) Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Steven Mac Kinnon holds a press conference in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Steven Mac Kinnon,…...
S&P/TSX composite falls more than 300 points, U. S. stock markets also move lower
1+ week, 3+ day ago (153+ words) The Toronto Stock Exchange Broadcast Centre is shown in Toronto on Friday, June 28, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim TORONTO - Canada's main stock index was down more than 300 points in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the base metals…...