Canada

NDP leader says Ottawa breaking labour law as Bank of Canada strike nears 100 days

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Avi Lewis says the federal government is defying its own labour laws after the head of the Bank of Canada admitted to using replacement workers during a strike involving security officers.

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David Suzuki says Mark Carney is driving Canada 'into a ditch' with shift on climate

David Suzuki said that when Prime Minister Mark Carney was first elected last year, he celebrated. Having met and interviewed the prime minister before, the national environmentalist icon said he knew...

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Ottawa votes to rename 'Trump Avenue' as city distances itself from U.S. president

Ottawa city council has voted to rename Trump Avenue, ending ongoing debate over the street's politically charged name and formally severing its symbolic link to U.S. President Donald Trump. The decision...

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StatCan says fertility rate remains at the all-time low seen the previous year

TORONTO — Statistics Canada says the country’s fertility rate in 2025 remained at an all-time low recorded the previous year.

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Canada joins calls for stronger oversight of AI as Yoshua Bengio addresses UN council

OTTAWA — Canada was among 20 countries who issued a joint statement during the UN General Assembly on Tuesday calling for stronger oversight of AI, even as the United States was rejecting any push to regulate the technology.

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This year, with shifting political winds, Canada gets more of the spotlight on UN's stage

For years, Canada was a trouper in the drama of international affairs. An adept and experienced contributor, it didn’t often draw the spotlight when world leaders gathered at the U.N. each September. This...

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Federal organizations to spend more than $18 million on return-to-office

OTTAWA — Federal government departments and agencies are set to spend more than $18 million to get their employees to work in the office more often.

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Trump says Canada is destroying itself by allowing 'millions into the country'

U.S. President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday morning to once again criticize Canada, writing in part "Canada is destroying itself by allowing millions and millions of people into the Country,...

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Quebec votes 2026: party leaders take stage for final debate of campaign

MONTREAL — Quebec party leaders are gearing up for their third and final debate of the provincial election campaign in the evening.

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Carney to co-host event with European Commission president at UN

UNITED NATIONS — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to close out his time at the United Nations General Assembly by reuniting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for an event to build collaboration around ocean observation.

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