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OTTAWA - The Liberals' last budget of this mandate sets the stage for the October federal election and includes a sprinkling of money for voters across a wide spectrum. But there are also gaps in spen...

OTTAWA - The final budget of the Trudeau government's mandate will scatter billions in fresh spending - on everything from pharmacare to retraining workers to first-time home buyers - as the Liberals ...

OTTAWA - The Liberals' last budget of this mandate sets the stage for the October federal election and includes a sprinkling of money for voters across a wide spectrum. But there are also gaps in spen...

TORONTO - Eric Perez, who helped bring professional rugby league to North America in the form of the Toronto Wolfpack, now has an ownership stake in another club. Perez confirmed he is part of the con...

TORONTO - Two Canadian airlines dealing with the grounding of Boeing Max 8 jets say they have re-assigned other planes to accommodate travellers returning home from March Break vacation...

OTTAWA - On the eve of a federal election this fall, the Liberal government is looking to help more Canadians buy their first homes by picking up a portion of their mortgage costs and increasing the a...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is signalling its intent to stem the flow of asylum seekers crossing into Canada at unofficial entry points with a new border-enforcement strategy aimed at detecting, i...

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is promising billions of dollars to compensate dairy, egg and poultry farmers hurt by Canada's recent free-trade agreements - industries concentrated in vote-rich Quebe...

OTTAWA - Canadians could soon be able to put $250 a year toward upgrading their skills, and get help to pay their bills during dedicated time off, because of measures in today's federal budget meant t...

OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals' new budget promises a new agency to buy drugs in bulk and cut Canadian medication costs, the first step toward a national drug plan. In a sign of just how expensive phar...