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Assembly of First Nations Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, centre-left, speaks during a press conference in Ottawa, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

First Nations leaders from across Canada expressed some optimism but mostly skepticism and even cynicism as they arrived in Gatineau, Que., for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s summit to allay their concerns over his new law to fast-track major projects.


A Statistics Canada sign is pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 3, 2019.

The gap between the country’s highest- and lowest-income households reached a record high in the first quarter of 2025, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.


Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre looks on as his swife Anaida Poilievre casts her vote in the federal election Monday April 28, 2025 in Ottawa.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he wants Canada’s election laws changed to prevent long ballot protests — as he is set to face another one next month.


Steel coils cool at Algoma Steel Inc., in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Friday, April 25, 2025.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce support for the Canadian steel industry, which has been clobbered by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, at an event in Hamilton, Ont., later this morning.


Protestor holding a sign that reads, Kill Bill 5.

Nine First Nations in Ontario are asking for a court-ordered injunction that would prevent the federal and provincial governments from using newly passed laws to fast-track infrastructure projects.


Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a closing press conference following the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump seems wedded to tariffs and any trade deal with the Americans may include accepting some levies on exports.


A person is seen shopping for produce.

The pace of inflation sped up slightly in Canada to 1.9 per cent in the month of June, according to Statistics Canada.


A woman in plaid watches ostriches.

The Federal Court of Appeal will hear arguments from a B.C. ostrich farm today as it seeks to protect its herd from a cull ordered due to the avian flu, in a case that has sparked accusations of government overreach from critics in Canada and the U.S.


Two men in suits walk outside.

A Quebec RCMP officer is under criminal investigation for allegedly making threatening remarks online during their deployment at the G7 summit last month.


A man in a suit gestures with his hand as he speaks into a microphone in front of a row of Canadian flags.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pointing to a list of assets that Prime Minister Mark Carney transferred to a blind trust as evidence that the Liberal leader wasn’t being honest with Canadians on the campaign trail.