The U.K. government announced Thursday that it will be lowering the voting age from 18 to 16, in time for its next general election. The move is encouraging for advocates who want to see the same change made in Canada.
Source: CBC News (Politics)
Before the U.S. imposed tariffs earlier this year, about 70 per cent of Walters Group’s steel fabrications were exported to the U.S. Now, that number is nearly zero, said one executive during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to the Hamilton facility.
A major union leader says Pierre Poilievre’s claim that he lost his seat because of his pledge to cut the public service is “simplistic” and should also be attributed to voters linking the Conservative leader to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Multiple Canadian contractors that have helped build a sprawling, taxpayer-supported electric vehicle battery plant in southwestern Ontario allege they haven’t been paid for millions of dollars worth of work, court records show.
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.
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 says he wants Canada’s election laws changed to prevent long ballot protests — as he is set to face another one next month.
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.
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 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.
