Prime Minister Mark Carney promises ‘good news’ in spring economic update

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Liberals are “good fiscal managers” — and he’ll have the chance to prove it when the federal government tables its spring economic…

Ford government passes budget that lets premier…

The Ford government has passed a spring budget that includes provisions to let the premier and his cabinet ministers keep all their office records secret. The spring budget changes Freedom…

Parents who don’t allow kids to have smartphones say social media ban would ease their minds

Some parents who have already limited their kids’ access to social media say a proposed government ban would make their efforts to protect their children far more effective. They say…

3 new Liberal MPs take their seats after…

The three Liberals who won the byelections earlier this month that secured a majority government for Prime Minister Mark Carney are taking their seats in the House of Commons Monday.…

Billionaire tax proposal in California is on track to qualify for the ballot, backers say

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A controversial proposal in California to temporarily increase taxes on billionaires has enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot, a labor union backing the measure…

Carney’s trade advisory group talks CUSMA, keeping…

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new advisory council on Canada—U.S. trade met for the first time Monday, ahead of trade negotiations with President Donald Trump’s White House that are set to…

What got into Rick Wilson when he said he saw someone die ‘right in front of me’ at supervised consumption site?

What the heck got into Rick Wilson last week? Opposition Mental Health and Addictions Critic Janet Eremenko (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). Last Tuesday, Alberta’s minister of mental health and addiction,…

Trump pursues new import taxes to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court rejected

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court killed his favorite tariffs in February, President Donald Trump promptly rolled out temporary import taxes to replace them. But those stopgap levies expire…

‘Risk of injury’: Honda recalls nearly 40,000…

Honda announced a recall for nearly 40,000 minivans in Canada due to a safety risk related to “unexpected airbag deployment.” In a notice posted through Transport Canada April 9 and…

King Charles III to meet Trump and address Congress in bid to spotlight UK-US ties

WASHINGTON (AP) — King Charles III will embrace some of Washington’s most formal ceremonial trappings on Tuesday as he tries to emphasize a bond between the United Kingdom and the…