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Some of what’s in this week’s federal budget were things the Liberals ran on in the spring election campaign. Did they live up to their promises? Some of what’s in the budget were things the Liberals ran on in the election. Political parties and their leaders don’t always have a …

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government was elected just a few seats shy of a majority, meaning the Liberals will need the cooperation of one of the opposition parties to pass its budget. Liberals will need co-operation of one of the opposition parties to pass budget. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government …

Traitor, shameful, brave, principled. There’s a spectrum of terms used to describe MPs who cross the floor. But history shows us there’s one word that doesn’t always stick with politicians who shed one party affiliation for another: re-electable. Floor-crossing often met with outrage, but nothing in the rules to stop …

School food advocates welcome the federal budget pledge for a permanent national program with dedicated funding annually. Yet given the current patchwork of offerings in place, experts say there’s much work ahead to ensure all kids can access a robust and sustainable food program at school. Federal funding a ‘solid …

EDMONTON — Alberta teachers are taking Premier Danielle Smith’s government to court for passing a law to end their strike and for using the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to do it. Jason Schilling, head of the Alberta Teachers’ Association, says the union has filed an application asking for a judge to …

New numbers from Statistics Canada reveal how much the highest-income Nova Scotians make. The information is based on tax filings for 2023. Top 0.1 per cent in 2023 made about 29 times more than the typical Nova Scotian. If you made more than $920,600 in 2023, you were part of …

OTTAWA — An elections watchdog fined Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste and his financial agent $600 each for a series of elections law violations — including a donation of funds to Battiste’s own campaign that went almost $1,500 over the limit. Battiste serves as parliamentary secretary to the minister …

QUÉBEC — Quebec Conservative MP Gérard Deltell says no other Conservative elected official will succumb to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal charm offensive. Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont sent shock waves through the political world on Tuesday when he announced he was leaving the federal Conservatives to join the Liberals …

Young people are facing high unemployment rates and struggling with a challenging labour market, and the government’s plan to address that includes more funding for summer job and work placement supports. But experts aren’t sure that will be enough to alleviate the pressure of a challenging labour market. Ottawa will …

The 2025 federal budget plots a path for the Canadian economy to emerge from the current crisis. But it also highlights just how deep a hole the economy is in right now and how small the margin for error is as Canada navigates the perils of a trade war. Whether …