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Ontario proposes to pause rule that lets cities require affordable housing units

TORONTO — Ontario is proposing to temporarily ban three major cities from requiring a certain percentage of affordable units in new buildings near transit stations,…

adminJanuary 16, 2026

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Carney to host Canada’s premiers in Ottawa

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Canada’s premiers in Ottawa later this month as global tensions rise and as trade talks with…

adminJanuary 13, 2026

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Carney heads to China next week for first visit by a prime minister in eight years

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to China next week to talk trade, energy, agriculture and international security. The Prime Minister’s Office would…

adminJanuary 8, 2026

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Ontario’s ‘Special Economic Zones’ regulation now in effect

TORONTO — The province’s new regulation for criteria to designate Special Economic Zones is now in effect. Informed by consultations with Indigenous communities and stakeholders across Ontario,…

adminJanuary 2, 2026

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House backs bill to speed permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects

WASHINGTON — The House approved legislation recently aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects that now take five or more…

adminDecember 23, 2025

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Members of Parliament vote down Conservative pipeline motion

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament voted Tuesday to defeat a Conservative motion aimed at pinning down the Liberals on whether they support building a pipeline…

adminDecember 10, 2025

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Miller named new culture minister as Carney fills gaps left by Guilbeault

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney named Montreal MP Marc Miller as the new minister of Canadian identity and culture on Monday in a small…

adminDecember 2, 2025

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May says voting for budget was ‘mistake’ and it won’t happen again

OTTAWA — Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says supporting the Carney government on the budget vote is a “mistake” she won’t make again. May told…

adminDecember 2, 2025

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Quebec economic update: Modest financial relief to households, lower deficit

MONTREAL — Quebec’s finance minister presented an economic update recently that offered modest savings to taxpayers, as he painted an optimistic picture of the province’s…

adminDecember 1, 2025