April 2025

This follows 0.4% growth in January Statistics Canada says the Canadian economy shrank in the month of February, but declines might not last long, as early signs for March point to moderate GDP growth. The agency says real gross domestic product decreased 0.2 per cent in February. This follows previous growth in the month of …

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Legault said he hoped Carney would prioritize negotiating a new trade deal with the U.S. Premier François Legault struck an optimistic tone on Tuesday after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal party won at least 42 seats in Quebec, the party’s strongest showing in the province in decades. Legault stressed that the two governments needed to …

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Rain will turn to snow overnight for some areas in northwestern Ontario Voters in northwestern Ontario heading to the polls to vote in today’s federal election may want to bring along an umbrella. Environment Canada issued several weather warnings across the region Monday, with 30 to 50 millimetres of rain in the forecast. Thunder Bay, the …

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System has been plagued by delays and redactions Liberal Leader Mark Carney says if elected he’d commit to reviewing Canada’s access to information law — a system originally created to help the public keep governments accountable, but one that has become bogged down to the point of inefficiency. “An objective review of that would serve …

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Here’s how ballots will be counted in the federal election on Monday After a record number of Canadians voted in advance polls during this federal election, they want to know their ballots are secure and counted fairly. Elections Canada said an estimated 7.3 million Canadians voted over the Easter long weekend, representing a 25 per cent …

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That’s an increase from the 5.8 million Canadians who voted early in 2021 An estimated 7.3 million Canadians — a record — took advantage of advance polls and cast their ballots over the long weekend, according to Elections Canada. The non-partisan agency said based on its preliminary figures, that marks a 25 per cent increase from the 5.8 million electors who …

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Actors Torri Higginson, Rick Roberts, Lauren Lee Smith, and Kristopher Turner may come from familiar artistic backgrounds but together, along with many, many more talented actors, they are about to become Canada’s new favourite family, the Lawsons, in CBC Television’s drama series, THIS LIFE. Torri Higginson, formerly Dr. Elizabeth Weir in the celebrated Canadian-American science …

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‘Even if you’re voting the same thing as your parents, you’re still getting the habit of voting into you’ Juliette Belisle-Greetham has waited a long time for this — the first federal election in which she’ll cast a ballot. Belisle-Greetham, 20, lives in Whitehorse and she credits her family for sparking her interest in politics at a young …

Should the voting age in Canada be lowered? These young Yukoners think so Read More »