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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Conservative members of Parliament are calling for a committee probe next month that will ask ministers and officials responsible for dealing with the United States on tariffs to testify. “Conservatives have launched a motion, calling for the International Trade Committee to hold hearings beginning the week of January 6 through to January 20, when 25 percent tariffs may be imposed if a deal isn’t secured,” the party said in a press release Tuesday.“This House of Commons order will force testimony from key ministers, border enforcement, the RCMP, Canada’s Ambassador to the United…

The federal government is moving forward with plans to make automatic tax filing more widely available to Canadians, including those who are “middle class.” In the fall economic statement released on Monday, Ottawa announced several measures to make it easier for Canadian taxpayers to file their annual returns, building on efforts that are already underway.“It is time for Canada to accelerate modernization of how Canadians file their taxes and make needlessly complicated and costly tax filing services a thing of the past,” the fall fiscal document states.“Many countries have already pursued full-scale automatic tax filing and the federal government is…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 17, 2024 11:49 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Quebec government has adopted regulations banning the sale of most new gasoline-powered vehicles as of 2035. The rules, adopted Monday, applies to all “light-duty” vehicles, which the province describes as cars, light trucks, pickup trucks, and most SUVs.Starting Jan. 1, 2034, it will be illegal to sell a new or used version of any 2035 model of vehicle subject to the rule, including hybrid and plug-in hybrid models. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and…

Thousands of Canada Post workers are returning to work on Tuesday, but the postal service is warning of delays as it gradually works through the mountain of backlog after a month-long strike. Postal operations across the country were set to resume at 8 a.m. local time on Tuesday.The Crown corporation said in a statement on Monday that employees will deliver mail and parcels that were held back due to the strike “on a first-in, first-out basis.”Canada Post will start accepting new commercial mail on Thursday and new international mail on Dec. 23.“Canadians should expect delivery delays through the remainder of…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Members of Parliament are set to begin their holiday break later on Tuesday, capping off a tumultuous fall sitting filled with non-confidence votes, filibusters, stalled legislation, a growing deficit and the finance minister’s resignation. After Chrystia Freeland’s bombshell departure from cabinet Monday morning, several Liberal MPs called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step aside as well.Ontario MP Chad Collins left an evening caucus meeting telling reporters the Liberal caucus is divided and that the party needs a leadership race.Dominic LeBlanc was sworn in as the new finance minister Monday, minutes after…

This holiday season, Canadians are being more cautious about their spending despite a tax break on a slew of items, new polling shows. Nearly 40 per cent of Canadians said in an Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News and released Tuesday that they plan on reining in their gift shopping this holiday season. That is an increase of 10 points compared to when similar polling was done last year.Four in 10 also plan to spend the same amount as last year — down nine points compared to October 2023 — while 11 per cent said they will increase their…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadian icon Terry Fox will soon make his way to the $5 bank note, the federal government announced in its Fall Economic Statement (FES) on Monday. The federal government’s budget document described Fox, who campaigned to raise awareness and funding for cancer research by running the Marathon of Hope, as a “Canadian hero.”“The 2024 Fall Economic Statement announces that Terry Fox will appear on the next $5 bank note,” the document, released on Monday, read.The government said this was being done to inspire more Canadians to give $5 to the cause that…

By Nick Murray The Canadian Press Posted December 16, 2024 4:40 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government is promising to spend $1.3 billion over six years to beef up Canada’s border security but still won’t say exactly how that money will be spent. The figures are part of the government’s fall economic statement which was tabled in the House of Commons this afternoon in Ottawa.The urgency to shore up the border comes amid a threat from president-elect Donald Trump to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian imports if…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Just hours after Chrystia Freeland resigned from cabinet, a new finance minister is set to be sworn in, sources tell Global News. Three sources told Global News there would be a swearing in at Rideau Hall at 4 p.m. Eastern.Earlier on Monday, Freeland advised Trudeau in a letter that she would step down from her role in the cabinet. She wrote that the only “honest and viable path” was for her to resign after she said Trudeau advised her he no longer wanted her to serve as finance minister.Freeland’s resignation also came…

The shock resignation of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland denies the Liberals one of their most experienced cabinet ministers at navigating Canada-U.S. relations, with just over a month to go until president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. But more pressingly for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Freeland’s blunt resignation message — released publicly on social media in a move that blindsided Trudeau’s office and cabinet — has reignited questions on whether he can continue to lead the country.Freeland was a central player in the “Team Canada” approach to dealing with Trump’s first term, his threats of tariffs and the renegotiations of the North American…