Freeland announces $199 million in support for low-income renters, shelters
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is putting nearly $200 million in new money toward supporting low-income renters and shelters.
Ottawa is pouring an additional $99 million into the Canada Housing Benefit, which offers financial support for low-income renters in partnership with provinces and territories.
Freeland says another $100 million will go toward emergency winter funding to help shelters to create more spaces for people without housing.
Trudeau, Goodale send hopes for quick recovery after King Charles cancer diagnosis
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is wishing King Charles a speedy recovery after Buckingham Palace revealed the monarch has been diagnosed with cancer.
Trudeau says after hearing the news, he's thinking about the King, just like countless others across Canada and around the world.
The palace did not release additional details, except to say the cancer is not related to the King's recent treatment for a benign prostate condition.
Groundhog Day: Canada's famous furry forecasters predict early spring
Canada's famous prognosticating rodents appeared to reach a consensus on Groundhog Day, as furry forecasters spanning three provinces predicted an early spring.
Ontario's Wiarton Willie, Nova Scotia's Shubenacadie Sam and Quebec's Fred la Marmotte all reportedly did not see their shadows on Friday morning. According to centuries-old folklore, that's good news for Canadians tired of wintry weather.
Jury, coroner make recommendations in Saskatchewan mass killing inquest
Darryl Burns gripped a photo of his sister Gloria, who was killed in a stabbing rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation, after hearing the more than two dozen sweeping recommendations issued by a coroner's inquest into the tragedy.
"If my sister’s death means something positive is going to come out of this, then her legacy is going to live on," Burns said Wednesday in Melfort, Sask., where the inquest was taking place.
Farmers anxious as carbon price carve out bill faces uncertain future
Canadian farmers may have to wait months to find out if they'll owe thousands of dollars for carbon pricing this year.
Legislation designed to exempt farms from the levy on natural gas and propane remains mired in political conflict.
Kyle Larkin, the executive director of the Grain Growers of Canada, says farmers have already waited for years to see if they'll get relief.
All parties but the Liberals voted last year on a bill to provide an eight-year exemption on natural gas and propane used for heating farm buildings and drying grain.
Authorities confirm largest CBSA narcotics seizure ever on Canadian Prairies at Boissevain Port of Entry
It's being billed as the largest Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) seizure of illegal narcotics to ever occur in the Canadian Prairies, and it happened right here in Southern Manitoba.
At a news conference in Winnipeg on Wednesday morning, authorities announced officers at the Boissevain Port of Entry discovered and seized 406 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine following a search of a commercial truck on January 14th. According to SFC Ken MacGregor, that's about 4 million illicit doses with a street value of over $50 million.
Five pro hockey players facing sex assault charges expected to plead not guilty
Five players from Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team are facing sexual assault charges, but so far, it appears as if only one player has surrendered to police.
Alex Formenton, who plays internationally, surrendered to police in London, Ontario, on Sunday. His lawyer confirmed that he has been charged in connection with the case, and said the player would plead not guilty.
Jury to be given instructions as stabbing rampage coroner's inquest nears end
Jurors are set to receive instructions from a coroner this morning as an inquest into a mass stabbing on a Saskatchewan First Nation reaches its final stages.
Myles Sanderson killed 11 people and injured 17 others on the James Smith Cree Nation and nearby village of Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon, on Sept. 4, 2022.
He died in police custody a few days later.
The six jurors heard the final evidence of the inquest Monday and will begin deliberations today on recommendations to help prevent similar deaths in the future.
Saskatchewan mass killer camped in bush during manhunt, inquiry hears
A mass killer built a makeshift camp in the bush, raiding a nearby home's garage for food and bedding, to hide from police after a deadly rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation.
A coroner's inquest into the stabbing rampage on the James Smith Cree Nation and nearby village of Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon, revealed new details about how Myles Sanderson evaded capture for three days and seven hours after the massacre.
Sanderson killed 11 people and injured 17 others on Sept. 4, 2022.
As deadline looms, Liberals say Canada not ready to expand assisted dying eligibility
The federal government is hitting pause on its plans to make medical assistance in dying available to people whose only medical condition is a mental illness — and Health Minister Mark Holland is offering no clues about a new timeline.
The country is not yet ready to take such a significant step, Holland acknowledged Monday, concurring with a findings of a joint parliamentary committee that released its final report earlier in the day.