Liberals, NDP pass bill to enact two-month GST holiday in House of Commons
The Liberals' GST holiday bill is one step closer to becoming law after it was passed by a majority of the House of Commons late Thursday night.
The two-month tax break covers dozens of items, including children's clothes and toys, video games and consoles, Christmas trees, restaurant and catered meals, wine, beer, candy and snacks. It would take effect on Dec. 14 and run until Feb. 15, 2025.
Canadian soldier dies of medical complications while serving in Belgium
A Canadian soldier deployed to Europe has died of medical complications.
The Canadian Armed Forces says Lt.-Col. Kent Miller was serving in Casteau, Belgium, when he died Monday.
It says he was serving under Operation Unifier, an Armed Forces program that trains Ukrainian military and security personnel in battlefield tactics and advanced military skills.
The military says Miller was an engineering officer with 24 years of experience in the Armed Forces.
Not a moment to ‘squabble,’ Freeland says after premiers’ meeting on Trump tariffs
Unity among provinces and the federal government is critical in the face of the grave challenge posed by the threat of massive new import tariffs from Canada's closest trading partner, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Wednesday following an emergency first ministers' meeting.
Hiker 'doing well and recovering' after 5 weeks missing in freezing B.C. wilderness
Health officials say a hiker reported missing in the wilds of northern British Columbia more than five weeks ago is on the path to recovery after being found alive amid frigid conditions.
Northern Rockies RCMP said that Sam Benastick was spotted on Tuesday when he flagged down two workers on a trail to Redfern Lake, which is about 250 kilometres southwest of Fort Nelson.
The workers recognized 20-year-old Benastick and took him to hospital, where police confirmed he was the missing hiker.
He had spent 50 days in the freezing wilderness.
988 suicide helpline takes more than 300K calls, texts in its first year
The Center for Addiction and Mental Health says responders have fielded more than 300,000 calls and texts since the launch of the national 988 suicide helpline a year ago.
Dr. Allison Crawford, the chief medical officer for the helpline, says people having suicidal thoughts or other mental health distress can get help 24 hours a day, seven days a week no matter where they live in Canada.
She expects the volume of calls and texts will go up as more people become aware of the service.
Federal government will not send Canada Post strike to arbitration, minister says
The federal government says it is not planning to intervene to resolve the labour dispute at Canada Post, even with less than a month to go before Christmas.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said sending the matter to binding arbitration "is not in the cards," even though he invoked that authority only a few weeks ago to resolve the ports dispute and a few months ago to resolve the rail dispute.
Trump's 25 per cent tariff equals pain on both sides of border, Canadian leaders say
Business and political leaders in Canada say there will be pain if Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods, but they note the hurt will happen in his country as well.
The president-elect posted to Truth Social on Monday he will sign an executive order imposing a 25 per cent tariff on all products coming in to the United States from Canada and Mexico.
He said the tariff will remain in place until both countries stop drugs, in particular fentanyl, and people from illegally crossing the borders.
Canada Post down eight million parcels amid strike as talk carry on over weekend
Canada Post says it has seen a shortage of more than eight million parcels amid the ongoing strike that has effectively shut down the postal system for nine days compared with the same period of 2023.
Ottawa to deliver apology, $45M in compensation for Nunavik Inuit dog slaughter
The federal government is providing $45 million in compensation to Inuit in Nunavik as part of Canada's apology for its role in the killing of sled dogs between the mid-1950s and the late 1960s.
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree is travelling to Kangiqsujuaq is scheduled to apologize for Canada's role in the killings Saturday afternoon in Northern Quebec.
First Canadian case of more severe mpox strain confirmed in Manitoba, risk 'remains low'
The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed the country's first case of a more severe type of mpox in a person in Manitoba, though it says the risk to the general population remains low.
The agency says the travel-related case is associated with an ongoing outbreak of what's known as clade 1 mpox in central and eastern Africa.