Toronto Mayor John Tory easily won re-election on Monday, October 22, 2018, trouncing the city's former planner after a campaign marked by unprecedented interference from the provincial government, but at least a dozen other communities were forced to extend voting by as much as a day due to technical or other difficulties.
Mexico's future foreign minister says he thinks biting U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs slapped on his country and Canada could be lifted once the three continental partners sign a newly negotiated free trade agreement.
A 34-year-old rapper who fell to his death in British Columbia while performing a stunt that involved rapping while walking on the wing of a plane was a "beacon of light to follow your dreams," his management team says.
In their announcement, Trudeau and his ministers will specify how much revenue they expect to collect from carbon pricing and subsequently return directly to people who live in each of the non-complying provinces. The fees would be collected through a federal tax on products that contribute to climate change such as gasoline.
Some Canadian authors believe students should be able to see their identities reflected in the stories they learn about in English class, and they applauded an Ontario school board for making that a priority.
Members from across Quebec's political spectrum gathered at a downtown Montreal theatre to celebrate the life of Parti Québécois cabinet minister Lise Payette, who died in September at the age of 87.
BP has been drilling in the Scotian Basin, in search of the eight billion barrels of oil expected to be buried there. But its project in the area experienced a leak this summer that has some residents worried.
Twelve months from now, Canadians will pass judgment on the Trudeau government and decide whether its first mandate should be its last or if it deserves another four years.
Toronto's municipal election campaign, marked by unprecedented provincial interference, ends on Monday, October 22, 2018, when voters get to pass judgment on the incumbent mayor's record of the past four years and decide who leads a city that accounts for upwards of 10 per cent of Canada economic output for the next four years.
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer marked the start of the one-year countdown to the 2019 election with a campaign-style speech that took direct aim at the Liberal government's record — on everything from carbon taxes, to ethics, to budgetary deficits.
Friday morning at the Tsawwassen Coast Inn hotel in Delta, the Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion announced a new government fund of $20M for women in business. The fund, a part of the government's women's entrepreneurship strategy, can assist women looking to grow their businesses, expand into new markets, upgrade facilities, equipment or improve technologies.