- — Billions more for defence, but Canada's military still faces an old budget squeeze
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at 10/13/26 2:00amEven as Ottawa pours billions into rebuilding Canada's military, CBC News has learned the Defence Department faces another round of internal belt-tightening. The federal Treasury Board is examining operational spending as part of cuts mandated in a previous federal budget, raising concerns that the government's ambitious rearmament plans could come at the expense of training, maintenance and readiness.- — Cleveland-Cliffs CEO says he's prepared to fight Canada in court over Stelco layoffs
- at 10/11/26 3:13pmThe CEO of the American company that owns Hamilton-based steelmaker Stelco says he's prepared to fight the Canadian government in court over Stelco's plan to lay off hundreds of workers. He also said he's open to selling the company and voiced support for U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel, despite citing tariffs as a reason for the company's economic struggles.
- — Prime minister set to be in Alberta for critical last week ahead of referendum
- at 10/11/26 2:00amPrime Minister Mark Carney is expected to be in Alberta in the coming week, as the days tick down to a crucial referendum vote on Oct. 19, CBC News has learned.
- — Stelco says Hamilton layoffs still happening despite Ottawa's threats of legal action
- at 10/10/26 12:14pmHamilton-based steelmaker Stelco says it will proceed with hundreds of layoffs, despite threats of legal action from the federal government.
- — Mark Carney faces the return of national unity politics
- at 10/10/26 2:00amBefore this summer, it had been 30 years since a prime minister had to worry about a provincial referendum to secede. Before this week, it had been more than a decade since a prime minister was faced with a separatist government in Quebec. Mark Carney is now facing both.
- — Premier who oversaw Canada's first assisted dying law says he worries it's gone too far
- at 10/10/26 2:00amThe former Quebec premier who oversaw the passage of Canada's first-ever medically assisted dying law says he now feels conflicted after seeing how far the practice has progressed since then.
- — Trump wants to dismantle the ICC. These jurists want Canada to intervene
- at 10/10/26 2:00amAfter the Trump administration announced sweeping sanctions against the International Criminal Court, Canadian legal professionals are calling on the federal government to take action to strengthen the court through additional funding or other measures.
- — Trolling or part of a larger plan? Why Elon Musk waded into the separatism debate
- at 10/10/26 2:00amWhen Elon Musk called for Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan to separate from Canada earlier this week, it may have been nothing more than the trillionaire engaging in some anti-Canadian trolling. But it's also possible 'another game' was being played.
- — Conservative MP says foreign influence registry 'in shambles,' calls for minister to appear before committee
- at 10/9/26 3:17pmConservative MP Michael Cooper is calling on Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree to appear before a parliamentary committee, saying Canada's new foreign influence registry is "in shambles" with low registration, privacy breaches and IT outages.
- — Poilievre shrugs off Musk's pro-separatist posts: 'Canadians control their own destiny'
- at 10/9/26 11:34amConservative Leader Pierre Poilievre dismissed tech billionaire Elon Musk's calls this week for multiple provinces to separate from Canada, saying "Canadians control their own destiny."
- — Top court sets sentencing framework for cases involving Indigenous offenders, victims
- at 10/9/26 9:39amThe ruling comes in the case of a Mi'kmaw man with severe mental health challenges who was sentenced in Nova Scotia to five years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated assault against his partner, a Mi'kmaw woman.
- — Canadian economy lost 68,000 jobs in September, marking second straight month of surprise declines
- at 10/9/26 6:42amBefore the two monthly declines, Statistics Canada data showed employment trending upward, with 181,000 jobs added between April and July. But losses in August and September snapped that hot streak.
- — The Alberta question: How separatists took hold of the province’s governing party
- at 10/9/26 2:00amA fifth estate investigation shows that the Oct. 19 referendum is the end result of the efforts of Alberta separatists to change the United Conservative Party to get the secession question on a referendum ballot and break up the country.
- — New Liberal major projects bill clears first vote, heads to special committee
- at 10/8/26 3:51pmA key piece of the Carney government's economic agenda, Bill C-39, passed its first vote in the House of Commons on Thursday, with Conservatives and the majority Liberals sending the bill for study by a special committee.
- — Official languages commissioner rebukes Air Canada CEO over English-only message
- at 10/8/26 3:19pmThe commissioner of official languages of Canada is rebuking Air Canada's outgoing CEO for a condolence message he delivered almost entirely in English after a deadly plane crash in New York earlier this year.
- — Cold Lake First Nations seeking judicial review of Pacific Link pipeline designation
- at 10/8/26 1:37pmCold Lake First Nations filed an application Thursday for judicial review in Federal Court, challenging Ottawa's decision to designate the Pacific Link pipeline as a project in the national interest.
- — RCMP union raises concerns Liberals' proposed financial crime agency will hurt Mounties
- at 10/8/26 1:30pmThe head of the union representing thousands of Mounties says he's worried the Liberal plan to create a new financial crime enforcement agency will hurt the already strained RCMP.
- — Sask., Alberta premiers reject Elon Musk's call for provinces to separate from Canada
- at 10/8/26 10:12amPrime Minister Mark Carney weighed in on Monday, saying the future of Canada will be decided by Canadians.
- — Ottawa to provide $2B in rebates for homeowners who install heat pumps
- at 10/8/26 9:57amThe federal government is launching a $2-billion rebate program that it says will help homeowners in Canada lower their annual heating costs while reducing emissions when they install heat pumps in their homes.
- — Water, toxic waste and opportunity: Indigenous leaders react to Carney's pipeline plan
- at 10/8/26 2:00amSeveral Indigenous leaders are raising concerns about the Carney government's West Coast pipeline plan. In a series of interviews, community leaders along and around the proposed route raised questions and misgivings — while others expressed interest in getting the project built.
- — Liberal MP calls for more safeguards in new bill to fast-track development projects
- at 10/7/26 4:35pmA Liberal MP is calling for more guardrails as the Carney government moves to fast-track construction of projects like pipelines, mines and ports with a major piece of legislation currently before Parliament.
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