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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending his plan to raise the carbon tax on April 1. That is despite a growing number of premiers urging him to pause the increase. Trudeau was pressed about his pri...

Correction: An earlier version of this story stated the Carbon Tax would increase fuel by 17 cents per litre on April 1. When in fact it will rise by just over three cents to 17 cents total. We apolog...

The latest Angus Reid premier approval rating poll is out. New Brunswick's premier is the least popular leader in the country, with just 31 per cent approval. This is as New Brunswickers prepare for a...

Public hearings into alleged foreign interference in Canada's elections will begin later this month. The commission announced Monday that its first phase of hearings would begin in Ottawa on March 27....

Diabetes Canada is welcoming the proposed pharmacare legislation that is currently making its way through parliament. If passed, a wide range of diabetes medication would be covered, including insulin...

Rapid population growth continues to outpace employment growth, according to Statistics Canada. The country's economy added 41,000 jobs in February as the unemployment rate edged up to 5.8 per cent. E...

The federal NDP leader wants a national school food program included in the upcoming budget. Jagmeet Singh says in a country like ours, no child should ever go hungry. "The reality is the high cost of...

We will have to wait at least a few more weeks before interest rates start going down in Canada. The Bank of Canada is leaving its key interest rate unchanged at five per cent, officials announced Wed...

Ronnie King, bassist for The Stampeders has died at 76. The legendary Canadian rock band announced their co-founder's sudden death in a Calgary hospital on their Facebook page Tuesday. Throughout the ...

Three-quarters of Canadians have noticed examples of "shrinkflation" in recent months. That is according to the results of a new survey by Narrative Research and Logit Group released on Tuesday. Shrin...