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Federal government announces $40M investment in Calgary’s arts sectorContemporary Calgary will receive a $40-million federal investment as part of its renovation and expansion of its Centennial Planetarium Transformation ProjectCanadaJul 3
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Federal government invests $9 million into southern Alberta projectsThe Canadian government has allocated nearly $10 million in funding for several trades-related projects in southern Alberta, with the aim of creating more than 200 jobs.EconomyJul 3
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How the federal government’s proposed digital regulator would workThe federal government plans to create a powerful new digital regulator overseeing online safety and privacy, drawing praise from some experts and concern from others.TechJul 11
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Critics blast B.C., federal government condo ‘bailout’Last week, Mark Carney said the government will 'leverage innovative financing tools from Build Canada Homes to convert thousands of vacant condos into affordable homes.'PoliticsJun 22
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Chiefs want residential school denialism criminalized as hate speechFirst Nations chiefs say the federal government is enabling residential school denialism by failing to make it a crime.CanadaJul 15
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Canada pauses immigration applications for parent, grandparent sponsorshipThe federal government will not accept any new applications this year from people who want to sponsor their parents and grandparents to come to Canada.CanadaJul 15
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New Brunswick starts process to revive key mine producing key antimony mineralThe New Brunswick government is taking a step towards restarting extraction of a mineral the federal government says is essential for national security.CanadaJul 7
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Champagne says ‘more details’ will come on annual defence spending plansThe finance minister will not say why his department is refusing to release the total amount the federal government plans to spend on defence annually.CanadaJul 6
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‘Buy Canadian’ policy to be simplified for small businesses, minister saysThe federal government says it's simplifying the current Buy Canadian procurement process to make it easier for small and medium-sized businesses.CanadaJul 6
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These federal benefits are rolling out to eligible Canadians this weekMany government benefit payments are set to be paid to eligible Canadians, with multiple payments to continue for the rest of the year.CanadaMay 26
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Environmentalists have mixed reactions to Quebec-Ottawa caribou funding dealEnvironmentalists are divided on whether a new funding deal reached between Quebec and the federal government will help save the province's dwindling caribou herds.EnvironmentJul 3
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Ottawa and B.C. agree to maintain tanker ban. What’s in the new deal?The future of the ban came into question after the federal government and Alberta signed a memorandum of understanding in November to lay the foundation of a new oil pipeline.CanadaJul 2
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Ottawa expands green home retrofit program for low-income CanadiansThe program, earlier called the Canada Greener Homes Grant program, was first launched by the federal government in 2021, but lapsed in 2024.CanadaJun 29
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Leaf Rapids residents call for government help amid ‘humanitarian crisis’The open letter to the Manitoba and federal governments comes after a week of violence, including murder and arson.Jun 24
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Halifax businesses applaud Ottawa’s tougher bail, sentencing laws aimed at retail theftThe federal government says it's heard loud and clear that public safety is an 'issue of grave concern' and has brought in legislation.CanadaJun 25
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David Eby leaving for trade mission to China but will fly home a few days earlyDavid Eby says he has been asked by the federal government to be available in early July for an announcement of a finalized memorandum of understanding.PoliticsJun 26
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Nova Scotia MP, MLA at odds over future of cattle at Nappan experimental farmEarlier this year, the federal government announced it would be closing the facility, alongside four others nationwide, to cut down on public service spending.CanadaJun 26
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‘There is real momentum’: Saskatchewan continues to prepare for nuclear futureAs the federal government releases its future energy strategy, Saskatchewan's government and a major uranium mining company say it is ready to meet that demand.CanadaJun 24
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Alto rail project must stop, eastern Ontario residents sayResidents of Eastern Ontario say they are feeling “betrayed” after the federal government announced it would consider a high-speed rail stop in Kingston, Ont.PoliticsJun 22
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Consider Kingston for high-speed rail stop, Ottawa tells AltoSo far, the federal government has mandated seven stops: Toronto, Peterborough, Ont., Ottawa, Laval, Que., Montreal, Trois-Rivières, Que., and Quebec City.CanadaJun 22