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Quebec to welcome about 60K immigrants in 2024, impose French requirement for workers

Quebec to welcome about 60K immigrants in 2024, impose French requirement for workers

Quebec Premier François Legault announced on Wednesday that his government's immigration target in 2024 would be about 50,000 newcomers, about the same as this year.
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Upcoming mortgage renewals part of why BoC held rate at 5%: Macklem

Upcoming mortgage renewals part of why BoC held rate at 5%: Macklem

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank held its key interest rate at five per cent in part because of the effect a wave of upcoming mortgage renewals is expected to have on the economy.
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Poilievre challenges Trudeau to lift carbon tax off all heating until next election

Poilievre challenges Trudeau to lift carbon tax off all heating until next election

OTTAWA — The Conservatives moved Wednesday to make carbon pricing the ballot box question in the next federal election, seizing on public anxiety about affordability and seeing a crack in the Liberal government's carbon-price armour.
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Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin says he wanted to return to duty after being cleared in trial

Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin says he wanted to return to duty after being cleared in trial

OTTAWA — Retired Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin says he wanted to return to duty after being acquitted in a sexual assault trial last December, but the Canadian Armed Forces didn't want him back.
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Protesters didn't say they joined convoy due to organizers' influence, officer agrees

Protesters didn't say they joined convoy due to organizers' influence, officer agrees

OTTAWA — An Ottawa police liaison officer testifying in the trial of Chris Barber and Tamara Lich agreed on Wednesday that none of the protesters he communicated with indicated they were participating in the "Freedom Convoy" because they were influen
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Privacy bill fails to address dangers of facial recognition technology: coalition

Privacy bill fails to address dangers of facial recognition technology: coalition

OTTAWA — A coalition pushing for better regulation of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance technologies says proposed federal privacy legislation is in "dire need of significant amendments.
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U.S. prosecutors say two Montreal residents helped ship weapons components to Russia

U.S. prosecutors say two Montreal residents helped ship weapons components to Russia

MONTREAL — United States federal prosecutors in New York have charged two Montreal residents with wire fraud conspiracy for allegedly exporting electronic components to Russia for military use. U.S.
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Ministers' responses on Afghan monument contract 'pathetic': design team

Ministers' responses on Afghan monument contract 'pathetic': design team

OTTAWA — An architectural group that lost out on building a monument to Canada's mission in Afghanistan is accusing two federal cabinet ministers of giving a "pathetic" explanation for how the contract was awarded.
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Carbon pricing in Canada: What it is, what it costs and why you get a rebate

Carbon pricing in Canada: What it is, what it costs and why you get a rebate

OTTAWA — Canada has had a national price on pollution since 2019, but the policy remains a political battleground — and Opposition Conservatives made clear Wednesday they intend to fight the next election over it. Here is a brief overview. 1.
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Third First Nation wants use of Jasper National Park, saying they were evicted

Third First Nation wants use of Jasper National Park, saying they were evicted

A third First Nation wants Parks Canada to give its members increased access, including limited hunting rights, to Jasper National Park, saying they were evicted when it was created in western Alberta.
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