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Canada at crossroads on submarines as cost, need butt heads and allies press ahead

Canada at crossroads on submarines as cost, need butt heads and allies press ahead

OTTAWA — The federal government is at a crossroads on replacing Canada's aging submarines, as cost considerations butt up against warnings about the need for such vessels and allies press ahead with their own plans.
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If Ottawa wants tighten its purse, spending rules and more taxes could help: experts

If Ottawa wants tighten its purse, spending rules and more taxes could help: experts

OTTAWA — As the Liberal government drafts its spring budget, fiscal experts say it should consider stricter spending rules and higher taxes to improve federal finances.
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A look at notable vehicle-ramming cases in Canada

A look at notable vehicle-ramming cases in Canada

Two people are dead and nine others are injured after a pickup truck ran into multiple pedestrians in the eastern Quebec community of Amqui on Monday, with police alleging the driver acted deliberately and with premeditation.
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Australian company to buy Arctic Canadian Diamond Company's assets

Australian company to buy Arctic Canadian Diamond Company's assets

YELLOWKNIFE — An Australian company is set to buy all of Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Ltd.'s assets, including the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories.
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Senator fears 'modern Chinese exclusion' but some redress activists reject link

Senator fears 'modern Chinese exclusion' but some redress activists reject link

Senator Yuen Pau Woo questions whether a foreign influence registry might become "a modern form of Chinese exclusion," and says angry reaction to his suggestion proves his point about racial profiling and stigmatization.
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New poll says majority of Canadians want elections inquiry: In The News for March 14

New poll says majority of Canadians want elections inquiry: In The News for March 14

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 14 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Poll suggests most Canadians trust election results, want interference inquiry

Poll suggests most Canadians trust election results, want interference inquiry

OTTAWA — New polling suggests the majority of Canadians want the federal government to call an independent inquiry into foreign interference in the last two federal elections, but still feel the country's electoral system is safe.
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Canadians uninterested in King Charles' coronation, British monarchy, survey suggests

Canadians uninterested in King Charles' coronation, British monarchy, survey suggests

MONTREAL — New polling results suggest Canadians are largely indifferent to King Charles, and more than half believe his May 6 coronation is the right time for the country to reconsider its ties with the monarchy.
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Quebec police report two pedestrians killed, nine injured after truck jumps sidewalk

Quebec police report two pedestrians killed, nine injured after truck jumps sidewalk

AMQUI, Que. — Two people were killed and nine others were injured Monday afternoon when a pickup truck plowed into pedestrians who were walking beside a road in the eastern Quebec town of Amqui, police said. Provincial police spokeswoman Sgt.
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Québec solidaire victorious in byelection, capturing Montreal Liberal stronghold

Québec solidaire victorious in byelection, capturing Montreal Liberal stronghold

MONTREAL — Québec solidaire has won a provincial byelection in the Montreal riding of Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne, capturing the once Liberal stronghold on Monday night.
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