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Ontario First Nations mull next steps on child welfare amid various legal opinions

Ontario First Nations mull next steps on child welfare amid various legal opinions

OTTAWA — First Nations leaders are split over next steps after a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal with Canada was struck down, prompting differing legal opinions from both sides.
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GST break would cost Ottawa $2.7B if provinces with HST asked for compensation

GST break would cost Ottawa $2.7B if provinces with HST asked for compensation

OTTAWA — The federal government's GST holiday would cost as much as $2.7 billion if provinces with a harmonized sales tax asked for compensation, the parliamentary budget officer said on Monday.
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BoC expected to lower interest rates again, with odds leaning toward larger cut

BoC expected to lower interest rates again, with odds leaning toward larger cut

OTTAWA — Financial markets and forecasters are betting on another jumbo interest rate cut from the Bank of Canada on Wednesday, which would bring its key rate down to 3.25 per cent.
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Apiaries abuzz over ruling against widening cross-border trade in live honeybees

Apiaries abuzz over ruling against widening cross-border trade in live honeybees

OTTAWA — The dismissal of a class-action lawsuit over rules governing the cross-border live bee trade is casting a spotlight on political division within Canada's beekeeping community.
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Corrective to Dec. 7 story about beekeepers' lawsuit

Corrective to Dec. 7 story about beekeepers' lawsuit

OTTAWA — In a story published Dec.
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Finance minister says government's fiscal update coming Dec. 16

Finance minister says government's fiscal update coming Dec. 16

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will publish the government's fall economic statement on Dec. 16, just before members of Parliament are expected to head home for the holidays.
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French-speaking LGBTQ+ activists want Canada to do more to address funding gap

French-speaking LGBTQ+ activists want Canada to do more to address funding gap

DOUALA — LGBTQ+ activists across francophone Africa say Western governments and global foundations are ignoring funding gaps for French-speaking countries where repression differs from English-speaking regions.
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Salvation Army says holiday donations down 50 per cent since mail strike began

Salvation Army says holiday donations down 50 per cent since mail strike began

The Salvation Army says holiday donations are down 50 per cent since the Canada Post strike began, amounting to a drop of roughly $9.3 million in seasonal giving compared to this time last year.
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In the news today: Government faces third Tory non-confidence vote

In the news today: Government faces third Tory non-confidence vote

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
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MP Jamil Jivani meets U.S. vice president-elect amid Trump's tariff threats

MP Jamil Jivani meets U.S. vice president-elect amid Trump's tariff threats

WASHINGTON — A Conservative member of Parliament met with Donald Trump's second-in-command over the weekend as Canada prepares for the U.S. president-elect's return to the White House next month amid threats of devastating tariffs.
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