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CMHC warns of ‘very significant barrier’ to fixing housing crisis
National Post: The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) said the number of viable building projects in some municipalities would increase by as…
June 3, 2026
Trump ‘willing to use any leverage,’ still room for optimism: Canada-U.S. expert
CTV: “The talks don’t have Canada on the sidelines now, and so that was an achievement,” he said.…
June 3, 2026
Govt to begin paying out one-time GST credit top-up for eligible Canadians
CBC: Those who qualified for the January payment of the quarterly rebate for low- to middle-income Canadians can…
June 3, 2026
MAID patient groans ‘help me’ before dying because sedative didn’t work properly
National Post: The family “shared reflections such as powerlessness to change the course of their father’s final suffering,…
June 3, 2026
Canadian MPs join U.K.-based campaign warning of extinction risk posed by superintelligent AI
The Globe and Mail: The Control/AI campaign group is warning that superintelligent AI systems that can operate autonomously…
June 3, 2026
Alberta introducing integrated driver licences with health card number on July 2
CBC: The cards will also display information about a driver’s citizenship — a controversial move announced last August — which the province…
June 3, 2026
New B.C. Conservative Leader Findlay says she’d maintain ‘economic relations’ with an independent Alberta
National Post: One of the big questions surrounding Alberta independence is how it would affect the landlocked jurisdiction’s…
June 3, 2026
Canada must increase NATO air and naval defences, U.S. demands
Reuters: Manned and unmanned aircraft and naval vessels are two areas where Canada and European allies “can step…
June 3, 2026
51st state ‘a great discussion’ for Trump and Carney, says Hoekstra as president trolls ahead of trade talks
CBC: Asked if Canada was the 51st state, the U.S. envoy said “that’s great discussion for the president…
June 3, 2026
Canada looking to beef up forced labour laws as U.S. imposes new 10 per cent tariff
The Canadian Press: Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday his Liberal government will soon introduce legislation on forced…
June 3, 2026
Conservative MP says First Nations votes will be critical in Alberta separation referendum
CBC: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Conservative members of Parliament are set to spend their summer break campaigning…
June 3, 2026
Ottawa tells CRTC to change course on increasing streamers’ financial contributions
The Canadian Press: The decision comes after the Motion Picture Association, the U.S. group representing streamers, called on…
June 3, 2026
Canadian economy ‘expected to strengthen’ after technical recession: OECD
Global: Canada’s GDP growth is expected to reach 1.2 per cent by the end of 2026 and strengthen…
June 3, 2026
Carney’s Liberals hit record-high 50% support: Poll
National Post: The poll, conducted over the last week, found that 50 per cent of decided voters said that they would most likely support the…
June 3, 2026
Conservative MPs under pressure to publicly oppose separation
National Post: Some have been more vocal than others. David McKenzie, Conservative MP for Calgary Signal Hill, in…
June 3, 2026
Owners ordered to pay $100K in wages say they didn’t know foreign workers were employed at their hotel
CBC: “My intention is not just to receive the money I’m owed,” Montserrat Del Toro, one of the…
June 3, 2026
Watchdogs issue warning over Bill C-25’s ‘light-touch’ approach to political party privacy rules
The Hill Times: Self-regulation by political parties is insufficient to protect democratic integrity in the digital era, says…
June 3, 2026
Eleven committees forgo review of $128-billion in planned spending, including $50-billion in defence estimates
The Hill Times: Fifty-five per cent of voted appropriations went without committee review before they were considered to…
June 3, 2026
U.S. proposes tariffs on Canada, other partners over forced labour concerns
Global: The report released early Wednesday by the U.S. Trade Representative said Canada, Mexico, Taiwan and the United…
June 3, 2026
Americans look north as Canadian real estate website sees massive spike: Royal LePage
CTV: A growing number of Americans are searching for properties in Canada as they consider seeking refuge north…
June 3, 2026