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Former prime minister Justin Trudeau has a new role at Oxford University in England. The university announced on Friday that Trudeau has joined its Blavatnik School of Government as a Distinguished Fellow and member of the World Leaders Circle. According to Oxford University, the World Leaders Circle is an “international network” of former heads of government, “whose experience and insight...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to increase tariffs on cars and trucks next year, saying he can “kiss my ass.” In a post on his Truth Social platform Monday morning, Trump said he will increase tariffs on “all Cars, Trucks, both large and small, Automotive Parts, and Steel” to 50 per cent on New...
More than $700,000 has been donated to restore 24 Sussex Drive since Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled plans to renovate the official residence of the prime minister in Ottawa just over a month ago. On June 26, Carney launched a national design-and-build competition to rehabilitate and modernize 24 Sussex Drive, which is located overlooking the Ottawa River. The Rideau Hall...
Prime Minister Mark Carney says there will be an announcement on Friday about the future of 24 Sussex Drive. No prime minister has lived at the official residence of the prime minister since Stephen Harper in 2015. Carney currently lives at Rideau Cottage on the grounds of Rideau Hall. Carney was asked about what he would like to see happen...
Canada’s largest public sector union is calling the federal government’s contract offer to tens of thousands of public servants “insulting,” saying the proposal “amounts to less than one per cent per year.” The Public Service Alliance of Canada says three bargaining units representing more than 120,000 public servants met with the Treasury Board last week as part of contract talks...
An earthquake rattled Ottawa, eastern Ontario and western Quebec during the lunch hour Tuesday afternoon.
The federal government’s new policy requiring public servants to be in the office for a minimum of four days a week, starting this summer, is about “strengthening the public service,” according to the Treasury Board president’s office. A directive issued late Thursday afternoon said, as of May 4, executives will be required to work onsite five days per week. All...
More than 1,000 employees at Global Affairs Canada have been notified their jobs may be at risk as part of the federal government’s move to cut 28,000 jobs from the federal public service over the next four years. The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) says 1,171 of its members at Global Affairs received affected notices, one of five departments...
More than 1,000 employees at Health Canada have been notified their jobs may be affected as federal departments continue to issue notices about possible layoffs in the public service. Health Canada is the latest department to notify employees of possible job cuts, as the federal government looks to cut 28,000 jobs over the next four years.
A federal union says notices being issued across the public service are creating “a Hunger Games-style anxiety” that’s forcing public servants to fight for their jobs, as the federal government begins to implement its plans to cut 28,000 jobs over the next four years. Several federal departments began notifying public servants that their jobs may be impacted by workforce adjustments...
Federal departments have started notifying public servants that their jobs may be impacted by workforce adjustments, as the federal government begins to implement its plans to cut 28,000 jobs over the next four years. Statistics Canada confirmed on Monday that it will cut 850 positions over the next two years, including 100 positions eliminated immediately this week, and Shared Services...
Several federal departments will begin notifying public servants in January if their jobs may be impacted by workforce adjustments, as the federal government begins the process of cutting 28,000 jobs and finding $60 billion in savings over the next four years. Natural Resources Canada says 700 employees received letters this month to “inform them that their position will or may...
Some federal departments have begun notifying public servants if they will be impacted by workforce adjustments, as the federal government begins to implement the results of the Comprehensive Expenditure Review. The Canada Strong Budget 2025 outlined a plan to cut another 28,000 positions from the federal public service and achieve $60 billion in savings by 2029. The goal is to...
The federal government plans to cut another 28,000 positions from the federal public service as part of its plan to find $60 billion in savings over the next five years. The Canada Strong Budget 2025 outlines the plan to reduce the size of the federal public service by 40,000 jobs through job cuts, attrition, and early retirements from its peak...
The United States ambassador to Canada says a new trade deal between the two countries will be “good for Canada,” but won’t commit to a July 21 deadline to finalize an agreement. Canada and the United States resumed talks on a new trade deal this week, with Prime Minister Mark Carney saying he wants a new Canada-U.S. trade deal in...
The Liberal government’s plan to find billions of dollars in operating efficiencies would require a 24 per cent cut in public service spending and “devastate the federal government,” according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s campaign platform included savings from “increased government efficiency,” with $6 billion in savings in 2026-27 and $13 billion a year...
Prime Minister Mark Carney will soon be moving into Rideau Cottage, as the federal government decides what to do with the vacant 24 Sussex Drive. The official residence of the prime minister in Ottawa has been vacant since 2015, when former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family opted to live across the street at Rideau Cottage on the grounds...
The Ottawa riding with one of the longest ballots in history had the highest voter turnout across Canada in advance polls, according to Elections Canada. Preliminary data shows 43,394 people voted in the riding of Carleton during the four days of advance polls over the Easter weekend. There are 91 candidates on the ballot in the riding of Carleton, after...
Premier Doug Ford says Ontario will “hold our line” on tariffs and retaliation, including removing alcohol from LCBO shelves, until the United States lifts all tariffs on Canada. The comments come as the U.S. commerce secretary hints at potential tariff carve-outs to be announced Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 25 per cent across-the-board tariff on Canadian goods on...
The goal for Canada’s new fentanyl czar is to eliminate fentanyl heading from this country into the United States, as he spent his first day on the job at a crossing along the Canada-U.S. border in eastern Ontario. Kevin Brosseau spoke to the media in Lansdowne, Ont. Wednesday afternoon, one day after the Liberal government appointed him as the federal...
Most Canadians want employers to be flexible on hybrid work policies in the future, saying work-from-home arrangements enhance employee productivity and well-being, according to a new survey. Spark*Advocacy conducted a national survey on behalf of the Public Service Alliance of Canada as tens of thousands of federal government employees were required to return to the office a minimum of three...
Ottawa Coun. Matthew Luloff is facing a charge of impaired driving, according to his lawyer. Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon confirms to CTV News Ottawa that Luloff was recently charged with impaired driving. No other details were provided.
Five thousand public service jobs will be cut over the next four years, while underused federal office buildings, Canada Post properties and the National Defence Medical Centre in Ottawa could be turned into new housing units, as the federal government looks to find billions of dollars in savings and boost the country's housing portfolio. The federal government's 2024 budget outlines...
Ottawa police say one youth is dead and the search continues for a second after they fell through the ice on the Rideau River in Ottawa's south end. Emergency crews responded to a call at 11:44 p.m. Wednesday for four youth who had fallen through the ice along Nicolls Island Road near Manotick. Police say two youths were rescued by...