Nick Murray

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Carney vows to kill consumer carbon pricing, shift to green incentives

Carney vows to kill consumer carbon pricing, shift to green incentives

Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney is backing away from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's consumer carbon pricing regime but will keep...

Carney vows to kill consumer carbon pricing, shift to green incentives

Carney vows to kill consumer carbon pricing, shift to green incentives

OTTAWA -- Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney is backing away from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's consumer carbon pricing regime but...

Ottawa revamps disaster relief program with new focus on mitigation, rebuilding

Ottawa revamps disaster relief program with new focus on mitigation, rebuilding

OTTAWA -- The federal government is overhauling the way it reimburses provinces and territories after natural disasters, with a new...

Carney, Freeland, Arya file paperwork to officially run for the Liberal leadership

Carney, Freeland, Arya file paperwork to officially run for the Liberal leadership

OTTAWA -- Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland and Chandra Arya have submitted their paperwork to the party and...

Carney, Arya file paperwork to officially run for the Liberal leadership

Carney, Arya file paperwork to officially run for the Liberal leadership

OTTAWA -- Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney and Chandra Arya have submitted their paperwork to the party and have officially...

Mark Carney secures four more key endorsements in race to become Liberal leader

Mark Carney secures four more key endorsements in race to become Liberal leader

OTTAWA -- Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney has secured the endorsements of four more current and former cabinet ministers.

Mark Carney secures four more key endorsements in race to become prime minister

Mark Carney secures four more key endorsements in race to become prime minister

OTTAWA -- Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney has secured the endorsements of four more current and former cabinet ministers.

As inflation ticks lower to 1.8% in December, economists expect further BoC rate cuts

As inflation ticks lower to 1.8% in December, economists expect further BoC rate cuts

OTTAWA -- Canada's annual inflation rate ticked lower in December, thanks in part to Ottawa's temporary GST tax break, but...

Inflation ticks lower to 1.8% in December, thanks in part to GST tax break

Inflation ticks lower to 1.8% in December, thanks in part to GST tax break

OTTAWA -- Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in December, thanks in large part to the federal...

Liberal leadership hopefuls distance themselves from carbon pricing

Liberal leadership hopefuls distance themselves from carbon pricing

The three frontrunners in the Liberal leadership race have all backed away -- to one degree or another -- from...

Liberal leadership hopefuls distance themselves from carbon pricing

Liberal leadership hopefuls distance themselves from carbon pricing

OTTAWA -- The three frontrunners in the Liberal leadership race have all backed away -- to one degree or another...

Analysts say Canada can meet EV sales target without national rebates

Analysts say Canada can meet EV sales target without national rebates

OTTAWA -- The federal government's decision to pause a key initiative meant to boost electric vehicles sales won't prevent Canada...

Elections task force watching Liberal race for signs of foreign interference

Elections task force watching Liberal race for signs of foreign interference

OTTAWA -- The Liberal party's leadership race will be monitored by Canada's elections intelligence task force for signs of foreign...

Elections task force watching Liberal race for signs of foreign interference

Elections task force watching Liberal race for signs of foreign interference

The Liberal party's leadership race will be monitored by Canada's elections intelligence task force for signs of foreign interference, national...

Elections task force watching Liberal race for signs of foreign interference

Elections task force watching Liberal race for signs of foreign interference

OTTAWA -- The Liberal party's leadership race will be monitored by Canada's elections intelligence task force for signs of foreign...

As Liberals set up leadership race, members differ on how the leader should be picked

As Liberals set up leadership race, members differ on how the leader should be picked

As the Liberal party begins charting a course for an expedited race to replace Justin Trudeau, some former party advisers...

As Liberals set up leadership race, members differ on how the leader should be picked

As Liberals set up leadership race, members differ on how the leader should be picked

OTTAWA -- As the Liberal party begins charting a course for an expedited race to replace Justin Trudeau, some former...

Liberals split on how quickly to proceed with choosing new leader

Liberals split on how quickly to proceed with choosing new leader

Attention is turning quickly in Ottawa to who will replace Justin Trudeau who announced Monday he will step aside as...

Liberals split on how quickly to proceed with choosing new leader

Liberals split on how quickly to proceed with choosing new leader

OTTAWA -- Attention is turning quickly in Ottawa to who will replace Justin Trudeau who announced Monday he will step...

Green Party's Elizabeth May reflects on unprecedented week in Canadian politics

Green Party's Elizabeth May reflects on unprecedented week in Canadian politics

OTTAWA -- Elizabeth May says in all her years on Parliament Hill she has never seen anything like the last...

Emissions in Canada fell last year, though still far off Paris targets

Emissions in Canada fell last year, though still far off Paris targets

OTTAWA -- For the first time since the pandemic, Canada had a year-over-year decline in its greenhouse gas emissions --...

Nancy Karetak-Lindell, former MP, appointed as Nunavut Senator

Nancy Karetak-Lindell, former MP, appointed as Nunavut Senator

OTTAWA -- The first person to ever serve as the member of Parliament for Nunavut is being appointed to the...

Canada pushes net-zero electricity target to 2050 as Alberta vows legal challenge

Canada pushes net-zero electricity target to 2050 as Alberta vows legal challenge

OTTAWA -- The federal government has pushed its target to achieve a net-zero electricity grid back 15 years to 205...

Premiers push Ottawa to build Northern infrastructure after Arctic foreign policy

Premiers push Ottawa to build Northern infrastructure after Arctic foreign policy

Canada's Northern premiers are pitching the federal government to dip into its defence budget as a way to bolster Arctic...

Premiers push Ottawa to build Northern infrastructure after Arctic foreign policy

Premiers push Ottawa to build Northern infrastructure after Arctic foreign policy

OTTAWA -- Canada's Northern premiers are pitching the federal government to dip into its defence budget as a way to...

Housing unaffordability still rising despite billions in government measures: PBO

Housing unaffordability still rising despite billions in government measures: PBO

OTTAWA -- The Parliamentary Budget Officer says the number of households in need is still rising even though Canada is...

Trudeau's comments on Kamala Harris 'not helpful,' premiers say, as Musk blasts PM

Trudeau's comments on Kamala Harris 'not helpful,' premiers say, as Musk blasts PM

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's comments likening Kamala Harris's election loss to an attack on women's rights and progress earned him...

Elon Musk calls Trudeau 'insufferable' after remark on Kamala Harris defeat

Elon Musk calls Trudeau 'insufferable' after remark on Kamala Harris defeat

OTTAWA -- Billionaire Elon Musk called Canada's prime minister an "insufferable tool" on his social media platform today.

Trudeau highlights Kamala Harris presidential defeat as an attack on women's progress

Trudeau highlights Kamala Harris presidential defeat as an attack on women's progress

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says women's rights and women's progress is under attack, pointing to the recent defeat of U.S...

Trudeau set to speak with premiers to tackle Trump's tariff plan

Trudeau set to speak with premiers to tackle Trump's tariff plan

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to meet with provincial and territorial premiers this afternoon to talk Canada-U.S. relations. The...

Trudeau set to speak with premiers to tackle Trump's tariff plan

Trudeau set to speak with premiers to tackle Trump's tariff plan

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with provincial and territorial premiers Wednesday to talk Canada-U.S. relations, marking their...

Trudeau highlights Kamala Harris presidential defeat as an attack on women's progress

Trudeau highlights Kamala Harris presidential defeat as an attack on women's progress

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says women's rights and women's progress is under attack, pointing to the recent defeat...

MPs approve $21.6B in supplementary spending; Conservatives vote against

MPs approve $21.6B in supplementary spending; Conservatives vote against

MPs have voted to approve an additional $21.6 billion in government spending. The money, which is supplementary to this year's...

MPs approve $21.6B in supplementary spending; Conservatives vote against

MPs approve $21.6B in supplementary spending; Conservatives vote against

OTTAWA -- MPs have voted to approve an additional $21.6 billion in government spending.

Parliament set to hold an 11th hour vote on $21B in government spending

Parliament set to hold an 11th hour vote on $21B in government spending

OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament are set to vote on a government request for billions of dollars in funding as...

Parliament set to hold an 11th hour vote on $21B in government spending

Parliament set to hold an 11th hour vote on $21B in government spending

Members of Parliament are set to vote on a government bill asking for billions in funding as the clock ticks...

Parliament set to hold an 11th hour vote on $21B in government spending

Parliament set to hold an 11th hour vote on $21B in government spending

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament are set to vote on a government request for billions of dollars in funding as...

Canada's Arctic policy draws on international collaboration to face emerging threats

Canada's Arctic policy draws on international collaboration to face emerging threats

OTTAWA -- Canada has unveiled an Arctic foreign policy that commits to increasing domestic and international collaboration to combat emerging...

Plan to add resources to border will come before Trump inauguration: LeBlanc

Plan to add resources to border will come before Trump inauguration: LeBlanc

OTTAWA -- Canada will beef up its border security in time for the inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump, Public Safety...

Canada is mulling giving more power to patrol border, though not a priority: minister

Canada is mulling giving more power to patrol border, though not a priority: minister

OTTAWA -- Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says his department is considering giving additional powers to the Canada Border Services...

Trudeau noncommittal on expanding rebate beyond 'working Canadians'

Trudeau noncommittal on expanding rebate beyond 'working Canadians'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau does not appear willing to budge on his plan to send a $250 rebate to "hardworking...

Trudeau noncommittal on expanding rebate beyond 'working Canadians'

Trudeau noncommittal on expanding rebate beyond 'working Canadians'

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau does not appear willing to budge on his plan to send a $250 rebate...

Federal government will not send Canada Post strike to arbitration, minister says

Federal government will not send Canada Post strike to arbitration, minister says

The federal government says it is not planning to intervene to resolve the labour dispute at Canada Post, even with...

Ottawa delivers apology, $45M in compensation for Nunavik Inuit dog slaughter

Ottawa delivers apology, $45M in compensation for Nunavik Inuit dog slaughter

OTTAWA -- The federal government has apologized for its role in the killing of sled dogs in Nunavik between the...

Ottawa to deliver apology, $45M in compensation for Nunavik Inuit dog slaughter

Ottawa to deliver apology, $45M in compensation for Nunavik Inuit dog slaughter

OTTAWA -- The federal government is providing $45 million in compensation to Inuit in Nunavik as part of Canada's apology...

Government spending in limbo as Tories, Liberals continue game of chicken in House

Government spending in limbo as Tories, Liberals continue game of chicken in House

Treasury Board President Anita Anand is warning that if the House of Commons doesn't get back to regular business, some...

Government spending in limbo as Tories, Liberals continue game of chicken in House

Government spending in limbo as Tories, Liberals continue game of chicken in House

OTTAWA -- The federal government is asking Parliament for approval to spend billions of dollars, but the ongoing stalemate in...

Tories call on Boissoneault to resign amid apology over Indigenous ancestry claims

Tories call on Boissoneault to resign amid apology over Indigenous ancestry claims

OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament returned to Ottawa on Monday after a weeklong break with no sign of a resolution...

Immigration cuts will help housing gap, PBO says, but less than government projects

Immigration cuts will help housing gap, PBO says, but less than government projects

OTTAWA -- The federal government is overestimating the impact its cuts to immigration will have on the country's housing shortage...

Federal government overestimating immigration impact on housing gap: PBO

Federal government overestimating immigration impact on housing gap: PBO

OTTAWA -- Canada's parliamentary budget officer says the federal government is overestimating the impact its new immigration plan will have...

Chrystia Freeland says carbon rebate for small businesses will be tax-free

Chrystia Freeland says carbon rebate for small businesses will be tax-free

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Canada carbon rebate for small businesses will be tax-free. In...

Chrystia Freeland says carbon rebate for small businesses will be tax-free

Chrystia Freeland says carbon rebate for small businesses will be tax-free

OTTAWA -- Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Canada carbon rebate for small businesses will be...

Canada steadfast on climate plan despite Trump re-election: Guilbeault

Canada steadfast on climate plan despite Trump re-election: Guilbeault

OTTAWA -- Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Donald Trump's re-election in the U.S. will not impact Canada's plan to fight...

Inuit leaders meeting with federal cabinet ministers on Arctic foreign policy

Inuit leaders meeting with federal cabinet ministers on Arctic foreign policy

OTTAWA -- Inuit leaders are meeting with federal cabinet ministers today to iron out the final details of their submissions...

Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok survives confidence vote after effort to oust him

Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok survives confidence vote after effort to oust him

OTTAWA -- P.J. Akeeagok is still the premier of Nunavut, after he survived a tight confidence vote in the legislature...

House of Commons committee looks to recall Tom Clark about New York City condo

House of Commons committee looks to recall Tom Clark about New York City condo

Members of Parliament studying the federal government's decision to buy a $9-million luxury condo in Manhattan are preparing to recall...

Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok to face confidence vote Wednesday

Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok to face confidence vote Wednesday

OTTAWA -- Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok is expected to face a confidence vote today in the territorial legislature.

House of Commons committee looks to recall Tom Clark about New York City condo

House of Commons committee looks to recall Tom Clark about New York City condo

OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament studying the federal government's decision to buy a $9-million luxury condo in Manhattan are preparing...

House of Commons committee recalls Tom Clark to talk New York City condo

House of Commons committee recalls Tom Clark to talk New York City condo

OTTAWA -- Conservative MPs want Canada's consul general in New York to testify at a House of Commons committee again...

Poland arrests 4 in plot to mail explosives to Canada and U.S.

Poland arrests 4 in plot to mail explosives to Canada and U.S.

Authorities in Poland have arrested four people in connection with an alleged plot to mail explosives to Canada and the...