Politics

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced several steps the federal government is taking to make banking more affordable, which in part follow up to pledges made in the spring budget.

TORONTO — Early childhood educators in Ontario are among the lowest paid in the country and raising their wages is critical to the success of the $10-a-day child-care program, advocates say.

OTTAWA — Manitoba regional chief Cindy Woodhouse has announced her candidacy in the upcoming Assembly of First Nations national chief election.

WASHINGTON (AP) — From its first months in office, the Biden administration made a distinctive decision on its Middle East policy: It would deprioritize a half-century of high-profile efforts by past U.S.

OTTAWA — The federal government introduced today legislation to update the Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement and announced plans for a business mission to the country next year.

MONTREAL — A common front of four major Quebec labour unions has voted 95 per cent for an unlimited general strike mandate. The unions are negotiating as one and represent 420,000 public sector workers in health care, education and social services.

OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says the implementation of a digital services tax would raise $7.2 billion over five years.

OTTAWA — Canada is sanctioning more citizens of Moldova affiliated with Russian influence in the eastern European country.

Data science is holding a mirror up to Canadian sport.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Glenn Youngkin was waving off talk about running for the White House back in 2021, before he’d even made it to the Virginia governor’s mansion.