Politics

In their last legal chance to overturn Ottawa’s ban on assault-style firearms, opponents of the measure are bringing their case to the Supreme Court of Canada for a second day on Tuesday.

Canada reimposed sanctions on 11 Iranian entities on Tuesday for their contribution to Iran’s nuclear activities and ballistic missile program, Foreign Minister Anita Anand said.

Canada's identity and culture minister insists the federal government will force streaming giants to pay their fair share to contribute to Canadian content, but wouldn’t say when that will happen.

Immigration Minister Lena Diab says the new immigration levels plan is meant to maintain predictability in the system while doing the “right thing” by clearing a severely backlogged humanitarian permanent residency stream.

The federal government spent $19 billion on external consultants last year, despite a promise to cut back on its use of outside contractors.

The federal government has released details on how its promised $600 million for Canadian content will be spent, and the Canada Media Fund is getting the largest chunk.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has recruited another global investment executive to his government, this time to helm Canada’s first sovereign wealth fund.

The federal government is extending the period of time a business can employ a low-wage temporary foreign worker.

Bruce and Sharon VandenBerg have been producing goat cheese since 1989, first on their farm in Lindsay, Ont., and now at a state-of-the-art facility that employs roughly 200 people.

The federal government’s budget unveiled on Thursday promises $750 million to build and renovate ice rinks across the country, but there are questions about how the money will be distributed and which arenas would qualify.

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says criticisms of his government’s fiscal positioning are not based in fact.

A Conservative motion asking the federal government to cancel a security contract awarded to a Canadian subsidiary of an American company was defeated this week, as the Commissionaires express concern about future work for the veterans it employs.

It will take more than just new housing units for the federal government to achieve its ambitious plan to end homelessness, but it can be done, according to a Saskatoon shelter operator.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the government is hiding the facts on the number of newcomers it’s bringing to Canada, despite the focus in the new immigration levels plan on people who are already here.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet ministers fanned out across the country Friday to sell Canadians on their latest federal budget — while the Conservatives sought to portray the document as a costly spending binge.