Parliament returns after summer break as budget anticipation grows
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Members of parliament return to the House of Commons Monday following a summer break, with Prime Minister Mark Carney set to deliver his administration's first budget.
MPs return to the House of Commons today as Prime Minister Mark Carney has signalled the fall budget’s deficit will be bigger than last year’s — partly because of U.S. tariffs and the government’s response.
The prime minister did not cite a specific dollar figure for the projected deficit during a news conference in Ottawa Sunday.
Budget issues will likely be a key topic when Carney squares off against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for the first time in the daily question period.
Poilievre is returning to the House of Commons after winning a seat in an Alberta byelection last month; that follows a defeat in his longtime Ottawa-area riding in April’s general election.
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon is set to outline the Liberal government’s fall priorities this morning.
The minority government’s legislative agenda includes a controversial border security bill that will require opposition support to pass.
Waterloo’s police chief says snipers may continue to be used at large events as needed, following their deployment during a St. Patrick’s Day street party.
Parents and students in Nova Scotia and Manitoba are dealing with the aftermath of what could have been two deadly school attacks, after FBI intel leads to arrests.
The Toronto Police Association and Ontario Premier Doug Ford both called on the judge who suggested police witnesses may have colluded to apologize.
Most Canadians want the government to ban or regulate the use of algorithms to set prices, a new poll suggests — with half of respondents saying the practice is unfair.
Two Quebec men accused of fathering hundreds of kids have been banned from donating sperm in the province while a court case against them unfolds.
While 40 departments will collectively spend $23 billion more next year, another 85 departments will spend $31 billion less in 2026-27.
The policy is in its early stages, with officials reaching out to businesses in Ontario to understand who might be interested in bidding on the proposal in the future.
The agency says there are 45 of these boxes still operating across the country where Canadians can drop off tax returns, payments and other documents.
While the episode has not been released yet, Poilievre hinted that the discussion revolved around U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Canada.
The chances that pigeons are the source behind several complaints of defecation in the backyards of one Ontario city are low, city staff say.
Canada ranked 18th last year, finishing behind the 23rd-ranked United States, also finding that life evaluations for Canadians under 25 years old have dropped significantly.
Ontario is giving seven defunded consumption sites time to transition to its abstinence-based model — homelessness and addiction recovery treatment, or HART, hubs.
Canada's middle class appears to be struggling, with new data showing more are taking on debt as financial pain bleeds out into broader sections of the economy.