
As prices for just about everything skyrocket and an untold number of Canadians are going deeper into debt trying to keep up, the Fraser Institute’s latest study is a reminder that Canada and the provinces have been hurdling their own roads of indebtedness since the 2008 recession. In its latest research bulletin on the growing debt burden for Canadians, the public policy organization found that the combined federal and provincial net debt, adjusted for inflation, has nearly doubled from $1.24 trillion in 2007-08 to a projected $2.44 trillion this fiscal year, a growth of 97.7 per...
May 27, 2026 - 12:39 | Kenn Oliver | National Post
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced the federal government's much-anticipated national AI strategy, which has faced multiple delays over the last few months, will be released next week.
May 27, 2026 - 12:36 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Two people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after a small aircraft experiencing engine trouble made an emergency landing near Fergus, Ont.
May 27, 2026 - 12:27 | Prisha Dev | Global News - Canada
Two people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after a small aircraft experiencing engine trouble made an emergency landing near Fergus, Ont.
May 27, 2026 - 12:27 | Prisha Dev | Global News - Ottawa
More than one in three Canadians (35 per cent) plan to spend less this summer, with 44 per cent citing fuel costs as the reason they’ll be cutting back on travel. The findings come from a new TD survey , which polled a representative sample of 1,500 Canadian adults between April 17 and April 27, highlighting how persistent cost pressures are prompting Canadians to make more deliberate financial choices. Canadians who are scaling back their summer plans are doing so for two main reasons. According to the survey, 40 per cent point to higher transportation costs as a key factor, while 62...
May 27, 2026 - 12:23 | Ellie Hutchings | National Post
The body of a second ice fisher who was reported missing over two months ago in Belleisle, N.S., has been recovered, according to RCMP.
May 27, 2026 - 12:20 | Rebecca Lau | Global News - Canada





