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As Canadians react to the 2025 Federal Budget, today’s Question of the Day has quickly shifted to a Budget Day footnote. A Conservative MP from Nova Scotia has crossed the floor to join the Carney Liberals, which puts the Red Team just 2 seats shy of a majority government. And while it might be a rare instance for any government, over 300 MPs have made this move since Confederation. Right now, the Liberals need support from another party to pass the budget and avoid a snap election. Recruiting MPs from other parties could solve that problem. But for Canadians who voted for a...
November 5, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Federal unions are expressing outrage at the Carney government’s move to cut another 28,000 public sector jobs over the next 4 years. It’s part of a budgetary direction, according to Canada’s Prime Minister, that will make the government ‘much more productive’. The Canada Strong Budget will reduce the size of the federal public service by 40,000 jobs through job cuts, attrition, and early retirements. It will climb down from a peak of 367,772 employees in March of 2024 to a peak of 330,000 by 2028. Add it all up, and the feds have $60 billion in government...
November 5, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
In their first official Federal Budget, the Carney Liberals are choosing generational investments over slashing the deficit. Canada’s Prime Minister is promising $90 billion in new spending over the next 5 years. At the same time, there will be job cuts, particularly when it comes to the federal public service. As the minority-led Liberals try to keep everyone happy, can a potential election be avoided? Kristy Cameron gathers a wide range of reaction to these fiscal promises, starting with a special edition of the Political Heat Panel. But first, we bring you up to speed on today...
November 5, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Cuts in the federal budget could affect Ottawa mainstays ranging from museum hours to Canada Day celebrations. Read More
November 5, 2025 - 17:53 | Joanne Laucius | Ottawa Citizen
Steve Ryan watched his town’s main source of employment burn to the ground on Tuesday night as a powerful storm pounded the coasts of eastern Newfoundland.The mayor of St. Mary’s was outside the burning fish plant for most of the night as waves slammed onto the shore, drenching the local firefighters. Sometimes, it was hard to stay standing in the rushing water, he said.
November 5, 2025 - 17:48 | Sarah Smellie | The Globe and Mail
A fish plant in St. Mary’s, N.L., burned to the ground as a powerful storm pounded the coasts of eastern Newfoundland. The plant was the town’s main employer and more than 300 people from the St. May’s Bay region worked there.
November 5, 2025 - 17:48 | | The Globe and Mail
