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OTTAWA — A Mark Carney-led government will spend $130 billion on new measures over the next four years, with no timeline to balance the federal budget, according to the costed Liberal platform released on Saturday.
Carney said at a Saturday morning announcement in Whitby, Ont., that keeping the spending taps open was part of standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump.
“It’s said there are no atheists in foxholes, there should be no libertarians in a crisis,” said Carney.
“In a crisis… the private sector retreats and government needs to step up.”
Big-ticket items include $18...
April 19, 2025 - 09:51 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
OTTAWA
— If you live in the Ottawa suburb of Kanata, chances are that Greg Kung has knocked on your door.
The 37-year-old has been campaigning since February 2024, after winning the nomination to become the Conservative party’s candidate in the Liberal-held riding, one of many in and around Ottawa.
“I hate talking about numbers,” Kung says, when asked how many doors he has knocked.
“Probably by this weekend, I’ll have hit 22,000...
April 19, 2025 - 04:00 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
OTTAWA — In a surprise move, the Leaders’ Debates Commission abruptly cancelled the media availabilities that were set to happen with each leader after
the English-language debate.
The decision was officially announced after the debate by the commission’s executive director, Michel Cormier, after an earlier verbal altercation between employees of some right-wing media outlets and some journalists who were present to cover Thursday evening...
April 17, 2025 - 22:14 | Catherine Lévesque | National Post
We have five Canadian teams taking part in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Three of those markets will be squaring off against American teams. Will Canadian fans be flocking to the U.S. to watch their team play? In light of recent times, probably not as many. That story is coming up in Hour 4. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news as it happens, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
April 17, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
We are just hours away from the start of tonight’s English Debate. Will you be tuning in? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, the Ottawa Senators are gearing up for their first playoff matchup since 2017. We take a gander at how die-hard fans and hard-working business owners are preparing for the Battle of Ontario.
April 17, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Amid growing fears of crossing the U.S. border, the head of an Ottawa-based startup says he has cancelled his business conventions to America. Oscar Acosta, the man behind Body Mechanics, was planning to visit American cities in May and July. He was also registered for a conference in early-2026. He has cancelled all of them. Acosta joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 2. Speaking of land border crossings into the United States, new data shows that numbers are down by hundreds of thousands. We sift through the details and analyze the latest travel advisory with Barbara Barrett, the Executive...
April 17, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
