Unpublished Newswire

The surviving father of an Ottawa mass stabbing victim says his family is struggling with stalled immigration cases, pleading for federal help nearly a year after the tragedy.

Prime Minister Mark Carney swept aside criticism of the federal emissions cap and environmental assessment regime Friday, saying critics arguing the policies are preventing energy projects from being brought forward are “wrong.” Speaking at an event at the Canadian Club in Toronto, Carney also pushed back on criticism of the $78-billion deficit in his government’s budget tabled Tuesday.   He argued that slashing the deficit — the main target of Conservative critics of the budget since Tuesday — would require eliminating a host of benefits and provincial transfers.   “We can...