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A timeline of Canada-India tensions from 2018 to today's arrests

Relations between Canada and India have been under pressure for years, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have quarreled over Sikh separatist elements in this country.

'We are getting closer' to cutting interest rates, Bank of Canada governor tells MPs

The Bank of Canada is getting closer to cutting interest rates as inflation shows signs of coming down and staying down, the central bank's governor,Tiff Macklem, told MPs Thursday.

Poilievre subdued in question period the day after getting kicked out for 'wacko' comment

Wednesday's question period was notably more subdueda day after the House of Commons erupted in a nasty war of words between Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and the prime minister that ultimatelyresulted in Poilievre's removal.

Speaker kicks Poilievre out of the Commons after he calls PM a 'wacko' in tense question period exchange

Speaker Greg Fergus kicked Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre out of question period Tuesday after a particularly nasty exchange with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Worried about foreign workers, Conservatives demand details of $15B Honda EV deal

Conservative MPs are pushing Ottawa to release details of its agreement with Honda Canada to build a sprawlingelectric vehicle operation in southern Ontario disclosure they say is necessary to ensure Canadians get all the jobs in the multi-billion-dollar project.

Poilievre won't commit to keeping new social programs like pharmacare

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a fiery speech Thursday that depicted the government's latest budget as a threat to the country's future while suggesting a numberof new social programs will get a second look if he's elected.

Bill Morneau slams Freeland's budget as a threat to investment, economic growth

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's predecessor Bill Morneau says there was talk of increasing the capital gains tax while he was on the job but he resisted such a change because he feared it would discourage investment bycompanies and jobcreators.

Freeland's new federal budget hikes taxes on the rich to cover billions in new spending

Finance Minister Chrystia Freelands fourth budget delivers a big-ticket housing program for millennials and Generation Z voters a multi-billion dollar commitment to be paid for in part with a tax hike on the rich and corporate Canada.

Freeland tables her fourth federal budget this time with a tight focus on housing

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will table her fourth federal budget today, laying out the government's plan to spend billions of dollars on housing to improve supply a plan the Liberals also hope will boost their prospects with a crucial group of voters.

Climate warrior Jane Goodall isn't sold on carbon taxes and electric vehicles

World-renowned primatologist and climate activist Jane Goodall says carbon pricing schemes like the one Canada has deployed aren't a silver bullet to solve the pressing threat of climate change.

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