Labour minister asks Canada Industrial Relations Board to step into Canada Post contract dispute | Ottawa to remove investment cap for Canadian pension funds | Appearing before MPs, airline CEOs defend carry-on baggage fees
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Labour minister asks Canada Industrial Relations Board to step into Canada Post contract dispute; Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon speaks at a press conference about the rail labour disputes between the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National Railway, in Ottawa on Thursday, Aug\. 22, 2024\.

Labour minister asks Canada Industrial Relations Board to step into Canada Post contract dispute

December 13 , 2024 at 10:22:52 a.m. EST • :

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is sending the labour dispute between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) to the Canada Industrial Relations Board.

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Ottawa to remove investment cap for Canadian pension funds; Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks with reporters in Ottawa, Tuesday, Dec\. 10, 2024\.

Ottawa to remove investment cap for Canadian pension funds

December 13 , 2024 at 01:15:32 p.m. EST • :

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the fall economic statement being released Monday will remove the cap that currently prevents Canadian pension funds from owning more than 30 per cent of the voting shares of a Canadian entity.

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Appearing before MPs, airline CEOs defend carry-on baggage fees; Travellers pass lineups at the Ottawa International Airport, as airlines cancel or delay flights during a major storm in Ottawa, on Friday, Dec\. 23, 2022\.

Appearing before MPs, airline CEOs defend carry-on baggage fees

December 13 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Airline CEOs defended carry-on baggage fees as they faced questions from MPs on the House transport committee on Friday.

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Memorial to Victims of Communism finally unveiled, but controversy lingers; Robert Tmej is on the board of directors for Tribute to Liberty, the registered charity behind the project\.

Memorial to Victims of Communism finally unveiled, but controversy lingers

December 12 , 2024 at 05:58:40 p.m. EST • :

Canada's Memorial to the Victims of Communism was finally unveiled in Ottawa on Thursday, but the controversy that has followed the project over the past decade continues.

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The GST/HST holiday begins Saturday; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Vince's Market, a grocery store in Sharon, Ontario, on Nov\. 21, 2024\.

The GST/HST holiday begins Saturday

December 12 , 2024 at 04:00:34 a.m. EST • :

This Saturday marks the beginning of the Liberal government's two-month GST/HST holiday that it says will give Canadians a break on the cost of some essential goods. 

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Donald Trump is trying to 'humiliate' Justin Trudeau with Canada jokes, ex-Trump adviser says; Two men sit at a dinner table and smile\.  

December 12 , 2024 at 04:38:09 p.m. EST • :

Donald Trump is trying to 'humiliate' Justin Trudeau with Canada jokes, ex-Trump adviser says

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Carbon tax had 'negligible' impact on inflation, new study says; Lower prices for unleaded fuel and heating oil are some of the reasons for the declining inflation\.  

December 12 , 2024 at 01:29:36 p.m. EST • :

Carbon tax had 'negligible' impact on inflation, new study says

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'We can't just roll over': Doug Ford doubles down on threat to shut down energy exports to the U.S.; Ontario Premier Doug Ford attends a news conference at Queen's Park Legislature in Toronto on Thursday  December 12, 2024\.  

December 12 , 2024 at 11:59:51 a.m. EST • :

'We can't just roll over': Doug Ford doubles down on threat to shut down energy exports to the U.S.

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Government misses deadline to seal cannabis possession records for thousands of Canadians; A protester lights a joint during a 4-20 marijuana rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa\. Toronto's licensing standards committee will hear from cannabis lounge owners on Monday Sep 18\.  

December 11 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Government misses deadline to seal cannabis possession records for thousands of Canadians

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MPs approve $21B in additional government spending during 11th-hour vote; Government House leader Karina Gould rises during Question Period, Thursday, September 26, 2024 in Ottawa\.  

December 10 , 2024 at 05:02:40 p.m. EST • :

MPs approve $21B in additional government spending during 11th-hour vote

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