Freeland blasts Tories, thanks NDP for support pushing USMCA forward

Conservatives wanted to extend committees' study of the agreement into March. →

• February 20, 2020

  Baloney Meter: Rail blockades and government authority over the police

  Conservative claim that the minister of public safety has the ultimate authority over Canada's national police force is declared a lot of baloney. →

• February 20, 2020

  Secret, underground cigarette factory in Spain busted

  Spanish police and Europol said 20 people from Britain, Ukraine and Lithuania were arrested. →

• February 20, 2020

  Atlantic offshore energy operators raising their EH&S game

  CAPP report outlines 13 near and long-term initiatives to improve environment, health and safety performance. →

• February 20, 2020

  Chiefs want RCMP, pipeline firm to leave before meeting with government

  Hereditary chiefs have communicated their terms to Carolyn Bennett, the minister responsible for Crown-Indigenous relations. →

• February 20, 2020

  GM gets tax break in Lordstown for new plant next to factory it closed

  Joint venture to work together on battery technology with a 75% tax abatement. →

• February 20, 2020

  Inflation rises again, hitting 2.4% in January: Statistics Canada

  Experts say national statistics data only slightly dents the odds of the Bank of Canada cutting its key interest rate this year. →

• February 20, 2020

  Honda celebrates manufacturing at Canadian International AutoShow

  Spotlight was on its Alliston manufacturing facility, which recently produced its nine millionth vehicle. →

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