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The Department of National Defence has quietly cancelled a contract with a Canadian firm to refurbish armoured vehicles to be delivered to Ukraine — but the federal defence minister won’t say why. Defence Minister David McGuinty was pressed about the contract at the House of Commons national defence committee on Tuesday as part of a general briefing on Canada’s defence spending and NATO commitments.Conservative defence critic and committee vice-chair James Bezan said the contract with Armatec Survivability in Dorchester, Ont., near London, was for 25 light armoured vehicles to be refurbished by the company, but that none of those vehicles had been delivered to Ukraine and the contract had been “paused or cancelled.”“A decision has been made to nullify the contract with that company present...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 21, 2025 3:34 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The lawyer for a Quebec Liberal MP who won her riding in the April federal election by a single vote says it would be unreasonable to cancel the result over one uncounted ballot. Tatiana Auguste’s lawyer told a hearing in St-Jérôme, Que. that ordering a new election would effectively deny the right to vote to the more than 60,000 people who cast ballots in the Terrebonne riding. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for bre...

By Jack Farrell The Canadian Press Posted October 21, 2025 2:29 pm Updated October 21, 2025 3:09 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Vote counting in Alberta’s municipal and school board elections has resumed. Few results were available after polls closed Monday night, as rule changes made by Premier Danielle Smith’s government require votes be counted by hand rather than with machines. Get daily National news Get the day's top new...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Industry Minister Melanie Joly says the federal government is forming a new “response group” along with members from the Ontario government after General Motors announced it will cut production in the province. “Obviously tough news this morning for the workers in Ingersoll for GM,” Joly said, referring to GM’s announcement that it is ending production of its BrightDrop electric delivery van in Ingersoll, Ont.“I had a conversation with the Canadian CEO of GM this morning. I had a conversation with the head of Unifor, who represents the employees, and a conversation with Doug Ford and Vic Fedeli, his minister of economic development. We’ve decided, all together, that we would be creating a ...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 21, 2025 12:03 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is pushing back on a report that suggests relief from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs could be coming soon. LeBlanc told reporters in Ottawa today that he was surprised by a news report which said a deal with the Trump administration could be finalized in the next few days. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House on Tuesday — not for urgent talks on how to end it but for a display of unity with President Donald Trump as they refuse to negotiate on any Democratic demands. Senate Democrats, too, are confident in their strategy to keep voting against a House-passed bill that would reopen the government until Republicans, including Trump, engage them on extending health care subsidies that expire at the end of the year.With both sides showing no signs of movement, it’s unclear how long the stalemate will last — even as hundreds of thousands of federal workers will miss another paycheck in the coming days and states are sounding warnings that key federal programs will soon lapse complete...