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OTTAWA — Ottawa is reviewing its spending "from top to bottom" as Canada's closest allies call on Canada to hike defence spending to levels not seen since the height of the Cold War, Defence Minister David McGuinty said Thursday.

MONTREAL — Quebec's immigration minister says the government will drop its permanent immigration targets to as low as 25,000 people per year, and keep them low until Ottawa agrees to slash the number of temporary residents in the province by half.

OTTAWA — Ottawa held its fire for a second day in a row Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump doubled his steel and aluminum tariffs to 50 per cent — despite numerous calls for Canada to swiftly retaliate with new tariffs of its own.

OTTAWA — An NDP critic says a provision in the federal government's border security bill that would give cabinet the power to cancel immigration documents looks like an attempt to "mimic" measures deployed by the Trump administration in the U.S.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has filed an unfair labour practice complaint against Canada Post over ongoing contract negotiations, as the union scrambles to overcome bargaining pushback from both management and its membership.

MONTREAL — Montreal is hoping to redeem itself during the upcoming Grand Prix weekend after last year's event veered off course due to heavy congestion, flooding and some ill-timed patio inspections.

VANCOUVER — Business and industry groups are applauding a deal between British Columbia's port employers and supervisors, but say the federal government also needs to take steps to ensure labour stability and Canada's reputation as a reliable trade p

OTTAWA — Canada posted its largest merchandise trade deficit on record in April at $7.1 billion as exports fell sharply in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Statistics Canada said Thursday the result, which followed a deficit of $2.

HALIFAX — In response to Prime Minister Mark Carney's bid to make Canada an "energy superpower," Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is floating the idea of dramatically ramping up the province's nascent offshore wind energy industry.

TORONTO — An infant born prematurely and infected with measles has died in southwestern Ontario, Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, said Thursday.