The federal government says Canada generated roughly $3 billion in revenue from tariffs imposed on American imports before Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government lifted the counter-tariffs in September. The figures were released by the Department of Finance, which added that more details will be outlined in the upcoming federal budget. During the spring election campaign, the Liberals had projected that counter-tariffs would bring in about $20 billion in the current fiscal year. However, to ease trade tensions with the United States, the Carney government suspended tariffs on goods covered

The International Committee of the Red Cross says it has handed over the bodies of 45 Palestinians to authorities in Gaza, one day after Hamas returned to Israel the remains of three soldiers captured during the October 7, 2023 attacks. Officials at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza confirmed receiving the bodies on Monday afternoon. The exchange took place under a fragile ceasefire mediated by the United States, which has seen a series of coordinated returns of human remains between both sides. According to health authorities in Gaza, identifying many of the bodies has been difficult due to a

A 52-year-old bus driver from the Waterloo Region has died following a single-vehicle crash involving a school bus on Highway 401 west of London on Sunday morning. Four students were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash occurred just after 9 a.m. as the bus, carrying 42 passengers, veered into a ditch while travelling from Kitchener-Waterloo to Point Pelee National Park near Leamington. The students were on their way to a three-day geography field trip. Charlotte Weldon, a 13-year-old student from Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocati

Calgary police are investigating a fatal collision that claimed the life of a woman in her 80s after she was struck by a vehicle in the city’s southeast. Investigators say the woman was crossing Ninth Avenue Southeast at around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday when she was hit by a southbound car. She was taken to hospital, where she later died from her injuries. Police say the driver, a man in his 60s, remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. Officers do not believe speed or impairment played a role in the crash. Authorities are asking anyone who witnessed the collision or has

Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami was re-elected as the president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) for the fifth consecutive term for the 2025-26 session. In the election held on Monday, a total of 136 votes were polled, out of which Dhami secured 117 votes, while his opponent, Mithu Singh Kahneke, received 18 votes. One vote was declared invalid. Along with Dhami’s re-election, other key office-bearers were also chosen. Raghujit Singh Virk was elected as the senior vice president, Baldev Singh Kalyan as the junior vice president, and Sher Singh Mandwala as the general sec

Canada Post has released a new Remembrance Day stamp to recognize the historic contributions of Sikh soldiers who served with Canadian and Allied forces. The unveiling took place Sunday during the annual Sikh Remembrance Day Ceremony at Mount Hope Cemetery in Kitchener, Ontario. The design pays tribute to Private Buckam Singh, one of the first Sikh Canadians to serve in the First World War and the youngest known Sikh soldier to enlist at age 22. Singh fought with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Europe, was twice wounded in action, and later died of tuberculosis in 1919. His gravesite in

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he supports Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s decision to invoke the notwithstanding clause to bring an end to the province’s ongoing teachers’ strike. Moe said Alberta’s use of the clause, which temporarily overrides certain Charter rights, was justified to ensure that students could return to classrooms after weeks of labour disruption. He added that provincial governments have a responsibility to use “every tool available” to protect the interests of citizens, including the education of children. The Alberta government invoked the clause this w

B.C.’s police watchdog is investigating after a man was seriously injured during an arrest in Surrey earlier this month. According to the Surrey Police Service, an officer responded to reports of a man yelling aggressively at a group of women near the 10700-block of 135A Street around 8:40 p.m. on October 6. The man was taken into custody and sustained a serious but non-life-threatening injury while being arrested. The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO) was notified shortly after the incident and has since launched a review to determine whether police actions were co

U.S. President Donald Trump says Prime Minister Mark Carney has apologized for an Ontario government advertisement criticizing U.S. tariffs, a controversy that led Washington to suspend trade negotiations with Canada earlier this month. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said Carney offered an apology over what he called a “fraudulent” anti-tariff commercial. “He was very nice. He apologized for what they did with the commercial,” Trump said. However, when asked if trade talks with Canada would resume, the president replied, “No.” The Ontario government, led by Premi