OTTAWA — While it included mostly tepid steps in response to what Prime Minister Mark Carney has called a period of ruptures, Tuesday's spring economic update was not without substance. For example, the document tabled Tuesday has a slightly lower deficit of $66.9 billion for the past year due to improved fiscal outcomes, and a rash of new spending thanks to the windfall. Read More

OTTAWA — Canada’s financial intelligence agency will report Thursday that extortion is soaring, with a growing number of those crimes committed against Canadians of Indian or south Asian descent by criminal organizations with direct ties to that region. Read More

OTTAWA — Political parties, particularly those that are close enough to smell power, are quick to describe themselves as “big tents.” Read More