Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem on Wednesday said he was focused on whether interest rates would need to go higher and was not even considering a cut, pushing back against traders betting that the central bank will move lower as soon as October. Macklem made his remarks in an interview with Reuters after earlier…
Bank of Canada’s Macklem Says He Is ‘Not Even Thinking’ of Cutting Rates
Canada Sanctions Iranian Entities and Officials, Citing Misinformation
Canada has imposed another round of sanctions, punishing three Iranian entities and two leaders Ottawa blames for propagating misinformation. The new sanctions include a censorship body known as the Press Supervisory Board and a propaganda publication called the Iran Newspaper. Also sanctioned is the 15 Khordad Foundation, a group originally founded to financially support the…
19-Year-Old Arrested for Social Media Threats Against Parliament Hill, Embassies
A 19-year-old Canadian man has been arrested for posting threats on Twitter directed at Parliament Hill, the federal Department of Defense, and the Chinese and American embassies in Ottawa, police say. In a Jan. 3 news release, RCMP identified the man as Daniel Houde from Ottawa, saying Houde was “taken into custody and released on conditions.”…
Moscow Accuses Ottawa of Leading Isolation Effort, Amid Squabble Over Tweets, Summons
Russia’s ambassador to Canada says Ottawa is at the vanguard of an effort to isolate his country, following a series of social-media squabbles and ongoing salvos where each country summons the other’s top diplomat. Oleg Stepanov told Russian state media that he’s exasperated by Canada’s foreign-affairs department tweeting unflattering information about the war in Ukraine,…
Ottawa Mayor, Local Businesses Welcome Expected Return of Federal Workers to Offices
A local coffee shop in Ottawa’s downtown core is looking forward to some more frequent foot traffic once federal workers head back to the office on a more regular basis. “I’m just personally excited to see more people around and kind of feel like we’re back into before times,” said Kyle Macleod, a manager at…
Heritage Minister Says Facebook Is Intimidating Canadians With Threats to Pull News From Platform
Federal Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez accused Meta on Thursday of trying to intimidate Canadians with threats of pulling news content from its Facebook platform, following the adoption of Bill C-18 in the House of Commons. “Canadians don’t like being intimidated,” Rodriguez told reporters in Ottawa. “Me, if I were Facebook, I would change my strategy….
Liberals Want to Expand Parliament Hill After Post-Convoy Security Report
Liberal MPs on a House of Commons committee that studied parliamentary security after the Freedom Convoy say Parliament Hill should expand to include nearby streets. The Liberals say a land transfer should take place between the City of Ottawa and the federal public services department to allow Wellington Street and Sparks Street, a pedestrian street…
Premiers Demand Meeting With Trudeau to Discuss Increased Health-Care Funding
Canada’s premiers presented a united front Friday as they demanded Prime Minister Justin Trudeau come to the table personally to hammer out an agreement for Ottawa to shoulder more of the burden when it comes to health-care costs. Premiers also defended their refusal to accept conditions for additional federal funds, and pushed back on any…
Canada sanctions dozens in Russia, Iran, Myanmar ahead of global Human Rights Day
Canada is sanctioning dozens of officials and companies from three of the world’s worst regimes for human rights. Ottawa will freeze any Canadian assets held by 67 people and nine entities in Russia, Iran and Myanmar. The new sanctions include officials who have cracked down on protests against the Russian and Iranian regimes as well…
Ottawa Police Service Superintendent Arrested on Sex Charges
A senior Ottawa Police Service officer has been arrested on sex charges. Ottawa police say Supt. Mark Patterson, who is 53, is charged with sex assault, sex assault including abusing a position of trust, and breach of trust following an investigation by Ontario Provincial Police. Police say in a release that the charges stem from…
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