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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney got a little bit chippy when asked by a National Post reporter if he agreed with an unnamed government official who downplayed India’s role in transnational repression and foreign interference in a briefing last week. “Well, we can debate whether you had a discussion that was not for quotation,”…

Students across the province are protesting recent changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) — the post-secondary financial aid system will go from a majority grant structure to a majority loan structure in the new school year.

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said military actions in Iran have increased volatility in energy and financial markets, with uncertainty about the duration and fallout from the conflict contributing to greater risks to global economic growth. Adding to the risks — which are “tilted to the downside” — is the rapid growth of two…

Prime Minister Mark Carney has shaken up the senior ranks of the public service, creating and expanding some roles in a continued effort to put his stamp on the machinery of government.

Eight provinces and two territories have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build cross-country electricity transmission infrastructure, Ontario Minister of Energy and Mines, Stephen Lecce, announced Wednesday.   Speaking at a press conference in Toronto, Lecce said Canada currently has “13 islands” of grids, making the country less energy independent.   “We know this…

U.S. prosecutors have taken steps to protect classified national security material set to be part of their case against a Pakistani man accused of plotting an attack on Jews in New York. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, who previously lived in the Toronto area, is scheduled to stand trial in May.

A coroner’s inquest has been called into the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting and B.C.’s public safety minister says a public inquiry is also possible. But how do the two differ and what can Canadians expect out of them?

The decision is “significant” and could see changes to Ontario’s sex offender registry, depending on how the appeals process plays out, says the applicant’s lawyer. The province says it plans to appeal.

Since November, Edmonton-born Curtis Wright has been stuck in an ICE detainment facility in Texas. Since then, his family has been pushing for his release while his case moves through the courts.

The alleged drug trafficker accused of obtaining confidential information from a Toronto police officer, which was used in an alleged conspiracy to kill a senior corrections officer, was granted a $1.5-million bail Wednesday in Toronto.