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Two of Ontario’s main party leaders focused their attention south of the border Friday with American tariffs possibly hours away, while a third set her sights on shoring up local votes with transit pledges.

The federal government says it is deferring the implementation of a hike to the capital gains inclusion rate to next year and plans to introduce new exemptions to ensure most middle-class Canadians do not pay more tax if the rate becomes official.

Canadian journalism organizations are having to wait a bit longer for their share of the $100 million Google agreed to pay news outlets to be exempt from the Online News Act.

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney is backing away from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's consumer carbon pricing regime but will keep industrial pricing in place.

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland says Ottawa should target Tesla vehicles and U.S. alcohol as part of its tariff retaliation package to send a message that an attack on Canadian trade would not be cost-free for Trump's allies.

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy contracted in November, but preliminary estimates point to a rebound at the end of the year as the country faces an uncertain future with U.S.

OTTAWA — Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says he is dropping out of the Liberal party leadership race and backing former central banker Mark Carney.

OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland is calling on the federal NDP to give the Liberal government more time in power to sign bilateral deals on pharmacare. "I would put it back to (NDP Leader) Jagmeet Singh ...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Ministers make pitch to avert Trump tariffs A trio of federal cabinet ministers is in Washington today making a last-ditch attempt to stop U.S.

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" changes to foreign policy could have drastic consequences for Canada's approach to aid, trade, intelligence and diplomacy.