National News

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says expansions to ports in Montreal and Manitoba could be among the first projects fast tracked under his government's new major projects bill.

OTTAWA — Canada needs to build 3.2 million new homes in the next decade to close the housing gap but isn't on track to do that, the Parliamentary Budget Officer said in a new analysis published on Tuesday.

OTTAWA — Elections Canada says just over 200 ballots were rejected in the recent Alberta byelection where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre regained a seat in the House of Commons.

BERLIN — Canada has narrowed down its shopping list for its next fleet of submarines to those made by two suppliers, Germany’s Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems and South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean Co.

The number of Canadians commuting to work rose for the fourth year in a row, a Statistics Canada report said Tuesday, as hybrid workers are increasingly spending more time in the workplace than at home.

OTTAWA — CBC/Radio-Canada is going to court to defend its refusal to disclose subscriber numbers for its Gem streaming service. The move comes after the information commissioner ordered CBC to make available the number of paid subscribers to Gem.

RIGA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Canada will keep troops in Latvia through to 2029, as part of a mission to deter Russian aggression in Europe that has given Ottawa an outsized role in the transatlantic alliance.

Lytton, B.C., is upholding its reputation as Canada's hot spot, recording the highest temperature across the country so far this year as an ongoing heat wave scorches much of the province. Environment Canada figures show the mercury hit 41.

MONTREAL — A Montreal college has resumed classes even as it faces a $30-million fine by the Quebec government for exceeding enrolment in English-language programs.

MONTREAL — An independent committee says the Quebec government should phase out public funding of religious private schools.