Nojoud Al Mallees
Reporter/Producer
Nojoud Al Mallees covers economics for The Canadian Press. She's based in Ottawa.
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Federal government would have to double military spending to meet NATO target
The parliamentary budget officer says that if the federal government wants to meet NATO's military spending target by 2032 as promised, it will have to almost double defence spending to $81.9 billion.
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Conservative MPs backed communities seeking Liberal housing fund Poilievre vows to cut
Five Conservative MPs have written letters to the Liberal housing minister asking him to grant their communities funding from a program that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre this week called disastrous and promised to cancel.
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PBO says deficit likely exceeded Liberals' $40B pledge, economy to rebound in 2025
The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government likely failed to keep its deficit below its promised $40 billion cap in the last fiscal year.
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Palestinians who fled Gaza to receive financial assistance from Ottawa
Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Palestinians who have fled Gaza will receive transitional financial assistance and supports after they arrive in Canada.
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Trudeau applauds Thailand for legalizing gay marriage during ASEAN summit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulated the prime minister of Thailand during a bilateral meeting for her country's recent legalization of same-sex marriage.
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Small, medium-size businesses to receive carbon rebates in December
Owners of small- and medium-sized businesses will finally receive their long-awaited carbon pricing refunds before the end of this year, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced on Tuesday.
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Environment, energy ministers offer Jagmeet Singh a briefing on carbon pricing
Two Liberal ministers are inviting NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to a briefing about carbon pricing.
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Population growth slows for first time since pandemic as federal government clamps down
Population growth in Canada slowed slightly in the second quarter of this year as the federal government made efforts to reduce temporary migration into the country, Statistics Canada revealed Wednesday.
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NDP asks competition watchdog to probe potential rent-fixing by corporate landlords
The NDP is asking the Competition Bureau to investigate whether Canadian corporate landlords are using the same AI software that sparked an antitrust lawsuit in the United States.
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Conservatives deny links to protesters who harassed Singh on Parliament Hill
Conservatives are denying any association with protesters who harassed Jagmeet Singh, among others, outside of Parliament Hill this week after Liberal ministers accused them of lending their support.
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