The federal government committed hundreds of millions of dollars in its recent budget to help reinforce Canada's cyber defences — but if the effort fails to prevent a major attack, Ottawa can always turn to its little-known $102-billion emergency stash.

Health and labour groups are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to remove Finance Minister Bill Morneau from the government's national pharmacare file over comments he made about the freshly launched effort to explore the issue.

The federal government appears poised to commit what some believe could be a significant amount of cash in next week's budget to protect more of Canada's lands, inland waters and oceans.

The Liberal government announced winners of innovation funds Thursday, dismissed by Conservative MP Maxime Bernier as "corporate welfare on steroids."

Finance Minister Bill Morneau will introduce the federal government's next budget on Feb. 27 as the country faces persistent uncertainty around trade and competitiveness.

Canada's research community has long yearned for a consequential funding boost for science — and 2018 is poised to be its year.

Canada and the remaining members of the old Trans-Pacific Partnership agreed on Tuesday to a revised trade agreement that will forge ahead without the United States, opening distant new markets at a time of uncertainty closer to home.

The federal ethics commissioner has cleared Finance Minister Bill Morneau of allegations that he and his father benefited from insider information to save half a million dollars on the sale of shares in their family−built company.

Federal cabinet ministers have fanned out south of the border in hope of energizing U.S. supporters of the beleaguered NAFTA deal as yet another critical round of talks is set to begin in Montreal later this month.

Bill Morneau is staying put as finance minister — but he admits he's closing out his tumultuous year with some regrets.