Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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India's envoy disputes Anand's claim that Ottawa can fully staff its embassy
OTTAWA - India's new envoy to Canada rejected Foreign Minister Anita Anand's claim that New Delhi has agreed to restore Canada's full complement of diplomats. Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Patnaik s...
Oct 22, 2025 Dinesh Kumar Patnaik, High Commissioner for the Republic of India to Canada, is pictured at the High Commission of India in Ottawa, on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Indigenous Services failing to improve critical First Nations services, audit says
Indigenous Services Canada is falling far behind on its efforts to address long-standing health and infrastructure problems in First Nations communities, the federal auditor general said in a report r...
Oct 21, 2025 Minister of Indigenous Services Mandy Gull-Masty rises during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Friday, June 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS Justin Tang
Auditor finds gaps in federal cybersecurity shield as threats multiply
The federal auditor found "significant gaps" in the government's cybersecurity services, monitoring efforts and responses to active attacks on information systems. In a report released on Tuesday, Aud...
Oct 21, 2025 Auditor General of Canada Karen Hogan waits to appear before the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO) in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Inflation jumps to 2.4% in September thanks to gas, grocery costs
OTTAWA - Inflation jumped higher in September, Statistics Canada said Tuesday, thanks largely to annual changes in gas prices and persistent pressure at the grocery store. Annual inflation accelerated...
Oct 21, 2025
How common is severe climate change anxiety in Canada? Study offers a glimpse
Two new studies are helping to shed light on the extent Canadians feel climate change is impacting their mental health. A national study published today suggests about 2.3 per cent of people in Canada...
Oct 21, 2025 People take their dogs out for a quick break under billowing wildfire smoke off Highway 97 north of Buckinghorse River, B.C. on Friday, May 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nasuna Stuart-Ulin
Alberta government to introduce bill limiting who can run in provincial elections
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is planning to introduce legislation this fall to limit who can run in provincial elections. Government house leader Joseph Schow says the change...
Oct 21, 2025 Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration Joseph Schow swears the oath of office in Calgary, Friday, May 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Amazon cloud outage takes down many online services around the world
LONDON (AP) - A problem with Amazon's cloud computing service disrupted internet use around the world Monday, taking down a broad range of online services, including social media, gaming, food deliver...
Oct 20, 2025 Daniel Thorpe, of Hoboken, N.J., uses the Amazon app to pay for his purchase at the Amazon 4-star store in the Soho neighborhood of New York, on Sept. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Average home price must fall in Canada to restore affordability, minister says
Federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says the average price of housing - not necessarily individual home values - must fall to restore affordability in Canada. Robertson was before the House of C...
Oct 20, 2025 Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Gregor Robertson rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Poilievre calls on Carney to keep federal deficit under $42B in coming budget
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is demanding that Prime Minister Mark Carney cut taxes and keep the federal deficit under $42 billion in the coming budget. It seems clear the latter will not happ...
Oct 20, 2025 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Jewel heist from Louvre in Paris took just four minutes, officials say
By Thomas Adamson In a burglary lasting just a few minutes, thieves used a freight elevator to gain access to the Louvre on Sunday morning. They forced open a window, smashed display cases, and made o...
Oct 19, 2025 Police officers work near a cherry picker used by thieves, Sunday, October 19, 2025, at the Louvre Museum in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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