Murray Wood: Carney's Liberal majority will come because of floor crossers, not votes
Thanks to floor crossings, the Liberals only need to hold safe seats in Monday's byelections to get to majority status. ...
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Costco becomes biggest company yet to demand refund of Trump tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) - Costco is joining other companies that aren't waiting to see whether the Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump's most sweeping import taxes. They're going to court to dem...
Dec 02, 2025
Canada's competition commissioner leaving job months before term ends
OTTAWA - Canada's competition commissioner is leaving his post two months before his term comes to an end. Matthew Boswell says in a media statement he will end his term on Dec. 17, for personal reaso...
Dec 02, 2025
Police ask for public's help identifying suspect and vehicle after suspicious fire in Leader
The Leader RCMP is asking for public's help identifying a suspect and vehicle that may be connected with suspicious fire that destroyed a business more than a month ago. Police received a report of a ...
Dec 02, 2025 As part of the investigation, officers have collected and analyzed evidence, including video footage showing a suspect arriving at the business, breaking in and leaving in a dark-coloured SUV. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Multi-agency effort led to seizure of large amounts of fentanyl, other drugs: RCMP
OTTAWA - The RCMP said Tuesday it teamed up with other law enforcement agencies to seize 386 kilograms of fentanyl and significant amounts of other illicit drugs over a five-month period. The Mounties...
Dec 02, 2025
NDP leader says Liberals are being 'dishonest' about the future of pharmacare
OTTAWA - The federal government's response to a report it commissioned on national pharmacare was "shockingly dismissive," NDP interim leader Don Davies said this week as he called on the Liberals to ...
Dec 02, 2025
Ontario wrote off $1.4 billion of personal protective equipment, auditor finds
TORONTO - Ontario wrote off more than one billion items of personal protective equipment at a cost of $1.4 billion since 2021 and is now burning expired products, the province's auditor general found....
Dec 02, 2025
Miller says government needs to start Indigenous consultation on B.C. pipeline
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Marc Miller says his government needs to "sit down and start working now" on consultation with Indigenous communities and stakeholders about a possible new pipeline in B.C. ...
Dec 02, 2025
Ituna Theatre in 'safe hands' with local buyers, says former owner
The legacy of the historic Ituna Theatre will live on, according to the former owner. Ajmal Usman, who has owned the theatre for the past four years, said he sold the business to a group of local resi...
Dec 02, 2025 “I reduced the price for them because they were motivated,” said former owner Ajmal Usman. “They were willing to save the theatre.” (Peter Overduin/Submitted)
Budget office sees modest boost in housing supply from Build Canada Homes
OTTAWA - Housing Minister Gregor Robertson said the federal government's new housing agency is just getting started after the parliamentary budget office said in a new report Tuesday that Build Canada...
Dec 02, 2025
Prada finalizes purchase of fashion rival Versace for $1.4 billion, launching new era
MILAN (AP) - The Prada Group closed the purchase of Milan fashion rival Versace in a $1.375 billion cash deal that puts the fashion house known for its sexy silhouettes under the same roof as Prada's ...
Dec 02, 2025 Customers look at a Prada shop window, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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