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Ex-fighter jet pilot Stephen Fuhr is on a mission to change how we arm the military
OTTAWA - Not that long ago, former air force fighter pilot Stephen Fuhr was just one among many voices in Canada complaining about the way the federal government makes big defence purchasing decisions...
Jul 06, 2025
Norwegian company has plans for LNG export project in Quebec
MONTREAL - As Canada looks to fast-track major projects that could reduce its dependence on the United States, a new subsidiary of a Norwegian energy company says it wants to build a liquefied natural...
Jul 04, 2025
Ontario First Nation slowed down traffic on Trans-Canada Highway over mining laws
A northern Ontario First Nation has completed a four-day demonstration that slowed down traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway, as it protests fast-tracked federal and provincial legislation designed to ...
Jul 04, 2025
Minister planning to table First Nations water bill despite provincial opposition
OTTAWA - The federal minister of Indigenous services says her government plans to reintroduce legislation to ensure First Nations' rights to clean drinking water - despite calls from Alberta and Ontar...
Jul 04, 2025
First Nation seeking court ruling on Alberta ending coal mining moratorium
EDMONTON - An Alberta First Nation is asking a judge to review the provincial government's decision earlier this year to end its moratorium on coal mining. In an application for judicial review filed ...
Jul 04, 2025
Ottawa talking to metals giant Rio Tinto about liquidity help amid U.S. tariffs
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Mlanie Joly says the federal government is talking to mining and metals giant Rio Tinto about helping the company with liquidity problems caused by the United States' global...
Jul 04, 2025
Second-generation Canadians weigh the cost of carrying on the family business – and their parents' legacy
In the corner of her family's downtown Toronto restaurant, Jeanette Liu's young son eats a plate of chili chicken as customers gather around tables and servers bustle across the floor. Her son spendin...
Jul 04, 2025
The House gives final approval to Trump's big tax bill and sends it to him to sign
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump's $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve ...
Jul 03, 2025
Automakers 'cautiously optimistic' on EV mandate changes after meeting with PM
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association says he's "cautiously optimistic" the federal government will repeal its electric vehicle sales mandate. Brian Kingston was among s...
Jul 03, 2025 Liberal leader Mark Carney reacts as he participates in a demonstration during a tour of an auto parts factory on Friday, April 4, 2025 in Vaughan, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Defence spending to add 'staggering' sum to deficit by 2035, think tank warns
OTTAWA - The C.D. Howe Institute predicts Ottawa's recently announced spending plans - which include a much bigger defence budget - will drive its deficits markedly higher in the coming years. In a ne...
Jul 03, 2025
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Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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