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Faqiri family demands answers on implementing coroner inquest recommendations
TORONTO - The family of a mentally ill man who died in a provincial jail is demanding to know if the Ontario government has implemented any recommendations that came out of a coroner's inquest, saying...
May 05, 2025
Ontario to include expanded manufacturing tax credit in upcoming budget
TORONTO - Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy has offered a first glimpse at his upcoming budget, announcing an expanded Ontario manufacturing tax credit. Bethlenfalvy says that his budget, se...
May 05, 2025
Doug Ford asks Mark Carney to prioritize 'nation-building' Highway 401 tunnel
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is seeking Prime Minister Mark Carney's support for his idea to build a tunnel under Highway 401. Ford sent the prime minister a letter Monday setting out a series ...
May 05, 2025
Alberta premier promises separation referendum in 2026 if petition signatures warrant
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will hold a referendum on provincial separation next year if citizens gather the required signatures on a petition. Smith, in a livestream address Mo...
May 05, 2025
B.C. MP Don Davies chosen as interim NDP leader to succeed Jagmeet Singh
OTTAWA - B.C. MP Don Davies will be the interim leader for the New Democratic Party of Canada, chosen by the party's national council Monday evening. Former leader Jagmeet Singh announced his resignat...
May 05, 2025
Quebec Conservative leader to seek vacant Arthabaska seat in eventual byelection
VICTORIAVILLE - The leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec has formally announced his intention to seek a seat in the legislature by running in the riding of Arthabaska when a yelection is eventua...
May 04, 2025
Seven foreign policy challenges facing Mark Carney that aren't about Trump
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has many foreign policy issues on his plate - and they're not all about U.S. President Donald Trump. Here are six of the key challenges Ottawa will be navigating in...
May 04, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Friday, May 2, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
Trump says 'highly unlikely' U.S. ever uses military force to annex Canada
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump says it is "highly unlikely" the United States would ever use military force to annex Canada, though he maintains he will continue to push to make Canada the 51st ...
May 04, 2025
McGill platform becomes safe space for conserving U.S. climate research under threat
MONTREAL - Academics at McGill University in Montreal are providing the U.S. scientific community a platform to protect climate research under attack. Six months ago, researchers at McGill University'...
May 04, 2025
Canada's deepening dependence on U.S. has been a decades-long evolution, experts say
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has repeatedly accused the Liberal government of entrenching Canada's economic dependence on the United States. But political scientists say the reality i...
May 04, 2025
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