Sarah Mills: LEGO is for everyone, but only the rich can afford the bigger sets
Sarah Mills has a bone to pick with LEGO. A lot of the newer and more complex sets are geared towards adults, but the pr...
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Danielle Smith dismisses Doug Ford's warning against separatist threats from Alberta
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging her Ontario counterpart Doug Ford to mind his own business when it comes to talk of separating from Canada. Smith announced this week that she doesn...
May 06, 2025
Trump, Carney faceoff in Oval Office leaves gaping differences on tariffs, 51st state
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney faced off in the Oval Office on Tuesday and showed no signs of retreating from their gaping differences in an ongo...
May 06, 2025
Under pressure, Quebec finds money to pay for renovations to major Montreal hospital
QUBEC - The Quebec government says it has found the funds to begin much-needed repairs this year to a major Quebec hospital, following severe criticism from the opposition. The Coalition Avenir Qubec ...
May 06, 2025
Quebec sovereigntist party cheers on possible referendum in Alberta
QUBEC - The leader of the sovereigntist Parti Qubcois is throwing his support behind a possible referendum in Alberta, applauding Premier Danielle Smith for standing up for her province. Speaking to r...
May 06, 2025
Homeland Security chief says travelers with no REAL ID can fly for now, but with likely extra steps
WASHINGTON (AP) - Travelers who haven't obtained a REAL ID by this week's deadline received assurances from the head of Homeland Security that they will be able to fly after additional identity checks...
May 06, 2025
Manitoba's governing New Democrats have surplus while Tories ended 2024 in the red
WINNIPEG - New figures show Manitoba's governing New Democrats raised a lot more money than the Opposition Progressive Conservatives last year and ended up in much better financial shape. Party filing...
May 06, 2025
'We will emerge stronger': Legislator praises resilience after festival attack
We must "continue to wrap our arms around" the Filipino community as it deals with the burden of the Lapu Lapu Day tragedy that killed 11 people, British Columbia legislator Mable Elmore said on Monda...
May 06, 2025 MLA Mable Elmore wipes away tears on Sunday, April 27, 2025, while visiting a memorial near the site of an attack where a vehicle was driven into crowd at a street festival on Saturday night in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Rich Lam
New Conservative caucus set to meet in Ottawa as Poilievre pledges to learn, grow
OTTAWA - Newly elected Conservatives and returning MPs are set to meet in Ottawa this morning as the party charts its path forward after last week's election loss to the Liberals. Leader Pierre Poilie...
May 06, 2025 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to supporters on election night in Ottawa, Monday, April 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Carney says he pushed back against Trump in private on '51st state' notion
WASHINGTON - Canada will never become a U.S. state, Prime Minister Carney declared to President Donald Trump in public and private during White House meetings both leaders described as productive and ...
May 06, 2025
Newly elected MPs start parliamentary orientation sessions on days in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Sima Acan took a seat Monday afternoon inside a room with 14 of her rookie colleagues for the first of a flurry of orientation sessions for her new job as a member of Parliament. Canadians el...
May 05, 2025
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Murray Wood: Some suggestions for those considering western separation
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