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Business groups urge Alberta to scrap new wine levy
CALGARY - Industry groups are urging the Alberta government to repeal a new tax on wine, saying it squeezes consumers and undermines efforts to support local business and boost trade between provinces...
Jan 14, 2026
Bonnie Crombie resigns as leader of Ontario Liberal Party, effective immediately
TORONTO - Bonnie Crombie resigned Wednesday as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, months after saying she would leave following a tepid leadership vote in the fall. She initially said she would stay...
Jan 14, 2026
Quebec Premier François Legault to resign, won't lead his party into fall election
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault announced on Wednesday he would resign after more than seven years in power, triggering a leadership race and further upending the province's political landscape...
Jan 14, 2026
Charlie Angus says NDP leadership not an 'entry level position,' endorses McPherson
OTTAWA - Former Ontario MP Charlie Angus says leading the party is not an "entry level position" as he endorsed Alberta MP Heather McPherson for the job. Angus, who ran for the party leadership in 201...
Jan 14, 2026
Almost one in three Canadians say U.S. might try to invade Canada: Poll
OTTAWA - Following the recent U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, a new poll suggests almost a third of Canadians say the United States might attempt "direct action" to take control of Canada. It...
Jan 14, 2026 Supporters of former president Nicolas Maduro take part in a government-organized evangelical gathering calling for his release after U.S. forces captured him, in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
Top court to look at whether challenge of ethics ruling in Trudeau case can proceed
OTTAWA - A group that pushes for political accountability says the courts must be allowed to review the reasonableness of a federal ethics ruling about former prime minister Justin Trudeau. In a filin...
Jan 14, 2026 Supreme Court of Canada is pictured prior to the Ceremonial Opening of the Judicial Year in Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canadian farmers hoping Carney can find resolution to canola tariffs in China
Canadian farmers are hoping for a breakthrough on punishing tariffs as Prime Minister Mark Carney talks trade in China this week. Rick White, president of the Canadian Canola Growers Association, says...
Jan 14, 2026
A timeline of a turbulent decade in the Canada-China relationship
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting China this week - part of his government's efforts to repair the bilateral relationship after years of tensions over national security, trade and the de...
Jan 14, 2026
Mark Brnovich, Arizona attorney general during Trump's push to find 2020 election fraud, has died
PHOENIX (AP) - Mark Brnovich, Arizona's top law enforcement officer when the state became the epicenter of efforts by President Donald Trump and his allies to find proof that the 2020 election was mar...
Jan 14, 2026
China urges Canada to break from US influence as Carney visits Beijing
BEIJING (AP) - As Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in China on Wednesday, his hosts see an opportunity to peel the longtime U.S. ally away from their rival, at least a bit. China's state me...
Jan 13, 2026
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...