Sarah Mills: American politics has become a wild rollercoaster ride
The blue wave of Democratic wins in the U.S. midterms provides no guarantee for any of the major players. Sarah Mills sa...
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Carney government asks court to quash lawsuit over projected missed emission targets
OTTAWA - The federal government is asking a Federal Court judge to toss out a lawsuit accusing Ottawa of having no intention of meeting its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target. In recent court filing...
Aug 31, 2026
Ontario breaks ground on longest stretch of proposed Ring of Fire road network
Construction on the longest stretch of a road network to Ontario's mineral-rich Ring of Fire region has begun. The provincial government announced today that ground has been broken on a road to eventu...
Aug 31, 2026
Banman blasts 'fringe' circle around B.C. Conservative leader as caucus shrinks again
When Bruce Banman crossed the floor to join John Rustad in the B.C. Conservatives in 2023, it was a key moment that both conferred official party status and set the Conservatives on a path that brough...
Aug 31, 2026
Canadian suspect in Belgian espionage case to remain in pretrial detention
OTTAWA - The Belgian federal prosecutor's office says a Canadian facing espionage charges will remain in custody. After a hearing today of the woman's appeal of a July decision to keep her in detentio...
Aug 31, 2026
Kalshi bans ex-Congressman George Santos for life after concluding he likely was insider trading
NEW YORK (AP) - The online prediction market platform Kalshi said Monday that it has permanently banned former U.S. Rep. George Santos after concluding the former Republican congressman likely engaged...
Aug 31, 2026
Carney names Dominic Barton as chair of Invest in Canada, replaces CEO
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is overhauling the leadership of the federal agency responsible for attracting foreign investment just weeks before a high-profile summit aimed at doing just that. ...
Aug 31, 2026
Trump contacted Apple directly to change name of Lake Ontario to Lake America: Burgum
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump contacted Apple directly to pressure the tech giant to change the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America," a top administration official said Monday. U.S. Inter...
Aug 31, 2026
Voting to begin in federal byelections in Toronto, Vancouver and Chicoutimi ridings
OTTAWA - Voting gets underway today in byelections in three federal ridings, including what could be a close race in rural Quebec. Conservative Richard Martel resigned his seat in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord ...
Aug 31, 2026 A voter leaves a polling station after casting a ballot in the federal election in Calgary, Monday, April 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Liberals win B.C. riding of North-Vancouver Capilano in federal byelection
NORTH VANCOUVER - Braeden Caley, a former political aide to Prime Minister Mark Carney, will trade in his staffer hat for an MP's lapel pin after winning the federal byelection in the British Columbia...
Aug 31, 2026
Carney's Liberals pick up seat with byelection win in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord
LA BAIE - Liberal Daniel Gobeil has won the federal byelection in the Quebec riding of Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, flipping a Conservative-held seat and adding to Prime Minister Mark Carney's narrow majority...
Aug 31, 2026
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Murray Wood: Reading the electoral ashes
Is it the beginning of the end of MAGA? The end of the beginning? Or, Murray Wood asks, are just Americans fed up with h...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, Nov. 5
8:30 - The dust has settled after the U.S. Midterms, and the Democrats have shaken up Congress, taking control of both t...