Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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Gov. Ron DeSantis calls for special session in April to redraw Florida's congressional districts
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he plans to call a special session in April for the Republican-dominated legislature to draw new congressional districts, joining a redist...
Jan 07, 2026
NDP leadership candidates sprint to final fundraising, membership deadlines
OTTAWA - NDP leadership candidates are entering the final sprint to sign up members and raise the last of four $25,000 payments required to be on the ballot. The membership cutoff for voting eligibili...
Jan 07, 2026
First Nations chiefs alarmed by feds' lack of commitment to protecting source water
OTTAWA - Some First Nations chiefs say Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty's recent refusal to commit to source water protections in a promised clean water bill shows the government is sidel...
Jan 07, 2026
Office vacancy rate dips as return-to-office shift picks up: CBRE report
TORONTO - The Canadian office vacancy rate dipped last year for the first time since the pandemic as the return-to-office trend accelerated, said a report out Wednesday from CBRE Ltd. The national off...
Jan 07, 2026
Carney heads to China next week for first visit by a prime minister in eight years
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with President Xi Jinping in Beijing next week as he makes the first official trip to China by a Canadian prime minister in more than eight years. Carney'...
Jan 07, 2026
Commander says RCAF is on a 'path of growth' in 2026
OTTAWA - The head of the Royal Canadian Air Force has only been in the job for half a year - but it's been an eventful period as the force has worked to rapidly overhaul its fleets and turn a corner o...
Jan 07, 2026 Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force Lieutenant-General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet participates in a discussion at a defence procurement conference in Ottawa, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
How Canadian agencies are embracing AI tools to defend national security
OTTAWA - The national spy watchdog is reviewing the use and governance of artificial intelligence by Canada's security agencies. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency has written to key...
Jan 07, 2026 People put away silicon wafers that were on display during an Intel event called AI Everywhere in New York, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Kinew, leaders visit Manitoba First Nation dealing with frozen water crisis
PIMICIKAMAK CREE NATION, MAN. - Politicians travelled to get a look at a First Nation in northern Manitoba that's scrambling to clean up and fix up after a frozen water catastrophe buckled ceilings, s...
Jan 07, 2026
Fulmer says B.C. Conservatives must be a grand coalition as he enters leadership race
VICTORIA - Yuri Fulmer says the Conservative Party of B.C. needs to be a "grand coalition" that refrains from "undisciplined" behaviour if it wants to govern, as he becomes the first high-profile cand...
Jan 07, 2026
Elections Yukon report to look into sinking voter turnout in territorial elections
WHITEHORSE - Elections Yukon is setting out to uncover why voter turnout in the territory has plummeted. The territorial elections body says it's launching a review to identify factors that may have c...
Jan 06, 2026
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...