Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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Five things to know about Quebec Premier François Legault's tough year in 2025
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is finishing 2025 with his party running in third place in the polls, behind the Parti Qubcois and the Liberals. The polling caps off a difficult year that saw h...
Dec 22, 2025
Audit coming on travel nurse firm flagged for possible fraud, says N.L. health CEO
ST. JOHN'S - The head of Newfoundland and Labrador's health authority says a review is coming soon of invoices paid to a private travel nurse agency flagged for possible billing fraud by the province'...
Dec 22, 2025
Ottawa, First Nations presenting plans to reform child welfare system
OTTAWA - Ottawa and First Nations faced a deadline Monday to present the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal with their respective plans to reform the First Nations child welfare system - the latest step i...
Dec 22, 2025
Diab caps student visa applications for 2026, pauses some permanent residency streams
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab issued new ministerial instructions that include requiring provincial or territorial attestation letters for study permits with the goal of capping foreign stud...
Dec 22, 2025
Carney names friend and former investment banker Mark Wiseman as next U.S. ambassador
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed a global investment banker and pension fund manager to be Canada's next ambassador in Washington. Carney's office said Mark Wiseman, who begins the ro...
Dec 22, 2025
Nova Scotia ready for private companies to start exploring for onshore natural gas
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government says it's ready for companies to start exploring for onshore natural gas, with the province saying it may take ownership stakes in drilling projects to potentially...
Dec 22, 2025
Instacart ends a program where users could see different prices for the same item at the same store
NEW YORK (AP) - Instacart said Monday that it's ending a program where some customers saw different prices for the same product ordered at the same time from the same store when using the delivery com...
Dec 22, 2025
Quick quotes: Why senior editors voted Mark Carney as CP's newsmaker for 2025
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney, who has been voted The Canadian Press 2025 Newsmaker of the Year, has been described by survey respondents as both a "diplomat" and a "political outsider." Carney ...
Dec 22, 2025
The Canadian Press Newsmakers of the Year, past and present
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is The Canadian Press 2025 Newsmaker of the Year. Here is a list of those who have held the title in the past, awarded through an annual survey of senior editors in...
Dec 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney named The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year
OTTAWA - This time last year, the average Canadian might have struggled to pick Mark Carney's face out of a crowd. Now he's among the most recognizable figures in the country, and was selected The Can...
Dec 22, 2025
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Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...