Murray Wood: Trump's tantrum over job data shows he's a weak leader
Murray Wood says U.S. President Donald Trump only seems to care about data that makes him look good, as he demonstrated ...
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As number of auto thefts drops nationally, Alberta logs highest per-capita theft rate
OTTAWA - Canada's auto theft rate for private passenger vehicles dropped by almost 19 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year - but the non-profit that collected the data says the number of sto...
Feb 12, 2025
Trudeau in Brussels to talk security as U.S. tariff threats continue
BRUSSELS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Brussels today as Canada works to deepen its trade and defence ties with Europe. The prime minister landed in the Belgian capital around 10 a.m. Wednesda...
Feb 12, 2025
Trump's metal tariff threats shake up the Canadian can industry
TORONTO - U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose sweeping metals tariffs is creating worry and opportunity in can manufacturing and packaging, an industry that relies heavily on the raw materi...
Feb 12, 2025
Ontario Greens unveil platform, pledge to build two million homes and cut taxes
TORONTO - The Green Party of Ontario will build two million homes in a decade, cut taxes for low- and middle-income earners and create a "foodbelt" to protect farmland if it wins the election, leader ...
Feb 12, 2025
After 40 years in politics, Mississauga's newest mayor says she's not done yet
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - When Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish resigned from a regional police board, citing the need to be openly critical of the largest budget increase in the force's history, her decis...
Feb 12, 2025
White House fires USAID inspector general after warning about funding oversight, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House fired the inspector general for the U.S. Agency for International Development on Tuesday, several U.S. officials said. The dismissal comes a day after his office warn...
Feb 11, 2025
Alberta minister says third party to help probe into lucrative health contracts
EDMONTON - Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says an unnamed third party has been called in for an investigation into reports of high-level government interference and questionable deal-making ...
Feb 11, 2025
Former Mountie Kevin Brosseau named fentanyl czar
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has named Kevin Brosseau, a former senior Mountie, to be the federal point person on fighting the spread of deadly fentanyl. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Brosseau...
Feb 11, 2025
Trump steel, aluminum tariffs likely to drive up car costs, industry leaders say
DETROIT (AP) - President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel imports this week could wreak havoc on American auto manufacturing, industry leaders say. The moves align with the Trump administration's aggre...
Feb 11, 2025
Leger poll: Carney as leader would have Liberals tied with Conservatives
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests that if Mark Carney wins the Liberal leadership race, he would erase the massive lead the Conservatives have enjoyed for the past year and a half. A Leger survey suggests ...
Feb 11, 2025
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Guest host Tamara Cherry talks Trump's 35 per cent tariffs, drug price pressure from the U.S., doctors prescribing outdo...