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Trade Minister Ng, Justice Minister Virani won't run in next election
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Arif Virani and Trade Minister Mary Ng are the latest federal cabinet ministers to decide against running again in the next election. Virani posted on social media Monday tha...
Feb 10, 2025
Trump says he has directed US Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing rising cost
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin. "For far too long the United S...
Feb 10, 2025
McGill University announces budget cuts in response to new Quebec policies
MONTREAL - McGill University is planning cost cuts and layoffs to address a projected $45-million deficit next fiscal year, which it blames partly on new Quebec government policies. Administrators at ...
Feb 10, 2025
Here's the latest as Canada faces steel and aluminum tariffs from the United States
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump has announced 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including for Canada and Mexico. Here's the latest news: --- 10:50 p.m. British Columbia Premi...
Feb 10, 2025
4 Nations tournament set against backdrop of Canada-U.S. political tensions
Canada and the United States share the world's longest border at nearly 9,000 kilometres. The countries have interlinked economies and plenty in common culturally. The Peace Arch, straddling British C...
Feb 10, 2025
Poilievre promises a military base in Iqaluit, would cut foreign aid to pay for it
OTTAWA - A Conservative government would build a permanent military base in Nunavut and pay for it by "dramatically cutting" Canada's foreign aid budget, party leader Pierre Poilievre said Monday in I...
Feb 10, 2025
Aid workers warn 'catastrophic' USAID halt puts Ottawa's projects in limbo
OTTAWA - Canada's aid sector is bracing for cataclysmic suffering worldwide, and is asking Ottawa to help fill gaps as Washington winds down the U.S. Agency for International Development. Numerous Can...
Feb 10, 2025
Ontario NDP, Liberals focus on health care as tariffs threaten to draw attention away
TORONTO - Ontario's NDP and Liberal leaders tried to keep voters focused on health care Monday, even as actions by the U.S. president threatened to once again draw attention elsewhere in the provincia...
Feb 10, 2025
Trump’s invasion threats violate international law: Canadian ambassador
PARIS - Canada's ambassador to France says United States President Donald Trump's invasion threats violate international law. "I'm just saying that in order to respect international law, you don't thr...
Feb 10, 2025
Six Super Bowl storylines Canadian marketers will be watching
When Canadians tune into the Super Bowl today, there will be plenty of action on and off the field that marketers will have their eye on. This year's face-off between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Ph...
Feb 09, 2025 New England Patriots fans react while watching the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game at a bar in Boston in 2019. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Steven Senne)
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Guest host Tamara Cherry hears from Carla Beck on protecting the province. She also discusses AI bots, cutting fuel tax,...