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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Cameco says White House won't meddle in its core business under U.S. reactor deal
The chief executive of Saskatchewan-based Cameco Corp. wants to make clear that the U.S. government is not getting involved in its main uranium mining business under a massive nuclear reactor deal ann...
Nov 06, 2025 A media tour of the Cameco uranium mine in Cigar Lake is shown on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Quebec minister says Ottawa has gone too far in cutting temporary immigration
QUBEC - Despite years of calling for Ottawa to cut the number of non-permanent residents in the province, Quebec now says the federal government is "playing a dangerous game" in its move to slash temp...
Nov 06, 2025
Ottawa's tax credits to reduce emissions aren't working as intended, watchdog says
OTTAWA - As Prime Minister Mark Carney's government moves to spend billions more on tax credits to support carbon-capture and storage projects, Canada's environment commissioner says the money already...
Nov 06, 2025
Scrapping luxury tax to fuel demand for Bombardier private jets: CEO
MONTREAL - The federal government's proposal to scrap a luxury tax will fan sales and job growth at Bombardier Inc., says the business jet maker's chief executive ric Martel. The 10 per cent tax on it...
Nov 06, 2025
Nancy Pelosi won't seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House
WASHINGTON (AP) - Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker's office but arguably the m...
Nov 06, 2025
Canadian premiers are too quick to override rights, former PM Jean Chrétien warns
TORONTO - Canada's premiers are too quick to use the notwithstanding clause for "marginal reasons" and have lost sight of its original purpose, former prime minister Jean Chrtien said Wednesday evenin...
Nov 06, 2025 Former Canadian prime minister Jean Chretien speaks during an interview with journalist Lisa LaFlamme at the Night for Rights gala, organized by Journalists for Human Rights in Toronto on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eduardo Lima
Gunshots ring out at B.C. ostrich farm as cull moves ahead
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Numerous gunshots rang out in the night at a British Columbia ostrich farm, punctuated by shouts of "Murderers!" and "Stop!" as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency...
Nov 06, 2025
Ottawa's budget promises to spur business investment. Will it?
Experts are cautiously optimistic that the federal government's plan to spur business investment will move the needle on better productivity and economic growth, but say it doesn't come without risks....
Nov 06, 2025
Ontario eyes challenging labour market amid tariffs, lower population growth
TORONTO - Ontario's deficit projection is shrinking in its fall fiscal update, but so are the province's expectations for the labour market as U.S. tariffs are expected to continue hitting the economy...
Nov 06, 2025
Prince Harry says visiting Canadian veterans is the highlight of his Toronto trip
TORONTO - Veterans at a care centre in Toronto gathered Thursday to present their art therapy work to Prince Harry and share their stories ahead of Remembrance Day, as they reflected on the lasting im...
Nov 06, 2025
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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
8:30 - Construction for the AI data centre in the RM of Sherwood is set to begin this spring, but many residents in the ...