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Anand: 'not appropriate' to compare with past ministers on human rights, global law
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says her government's approach to human rights and international law shouldn't be compared to that of her predecessors because of increased turbulence and...
Jan 30, 2026
Advocates call for federal, provincial governments to strengthen child-care system
Child-care advocates called Friday on the federal and provincial governments to commit to strengthening the $10-a-day system, as the ministers responsible met in Ottawa. Most provinces and territories...
Jan 30, 2026
N.B. opposition parties slam Premier Susan Holt's plan for spending cuts
FREDERICTON - Opposition leaders in New Brunswick are criticizing Premier Susan Holt's plan to curb spending, saying the government can't cut its way out of its perilous financial situation. Holt told...
Jan 30, 2026
Insurance policy doesn't entitle family to additional rebuilding costs: Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has sided with an insurance company in a dispute over coverage for a family whose home on the Ottawa River was declared a total loss due to flooding. Trillium Mutu...
Jan 30, 2026
Warsh's challenge: Navigating Fed independence and Trump's demands
WASHINGTON (AP) - Kevin Warsh has sought the job of Federal Reserve chair since President Donald Trump first considered him for the position nearly a decade ago. Now that he is in line for the job, th...
Jan 30, 2026
Federal deficit $26.4B for April-to-November period: fiscal monitor
OTTAWA - The federal government posted a deficit of $26.4 billion for the first eight months of its 2025-26 fiscal year. In its fiscal monitor, the Finance Department says the result compared with a d...
Jan 30, 2026
Warsh's challenge: Navigating Fed independence and Trump's demands
WASHINGTON (AP) - Kevin Warsh has sought the job of Federal Reserve chair, off and on, since President Donald Trump first considered him for the position nearly a decade ago. Now that he is in line fo...
Jan 30, 2026
Ottawa wins Federal Court appeal allowing single-use plastics ban to stand
OTTAWA - The federal government scored a win at the Federal Court of Appeal on Friday, which upheld Ottawa's 2021 decision to list "plastic manufactured items" as toxic, allowing it to continue with i...
Jan 30, 2026
Conservatives converge on downtown Calgary, eager to hear from party leader Poilievre
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to address his party faithful this evening in Calgary, in a speech that many anticipate will set the tone for the Tories heading into the next elec...
Jan 30, 2026 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre arrives on Parliament Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
CFIA official tells of threats and harassment that dogged ostrich cull operation
As Canadian Food Inspection Agency workers prepared for a cull of hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm, they came under a variety of harassment from opponents of the operation, said a seni...
Jan 30, 2026
OPINION
Sarah Mills: There is a lot to dislike about Argentina's soccer team
History has shown that Argentina has benefited from controversial refereeing decisions and favouritism at the World Cup....
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, July 14
WITH GUEST HOST TAMARA CHERRY 8:30 - U.S. politics is facing a moment of transition following the sudden death of Senato...