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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LeBlanc leaves Washington with a sense that progress has been made
WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said he left Washington Wednesday with a sense that progress was made after a meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. "It was const...
Aug 27, 2025
Hodgson: Major projects office to launch this week
OTTAWA - The federal government's new major projects office will launch this week, a key element in Ottawa's push to spur construction of new large-scale infrastructure, Natural Resources Minister Tim...
Aug 27, 2025
Google refusing to comply with "right to be forgotten" delisting decision
OTTAWA - The federal privacy commissioner says individuals have the right to have some information delisted from search engine results, but Google is refusing to comply. In his decision in a long-runn...
Aug 27, 2025
Ford to maintain U.S. booze ban until tariffs removed or new trade deal reached
CALEDON - Ontario's ban on American booze will remain until U.S. President Donald Trump removes tariffs on Canadian goods or when the two countries strike a new free trade deal - which could be a long...
Aug 27, 2025
Construction on Highway 413 to start soon, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says
CALEDON - Construction on Highway 413 north of Toronto will begin within days, Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday. But Ford and Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria refused to say when the highway ...
Aug 27, 2025
Carney tours Latvian military base to wrap up European trip
DAI - Prime Minister Mark Carney ended his defence-focused European trip on Wednesday by visiting Canadian troops in Latvia who are part of Canada's largest overseas deployment. Carney told troops at ...
Aug 27, 2025
Premier Smith draws approval, punts criticism at Fort McMurray town hall
EDMONTON - Danielle Smith's Alberta Next panel in Fort McMurray Tuesday night drew more approval than pushback, and the premier insisted Ottawa is the rightful target of much of the criticism coming h...
Aug 27, 2025
Some FEMA staff are put on leave after signing dissent letter
Some employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who signed a public letter of dissent earlier this week were put on administrative leave Tuesday evening, according to documents reviewed by T...
Aug 26, 2025
B.C. to receive $326M this year from the Canada Community-Building Fund
SURREY - The federal government says British Columbia is set to receive more than $326 million this fiscal year to help fund community infrastructure projects. A statement from the Department of Housi...
Aug 26, 2025
LeBlanc has lengthy and constructive meeting with Lutnick in Washington
WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday in Washington as Ottawa looks to find relief from President Donald Trump's tariffs on...
Aug 26, 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 ...