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Carney says temporary foreign worker program needs a 'focused approach'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday the temporary foreign worker program needs a "focused approach" that targets the needs of specific sectors and regions. Carney's comments came as he ...
Sep 10, 2025
Anand says Canada is 'evaluating the relationship with Israel' after Qatar strike
OTTAWA - Canada is "evaluating the relationship with Israel", Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Wednesday after Prime Minister Mark Carney called the country's strike on Qatar "an unprovoked a...
Sep 10, 2025
Thousands sign parliamentary petition to make fibbing politicians pay political price
OTTAWA - A Toronto man wants to make honesty the best political policy by passing a bill that would hold members of Parliament more accountable for telling lies. Federico Sanchez has initiated an elec...
Sep 10, 2025
Nova Scotia government officials defend use of sole-source contracts
HALIFAX - Senior Nova Scotia government officials defended on Wednesday the practice of tendering public contracts without a competitive bidding process. In an appearance before a legislature committe...
Sep 10, 2025
Canada to convene G7 energy, environment ministers in Toronto next month
OTTAWA - Canada will be hosting G7 energy and environment ministers in Toronto next month. The meeting takes place Oct. 30 to 31 and the agenda is broad, covering topics like wildfires and artificial ...
Sep 10, 2025
PM Carney calls for heightened pressure on Russia after drone incursion into Poland
OTTAWA - Canada's defence minister won't say whether Canada played a role in taking down Russian drones that violated Polish airspace overnight Wednesday but Prime Minister Mark Carney called for the ...
Sep 10, 2025
Carney's first budget to show Canadians the 'cost to sovereignty': Experts
OTTAWA - Fiscal experts say Ottawa will have to be transparent with Canadians in the upcoming fall budget to justify a seismic shift in spending away from government programs and toward defence and in...
Sep 10, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney is preparing to table his first federal budget this fall. Carney speaks at a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan
Ontario set to begin building road to the Ring of Fire
TORONTO - Ontario is set to begin building the road to the Ring of Fire, Ontario Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford announced Wednesday. The province is investing nearly $62 million in Geraldto...
Sep 10, 2025
Quebec premier shuffles cabinet, promises 'shock treatment' in year before election
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault, one year away from the general election and deeply unpopular with the electorate, announced a major cabinet shuffle on Wednesday and promised to soon present...
Sep 10, 2025
Carney plans to announce the first series of major projects on Thursday
EDMONTON - The first major industrial projects under the federal government's strategy to reduce Canada's economic reliance on the U.S. will be announced Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney told his ...
Sep 10, 2025
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Sarah Mills: A lavish, spectacle wedding seems cheap
If Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce get married this weekend at Madison Square Garden, Sarah Mills says it could take over ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 2
Brent Loucks explores possible years of tense negotiations as the end of the CUSMA agreement nears, learns about a new v...