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Quiksketch: A look at Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard
MONTREAL - Charles Milliard heads into Quebec's Oct. 5 provincial election leading the Liberal party as it tries to rebuild from a poor 2022 showing and scandals surrounding the previous leader. Milli...
Aug 27, 2026
Here are five issues to watch in the Quebec provincial election campaign
MONTREAL - Quebecers are heading to the polls in early October, after eight straight years of Coalition Avenir Qubec governance. Here are some of the issues that could dominate the campaign. 1. Sovere...
Aug 27, 2026
Canadian firm plans New Brunswick TNT plant to double NATO's explosives supply
FREDERICTON - A private Canadian firm is planning to build an explosives factory in New Brunswick it says could double the amount of TNT produced each year by NATO countries. Patrick Gagnon, chief exe...
Aug 27, 2026
Fréchette says Trump is her main adversary as Quebec election campaign gets underway
QUBEC - The leaders of Quebec's main political parties fanned out across the province on Thursday as the provincial election campaign officially got underway ahead of an Oct. 5. vote. The trade war wi...
Aug 27, 2026
Alberta's Smith wants Canada to be friendly and double down on U.S. diplomacy efforts
GRANDE PRAIRIE - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Wednesday she wants to see Canada double down on diplomacy efforts with U.S. officials and avoid any further escalation of the trade war between th...
Aug 26, 2026
B.C. forestry leader backs Canada's trade walkout despite possible softwood progress
VANCOUVER - A leader in British Columbia's forestry sector is voicing support for Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to walk away from trade talks with the United States despite reported concession...
Aug 26, 2026
The president says the U.S. doesn't need anything from Canada. Exports say otherwise.
OTTAWA - "WE DON'T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!" U.S. President Donald Trump's social media post this week was a continuation on a theme he's maintained throughout the trade war: that his country doesn'...
Aug 26, 2026
Division, defections, depletion: How the B.C. Conservatives lost 12 legislators
The B.C. Conservatives came within three ridings of victory in the 2024 provincial election, winning 44 seats. But since then, the party's caucus has been thinned by more than a quarter, amid differen...
Aug 26, 2026
As Carney pivots trade from U.S., here are some of Canada's new deals
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney was elected on a platform to stand up to the United States on tariffs, and diversify trade so Canada is no longer as dependent on the U.S. as it has been. Carney sa...
Aug 26, 2026
The Parti Québécois removes former Québec solidaire MNA Vincent Marissal from race
QUBEC - The Parti Qubcois has lost a high-profile candidate in the upcoming provincial elections due to an ethics scandal. PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon announced on social media that he was remo...
Aug 26, 2026
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Sarah Mills: The name Lake Ontario stands, regardless of any presidential decree
Sarah Mills says petty tantrums are not the way to negotiate a trade deal, and they don't benefit anyone paying bills an...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, August 28
On Friday's how, Evan looks at the Riders' struggles, talks about the Meta and kids using social media, it's Eatin' Time...