Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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Carney will not take up Trudeau's question period tradition
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will take part in his first question period on Wednesday - but will not carry on a tradition started by his predecessor. Former prime minister Justin Trudeau made i...
May 26, 2025
Road, rail and mine blockades could be on horizon over Ontario mining bill: Chiefs
TORONTO - Road, rail and mine blockades could be on the horizon as First Nations ratchet up pressure on the Ontario government to kill a proposed bill that seeks to speed up large mining projects in t...
May 26, 2025 Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to media at Queen’s Park in Toronto, on Thursday, April 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
Interim NDP leader says party will play important role despite loss of status
OTTAWA - Interim NDP Leader Don Davies said Monday the party will still play a "profoundly important role" in this Parliament, even though it won't be granted official party status. Government House l...
May 26, 2025
The Latest: MPs elect new Speaker as Ottawa welcomes King and Queen
OTTAWA - King Charles and Queen Camilla touched down in Ottawa today to begin their first visit to Canada since the King's coronation two years ago. Parliament also opened today and MPs voted to elect...
May 26, 2025
Daughter of wrongfully convicted N.S. man says grief grows without probe of police
HALIFAX - The daughter of a wrongfully convicted Nova Scotia man says burying her father next month will renew her intense grief - especially if a criminal investigation into his case remains stalled....
May 26, 2025
Reducing internal trade barriers tops priorities for businesses: KPMG poll
TORONTO - A new report says nearly two-thirds Canadian businesses want the government to work to reduce the barriers to internal trade in an effort to improve productivity. The poll by KPMG in Canada ...
May 26, 2025
Quebec MP Francis Scarpaleggia elected as new House of Commons Speaker
OTTAWA - Quebec Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia was elected Speaker of the House of Commons on Monday - after an unusually dramatic race that saw the only Conservative contenders drop out of the runni...
May 26, 2025
Churchill portrait thief sentenced to two years less a day in jail
OTTAWA - The Ontario man who pleaded guilty to stealing an iconic portrait of former British prime minister Winston Churchill said he committed the crime to find money to help his brother, who was exp...
May 26, 2025
Snowy owl's threatened status an "alarm bell" for a changing Arctic, scientist says
MONTREAL - A scientific committee's decision to assess the snowy owl as threatened is yet another concerning sign of the changes shaping Canada's Arctic, two experts say. The Committee on the Status o...
May 25, 2025
King's throne speech marks 'pivotal moment' in Canada's history, royal watchers say
OTTAWA - Crews were at work in downtown Ottawa on Friday morning, touching up the protective coating on bronze statues around the National War Memorial before a whirlwind royal visit gets underway on ...
May 25, 2025 Britain's King Charles, left, is presented with the Key to Canada House by High Commissioner for Canada, Ralph Goodale, during a visit to Canada House to mark 100 years since it opened, at Trafalgar Square, in London, Tuesday May 20, 2025. (Arthur Edwards/Pool via AP)
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Sarah Mills: Betty Nippi-Albright did the honourable thing by choosing to sit as independent
Sarah Mills says Betty Nippi-Albright's departure from the Sask. NDP has not forced a byelection, nor has she sought dea...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, May 7
Evan speaks with Shaun Semple after Regina City Council approved the Brandt/REAL District purchase deal on Wednesday, th...