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Senate passes six-month funding bill hours before shutdown deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate passed a six-month spending bill on Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it to President Donald Tru...
Mar 14, 2025
Five things to know about Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet
OTTAWA - Mark Carney was sworn in Friday as Canada's 24th prime minister in a ceremony in Rideau Hall, alongside his new cabinet. Here are five things to know about the new prime minister's plans and ...
Mar 14, 2025
Eby announces ending of provincial carbon tax, after Carney kills federal version
British Columbia's government will follow through on its promise to repeal the province's consumer carbon tax after new Prime Minister Mark Carney moved to eliminate the federal version of the levy on...
Mar 14, 2025
Disability, gender equality advocates slam Carney's elimination of cabinet positions
TORONTO - Advocacy groups are panning Prime Minister Mark Carney for eliminating the cabinet positions dedicated to people with disabilities and women and gender equality issues. Carney was sworn in a...
Mar 14, 2025
Opening interprovincial beer sales would be 'huge blow' to Newfoundland jobs: unions
ST. JOHN'S - As Canada vows to knock down internal trade barriers, unions representing workers at two large breweries in Newfoundland say easy beer sales between provinces would put local jobs at risk...
Mar 14, 2025
Alberta health agency, in lawsuit, says it fired its CEO for 'alarming' incompetence
EDMONTON - Alberta's front line health agency says it fired its leader earlier this year not because she was investigating corruption but because she was an "alarming" failure at her job. Alberta Heal...
Mar 14, 2025
Mark Carney makes global headlines from tariffs to Canadian sovereignty
OTTAWA - Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister Friday, along with a leaner Liberal cabinet that he said is focused on "meeting the moment" and facing down the threat posed by U.S. P...
Mar 14, 2025
The Justice Department is investigating whether Columbia University hid students sought by the US
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Columbia University concealed "illegal aliens" on its campus, one of its top officials said Friday, as the Trump administration int...
Mar 14, 2025
Germany foreign minister voices strong support for Canada's territorial sovereignty
LA MALBAIE, Que. - Germany's foreign minister is sending a strong message of support to Canadians, after a muted response from Ottawa's peers to U.S. President Donald Trump's economic threats and talk...
Mar 14, 2025
Alberta at odds with its biggest craft brewery after substantial beer tax hike
EDMONTON - A standoff is brewing between Alberta's government and the province's biggest and oldest craft brewery. Big Rock Brewery, founded in 1985, is facing a sudden 22 per cent increase to the fee...
Mar 14, 2025
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Sarah Mills: The Met Gala isn't just silly fashion, but a work of art
The fundraiser for New York's Metropolitan Museum may be all theatrics, but Sarah Mills says at its heart is interpretat...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, May 6
8:30 - This morning, we're joined by Saskatchewan's Premier Scott Moe for a check-in. This comes after the province anno...