Sarah Mills: American politics has become a wild rollercoaster ride
The blue wave of Democratic wins in the U.S. midterms provides no guarantee for any of the major players. Sarah Mills sa...
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Alberta's economic prospects depend on immigration, chamber says as referendum nears
CALGARY - Alberta's economic prospects hinge on its ability to attract newcomers into the workforce, says a report by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce released 11 days before a provincial referendum. M...
Oct 8, 2026
Fact File: Safeguards prevent bulk referendum ballot applications, officials say
EDMONTON - A prominent Alberta separatist has shared an online claim that the provincial NDP used its access to the province's voter list to request hundreds of thousands mail-in ballots for this mont...
Oct 8, 2026
Ottawa records 60 per cent spike in arrests, detentions of Canadians in United States
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says the number of arrest and detention cases involving Canadians citizens in the United States jumped 60 per cent in the last fiscal year compared to the year before. "...
Oct 8, 2026
Ontario narrows out-of-country drug funding rules after cancer patient court victory
TORONTO - An Ontario man with Stage 4 melanoma says the province has effectively blocked access to public funding for out-of-country drug treatments in response to his attempts to urgently seek therap...
Oct 8, 2026
Major government economic legislation C-39 clears first vote, heads to committee
OTTAWA - A key piece of the Carney government's economic agenda, Bill C-39, passed its first vote in the House of Commons Thursday when Conservatives voted with the majority Liberals to send the bill ...
Oct 8, 2026
Official languages commissioner rebukes Air Canada CEO over English-only message
OTTAWA - The Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada is rebuking Air Canada's outgoing CEO for a condolence message he delivered almost entirely in English after a deadly plane crash in New York ...
Oct 8, 2026
Supreme Court of Canada declines to hear appeal of man sanctioned over ties to Moscow
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of a man sanctioned by Ottawa over his ties to Moscow. The decision is the latest legal setback for Igor Viktorovich Makarov, who made bil...
Oct 8, 2026
Fuel tax pause offers bigger break to higher-income families: Budget watchdog
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says Ottawa's gas tax pause is offering a bigger break at the pumps to the households that earn the most. The federal government temporarily suspended the fed...
Oct 8, 2026 A person pumps gas in Montreal on Thursday, April 2, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Carney promises heat pump rebate program coming in early 2027
SHERBROOKE - A new federal heat pump rebate program will launch early next year, even though the program's full details have not yet been finalized, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. It also m...
Oct 8, 2026
Most Americans think artificial intelligence is developing too fast, a new AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Worries around artificial intelligence cross party lines, with the vast majority of Americans saying the U.S. government should prioritize keeping AI under human control and protecti...
Oct 8, 2026
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Murray Wood: Reading the electoral ashes
Is it the beginning of the end of MAGA? The end of the beginning? Or, Murray Wood asks, are just Americans fed up with h...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, Nov. 5
8:30 - The dust has settled after the U.S. Midterms, and the Democrats have shaken up Congress, taking control of both t...