Sarah Mills: Where have social rules gone?
Sarah Mills says new signs at a gym forbidding filming in the changing room indicate that we live in a selfish world whe...
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Carney says government has 'taken back control' of immigration
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government has "taken back control" of immigration. The prime minister made the remarks at a press conference in Red Deer, Alta., on Wednesday, after being...
Jul 29, 2026
Ottawa supports ousting ICC prosecutor Karim Khan but won't say how it voted
OTTAWA - Ottawa says it supports the decision by International Criminal Court members to oust prosecutor Karim Khan but won't say whether Canada voted on his expulsion. Global Affairs Canada says it b...
Jul 29, 2026
About 10,000 federal public servants apply for early retirement
OTTAWA - About 10,000 federal public servants have applied for the government's early retirement program, launched as part of a plan to cut the number of bureaucrats. In December, the government began...
Jul 29, 2026
Feds hope $1.9B for new Via Rail fleet, assembly plant leads to better service
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said Wednesday he hopes Ottawa's $1.9 billion investment in replacing Via Rail's locomotive fleet and building a train assembly plant will lead to better r...
Jul 29, 2026
Premier Doug Ford's eastern Ontario caucus questioning high-speed rail project
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford's caucus is openly questioning the viability of Prime Minister Mark Carney's proposed high-speed rail line as senior provincial government sources say Ford is recon...
Jul 29, 2026
Ottawa to 'eliminate' streamers' CanCon payments, provide government funding instead
OTTAWA - Ottawa will "eliminate" the financial contribution requirement for streamers set by the CRTC and replace it with government funding, says a court document - though the culture minister's offi...
Jul 29, 2026
Liberals block hearings on Gordie Howe bridge deal as government MP admits confusion
OTTAWA - Liberal MPs have blocked parliamentary hearings aimed at clarifying what the Carney government promised U.S. President Donald Trump to get the Gordie Howe International Bridge opened. The mov...
Jul 29, 2026
Former Harper cabinet minister Chris Alexander to run for mayor of Toronto
TORONTO - Chris Alexander, a former Conservative cabinet minister and ambassador who once made headlines for Ottawa's handling of the Syrian refugee crisis, is entering the race to become Toronto's ne...
Jul 29, 2026
First load of rotting, decades-old fish sauce trucked away from abandoned N.L. plant
ST. MARY'S - The first load of rotting, reeking fish sauce was trucked away from an abandoned factory in St. Mary's, N.L., on Tuesday, marking the beginning of the end of a decades-long fight. Steve R...
Jul 28, 2026
Canadian accused of espionage in Belgium to remain in detention: prosecutor's office
OTTAWA - A Canadian facing espionage charges in Belgium will remain in custody for the time being. Following a closed-door hearing Tuesday, the Belgian federal prosecutor's office said the suspect wou...
Jul 28, 2026
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Ending door-to-door is the future for Canada Post
Rural Sask. has picked up mail from shared mailboxes for decades. Now, it will be the same in some parts of in Regina an...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, Sept. 21
8:30 - Parliament resumes in Ottawa today! And with an abnormally busy summer full of announcements, tariffs, a trade wa...