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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N.S. government revises deficit forecast higher, citing softening tax revenues
HALIFAX - In what's become a September pattern in Nova Scotia politics, the province's finance minister is again projecting a bigger deficit than estimated in the spring budget. However, unlike what's...
Sep 27, 2024
Federal government posts $7.3B deficit between April and July
OTTAWA - The federal government's deficit has grown to $7.3 billion so far this fiscal year. The Finance Department's latest fiscal monitor says the deficit between April and July compares with a $1.2...
Sep 27, 2024 Revenues during the four-month period increased by $14.9 billion, or 10.2 per cent, from April to July 2023. (The Canadian Press)
Trump and Zelenskyy meet in New York amid rising questions about US support for Ukraine
NEW YORK (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met face-to-face with Donald Trump Friday with public tensions rising between the two over Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion. "I think...
Sep 27, 2024
Indicted New York City mayor could appear before a judge Friday
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's embattled and indicted mayor, Eric Adams, could make his initial court appearance Friday on charges that he accepted illegal campaign contributions and free overseas tr...
Sep 27, 2024
B.C. company sanctioned by U.S. Treasury Department wants Health Canada licences back
VANCOUVER - A chemical firm based in Port Coquitlam, B.C., claims Health Canada wrongfully cancelled its licences to make natural health products after being sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department...
Sep 27, 2024
CSIS says a former parliamentarian may have worked on behalf of a foreign government
OTTAWA - A former parliamentarian is suspected of "having worked to influence parliamentary business" on behalf of an unnamed foreign government, Canada's spy service told a federal inquiry Friday. Th...
Sep 27, 2024
AI code signatories happy with decision but want more company
TORONTO - One year after Canada launched a voluntary code of conduct on artificial intelligence, tech organizations that signed on say they don't regret the decision but wouldn't mind some more compan...
Sep 27, 2024
Indicted New York City mayor could appear before a judge Friday
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's embattled and indicted mayor, Eric Adams, could make his initial court appearance Friday on charges that he accepted illegal campaign contributions and free overseas tr...
Sep 26, 2024
Trudeau 'waiting' for Quebec premier's plan on temporary immigration
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Quebec's premier of saying things that he "knows aren't true" about immigration as the two leaders continue to clash over the issue. His response c...
Sep 26, 2024
CSE should make changes or stop using polygraphs: watchdog report
OTTAWA - A new watchdog report says there are fundamental issues with the use of polygraphs for security screening by Canada's cyberspy agency. It calls for the Communications Security Establishment a...
Sep 26, 2024
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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...