Murray Wood: Conservatives need to broaden appeal as Liberals form government
Wood says the Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives need to hope that Prime Minister Mark Carney stumbles or start appe...
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Gun control group urges PM Carney to ensure 'timely delivery' on firearm commitments
OTTAWA - A prominent gun control group is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to act swiftly to implement key Liberal election commitments on firearms. In a letter to Carney, PolySeSouvient says the man...
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AFN chief calls for speedy return of clean water legislation
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says that if the new Liberal government doesn't introduce legislation on access to clean drinking water within 100 days, the problem won't ...
18h ago Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is seen at the AFN Special Chiefs Assembly (SCA) in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Recount underway in rural Newfoundland riding where Liberal had 12-vote lead
ST. JOHN'S - A judicial recount is underway in a rural Newfoundland riding where the Liberals finished with a 12-vote lead. The recount in the Terra Nova-The Peninsulas riding in central Newfoundland ...
18h ago A vote sign is taped to the wall at a polling station on federal election day in Vancouver, on Monday, April 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Statistics Canada says Canadian-resident return trips from U.S. down again in April
Statistics Canada says preliminary figures for April continue to point to a sharp drop in return trips from the United States by Canadian residents. The agency says the number of Canadian-residents re...
21h ago Parking lots and boulevards around Saskatoon may resemble the Himalayas, but the city it's not a good idea to go mountain climbing. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
Cross-examination continues for complainant in hockey players' sex assault trial
Defence lawyers in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team are expected to continue cross-examining the complainant today. The woman, who cannot be identif...
23h ago A composite image of five photographs show former members of Canada's 2018 World Juniors hockey team, left to right, Alex Formenton, Cal Foote, Michael McLeod, Dillon Dube and Carter Hart as they individually arrived to court in London, Ont., Wednesday, April 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne
Filipino BC confirms identities of all 11 people killed in Vancouver festival attack
VANCOUVER - The group that organized the Lapu Lapu Day festival where 11 people were killed last month has released the names of the dead. Filipino BC says in a social media post that its members hono...
May 09, 2025 A member of the public leaves flowers a memorial site close to the location where a car drove through a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Day festival, killing multiple people in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, April 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Rich Lam
NDP talking to Carney government about getting official party status: Davies
OTTAWA - Interim NDP leader Don Davies says his party is in "very early" discussions with the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney about being granted official party status in the House of Commons...
May 09, 2025 Interim NDP Leader Don Davies says his party is in the "very early" stages of talks with the government about getting official party status. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Liberal Leader John Hogan sworn in as premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN'S - John Hogan has been officially sworn in as Newfoundland and Labrador's 15th premier. The Liberal premier announced the members of his new cabinet, who were also sworn in today during a ce...
May 09, 2025 John Hogan speaks after he was announced as the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party leader replacing Dr. Andrew Furey, on Saturday, May 3, 2025 in St. John's NL. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Unemployment rate rises to 6.9% in April as trade war hits factory jobs
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate ticked up to 6.9 per cent in April as the manufacturing sector started to strain under the weight of tariffs from the United States, Statistics Canada said Frid...
May 09, 2025 Canada's manufacturing industry contracted in April as the sector grappled with tariffs from the United States. Machinery and workers are seen at Algoma Steel Inc., in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Friday, April 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Defence continues cross-examining complainant at hockey players' sex assault trial
A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to face more questions from defence lawyers for the players in court today. The w...
May 09, 2025 A composite image of five photographs show former members of Canada's 2018 World Juniors hockey team, left to right, Alex Formenton, Cal Foote, Michael McLeod, Dillon Dube and Carter Hart as they individually arrived to court in London, Ont., Wednesday, April 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne
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