Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
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Canada launching CUSMA review consultation, LeBlanc says
Dominic LeBlanc says consultations start today on the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement ahead of a planned review of the North American trade pact next year. The Canada-U.S. trade minister says Ot...
Sep 19, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum following a joint news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Thursday, Sep 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canada bans Irish rap group Kneecap from entry, says it endorsed political violence
The Carney government is barring the Irish rap group Kneecap from entering Canada, saying the group has endorsed political violence and terrorism. Jewish groups had been asking Ottawa since June to ba...
Sep 19, 2025 Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, a.k.a. Mo Chara, second right, a member of the Irish language band Kneecap, speaks to supporters as he departs Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan)
Automakers could be on the hook for billions under EV mandate if sales don't ramp up
Automakers are warning they could be on the hook for billions of dollars in credit purchases if Canada's electric vehicle mandate is enforced as written, and sales don't ramp up. Speaking to a Parliam...
Sep 19, 2025 An electric vehicle is charged at a Tesla charging station in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
RYDER CUP '25: The recipe for what Justin Thomas calls the 'biggest golf event ever'
Take the loudest and rowdiest event in golf. Put it on a public golf course in New York notorious for its proud and raucous crowds. Now fill it with 50,000 flag-waving fans at Bethpage Black. It's a r...
Sep 18, 2025 United States captain Keegan Bradley, left, and Europe captain Luke Donald pose for a photo with the Ryder Cup trophy after a press conference in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa, File)
One man in an Italian supercar atop an aircraft carrier. And a record in his sights
CIVITAVECCHIA, Italy (AP) - Along Italy's Mediterranean coast on Thursday, driver Fabio Barone raced across the flight deck of a navy ship while chasing a world record: the fastest car on a boat. Last...
Sep 18, 2025 Italian driver Fabio Barone attempts to break his own speed record on a ship, at the wheel of a Ferrari SF 90, on the flight deck of the Italian Navy aircraft carrier Nave Trieste, docked at the port of Civitavecchia, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 2.5% as U.S. tariff risks shift
By Craig Lord in Ottawa The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point on Wednesday as the central bank worries less about inflation risks and more about a slowing economy. The ...
Sep 17, 2025
Social media has us in its grip and won't let go. The Charlie Kirk killing is a case study
Charlie Kirk's mastery of social media was key to his rise as an influence in conservative politics. So the extent to which his death and its aftermath have played out on those forums shouldn't come a...
Sep 16, 2025
Chrystia Freeland to leave cabinet for Ukraine envoy role: reports
By Kyle Duggan in Ottawa Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to leave cabinet for a special envoy role with Ukraine, according to multiple media reports. The announcement could come as so...
Sep 16, 2025
Inflation ticks higher to 1.9% in August, short of economists' expectations
By Craig Lord in Ottawa Some stubbornness at the gas pumps pushed the headline inflation rate a couple ticks higher to 1.9 per cent in August, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. Gasoline prices rose 1.4 ...
Sep 16, 2025
Alberta to add citizenship to ID cards to streamline service, protect elections
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is adding proof of citizenship markers to driver's licences and other forms of identification to streamline services and prevent election fraud. Smit...
Sep 15, 2025 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith answers a question from the media during the 2025 summer meetings of Canada’s premiers at the Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ont., on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Sarah Mills: There are echoes of Brexit in the Albert separation issue
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