Sarah Mills: Snowbirds' grounding is a chance for Liberal government to stand behind its words
We are told the Snowbirds will return. We are told that the plan is to get new planes quickly. Sarah Mills says now, the...
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Royal Canadian Mint reviewing allegations about gold from tainted Colombian mines
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Mint says it has initiated a full review in response to allegations some of its gold comes from a region of Colombia where drug cartels control mines. Mint spokesperson Den...
Apr 27, 2026
Canada mulls observer role in fighter jet program with Italy, U.K., Japan: McGuinty
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty confirms Canada is looking into getting involved in a program run by a coalition of countries to develop a sixth-generation fighter jet. But McGuinty says Cana...
Apr 27, 2026
Canada is getting a sovereign wealth fund. What does that mean and how do they work?
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the creation of the country's first-ever sovereign wealth fund on Monday, called the Canada Strong Fund. Carney pitched the new fund as a way for Canadians to inve...
Apr 27, 2026
Saskatchewan's Moe supportive of sovereign wealth fund, calls for easing regulations
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is calling Ottawa's new sovereign wealth fund a good initiative. But Moe says if Prime Minister Mark Carney really wants to unlock investments in major projects...
Apr 27, 2026
Carney's trade advisory group meets for 1st time, welcomes new member
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's new advisory council on Canada-U.S. trade met for the first time today, ahead of trade negotiations with President Donald Trump's White House that are set to begi...
Apr 27, 2026
Quebec premier meets U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON - Quebec's premier met on Monday in Washington D.C. with Jamieson Greer, the top trade negotiator for President Donald Trump, as the U.S. becomes more aggressive in its demands toward Canad...
Apr 27, 2026
B.C. says new regulations effective this fall will curb extortion-related violence
VICTORIA - Provincial gun regulations that have been nine years in the making will come into effect in British Columbia this fall, shutting down what ministers calls loopholes in federal laws that hav...
Apr 27, 2026
Canadian manufacturers call for tariffs on global imports of wood products
OTTAWA - Canadian wood manufacturers are welcoming a trade inquiry into wood imports but say the investigation needs to be followed by immediate provisional tariffs on foreign-made goods entering the ...
Apr 27, 2026
Business groups say new sovereign wealth fund another helpful tool
TORONTO - The federal government has announced Canada's first sovereign wealth fund to help get major projects going, but business groups say it's not a singular fix. Prime Minister Mark Carney said M...
Apr 27, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney announces Canada's 1st sovereign wealth fund
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the country's first national sovereign wealth fund on Monday, pitching it as a way for Canadians to invest in nation-building projects. Carney said the Ca...
Apr 27, 2026
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Murray Wood: Is this the end of the Snowbirds, or just this era?
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