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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Significant improvement for Sask.'s Crown earnings last year
In Crown Investment Corp.'s annual report, released on Thursday, the company reported consolidated net Crown earnings of $578.3 million for the year. That's significantly more than the year before whe...
Jul 11, 2024
AFN, Ottawa finalize 10-year, $47.8-billion deal on child welfare reform
MONTREAL - The Assembly of First Nations finalized a deal with Ottawa late Wednesday night that will see the federal government spend $47.8 billion to reform child welfare programs over the next 10 ye...
Jul 11, 2024
Biden says during news conference he's going to 'complete the job' despite calls to bow out
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden used his highly anticipated news conference Thursday to deliver a forceful defense of his foreign and domestic policies and batted away questions about his abilit...
Jul 11, 2024
New designated encampment sites for Halifax homeless 'completely nuts,' premier says
HALIFAX - Halifax council's decision to choose recreation grounds in the heart of the city and a wooded south-end park as designated sites for homeless encampments is "completely nuts," says Nova Scot...
Jul 11, 2024
Canada to work with Finland, U.S. on 'Ice Pact' to build icebreakers
OTTAWA - Canada has signed a trilateral agreement with Finland and the U.S. to boost the production of icebreakers in an effort to safeguard the Arctic and Antarctic regions. The "ICE Pact," as it's b...
Jul 11, 2024
U of T encampment ruling could affect future campus protests, experts say
TORONTO - A pro-Palestinian protest encampment that stood for weeks at the heart of the University of Toronto may now be gone, but experts say the court ruling that led to its clearing could have ling...
Jul 11, 2024
Trudeau says Canada expects to hit NATO defence spending target in 2032
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada "fully expects" to hit NATO's defence spending target in 2032. The newly announced timeline came after days of pressure from other countrie...
Jul 11, 2024
Biden's candidacy faces new peril, as first Senate Democrat says he should exit race
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's imperiled reelection campaign hit new trouble Wednesday as House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said merely "it's up to the president to decide" if he should stay...
Jul 10, 2024
House passes GOP bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote, boosting election-year talking point
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration, a proposal Republicans have prioritized as an election-year talking p...
Jul 10, 2024
Longtime Liberal MP representing Northwest Territories not seeking re-election
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Michael McLeod says he has made the "bittersweet" decision to not seek a fourth term in the next federal election. McLeod was first elected as the MP for Northwest Territories in 2...
Jul 10, 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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Evan speaks with Shaun Semple after Regina City Council approved the Brandt/REAL District purchase deal on Wednesday, th...
