Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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NDP confirms five contestants for leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh
OTTAWA - Five candidates have met the final requirements in the NDP's leadership election and will have their names on the ballot when party members choose a new leader for the beleaguered party. Rob ...
Jan 29, 2026
Major energy company taking a look at northern Manitoba port: Kinew
OTTAWA - Plans to expand the Port of Churchill in northern Manitoba and boost shipping through the Arctic have attracted interest from a major energy company, Premier Wab Kinew said Thursday. Kinew wo...
Jan 29, 2026
Eby says extortion wave is 'terror attack in slow motion'
OTTAWA - B.C. Premier David Eby said a wave of extortion crime in the province is a "terror attack in slow motion." Eby, who was speaking in Ottawa after a premiers meeting with Prime Minister Mark Ca...
Jan 29, 2026
Ontario Premier Doug Ford trades barbs with Parti Québécois leader over sovereignty
SAINT-GEORGES - The leader of the Parti Qubcois and Ontario Premier Doug Ford traded barbs Thursday after the latter dipped his toe in Quebec politics for a second straight day repeating that it would...
Jan 29, 2026
Quebec private doctors challenge law forcing five years of public system work
MONTREAL - Quebec's private doctors federation is mounting a legal challenge against a law that requires all new doctors to practice in the province's public system for five years. The Fdration des md...
Jan 29, 2026
Protest campaign planned as Alberta government workers return to office: union
EDMONTON - Alberta's 9,000 unionized provincial employees are going back to the office full-time starting this weekend, but not without a brown bag protest. Bobby-Joe Borodey, vice-president of the Al...
Jan 29, 2026
Anandasangaree says lack of help from some provinces, police won't thwart gun buyback
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said he doesn't foresee logistical challenges in gathering up banned firearms through a federal buyback program, despite the refusal of several prov...
Jan 29, 2026
Coalition says Manitoba needs to spend more to meet environmental targets
WINNIPEG - A coalition of environmental, labour and other groups said Thursday the Manitoba government must spend more money on climate protection in order to meet its emissions and land-protection ta...
Jan 29, 2026
Neqotkuk First Nation wants Indigenous-led policing agency after fatal RCMP shooting
TOBIQUE FIRST NATION - The chief of Neqotkuk First Nation wants provincial and federal support to establish an Indigenous-led policing agency on the reserve, following the death of a community member ...
Jan 29, 2026
More caregivers in Quebec eligible for compensation under new home health policy
MONTREAL - Quebec is launching a new home health-care policy that will make some family caregivers eligible for government funding. Health Minister Sonia Blanger says the policy is aimed at improving ...
Jan 29, 2026
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