Murray Wood: Drop in reading rates a sad trend to see
New data suggests people are spending less time reading for pleasure. Murray Wood says it's sad that people are drawn to...
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Parliament returns Monday with Carney's first budget on the horizon
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to square off with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in Parliament for the first time this week when the House of Commons reconvenes for the fall sitting....
Sep 14, 2025
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO - Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Home sales The Canadian Real Estate Association will release its August home sales figures on Monday. The associat...
Sep 14, 2025
Manitoba cabinet briefing on landfill search for murder victims not being released
WINNIPEG - A report that could shed more light on why Manitoba's former Progressive Conservative government rejected calls to search a landfill for the remains of two murder victims is being withheld ...
Sep 14, 2025
Crombie to resign as Ontario Liberal leader after weak show of support from party
TORONTO - The Ontario Liberals will look to hold their third leadership race since 2020, following a resignation announcement by Bonnie Crombie, who received a weak show of support at the party's annu...
Sep 14, 2025
Provincial election? Bring it on, say Newfoundland critics of Quebec energy deal
ST. JOHN'S - An imminent provincial election in Newfoundland and Labrador is a key opportunity for the public to demand transparency about a new energy agreement with Hydro-Qubec - and possibly even h...
Sep 14, 2025
University of Toronto professor on leave after Charlie Kirk comments draw backlash
TORONTO - The University of Toronto says it took immediate action after learning about what it called "concerning social media posts" from one of its professors, and that the faculty member is now on ...
Sep 13, 2025
B.C.'s human rights office launches campaign to fight misinformation, disinformation
VICTORIA - B.C.'s human rights commissioner says misinformation and disinformation pose "significant threats" to human rights as her office has launched a new tool to prevent the spread of such inform...
Sep 13, 2025
RCMP feared traitor Kim Philby knew 'most interesting' Canadian secrets: documents
OTTAWA - The early-1960s revelation that British spy Kim Philby had worked for Moscow alarmed Canadian intelligence officials who feared that he had betrayed confidences gleaned from Soviet defector I...
Sep 13, 2025
What is the Bishnoi gang and why do some want it labelled a terrorist group?
OTTAWA - Politicians on both sides of the aisle have been calling on Ottawa to designate a gang tied to India as a terrorist organization. The federal Conservatives plan to press the government on the...
Sep 13, 2025
Former environment minister details abuse she endured in politics in new memoir
OTTAWA - Former environment minister Catherine McKenna says federal security agencies initially refused to offer her protection - and wouldn't even show her the risk assessment they'd completed - as s...
Sep 12, 2025
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