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Political fundraising dries up following spring election surge, data shows
OTTAWA - Fresh political fundraising data shows partisan donors closed their wallets over the summer months after shelling out to fill party war chests for the spring election. The new figures publish...
Oct 31, 2025
'Exploitative' trucker loophole to addressed in upcoming budget
OTTAWA - Finance minister Franois-Philippe Champagne will use Tuesday's federal budget to close a tax loophole critics say is exploiting workers and creating unfair labour practices in the trucking in...
Oct 31, 2025
Trump says Carney apologized for Reagan ad, talks still paused
WASHINGTON - U.S President Donald Trump said Prime Minister Mark Carney apologized for an advertisement paid for by the Ontario government that halted trade talks. "I like (Carney) a lot but, you know...
Oct 31, 2025
Judges order Trump administration to use emergency reserves for SNAP payments during the shutdown
BOSTON (AP) - Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must continue to pay for SNAP, the nation's biggest food aid program, using emergenc...
Oct 31, 2025
Education minister orders northern Ontario school board to resolve dysfunction
TORONTO - Ontario's education minister has ordered a North Bay area school board to take immediate steps to resolve what a report described as overwhelming dysfunction or he will take "further action....
Oct 31, 2025
Analysts say Carney-Xi meeting set right tone, urge caution on next steps
OTTAWA - Some analysts say Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping might set the right tone in moving the bilateral relationship forward, though they also urge caution. ...
Oct 31, 2025
New N.L. premier releases resignation note from man who quit Quebec energy deal panel
ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador's new premier has published a resignation letter from an accountant who quit a panel overseeing the province's energy negotiations with Quebec's hydro utility, d...
Oct 31, 2025
Former refugee believes she wouldn't have been able to stay with proposed border bill
OTTAWA - A trans woman does not believe she would have been able to stay in Canada if the refugee rules outlined in the government's new border bill were in effect. Asya Medea came to Canada in 2018 o...
Oct 31, 2025
Ontario to consolidate conservation authorities, create new oversight agency
TORONTO - Ontario is proposing to consolidate its 36 conservation authorities into seven, a move the environment minister insists will improve services and result in no job losses. Environment Ministe...
Oct 31, 2025
Ohio panel and Virginia lawmakers move forward with congressional redistricting plans
An Ohio panel adopted new U.S. House districts on Friday that could boost the GOP's chances of winning two additional seats in next year's elections and aid President Donald Trump's efforts to hold on...
Oct 31, 2025
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