Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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Former immigration minister says Canada's reputation on welcoming refugees is at risk
OTTAWA - Former immigration minister Lloyd Axworthy, a prominent global champion for refugees, said he believes Canada is putting its reputation as a welcoming place for refugees at risk through recen...
Nov 14, 2025
B.C. power line and Ksi Lisims LNG added to federal government's major-projects list.
TERRACE, B.C., CANADA - With a buzzing electrical substation in Terrace, B.C., as his backdrop, Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced two new British Columbia additions to the federal government's ...
Nov 13, 2025
Government spent $19 billion on outside services in 2024-25
OTTAWA - Government records show the federal government spent more than $19 billion on external professional and special services in 2024-25 - an increase of almost $2 billion from the previous year a...
Nov 13, 2025
Kinew weighs in on killer's release from prison, reaches out to prime minister
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and First Nations organizations are calling for a review of the justice system after learning a man who killed two Indigenous women is being released from prison....
Nov 13, 2025
Alberta's Smith supportive of new major projects, says pipeline negotiation ongoing
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's on board with Prime Minister Mark Carney's second batch of key major projects picked for potential fast-track approval. Smith says she's encouraged ...
Nov 13, 2025
New Brunswick's Sisson Mine added to Ottawa's list of 'nation-building' projects
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's premier says a proposed tungsten mine in Sisson Brook, N.B., can help the province play a major role in the national economy and securing Canadian sovereignty, now that i...
Nov 13, 2025
Manitoba premier says he recently considered early election, could still happen
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew isn't ruling out an early election and says he recently contemplated calling an early vote when legislation to detain highly intoxicated people longer looked like...
Nov 13, 2025
Golf course pitch for Cape Breton provincial park was 'unreasonable,' premier says
HALIFAX - A golf course developer's controversial pitch to build in a Cape Breton provincial park is going nowhere, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston told reporters on Thursday. The provincial Departmen...
Nov 13, 2025
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says stigmatizing drug use is a violation
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's rights watchdog has criticized the province for stigmatizing people who use drugs, calling it a violation of their human rights to treat their health issues as "moral fa...
Nov 13, 2025
Justice Department sues to block California US House map in clash that could tip control of Congress
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Justice Department on Thursday sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters last week, joining a court battle that could help determine whic...
Nov 13, 2025
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