Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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No Canadians reported dead from Hurricane Melissa, Ottawa offers to help region
OTTAWA - No Canadians have been reported dead as a result of Hurricane Melissa making landfall in the Caribbean, the MP overseeing Canada's foreign aid said Wednesday. Randeep Sarai, secretary of stat...
Oct 29, 2025
Ahead of G7 meetings, energy minister announces funding for green tech projects
OTTAWA - Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson announced millions of dollars for clean tech projects on Wednesday, ahead of the G7 ministerial meetings in Toronto starting Thursday. Delivering the keyno...
Oct 29, 2025
100 days from the Olympics, federal funding question looms over Canadian athletes
Canadian athletes enter the home stretch of preparation for the 2026 Winter Games that start in 100 days, but they'll soon learn whether the organizations that support them can continue to do so. With...
Oct 29, 2025
Fact File: Video shared on X shows Maori haka dancer, not B.C. housing minister
A video was shared on social media this week by accounts claiming it shows B.C. Minister of Housing Christine Boyle dancing and lip-synching to audio of ritual chanting, wearing what appears to be Ind...
Oct 29, 2025
Draft changes to Alberta's provincial ridings sees Edmonton, Calgary gain seats
EDMONTON - A new report recommends Alberta's two major cities get more seats in the provincial legislature in time for the 2027 election. The report comes from a commission tasked by the province to s...
Oct 29, 2025
'Call 1-800-Doug-Ford': Ontario, N.B. courting Quebec doctors unhappy with pay law
MONTREAL - Ontario and New Brunswick are openly courting Quebec doctors upset over a recent provincial law that imposes a new method of remuneration on physicians. While Premier Franois Legault critic...
Oct 29, 2025
New N.L. premier promises to launch review of Hydro-Québec deal within weeks
ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador's new premier says a long-promised review of a proposed energy deal with Quebec's hydro utility will begin within weeks. Tony Wakeham was sworn into office Wedne...
Oct 29, 2025
Federal officials not sure when immigration levels plan is coming
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said in his pre-budget speech last week that the upcoming federal budget will include "Canada's new immigration plan," but immigration department officials don't kn...
Oct 29, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a live address on Canada's plan to build a stronger economy at the University of Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Judge says $510M in fees for lawyers in treaty case was unreasonable
OTTAWA - An Ontario court judge has ruled a $510-million legal fee for lawyers who worked on a First Nations treaty rights case was unreasonable - and has ordered the fee scaled back to $23 million. "...
Oct 29, 2025
Budget to include funding for women, LGBTQ initiatives: Champagne
OTTAWA - The federal government says the upcoming budget will include new money to support women's participation in leadership roles and to provide security for LGBTQ communities during Pride events. ...
Oct 29, 2025
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