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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Israeli envoy says communications with Ottawa have 'deteriorated' under Carney
OTTAWA - Israel's envoy to Canada says dialogue between his government and Ottawa has "deteriorated" since Prime Minister Mark Carney took office - and suggests his "hard line" on Gaza explains why Ca...
Oct 02, 2025 Ambassador of Israel to Canada Iddo Moed tours the convention floor the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries annual defence industry trade show CANSEC, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
New defence procurement office will deliver equipment, not more bureaucracy, MP vows
OTTAWA - Ottawa launched a new Defence Investment Agency on Thursday with the aim of centralizing defence procurement and purchasing equipment for the Canadian Armed Forces at a faster pace. "We're go...
Oct 02, 2025
'No one of her stature': Conservationist Jane Goodall remembered in Canada
TORONTO - Jane Goodall's friend Dax Dasilva says one of the most remarkable things about the conservationist was an ability to draw animals towards her. Dasilva, a Vancouver-born entrepreneur and envi...
Oct 02, 2025
Former Vancouver police officer awarded $30,000 after years-long grievance process
A labour arbitrator has awarded a former Vancouver police officer $30,000 in her years-long grievance process over how the Vancouver Police Department handled sexual harassment and discrimination comp...
Oct 02, 2025
Federal officials were interested in proposed Quebec LNG project, documents show
MONTREAL - Senior federal officials touted a proposed liquefied natural gas facility in Quebec as having the potential to export "substantial volumes" of LNG to Europe, documents show. The revelation ...
Oct 02, 2025
B.C. Conservative staffer fired for calling Reconciliation Day flag a 'disgrace'
VICTORIA - A former spokesperson for the Conservative Party of British Columbia says she has been fired over a social media post in which she called the raising of a flag honouring survivors of Canada...
Oct 01, 2025
Quebec election czar OKs alternative delivery of documents due to postal strike
MONTREAL - Quebec's chief electoral officer says he is making a special decision to allow municipalities to deliver election-related documents by means other than direct delivery to voters' doors for ...
Oct 01, 2025
Latest American tariffs on B.C. lumber are 'absurd,' says Premier David Eby
VICTORIA - It is "completely absurd" that softwood lumber exports from British Columbia to the United States face higher duties than the same product from Russia, Premier David Eby said Wednesday. He ...
Oct 01, 2025
U.S. approves sale of mobile artillery rocket systems to Canada
WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related equipment to Canada. A news release from the Defense Security Cooperati...
Oct 01, 2025
Canada Post CEO says he supports Ottawa's plan to shore up its shaky finances
OTTAWA - The CEO of Canada Post says he supports the government's plans to shore up the Crown corporation's finances. Doug Ettinger's comments came in an open letter published Wednesday, as a nationwi...
Oct 01, 2025
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