Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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McGill unions say university is threatening free speech over pro-Palestinian support
MONTREAL - Four unions at McGill University say the school is attacking free speech by threatening to suspend funding for a student organization because of its support for a pro-Palestinian group. McG...
Aug 08, 2025 People walk through McGill University's campus in Montreal on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Titan disaster: federal Fisheries Department was part of previous OceanGate mission
HALIFAX - The federal Fisheries Department is shedding new light on its relationship with OceanGate, the American company behind the deepsea Titan submersible that imploded south of Newfoundland in 20...
Aug 08, 2025
Ontario's proposed updates to municipal code of conduct rules flawed, critics say
As the Ontario legislature considers a bill that would give municipal councils the power to remove misbehaving and unethical members, some critics say the proposed legislation has serious flaws that m...
Aug 08, 2025
AtkinsRéalis says the slowdown in the United States is temporary
MONTREAL - Montreal-based engineering firm AtkinsRalis revised down its forecasts for the engineering sector slightly due to a decline in activity in the United States. New orders in the United States...
Aug 07, 2025
US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them with...
Aug 07, 2025
Manitoba extends wildfire state of emergency as 14,000 remain out of homes
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says its provincewide state of emergency is being extended as 14,000 remain out of their homes due to intense wildfires. Officials last month declared the state of e...
Aug 07, 2025
Israel losing Canadian hearts and minds as poll shows growing outrage over Gaza
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Israel is losing the battle for hearts and minds in Canada, with more Canadians now reporting their sympathies lie with Palestinians due to moral outrage over the war in G...
Aug 07, 2025
Time to move forward on national agency to fight forest fires, chiefs say
OTTAWA - The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs says it's time for Ottawa to stop studying the idea of a national forest fire co-ordination agency and take action. The organization's president wants ...
Aug 07, 2025 A devastated neighbourhood is seen in west Jasper, Alta., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. Wildfire caused evacuations and widespread damage in the National Park and Jasper townsite. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center
MIAMI (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday ordered a two-week halt to construction at an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" as she considers whether it viol...
Aug 07, 2025
B.C. debt grows 50 per cent in two years to $134B despite lower-than-expected deficit
British Columbia is weighed down by rapidly growing debt despite a lower-than-forecasted deficit for 2024, something that Finance Minister Brenda Bailey said the government is working hard to address....
Aug 07, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Betty Nippi-Albright did the honourable thing by choosing to sit as independent
Sarah Mills says Betty Nippi-Albright's departure from the Sask. NDP has not forced a byelection, nor has she sought dea...
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Evan speaks with Shaun Semple after Regina City Council approved the Brandt/REAL District purchase deal on Wednesday, th...
