Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Conservatives plan national campaign against federal electric vehicle mandates
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has set his sights on Canada's electric vehicle mandate, pledging Thursday that his party will embark on a national campaign to push the Liberal governmen...
Aug 14, 2025
Rain on the way after Vancouver Island wildfire grows by more than half
PORT ALBERNI - A forecast of up to 40 millimetres of rain is expected to help firefighters battling a wildfire that has been raging near Port Alberni on Vancouver Island this week. The Mount Underwood...
Aug 14, 2025
Ontario public servants required to go back to office five days a week by January
Ontario public servants will be required to return to the office full time, with employees going in-person five days a week by January 2026, the government announced Thursday. Treasury Board President...
Aug 14, 2025
PM's staff say search is on for a local office that meets Carney's security needs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says work is "well underway" to find a local constituency office for the prime minister that meets his security requirements. As first reported this week b...
Aug 14, 2025
Judge's decision on future of Alberta separation question review expected today
EDMONTON - A judge is expected to decide today whether a special court review of a proposed Alberta referendum question on separation should go ahead. Alberta's chief electoral officer, Gordon McClure...
Aug 14, 2025 A courtroom is seen at the Edmonton Law Courts building, in Edmonton on June 28, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Racial profiling of customers a neglected human rights issue, report says
Heiltsuk Tribal Council Chief Marilyn Slett says no one in her community is immune to the small acts of racial profiling that can embed themselves in the everyday life of an Indigenous person in Canad...
Aug 14, 2025
Premier Smith, Alberta Next panel face hecklers, supporters at fiery Edmonton event
EDMONTON - A travelling panel collecting public feedback on Alberta's grievances with Ottawa struggled to keep an emotionally-charged crowd on topic at its third summer town hall on Thursday night. Pr...
Aug 14, 2025
Chinese tariff on canola seed comes into force as producers, premiers demand action
REGINA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's considering measures to support farmers hit by a steep Chinese tariff on canola seed that came into force Thursday. Carney said on social media that he sp...
Aug 14, 2025
Former general says Ottawa must help former translator's family escape Taliban
OTTAWA - A former top general says it would be "unconscionable" for Ottawa to allow the family of an Afghan translator who risked his life to help Canadian soldiers to be deported back to Afghanistan....
Aug 14, 2025
Carney, other world leaders meet ahead of Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine war
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney met virtually Wednesday with the "Coalition of the Willing" - a group of nations that have agreed to support Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion - ahe...
Aug 13, 2025
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8:30 - Avi Lewis, the newly elected federal NDP leader, is touring Saskatchewan this week with 11 stops over five days, ...
