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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Liberal MP wants to see major projects bill amended, studied further
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith warned Tuesday that Parliament is hastily plowing ahead with the government's major projects bill when it should be in listening mode. Erskine-Smith told reporte...
Jun 17, 2025
Wildfire evacuees continue returning home in Manitoba, Saskatchewan
WINNIPEG - Wildfire evacuees continued to make their way home in some Manitoba communities Tuesday, but there were hurdles. Tataskweyak Cree Nation lifted its evacuation order Monday evening, then tol...
Jun 17, 2025
Montreal invests $100K to lure research talent seeking to escape United States
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal is investing $100,000 to lure scientists and researchers who want to leave the United States. In a news release, Mayor Valrie Plante says the "current situation" in the...
Jun 17, 2025
Conservative MP resigns seat so Poilievre can run in Alberta byelection
OTTAWA - Alberta Conservative Damien Kurek says he has officially resigned as an MP. Kurek promised just after the April election that he would vacate his seat in the Battle River-Crowfoot riding to a...
Jun 17, 2025 Conservative MP for Battle River-Crowfoot Damien Kurek rises in the House of Commons on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Bank of Canada weighed June rate cut — but trade uncertainty kept it on hold
OTTAWA - New meeting records show the Bank of Canada's top decisionmakers were weighing an interest rate cut earlier this month but didn't feel like they knew enough about how the tariff dispute with ...
Jun 17, 2025
Canadian Grand Prix signs Formula One contract extension through 2035
MONTREAL - The Canadian Grand Prix is staying on the Formula One calendar until at least 2035. Octane Racing Group - the Canadian GP promoter, which is owned by Bell - and various government officials...
Jun 17, 2025
Watchdog says military police still resisting civilian oversight
OTTAWA - The military police watchdog says resistance to civilian oversight in the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal's office "worsened" last year. The Military Police Complaints Commission released a r...
Jun 17, 2025
Brad Lander, NYC comptroller and mayoral candidate, is arrested outside immigration court
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by federal agents at an immigration court Tuesday as he was trying to accompany a person out of a co...
Jun 17, 2025
Alberta doctors association raises concerns over premier limiting free COVID vaccines
EDMONTON - The organization representing Alberta doctors is joining health-care unions in raising concerns over Premier Danielle Smith's decision to charge most Albertans for a COVID-19 vaccination th...
Jun 17, 2025
National chief slams House committee for limiting witnesses on major projects bill
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations slammed the committee of MPs studying the government's major projects bill on Tuesday for failing to invite more witnesses. Bill C-5 would ...
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