Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
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Nebraska Republican Rep. Don Bacon cites political dysfunction in deciding not to seek reelection
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, announced Monday he will not seek reelection next year amid an increasingly polarized political climate. Bacon, 61, said at a news c...
Jun 30, 2025
Trump administration finds Harvard failed to protect Jewish students, threatens to cut all funding
WASHINGTON (AP) - Harvard University failed to protect Jewish students from harassment, the Trump administration concluded after an investigation, threatening to cut all federal funding from the Ivy L...
Jun 30, 2025 This Nov. 13, 2008 file photo shows the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)
Supreme Court takes up a Republican appeal to end limits on party spending in federal elections
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will take up a Republican-led drive, backed by President Donald Trump's administration, to wipe away limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination ...
Jun 30, 2025
Alberta byelection called for Aug. 18, giving Poilievre path to House
Pierre Poilievre has chosen one of the safest possible places to make his return to the House of Commons - but the rural Alberta riding he's hoping to win in an August byelection could also be dangero...
Jun 30, 2025 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre arrives to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Alberta byelection called for Aug. 18, giving Poilievre path back to House of Commons
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre has chosen one of the safest possible places to make his return to the House of Commons - but the rural Alberta riding he's hoping to win in an August byelection could also b...
Jun 30, 2025
CFIB says internal trade barriers coming down, but patchwork could create challenges
TORONTO - A new report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says progress has been made on removing trade barriers within Canada, but it adds that the patchwork of approaches could creat...
Jun 30, 2025
Crypto industry pushing Canada to follow U.S. lead in embracing stablecoins
TORONTO - As the U.S. government takes big steps to usher cryptocurrency into mainstream finance, one of the world's biggest crypto exchanges is urging the Canadian government to match and exceed thos...
Jun 30, 2025 Coinbase employee Daniel Huynh holds a celebratory bottle of champagne as he photographs outside the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York's Times Square, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Amid calls for separation, Alberta's new referendum rules set to formally take effect
EDMONTON - As Canada prepares Tuesday to blow out 158 birthday candles, Alberta plans three days later to formalize rules making it easier to have an independence celebration of its own. Beginning Fri...
Jun 30, 2025 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announcing the "New North America Initiative", led by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy in Calgary, Alta., Friday, May 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Is Canada now free of internal trade barriers? Read the fine print
OTTAWA - Federal and provincial leaders are working to dismantle internal trade barriers that push up the cost of goods and make it harder to do business within Canada. But anyone expecting all of the...
Jun 30, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a news conference in the Foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa on Friday, June 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
U.S. and Canada restart trade talks after conflict over digital services tax
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday his move to drop Canada's digital services tax is part of the broader trade negotiation with the United States, even as the White House said Carney "cav...
Jun 30, 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...
