Murray Wood: Why the 21st Century is Saskatchewan's century
Murray Wood says the Food Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit happening in Regina this week underlines why the 21st centur...
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Carney will not take up Trudeau's question period tradition
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will take part in his first question period on Wednesday - but will not carry on a tradition started by his predecessor. Former prime minister Justin Trudeau made i...
May 26, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney smiles as he rises for the first time in the House of Commons following the election of the Speaker on Monday, May 26, 2025 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Road, rail and mine blockades could be on horizon over Ontario mining bill: chiefs
TORONTO - Road, rail and mine blockades could be on the horizon, First Nations leaders said Monday, as they ratchet up pressure on the Ontario government to kill a proposed bill that seeks to speed up...
May 26, 2025
Quebec MP Francis Scarpaleggia elected as new House of Commons Speaker
Quebec Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia was elected Speaker of the House of Commons on Monday - after an unusually dramatic race that saw the only Conservative contenders drop out of the running at the...
May 26, 2025 Francis Scarpaleggia speaks during the election process in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Monday, May 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
NDP will not be granted official party status: government House leader
OTTAWA - Government House leader Steven MacKinnon says the NDP will not be granted official party status because the law says a party needs at least 12 seats to be recognized. The NDP was reduced to j...
May 26, 2025 Interim NDP Leader Don Davies responds to a question during a news conference on Parliament Hill on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The Latest: MPs elect new Speaker as Ottawa welcomes King and Queen
OTTAWA - King Charles and Queen Camilla touched down in Ottawa today to begin their first visit to Canada since the King's coronation two years ago. Parliament also opened today and MPs voted to elect...
May 26, 2025
Reducing internal trade barriers tops priorities for businesses: KPMG poll
TORONTO - A new report says nearly two-thirds Canadian businesses want the government to work to reduce the barriers to internal trade in an effort to improve productivity. The poll by KPMG in Canada ...
May 26, 2025 Signage at the KPMG offices in Ottawa on Friday, June 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Daughter of wrongfully convicted N.S. man says grief grows without probe of police
HALIFAX - The daughter of a wrongfully convicted Nova Scotia man says burying her father next month will renew her intense grief - especially if a criminal investigation into his case remains stalled....
May 26, 2025
MPs to select new House of Commons speaker in secret vote today
OTTAWA - Newly elected MPs will vote by secret ballot when Parliament returns today to decide who will become the next Speaker of the House of Commons. The last Speaker, Liberal MP Greg Fergus, is see...
May 26, 2025 Members of Parliament cast their ballots for a new Speaker in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Churchill portrait thief sentenced to two years less a day in jail
OTTAWA - The Ontario man who pleaded guilty to stealing an iconic portrait of former British prime minister Winston Churchill said he committed the crime to find money to help his brother, who was exp...
May 26, 2025
King Charles, Queen Camilla delight Ottawa crowds with 'momentous' royal visit
OTTAWA - Thousands of royal watchers gathered on a sunny Monday afternoon in Ottawa to give King Charles and Queen Camilla a taste of Canadian hospitality during their short but highly symbolic trip. ...
May 26, 2025
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On Tuesday's show, Saskatchewan Health Minister, Jeremy Cockrill, takes calls and questions from people in the province,...
