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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Class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. over 2009 Interior Health data breach
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Interior Health Authority has been hit with a class-action lawsuit over a data breach in 2009 that allegedly compromised thousands of employees' personal information tha...
May 23, 2025
Justice Department reaches deal to allow Boeing to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the airplane giant to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetl...
May 23, 2025
Alberta finance minister pushes back ahead of negotiation talks resuming
EDMONTON - Alberta's finance minister says a lack of progress in negotiations with the union representing government workers could result in a strike or lockout. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employ...
May 23, 2025
Federal election: Newfoundland riding flips to Conservatives after judicial recount
ST. JOHN'S - Conservative Jonathan Rowe will represent the Terra Nova-The Peninsulas riding in Parliament. A recount in the rural Newfoundland riding has determined Rowe defeated Liberal Anthony Germa...
May 23, 2025 A voter leaves a polling station after casting a ballots in the federal election in Calgary, Monday, April 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Toronto Zoo warns of extinctions if Ontario mining bill becomes law
TORONTO - Species could go extinct if Ontario passes a controversial mining bill that is set to transform its approach to endangered species and the environment, the Toronto Zoo warned the province. B...
May 23, 2025
New federal energy minister tells oil and gas execs it's time for some quick wins
CALGARY - Canada's new energy minister walked into the lion's den Friday and spoke to oil and gas executives in Calgary about Ottawa's plans to turn the country into an energy superpower. "I'm not her...
May 23, 2025
Lawyer challenging Trump's trade war says tariffs are 'illegal and abusive'
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's global trade war is an "illegal and abusive" use of power, said a lawyer representing small businesses who are challenging the tariffs. George Mason Universi...
May 23, 2025
Several MPs make pitches to colleagues to become next Speaker of the House of Commons
OTTAWA - Among the tour groups converging on Parliament Hill under umbrellas this week, new and newly re-elected members of Parliament are getting acquainted with their offices and colleagues ahead of...
May 23, 2025
'Panic and confusion' for Canadians at Harvard after Trump bans foreign students
Harvard University student Thomas Mete was picking up his brother from high school in Ridgeway, Ont., when he got the news that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration was barring the Ivy League ...
May 23, 2025
CRA cutting up to 280 permanent jobs in response to fiscal constraints
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is cutting up to 280 permanent employees in response to fiscal constraints. The workforce changes will impact branches across the CRA but the reductions will mainly ...
May 23, 2025 Canadian Revenue Agency signage is shown in Ottawa on Friday, June 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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8:30 - Construction for the AI data centre in the RM of Sherwood is set to begin this spring, but many residents in the ...
