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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Most books pulled from Naval Academy library are back on the shelves in latest DEI turn
WASHINGTON (AP) - All but a few of the nearly 400 books that the U.S. Naval Academy removed from its library because they dealt with anti-racism and gender issues are back on the shelves after the new...
May 21, 2025
Bipartisan Senate resolution introduced to recognize Canada-U.S. partnership
WASHINGTON - A resolution with bipartisan support was introduced by United States senators on Wednesday to recognize the U.S.-Canada partnership as the relationship continues to be badly strained by P...
May 21, 2025
Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of the systematic killing of white farmers
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to forcefully confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing the country of failing to address Trump's baseless claim of...
May 21, 2025
Mining claims in Ring of Fire up 66 per cent over past 3 years: environmental group
TORONTO - Mining claims in the Ring of Fire region are up 66 per cent over the last three years and now total an area 14 times the size of Toronto, an environmental group said Wednesday after compilin...
May 21, 2025
Poilievre names 48 Conservative MPs as critics, announces House leadership team
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has named 73 MPs to his party's leadership team and critic roles ahead of next week's return to the House of Commons. He has named 48 Conservative members...
May 21, 2025
Carney says Canada in talks with U.S. on 'Golden Dome' missile defence
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed on Wednesday that Canada is considering joining in U.S. President Donald Trump's new Golden Dome missile defence program. Speaking with reporters on Parli...
May 21, 2025
Chignecto Isthmus case waste of Nova Scotia Court of Appeal's time: federal lawyer
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia and New Brunswick's attempt to persuade a panel of judges to conclude Ottawa has responsibility for the infrastructure on the Chignecto Isthmus is a "waste and abuse" of the cour...
May 21, 2025
A Texas bill to clarify exceptions to the state's abortion ban clears a key hurdle after rocky path
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday to clarify medical exceptions under one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S., putting the GOP-backed proposal on the brink o...
May 21, 2025
Carney says single government mandate letter reflects a 'unified mission'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney laid out a handful of collective core priorities for his new ministers on Wednesday, vowing his government will work to bring down the cost of living and reconfigur...
May 21, 2025
Manitoba ethics commissioner faults former premier for pushing mining project
WINNIPEG - Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson and two of her Progressive Conservative cabinet ministers violated the province's conflict-of-interest law and should be fined, the province's ethi...
May 21, 2025
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