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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Manitoba says no to some U.S. bidders, but Tories say U.S. firms still getting work
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is formally barring U.S. companies from bidding on some government contracts, but the Opposition Progressive Conservatives say that's not the case for at least two b...
May 20, 2025
Manitoba government says it's working to get promised tax credit to homeowners
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government faced more questions about its property tax reforms Tuesday after some homeowners did not receive a promised $1,500 credit on their annual bill. Finance Minister Adr...
May 20, 2025
Eby terminates Downtown Eastside consultancy contract that came under fire
British Columbia Premier David Eby has terminated a consultancy contract to improve conditions in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside that came under fire from critics, who called it a political favour that...
May 20, 2025
Judge: US officials must keep control of migrants sent to South Sudan in case removals were unlawful
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that U.S. officials must retain custody and control of migrants apparently removed to South Sudan in case he orders their removals were unlawful. U...
May 20, 2025
Trump says Canada has asked to join his Golden Dome missile defence program
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday aspects of his plan for a "Golden Dome" missile defence shield and said "it automatically makes sense" for Canada to be involved. "Canada has...
May 20, 2025
Liberals to hold 2026 party convention in Montreal
OTTAWA - Mark Carney will preside over his first Liberal convention as party leader and prime minister next spring. The Liberal party's national board of directors says the convention will be held in ...
May 20, 2025
Canadians have more trust in Carney than they did in Trudeau: poll
OTTAWA - Canadians have more trust in Prime Minister Mark Carney now than they did in former prime minister Justin Trudeau after he was first elected, a new poll suggests. The annual Proof Strategies ...
May 20, 2025
Nova Scotia takes Ottawa to court, saying federal government must protect land link
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government argued in court on Tuesday that Ottawa is solely responsible for infrastructure that protects the low-lying strip of land that links the province with New Brunswic...
May 20, 2025
City cut polling places and staff for Vancouver vote defined by long waits: report
VANCOUVER - When the City of Vancouver halved polling places and slashed election-day staffing levels by almost two-thirds in last month's council byelection, it was done with historically low turnout...
May 20, 2025
Kansas businesses hit by Trump's trade war are wooing Canadian customers
OTTAWA - The head of the Topeka Kansas Chamber of Commerce is in Ottawa this week seeking to strengthen ties as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs continue to rattle cross-border business relations...
May 20, 2025 A man walks past the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., June 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP
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