Murray Wood: Comrades in cowboy hats
Murray Wood says that person demanding Alberta separate from Canada in a social media post might be a farmer of a differ...
Tag Archives: Politics
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
Vintners and brewers thrilled with supports in Ontario budget
TORONTO - Ontario's vintners and brewers are thrilled with the support provided by the province in its latest budget, saying it helps stabilize the industry in uncertain times. The province is set to ...
May 20, 2025
CRTC hears debate on including a 'cultural element' in new definition of CanCon
OTTAWA - The federal broadcast regulator is considering whether it should include a "cultural element" in its new definition of Canadian content. Appearing before a Canadian Radio-television and Telec...
May 20, 2025
Here's what you need to know about King Charles and Queen Camilla's visit to Ottawa
OTTAWA - People in Ottawa will have several chances to get a glimpse of the King and Queen during next week's royal visit to Canada, their first since King Charles's coronation. King Charles and Queen...
May 20, 2025 Britain's King Charles, centre left, and Queen Camilla leave after visiting the Canada House Trafalgar Square in London on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 to mark 100 years since it opened in June 1925. (Arthur Edwards/Pool via AP)
Ottawa claims child welfare talks stalled over AFN's 'unreasonable' requests
OTTAWA - The federal government has told the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that negotiations with the Assembly of First Nations on reforming the child welfare system are stalled and the AFN's request...
May 20, 2025 Executive Director of First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada Cindy Blackstock, left, shares a moment with Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak during the Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
As regulators abandon 'bare minimum' corporate climate reporting, a backstop lurks
TORONTO - In the future, seeing the carbon emissions of a company may not be much harder than finding out how many calories are in a chocolate bar, but that day looks further out than it did just a fe...
May 20, 2025
N.S. to cover cost of shingles vaccine for residents 65 and older starting end of May
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government will begin covering the cost of the shingles vaccine as of May 28 for residents aged 65 and older. Premier Tim Houston said Tuesday that residents can start bookin...
May 20, 2025
Netanyahu says Canada, U.K., France offering 'huge prize' to Hamas with Gaza letter
OTTAWA - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Canada, England and France are giving Hamas "a huge prize" by threatening to take action against Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaz...
May 20, 2025 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the annual ceremony at the eve of Israel's Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers (Yom HaZikaron) at the Yad LaBanim Memorial in Jerusalem, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)
Elon Musk says he will cut back on political spending after heavily backing Trump in 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) - Elon Musk, the richest person in the world and a key financial supporter of President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that he'll be spending less on political campaigns. His decision, whi...
May 20, 2025
NOW TRENDING
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Donald Trump needs to remember the art of the deal
U.S. President Donald Trump says he isn't thinking about Americans' finances "even a little bit" in talks with...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, May 13
Evan dives into bear safety with U of S professor, Douglas Clark, discusses the latest wellness trend, peptides, and con...
