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 byelection to replace former education minister who died set for March
WINNIPEG - A byelection has been called to fill a legislature seat left vacant after the death of Manitoba's former education minister. Voters in the east Winnipeg riding of Transcona will head to the...
Feb 18, 2025
US GM Bill Guerin says he would welcome Trump when Americans play Canada for 4 Nations title
BOSTON (AP) - The general manager of the United States team in the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament said he would welcome a visit from President Donald Trump to the championship game between the U...
Feb 18, 2025
Federal judge won't immediately block Elon Musk or DOGE from federal data or worker layoffs
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge refused Tuesday to immediately block billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing government data systems or participating in work...
Feb 18, 2025
Inuit call on PM to step in as child funding program approaches March end date
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's national Inuit organization is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step in to save a program that helps fund services for Inuit kids. In a letter sent to Trudeau ...
Feb 18, 2025
Nova Scotia bill would repeal fixed election date, increase politicians' pay
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has introduced legislation to repeal the province's fixed election date, give it the power to fire the auditor general, and increase politicians' pay. Proposed cha...
Feb 18, 2025
A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote
TORONTO - A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progre...
Feb 18, 2025
US GM Guerin would welcome Trump for 4 Nations Face-Off title game
BOSTON (AP) - The general manager of the United States team in the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament said he would welcome a visit from President Donald Trump to the championship game between the U.S. and...
Feb 18, 2025
With talk of D-Day and war, throne speech portrays B.C. in historic tariff battle
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government has depicted the province on a battle footing against the threat of U.S. tariffs, as it faces its "most consequential time" since the Second World War. The NDP...
Feb 18, 2025
Russian ambassador says Moscow not rejoining G7 after Trump pitches idea
OTTAWA - Canada disagrees with U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion that Russia rejoin the G7 - but Moscow says the idea is a non-starter anyway. "Russia has no interest in revisiting past formats...
Feb 18, 2025
Singh says pipelines would not be first priority for NDP energy policy
HAMILTON - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he sees an east-west clean electricity corridor as his first priority for expanding the Canadian energy market - not new pipelines. While Singh isn't shutting ...
Feb 18, 2025 Most Canadian energy exports currently go to the United States, which is threatening Canada with a barrage of tariffs on all exports, including a 10 per cent levy on energy products like oil. (The Canadian Press)
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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 ...
