Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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What happened during the fall sitting of the House of Commons, by the numbers
OTTAWA - The fall sitting of the House of Commons featured non-confidence votes, plenty of partisan bickering, and very little actual passing of laws. The session that ended Dec. 17 will go down as on...
Dec 20, 2024
Alberta announces future coal mining policy plan, industry consults
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has announced plans to ban new mountaintop removal and open-pit coal developments on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, but the new rules wouldn't apply to ad...
Dec 20, 2024
Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dr...
Dec 20, 2024
Liberals haven't prepared enough for next federal election, says minister Duclos
GATINEAU, Que. - Justin Trudeau's Liberals still haven't prepared enough for the next federal election, Public Services Minister Jean-Yves Duclos acknowledged in an interview this week in which he sid...
Dec 20, 2024
Alberta creates homelessness advisory panel, changes grant process
CALGARY - The Alberta government says it's creating an advisory panel to inform the province's approach to handling homelessness. The panel is to be co-chaired by United Conservative Party legislature...
Dec 20, 2024
BC Civil Liberties Association calls for review of MAID legislation
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is calling on the provincial and federal governments to review medically-assisted dying legislation to ensure proper safeguards are in plac...
Dec 20, 2024
Home affordability improves, but still challenging for many Canadians: RBC report
TORONTO - Home affordability in Canada is improving, according to a new RBC Economics report, but strains remain. The report, released Friday, said home ownership costs in Canada have eased for three ...
Dec 20, 2024
A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau's cabinet
OTTAWA - A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau's cabinet: Rachel Bendayan, official languages minister and associate minister of public safety: A Montreal MP first elected in 2019. Built a legal p...
Dec 20, 2024 A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau's cabinet. (The Canadian Press)
Nova Scotia budget update reduces deficit by $220M, mostly due to higher tax revenue
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's budget deficit for the current fiscal year is now projected at $247.5 million - almost $220 million less than estimated in last February's budget. Finance Minister John Lohr re...
Dec 20, 2024
NDP will bring forward a non-confidence motion to bring gov. down
OTTAWA - The New Democrats will bring forward a non-confidence motion to bring down the Liberals in the next sitting of the House of Commons, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Friday. In the latest blow t...
Dec 20, 2024 In the latest blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's struggling Liberal government, Singh wrote a letter address to Canadians in which he doubled down on his call for Trudeau to resign but also said the NDP will vote to bring down the government, regardless of who is at its helm. (The Canadian Press)
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Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...
