Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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Federal immigration department to cut more than 3,300 jobs over three years
OTTAWA - The federal immigration department is set to cut roughly 3,300 jobs over the next three years. The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Canada Employment and Immigration Union said in a ...
Jan 20, 2025
Doug Ford signals early election may be top of mind: 'We need a clear mandate'
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford has offered one of his clearest signals yet that an early provincial election is top of mind, arguing Monday that he will need a new mandate in order to deal with f...
Jan 20, 2025
Toronto to see more emergency calls after supervised consumption sites close: top doc
TORONTO - Overdoses will increase and first responders will see more emergency calls after new provincial laws shutter five supervised drug consumption sites in Toronto this spring, the city's acting ...
Jan 20, 2025
Olivia and Noah top names for babies in Alberta
EDMONTON - Olivia and Noah have again topped the list of the most popular baby names in Alberta. The provincial government says Olivia was the most popular name for girls in 2024 for the 12th year in ...
Jan 20, 2025
Trump issues pardons for participants in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump issued pardons for participants in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, one of his first acts after being sworn in as the country's 47th president on Monday. The pardons...
Jan 20, 2025
Trump will issue executive orders to remake immigration policies but they will face challenges
WASHINGTON (AP) - A wide-ranging series of executive orders that President Donald Trump has promised to beef up security at the southern border Monday began taking effect soon after he was inaugurated...
Jan 20, 2025
Biden pardons Fauci, Milley to guard against potential revenge by Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, using the extraord...
Jan 20, 2025
Biden pardons Fauci and Milley in an effort to guard against potential retribution by Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, using the extraord...
Jan 20, 2025
Federal cabinet braces for trade war as Donald Trump is inaugurated
OTTAWA - Federal cabinet ministers are gathering in Montebello, Que., today as Donald Trump returns to the White House. Trump has pledged to sign an executive order on inauguration day to impose 25 pe...
Jan 20, 2025 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Feb. 3, 2025 the U.S. has agreed to pause tariffs on Canada for at least 30 days. (Canadian Press files)
Rail competition pilot may not be renewed amid parliamentary break
MONTREAL - An obscure but hard-fought - and hard-lobbied - battle over railway competition has steamed back to the surface. A pilot project mandating so-called extended interswitching that aims to giv...
Jan 20, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Betty Nippi-Albright did the honourable thing by choosing to sit as independent
Sarah Mills says Betty Nippi-Albright's departure from the Sask. NDP has not forced a byelection, nor has she sought dea...
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Evan speaks with Shaun Semple after Regina City Council approved the Brandt/REAL District purchase deal on Wednesday, th...
