Sarah Mills: Does this Canada Day feel different due to 'elbows up' attitude?
Does Canada Day feel different this year? Sarah Mills says we should be cheering harder for Canada than ever due to our ...
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Health agency says 72 sickened with salmonella after eating recalled salami
TORONTO - Seventy-two people have fallen ill after eating salami recalled due to possible salmonella contamination. The Public Health Agency of Canada released an updated notice on an outbreak of salm...
Jun 25, 2025
Ottawa won't release its budget for Canada Day festivities in the capital
OTTAWA - The federal government has set a budget for Canada Day programming in the National Capital Region this year but is refusing to say what it is. The budget for Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa...
Jun 25, 2025 A construction crane is seen as a cloud of smoke hovers above the ground during a fireworks show on Canada Day in Ottawa on Monday, July 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Carney says Canada to spend 5% of GDP on defence by 2035
THE HAGUE - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and its NATO allies have all agreed to hike their defence-spending target to five per cent of annual GDP by 2035. Carney says Canada can no longer re...
Jun 25, 2025 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, middle, takes part in a meeting of the North Atlantic Council during the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Senate under pressure to deal with Carney's major projects bill quickly
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's controversial major projects bill could be in for a speedy trip through the Senate this week. Bill C-5 will be introduced at first reading in the upper chamber to...
Jun 25, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney, left to right, speaks with former prime ministers Kim Campbell, Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau ahead of King Charles delivering the speech from the throne in the Senate in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Crime bill with tougher bail, sentencing provisions coming in fall: Justice minister
OTTAWA - The Liberal government will table a bill this fall introducing stricter bail conditions and sentencing for some crimes, particularly those involving organized crime, human trafficking, home i...
Jun 25, 2025 Minister of Justice Sean Fraser responds to a question in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Thursday, June 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Manitoba plan to upgrade intersection where bus crash killed 17 faces opposition
CARBERRY - Bureaucrats and consultants got an earful from local residents Wednesday night as they presented their preferred safety upgrade to a highway intersection where a crash killed 17 people in 2...
Jun 25, 2025
Zohran Mamdani declares victory in NYC's Democratic mayoral primary as Cuomo concedes
NEW YORK (AP) - Zohran Mamdani declared victory in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday night after Andrew Cuomo conceded the race in a stunning upset, as the young, progressive upstart ...
Jun 24, 2025
Zohran Mamdani declares victory in NYC's Democratic mayoral primary as Cuomo concedes
NEW YORK (AP) - Zohran Mamdani declared victory in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday night after Andrew Cuomo conceded the race in a stunning upset, as the young, progressive upstart ...
Jun 24, 2025
Alvin Bragg, Manhattan prosecutor who took on Trump, wins Democratic primary in bid for second term
NEW YORK (AP) - Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the prosecutor who oversaw the historic hush-money case against President Donald Trump, won Tuesday's Democratic primary as he seeks reelection...
Jun 24, 2025
Immigration, pension: A look at survey questions put forward by Alberta Next panel
The Alberta Next panel, chaired by Premier Danielle Smith, is holding town halls this summer to get feedback on how the province should stand up to Ottawa while building a "strong and sovereign Albert...
Jun 24, 2025
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