94 m. ago Alberta premier says Prime Minister Carney speaking Trump’s ’love language’

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is lauding Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ability to speak the language of U.S. President Donald Trump. Addressing the BMO US-Canada summit in Toronto, Smith said Wednesday Trump’s “playbook” means he doesn’t respond well to appeals for help or to stop hurting his northern neighbour. “That is not his love language,” she […]

Politics

2 h. ago Music industry asks MPs for action on unauthorized use of works by generative AI

OTTAWA — The music industry called on the government to take action Wednesday to address unauthorized use of music by generative AI systems, helping the industry move toward a licensing system. Representatives from music industry groups appeared before the House of Commons heritage committee, which is studying the effects of AI on creative industries. They […]

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8 h. ago House committee adds language, security checks to ’Lost Canadians’ bill

OTTAWA — The House of Commons immigration committee is recommending most adults eligible for birthright citizenship under the “Lost Canadians” bill fulfil similar requirements to immigrant applicants, on language, knowledge of Canadian history and security checks. MPs on the committee adopted amendments on Tuesday to Bill C-3, which will go back to the House of […]

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27 h. ago MPs launch probe of trucking sector, Bloc calls out labour standards

OTTAWA — Labour standards in Canada’s trucking sector are under scrutiny as a House of Commons committee launched a study of the issue this week and the Bloc Quebecois called on the government to end what it calls exploitative practices. The transport committee is studying an industry business model known as “Driver Inc.,” in which […]

Transport

28 h. ago HUNTER: You again? Accused Riverdale double killer got bail in 2023

The Canadian criminal landscape is filled with couldas, shouldas and wouldas. While consequences don’t appear to cause the Canadian judiciary a single second of lost sleep, the rest of us have to live with their whimsical decisions. Call them real-life consequences. Case in point: Kyle Taylor, all-Canadian boy. Early Tuesday morning, Taylor, 20, was charged […]

Events

31 h. ago Longest Ballot Committee faces MP questions on recent election

The protest group known as the Longest Ballot Committee appeared in the House of Commons Tuesday and were asked about the group's effectiveness.

Politics

62 h. ago FIRST READING: How quickly (and dramatically) Canadians lost faith with immigration

In only a few years, Canadians went from near-universal support for immigration to a near-majority demanding mass-deportations

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63 h. ago Repeat offenders are 'gaming the system,' St. Thomas police chief tells MPs

Nearly one-third of all criminal charges St. Thomas police laid in the past three years were for failing to comply with court orders, the city’s top cop told a committee of MPs. St. Thomas police Chief Marc Roskamp was one of several witnesses invited to testify before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice […]

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2 w. ago MPs set to push Champagne to clarify budget timing at finance committee

OTTAWA — Finance Minster Francois-Philippe Champagne will appear in front of the House of Commons’ finance committee in two weeks as MPs seek clarity on the budget cycle. Ottawa’s spending plans are traditionally tabled in the spring; Champagne is set to table the Liberals’ annual budget on Nov. 4. Bloc Quebecois MP Jean-Denis Garon tabled […]

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2 w. ago No casino in Manhattan after community board rejects proposed Mohegan Sun resort near United Nations

NEW YORK (AP) — There will be no casino in Manhattan after a community panel rejected a proposed Mohegan Sun resort near the United Nations headquarters. The Freedom Plaza development, which also called for hotels, retail, dining, entertainment and housing, was denied by a state-commissioned community advisory committee on a 4-2 vote Monday. Committee members, […]

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2 w. ago Concert announcement: MGK set to play Edmonton's Rogers Place on Dec. 1

MGK is set to turn Rogers Place into a ‘Wild Boy’ party when his world tour stops in Edmonton on Dec. 1. Colson Baker, formerly known as Machine Gun Kelly, now known as simply MGK, has Edmonton as one of six Canadian stops on The Lost American world tour that begins on Nov. 15 in […]

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2 w. ago Republican alleges FBI has names of Epstein clients, including billionaire Canadian

WASHINGTON — A Republican lawmaker on Wednesday alleged the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has the names of some of the late Jeffrey Epstein’s clients, including a “billionaire from Canada.” Rep. Thomas Massie made the claim during a House Judiciary Committee hearing where he pushed FBI Director Kash Patel to release more documents related to […]

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3 w. ago Before Terry Fox: Two war amputees hiked for disability justice

Before Terry Fox ran the famed Marathon of Hope in 1980, George Hincks and Marshall McDougall walked their own journey across Canada. With one leg apiece, Hincks and McDougall were among the 4,000 Canadian troops who lost limbs during the Great War of 1914–1918. In 1923, they both arrived at a military hospital in Calgary […]

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4 w. ago BCGEU workers seeking to have remote work added to contract language

About 4,000 of the B.C. General Employee Union's members work from home either full or part time, and members are pushing for new contract language to reflect the arrangement.

Society

last month Trump note to Epstein that he denies signing released by Congress

WASHINGTON — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released on Monday a sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by President Donald Trump, which he has denied. The letter was included as part of a 50th birthday album compiled in 2003 for Epstein, a wealthy and well-connected financier who was once a friend of […]

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