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Politics Canada’s Consul General in New York Tom Clark has dismissed any suggestion that he was involved in the decision to buy a new luxury apartment to serve as his official residence in the city, or to sell the old one.  ‘I had no role whatsoever in either deciding toContinue Reading

Politics Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner says her party will introduce a bill in the House of Commons next week to protect people from online harassment. Tory MP says she will introduce an alternative bill when House of Commons returns Mia Rabson · The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 12,Continue Reading

Politics Air Canada said Thursday the federal government will need to step in and order binding arbitration if the airline can’t reach a deal with the pilots’ union, warning at least 110,000 travellers would have their plans upset every day if a strike began. Airline says it’s facing ‘unreasonable wageContinue Reading

Politics NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh won’t say whether he would keep the consumer carbon price if his party forms government at the next election. Singh calls for approach to climate crisis that ‘doesn’t put the burden on the backs of working people’ Nojoud Al Mallees · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Politics·Analysis If Justin Trudeau has chosen to stay on as leader and if Liberal MPs have chosen to not force him out, then the Liberals’ last best chance might be to soldier on and hope to present Canadians with a choice that is somehow favourable enough to overcome the electorate��’sContinue Reading

Canada is among the richest countries in the world — but when compared to peer countries like Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, it isn’t as rich as it once was. And the wealth gap between Canada and the U.S. has only grown wider, according to figures published by theContinue Reading

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it recorded a record-high number of encounters with migrants between border posts on the Canada-U.S. border between October 2023 and July of this year. It’s a pattern experts say could be a problem for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government as the question of illegal immigration heats up in aContinue Reading

The affidavit of an FBI special agent, and the Russian documents attached to it, offer a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a vast Russian network of disinformation. Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted two Russians — both employees of state broadcaster RT — accused of illegally funnelling $9.7 millionContinue Reading

Politics Dozens of Canadian business associations across the country have signed a letter urging the Liberal government to prevent Air Canada pilots from striking by sending the labour dispute to binding arbitration. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rejects idea of binding arbitration, backs pilots Peter Zimonjic · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading