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Senate could vote on controversial major projects bill today

Senate could vote on controversial major projects bill today

OTTAWA — The Senate could vote today on Prime Minister Mark Carney's controversial major projects bill — legislation that would give the federal government the power to fast-track projects it hopes will bolster the economy.
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Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives outpaced rivals in fundraising last year

Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives outpaced rivals in fundraising last year

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's governing Progressive Conservatives outpaced their rivals in fundraising last year, though the NDP had more individual donors.
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Ottawa's foreign aid chief eyes red tape, visibility as Canada resists cutbacks

Ottawa's foreign aid chief eyes red tape, visibility as Canada resists cutbacks

OTTAWA — The MP overseeing foreign aid says Canada must take a more efficient, more visible approach to development and humanitarian assistance to make the case for maintaining aid spending as the United States pulls back.
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Manitoba plan to upgrade intersection where bus crash killed 17 faces opposition

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 2023.
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Zohran Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji is an animator, illustrator and ceramicist. And they met on Hinge

Zohran Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji is an animator, illustrator and ceramicist. And they met on Hinge

NEW YORK (AP) — Rama Duwaji’s Election Day post on Instagram was only four words long, but said all it needed to say: “couldn’t possibly be prouder.
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Supreme Court has 6 cases to decide, including birthright citizenship

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is in the final days of a term that has lately been dominated by the Trump administration's emergency appeals of lower court orders seeking to slow President Donald Trump's efforts to remake the federal government.
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Rustad wonders if he should have made 'blackmail' claim after Opposition caucus meets

Rustad wonders if he should have made 'blackmail' claim after Opposition caucus meets

British Columbia Opposition Leader John Rustad said he wonders whether he should have used the word "blackmail" to describe the alleged behaviour of former B.C. Conservatives he's accused of trying to take over the party.
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Trump's latest rejection of intelligence assessments reflects a long distrust of spy agencies

Trump's latest rejection of intelligence assessments reflects a long distrust of spy agencies

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's fights with the intelligence community were a running theme of his first term as he raged against an investigation into his campaign’s alleged links to Russia.
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How carbon capture works and the debate about whether it's a future climate solution

How carbon capture works and the debate about whether it's a future climate solution

Power plants and industrial facilities that emit carbon dioxide, the primary driver of global warming, are hopeful that Congress will keep tax credits for capturing the gas and storing it deep underground.
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Analysis: A battered Iran faces an uncertain future after its grinding war with Israel

Analysis: A battered Iran faces an uncertain future after its grinding war with Israel

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The bombing has quieted in Iran’s 12-day conflict with Israel. Now its battered theocracy and 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei must regroup and rebuild in a changed landscape.
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