MONTREAL — Quebec’s new premier says the provincial government will spend $28 million in emergency funding to address homelessness. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon announced the new funding in his first major announcement since he was sworn in as premier on Wednesday. St-Pierre Plamondon says the money will go to warming centres and emergency shelters across Quebec. […]

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OTTAWA – U.S. President Donald Trump said Canada is “working very hard” to make a trade deal with the U.S., despite talks remaining at a standstill since August. “Canada is working very hard to make a deal with us, and I hate to say this, but we have all the cards,” Trump told reporters in […]

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This is the second half of RadioLabour's two-part series on union opposition to Bill C-39.

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A Member of European Parliament (MEP) said that becoming an associate member of the EU would turn Canada “into a living hell” and asked “is Mark Carney stupid enough to fall for it?” during a debate on Thursday. Speaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, ahead of the EU-Canada summit in Montreal next week, […]

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This week rabble radio we talk to the leaders of two of Ontario’s teachers’ unions.

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Candidates vying to lead one of northern Ontario’s largest municipalities agree that public safety, homelessness and aging infrastructure will have to be among the top priorities for Thunder Bay’s next council. Nine candidates are competing to replace long-serving mayor and former member of Parliament Ken Boshcoff, who is retiring from municipal politics. He was first […]

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EDMONTON — Alberta’s government says it has a suite of legislation coming this fall to protect Albertans, their pocketbooks and their personal information. Government house leader Joseph Schow says the province will soon table new bills to lower the cost of auto insurance and give Albertans new protections when it comes to their utility bills. […]

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Republican Vivek Ramaswamy on Friday defended his campaign’s ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Dr. Amy Acton in the closely watched race for Ohio governor. Speaking at a campaign stop in northeast Ohio, he said the advertisement, which features Acton’s mother calling her “a liar,” had nothing to do with childhood abuse. “The […]

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OTTAWA — A senior federal adviser says the Liberals are poised to release a new national security strategy — the first such policy in more than two decades. David Morrison, senior diplomatic and international affairs adviser to Prime Minister Mark Carney, says the strategy will look to bolster Canada’s defences against an array of security […]

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Taylor Shire Regina Leader-Post Jack Coan is ready to make his first CFL start. On Wednesday after practice, a day after he said he would “sleep on it,” Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Mace confirmed to reporters that the 27-year-old Coan will make his first start while veteran quarterback Trevor Harris is getting the week […]

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Nicole GoldsworthyLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterSaskToday.ca Nipawin Fire Department (NFD) crews responded to four separate incidents on Oct. 21, keeping firefighters busy from the early morning hours through the evening. The first call came in at 2:33 a.m. for a motor vehicle collision in the Rural Municipality of Torch River. According to the fire department, a […]

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The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to block certification of the Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses the contest while another candidate with the same name is on the ballot, kicking off what many have feared could become a lengthy battle between the U.S. government and states over certifying an […]

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Sylvain Charlebois Albertans have overwhelmingly rejected moving toward a binding referendum on separation. That is good news for Alberta and for the rest of the country. Alberta benefits from belonging to an integrated Canadian food economy, and Canada benefits enormously from Alberta’s agricultural capacity. Separation would have put those shared advantages on the negotiating table. […]

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Note: All times local and subject to change Istanbul, Türkiye 9:30 a.m. The Prime Minister will visit the Kariye Mosque.  Note for media: Pooled photo opportunity 2:15 p.m. The Prime Minister will depart for Ottawa, Canada. Note for media: Pooled photo opportunity National Capital Region, Canada 6:00 p.m. The Prime Minister will arrive in Ottawa, Canada.  […]

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U.S. President Donald Trump is poised to lift tariffs on some Canadian products as Republicans in border states lobby for relief from trade actions that have put them in a shaky political position ahead of November's midterms.

Note: All times local and subject to change Istanbul, Türkiye 11:30 a.m. The Prime Minister will visit the Kariye Mosque.  Note for media: Pooled photo opportunity 2:45 p.m. The Prime Minister will depart for Ottawa, Canada. Note for media: Pooled photo opportunity National Capital Region, Canada 6:00 p.m. The Prime Minister will arrive in Ottawa, Canada.  […]

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The world is changing rapidly. Global trade is being rewired and the institutions that underpinned our security for decades are under threat. In response, Canada is focused on what we can control: building our strength at home and deeper partnerships with reliable partners abroad to create greater certainty, security, and prosperity for Canadians. As a […]

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The backlash over an Ohio campaign advertisement attacking Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee for governor, spread beyond the state’s borders Thursday, when President Donald Trump posted on social media that Vivek Ramaswamy’s ad was “hitting pay dirt” and that Acton was “fair game.” Trump’s aggressive defense of Ramaswamy practically guarantees that more of his party’s […]

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First Reading is a Canadian politics newsletter curated by the National Post’s own Tristin Hopper. To get an early version sent directly to your inbox, sign up here. TOP STORY Right now, two left-wing campaigns in different regions of the country appear to be flaming out in similar ways. Both are NDP or NDP-aligned incumbents. […]

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VANCOUVER — There are many hot takes regarding the political tsunami that swept Vancouver, electing a progressive mayor, and one of the most left-wing councils in living memory. The cause of this was not a leftist political beast, reawakened in the largest city on the “Left Coast.” Simply put, Vancouver had a moderate, centre-right government […]

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Brad Bradford is disappointed in Olivia Chow. At the final debate of the Toronto mayoral campaign on Thursday night, a familiar pattern emerged. Chow, the incumbent mayor, would accuse Bradford of a misdeed, either in his promises in the campaign or his actions as a city councillor. Bradford would respond with some version of “that’s […]

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ISTANBUL — Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending Canada’s decision to seek closer ties with Turkey amid criticism that the country has infringed on LGBTQ+ rights. Carney is in Turkey for a three-day trip to strike a new “strategic partnership” for deeper economic and social ties with the NATO ally. A joint statement released Thursday […]

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Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Carney confident in Candu for Turkish power plant Prime Minister Mark Carney says a Canadian company’s bid to supply nuclear energy to Turkey has a real shot of winning the lucrative tender. Carney is meeting with Turkish […]

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Winning Texas has been the Democratic Party’s white whale for years, the much-hyped attempts repeatedly ending in disappointment. Now, the U.S. Senate contest between Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton is another tantalizing opening, and as the long race enters its final few days, the contest could well turn on […]

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ISTANBUL — Prime Minister Mark Carney says a Canadian company’s bid to supply nuclear energy to Turkey has a real shot of winning the lucrative tender. But he says he probably wouldn’t have been singing the same tune a year ago. Carney is meeting with Turkish business leaders in Istanbul today, a day after he […]

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BLAINE, Wash. (AP) — The Trump administration’s top border official defended plans to build a wall and other infrastructure in Texas’ Big Bend region despite mounting opposition against the project and a court-ordered pause on construction, saying his goal of fortifying the country’s borders was “non-negotiable.” In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Customs […]

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An Alberta judge has discounted the sentence for a Métis woman caught selling drugs she believed had already killed two people, linking her crimes to “the intergenerational legacy” of residential schools. Justice Derek Jugnauth sentenced Kendall Delaney to six years in prison after she pleaded guilty in the Court of King’s Bench to trafficking methamphetamine […]

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Prime Minister Mark Carney is pushing back on the latest round of allegations that Canada could be interfering in the U.S. midterm elections.

U.S. President Donald Trump has disgraced himself by openly siding with Vladimir Putin in Russia’s war of terror and conquest in Ukraine. The sanctions-relief lifelines he’s thrown to Moscow and everything else over the past few days show that the moral squalor of the president’s various interventions can’t be described any other way, so the […]

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Voters, in the normal course of deliberations, choose the candidate that they judge to be the best choice — due to policies, partisan affiliation, personal character, whatever. There are circumstances though when it seems more important to vote against rather than in favour, namely, to vote for a candidate’s opponents — whoever they may be, […]

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On Oct. 30, every Canadian business that has a Facebook page, Instagram account or WhatsApp Business line will be deemed to sign a contract without actually ever signing anything. Meta’s new commercial terms take effect that day, and a business accepts them by continuing to use the Meta product. Users have no opt-out, and Meta’s […]

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A University of Glasgow pro-Palestinian student group has urged students to describe Zionism as racism and to exclude Jews who support Israel from student activities. Similar attempts to define Zionism as racism have spread through universities, public unions and streets in Canada. These exclusionary tactics and false narratives are precisely the kind of anti-Zionism that […]

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Drawing from recent data released by the White House that show immigration to the U.S. has fallen from almost every country except Canada, the non-profit civic group Build Canada is sounding the alarm on a potential brain drain from this country into the United States. A social media post from a White House account on […]

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With less than one week before the Israeli election, 30 per cent of eligible voters say they are “undecided.” After three years of war and horror, many Israelis are anxious and depleted . Even before October 7, the coalition government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had shaken the country to its core. The “ […]

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Leadership matters. The scenes from Europe are shocking for those of us watching the outrageous destruction in France by left-wing radicals who want to bring down western civilization. It’s impossible to disregard the Palestinian flag waving amidst the rock throwing at police, the utter destruction, the burning of public buildings and the looting of stores. […]

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Defense attorneys for the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk are suggesting a 2029 trial date because they say it could take them that long to prepare their case. Attorneys for Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, said Thursday that the defense’s proposed schedule was “absurd” and defendant Tyler Robinson was simply trying to delay. […]

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ISTANBUL — Prime Minister Mark Carney says there is “no merit” to American claims that Canadians might be interfering in U.S. politics ahead of November’s midterm elections. Officials in the Trump administration, including U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, have claimed Canadian politicians are interfering in the democratic process south of the border. Hoekstra has […]

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VANCOUVER — It’s the last full day of campaigning in British Columbia’s election ahead of final voting day Saturday, when most ballots will be counted by hand. Elections BC has confirmed that votes cast on election day will be tallied manually, in a departure from 2024, when electronic tabulators were used to count paper ballots […]

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HALIFAX — Living more than 200 kilometres from the site of a major artificial intelligence data centre proposal isn’t stopping Michael McCluskey from voicing his opposition to the project. The retired military veteran and training professional from Dartmouth, N.S., has added his name to a Change.org petition that has already collected more than 18,000 signatures […]

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HALIFAX — Living more than 200 kilometres from the site of a major artificial intelligence data centre proposal isn’t stopping Michael McCluskey from voicing his opposition to the project. The retired military veteran and training professional from Dartmouth, N.S., has added his name to a Change.org petition that has already collected more than 18,000 signatures […]

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Vienna, 1956 dec. 17My dear Marika,I can imagine how surprised you were when you found out that I had left. I discovered the letter, written in my late mother’s distinctive, minuscule cursive Hungarian, only this year. She must have retrieved it from Mari, her best friend, on one of her many visits back to Budapest […]

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CALGARY — A union representative for a beef processing plant south of Calgary is warning of worsening labour shortages if immigration policy proposals that narrowly passed in Alberta’s referendum are enacted. “These are tough and high turnover jobs with few candidates lining up to fill them,” said Faduma Ahmed, with the United Food and Commercial […]

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CALGARY — A union representative for a beef processing plant south of Calgary is warning of worsening labour shortages if immigration policy proposals that narrowly passed in Alberta’s referendum are enacted. “These are tough and high turnover jobs with few candidates lining up to fill them,” said Faduma Ahmed, with the United Food and Commercial […]

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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s second budget is expected to include measures for Canada’s small businesses that will aim to both trim costs and encourage investment, government sources say. After announcing its productivity mega-deduction earlier this year to lower taxes on capital investments, especially large ones, National Post has learned that the Liberal government […]

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OTTAWA — Canada’s deepening ties with Europe could help fill some of the massive gaps left behind as the United States pulls back from foreign aid and embraces a “transactional” approach, says the secretary of state for international development. “When we put all our heads together, I think the opportunities are endless,” Randeep Sarai told […]

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OTTAWA — Canada’s deepening ties with Europe could help fill some of the massive gaps left behind as the United States pulls back from foreign aid and embraces a “transactional” approach, says the secretary of state for international development. “When we put all our heads together, I think the opportunities are endless,” Randeep Sarai told […]

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For whatever reason, Blackstone founder and CEO Stephen A. Schwarzman has a thirty-chapter-long series called “My Personal History” that is, well, exactly what it sounds like — a financial hagiography that frames him as a noble, sensible man with strong values, like when he sent a