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Quebec MP Francis Scarpaleggia elected as new House of Commons Speaker
Quebec Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia was elected Speaker of the House of Commons on Monday - after an unusually dramatic race that saw the only Conservative contenders drop out of the running at the...
May 26, 2025

NDP will not be granted official party status: government House leader
Government House leader Steven MacKinnon says the NDP will not be granted official party status because the law says a party needs at least 12 seats to be recognized.The NDP was reduced to just seven ...
May 26, 2025

Canada Post says parcel volume is down 50% from last year amid overtime ban
OTTAWA - Canada Post says its parcel shipping volumes are down 50 per cent from this time last year as uncertainty about a work stoppage holds back orders.The Crown corporation and its union were back...
May 26, 2025
Pope Leo XIV declares ‘I am Roman!’ as he completes formalities to become bishop of Rome
Pope Leo XIV declared himself a Roman on Sunday as he completed the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome.The first American pope formally took possession of the St. John Lat...
May 25, 2025
Russia and Ukraine complete prisoner swap hours after Moscow launches major aerial assault
Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds more prisoners on Sunday, the third and last part of a major exchange that reflected a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire i...
May 25, 2025
The Liberals promised a suite of crime measures. Here’s what they’re taking on
After an election which saw the Conservatives campaign heavily on crime while the Liberals promised stricter measures for offences like violent car thefts, the new minority Liberal government has a st...
May 25, 2025
Preseason: Blue Bombers edge Roughriders in field goal feud
In the first of two preseason games, the Saskatchewan Roughriders were on the losing end.But the goal of these contests isn't as much about getting the win as giving coaches game film to determine wha...
May 25, 2025
Former Humboldt Bronco Ryan Straschnitzki set to debut documentary Monday
The road to recovery has been a long tumultuous one for Ryan Straschnitzki, one of the 13 survivors from the 2018 crash that killed 16 members of the Humboldt Broncos Jr. A Hockey Team and their staff...
May 25, 2025

Fewer international students adding to university budget challenges
Canadian universities are being forced to tighten their financial belts as they struggle with plummeting enrolment from international students who pay higher tuitions.Universities Canada says "inadequ...
May 24, 2025

Child death on Shoal Lake Cree Nation investigated as homicide
Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes are investigating the death of a child on Shoal Lake Cree Nation as a homicide. Police say Carrot River RCMP were called to the reserve at around 7 p.m. Friday for a rep...
May 24, 2025