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Trudeau defends summer jobs grant to anti-pipeline activists on free speech grounds OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday there’s no problem with a Canada Summer Jobs grant that will fund anti-pipeline activism, arguing his government must stand up for the principle of free...

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These guys just can't keep their peckers in their pockets. Patrick Brown breached ethics laws, investigation concludes Former Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown broke the legislature's ethics laws, the province's integrity commissioner reported Thursday. Brown failed to disclose rental...

And he wasn't even hired yet. :lol: Ronny Jackson withdraws as Trump’s pick to head veterans affairs amid misconduct allegations WASHINGTON—Ronny Jackson, U.S. President Donald Trump’s embattled nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, withdrew from consideration Thursday amid...

Van attack prompting 'talk about misogyny' as motive Theories are emerging about whether a hatred of women could have played a role in Monday's attack in Toronto, in which the driver of a van plowed into pedestrians down a busy street. One day after 25-year-old Alek Minassian allegedly tore...

The new leader of the free world. French President's pointed speech to Congress takes aim at Trump agenda Washington (CNN)Emmanuel Macron may be known in the US for his close relationship to President Donald Trump, but in his address to Congress on Wednesday, the French President took aim at...

University of Alberta ‘stands by’ decision to give David Suzuki honorary degree EDMONTON—The University of Alberta’s president is standing by a decision to grant David Suzuki an honorary degree regardless of his stance on the oilsands. In a public letter posted online Tuesday, president and...

The Canadian economy is doing great as long as you don't need a permi The way National Bank of Canada head Louis Vachon sees it, the economy is splitting into two extremes: There’s the “permit economy,” where resource and manufacturing companies face delays and roadblocks for project approvals...

Another loss for Trump. EU and Mexico reach agreement on new free trade pact The European Union and Mexico reached an agreement on Saturday on a new free trade deal, a coup for both parties in the face of increased protectionism from the United States under U.S. President Donald Trump...

A real conspiracy? Democrats sue Russia, Trump and WikiLeaks, claiming conspiracy to help Trump win The Democratic National Committee filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit Friday against the Russian government, the Trump campaign and the WikiLeaks organization alleging a far-reaching...

You know, for train being worse than pipelines, we never really hear about spills from those locos. Pipeline leaks 290,000 litres of oil and saltwater in northern Alberta The Alberta Energy Regulator is reporting that a pipeline leaked about 100,000 litres of oil and 190,000 litres of salty...

Republicans don't understand: Tax cuts don't spur economic growth In decades past, there was bipartisan support for policies that laid the basis for a long period of broadly shared prosperity. Unfortunately, this consensus seems to have been replaced by the narrow-minded greed of the very rich...

Wasting money = finding efficiencies. Oh Dog. Doug Ford's pledge of 'zero income tax' leaves minimum wage earners worse off Ontario PC leader Doug Ford's big campaign promise for minimum wage workers, announced this week, is to offer them an income tax credit. Ford is pitching this as...

Shell readies for energy transition, reports low risk of stranded assets Coming hot on the heels of its Sky report, which envisaged a very strong role for renewables, particularly solar, well before 2050, the Anglo-Dutch company has now released a new report on a strategy for the energy...

President Trump says job growth is booming under his watch, but it has slowed down Claiming he has created 3 million jobs since his election, President Donald Trump touted his record of job growth to a cheering crowd Monday at a Florida rally. "For African-Americans, (unemployment is at) the...

This guy is becoming more and more likable by the day. C_y8aU-3eLQ I'm Like the Breakup He Can’t Get Over.’ James Comey Talks Trump with Stephen Colbert Former FBI Director James Comey sat down with Stephen Colbert on the Late Show Tuesday night for a wide-ranging interview to promote his...

National basic income would cost $76-billion a year: budget watchdog Federal coffers would have to dole out more than $76-billion a year to provide every low-income household with a guaranteed minimum income if the government ever embarked on such a radical overhaul of the social safety net...

If only the Conservatives were this resourceful. Notley's Bill 12 'shows bold leadership,' say Alberta oil and gas producers Alberta's oil and gas producers are calling Bill 12 a regrettable but necessary step in the battle over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Bill 12, titled...

I think they already came. :lol: Canada, France come together on climate-change fight Canada, France promise to double down on climate-change fight amid U.S. inaction The Canadian Press Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron, long billed as kindred political...

When it comes to Trans Mountain, Trudeau is on the right trail It was not inevitable that we should arrive at such a pass over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion: province divided against province, First Nation against First Nation, with the economic union and the rule of law as potential...