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Conservatives lash out at GOP spending binge NEW YORK — The GOP is the party of fiscal responsibility no more. That’s according to some conservatives who are grappling with a Republican-backed spending binge that threatens to generate trillion-dollar deficits for years to come while staining a...

Gerald Stanley trial spurs calls for change, highlights challenges with jury selection In the aftermath of a jury finding Gerald Stanley not guilty, it appears calls for change in the justice system across Canada could be answered. Stanley, a Saskatchewan farmer, shot and killed Colten...

Andrew Coyne: A carbon tax is coming, no matter what Ontario PC candidates say All of the major candidates in the leadership race having pledged to have nothing to do with the carbon tax — Doug Ford immediately and enthusiastically, Caroline Mulroney and Christine Elliott belatedly, after...

Doug Ford's supporters on Twitter are calling on him to "Make Ontario Great Again," but the candidate for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party is laughing off the idea of adopting Donald Trump's catchphrase as a campaign slogan and rejecting any comparisons to the U.S president...

Second White House aide resigns over domestic abuse allegations A White House speech writer resigned Friday after his former wife claimed that he was violent and emotionally abusive during their turbulent two-and-a-half-year marriage — allegations that he vehemently denied, saying she was the...

Grid Girls and Puritans Objectification, we are told, is degrading. Why? Because any job that requires employees to be sexually attractive and gazed upon for that reason necessarily dehumanises them. It encourages others to treat them as pretty ‘things’ rather than as autonomous people with...

Another one bites the dust? Oh wait, this is from the CBC so must be fake news. Federal NDP leader 'deeply disturbed' by allegations against Peter Stoffer Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday night he is "deeply disturbed" by allegations made against former long-time Nova Scotia...

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau kicks off US tour in Chicago Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Chicago Wednesday as he kicks off his four-day U.S. tour to discuss how public service can contribute to stronger economic and political ties between the two countries. He appeared Wednesday...

Rob Porter, White House Aide, Resigns After Accusations of Abuse WASHINGTON — As the White House staff secretary, Rob Porter is not a public figure, but he is responsible for paper flow to the president, a job of crucial importance in this White House. He frequently travels with President Trump...

Hair-raising moment: gust of wind lifts lid on mystery of Donald Trump's mane As Donald Trump wages war with Democrats over a budget deal, a video has emerged highlighting another battle – the fight the president’s hair is waging to stay attached to his head. Footage, widely shared on...

Looks like he needs a lollipop. :lol: ‘Shut it down’: Trump threatens government shutdown if Democrats don’t agree to his border security terms WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump revived his threat Tuesday to shut down the federal government if Congress cannot agree to a spending deal...

Fisa memo was a dud. 'Screams of terrified Trump': North Korea responds to State of the Union address North Korea has attacked Donald Trump after he criticised the regime’s human rights record in his State of the Union address, suggesting he is “terrified” of its power. Pyongyang continued...

KFC taps Reba McEntire as the next Colonel Sanders The new colonel is a woman. KFC, the fried-chicken chain run by Yum Brands Inc., has picked country singer Reba McEntire to appear as Colonel Sanders in its latest marketing campaign — the first time a woman is portraying the mascot, who...

That's a shame. US stocks suffer biggest fall in two years as Dow Jones plummets 666 points Worries about the impact of a tightening job market on the prospects for inflation and a surge in bond yields sent investors fleeing equities on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrials Average swooning...

Stick a pin on my moobs if old. Caroline Mulroney, Christine Elliott to run for Ontario PC leadership Caroline Mulroney, the daughter of former prime minister Brian Mulroney, and former MPP Christine Elliott will run for the Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership, CBC Toronto has...

Trans Mountain ‘pipeline is going to get built’: Trudeau dismisses B.C.’s bitumen ban EDMONTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion will happen despite British Columbia’s latest attempt to hinder the project. Speaking on Edmonton talk radio station CHED...

Walter and Danbones: 'Fake Economy' Economy firing 'on all cylinders’ as Canada sees best growth in six months "The Canadian economy fired on all cylinders in November: Production resumptions led the way, but nearly all major sectors reported gains on the month," Toronto-Dominion Bank senior...

After all those Blackleaf threads too.... Theresa May is so weak her ministers are now publicly suggesting that Brexit won’t happen Phillip Lee, the Justice Minister, suggested last night that Britain could stay in the European Union after all – and he is still a member of the Government. He...

Trudeau: Days in office: 818 Not started 53 of 226 23% In progress 67 of 226 30% Achieved 65 of 226 29% Broken 41 of 226 18% https://trudeaumetre.polimeter.org Trump: Days In Office: 375 Not started: 103 of 174 60% In progress: 18 of 174 10% Achieved: 13 of 174 7% Broken: 40 of...

Ontario PCs face deepening crisis amid pushback to cancel leadership race Rick Dykstra resigned as president of the Ontario PC Party on Sunday night, shortly before Maclean's published allegations that he sexually assaulted a young Conservative staffer in 2014 when he was the MP for St...