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He's really something now overseas. Kinda reminds me of another bleeding heart liberal. Who was it, again... Oh yea, this guy! From boring to hip: Canada's changing international reputation It is true that Justin Trudeau, whose Liberal Party swept back into power in October...

Walter's first post in this thread: Good times are back (and they’re going to get a lot better) The last time Canada celebrated a landmark birthday – the centennial in 1967 – it was riding one of the great economic booms of its history. The economy grew at an average real rate of more than...

:canada: Has Keystone XL Become Obsolete? Keystone XL may have become obsolete before it was even built, at least according to some sources close to TransCanada, which has gone on a hunt for clients. A Wall Street Journal analysis quotes these sources as saying Canadian producers and U.S...

Justin Trudeau: Canadian PM takes swipe at UK over Brexit and argues it is 'turning inward' Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken a swipe at Britain over Brexit and argued the country is becoming increasingly inward-looking. During a press conference in Dublin with Ireland’s newly...

5 Armed Forces members disrupted Indigenous event on Canada Day 'The actions of a few do not reflect the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian army,' military's Facebook post says National Defence has confirmed five men who disrupted an Indigenous ceremony on Canada Day in Halifax are members of...

What did we tell you about shooting the turbines, cap ... It's not going to bring oil prices back up. Wind turbine shot multiple times with high-powered rifle in southern Alberta Someone caused $25,000 in damage to a wind turbine on the Piikani First Nation in southern Alberta by shooting...

But don't you dare call him Hitler. A Reddit user who wrote about stabbing Muslims is claiming credit for Trump’s CNN video The user whose screen name is an unprintable corruption of “Han Solo” spent about a year on Reddit before attaining stardom, courtesy of a share from President Donald...

Shucks Alberta is greenest it's ever been under the NDP and that will be tough to undo 6 months into carbon plan, Alberta's changes look made to last, no matter what party governs province Alberta's NDP government hasn't wasted much time in bringing its climate change policies into effect...

Ontario gets it right with move to higher minimum wage The Ontario government's decision to raise the provincial minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2019 has set off a storm of predictable criticisms. Higher wages will, it is said, result in job losses, raise consumer prices and will do little to...

I'm a little amused. 'I'm a little embarrassed': Justin Trudeau forgets Alberta in Canada Day speech Save the best for last? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave a shoutout to every province and territory during Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill Saturday, except for one of them...

Unnecessary in Deutschland, but they do need this in Murica. Germany votes for 50m euro social media fines From October, Facebook, YouTube, and other sites with more than two million users in Germany must take down posts containing hate speech or other criminal material within 24 hours...

Welcome to 2005. German lawmakers approve same-sex marriage in landmark vote Germany's parliament backed the legalisation of same-sex marriage on Friday in a historic vote hailed by gay activists and leftist parties but criticised by some in Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling conservative...

:lol: After $3 Billion Spent, Keystone XL Can’t Get Oil Companies to Sign On Keystone XL is facing a new challenge: The oil producers and refiners the pipeline was originally meant to serve aren’t interested in it anymore. Delayed for nearly a decade by protests and regulatory roadblocks...

Donald Trump criticised over 'creepy' comments to female reporter Donald Trump has been accused of singling out an Irish female reporter in a “bizarre moment” in which he comment on her smile while he on was on a call to the Irish prime minister. The President was speaking to Leo Varadkar, the...

The election went swimmingly, he said. Almost two thirds of Conservative Party members want Theresa May to resign as Prime Minister lmost two thirds of Conservative Party members want Theresa May to resign, a shock survey has found, as pressure grew on the Prime Minister to quit Downing...

Those protectionist leftards. China attacks Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer for opposing bilateral free trade Beijing’s ruling Communist Party has used one of its main newspapers to deliver an angry salvo at Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, calling him “arrogant and biased” for opposing...

They can't handle the constant winning U.S. health care vote delayed as support wanes for Senate Republicans In a bruising setback, Senate Republican leaders are delaying a vote on their prized health care bill until after the July 4 recess, forced to retreat by a GOP rebellion that left...

Stephen Colbert appears on Russian TV to announce 2020 presidential run Stephen Colbert went on a Russian late night television programme to "announce" his 2020 US presidential bid. The host of the "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" sat in the guest chair with Ivan Urgant, host of "Evening...

25% of Canadians actually believe that the country is defined by freedom lol Canada hard to define but easy to celebrate, poll suggests What defines Canada? A new survey suggests the answers are as diverse as the country itself. The poll, commissioned by Historica Canada and conducted by...