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Poor Ontar, I mean Alberta.... Ontario’s economic outlook is brightening, businesses say A weakening Canadian dollar and a strengthening American economy are good news for Ontario’s economic outlook, says the province’s largest business group. The Ontario Chamber of Commerce, which...

Changes to question period could put the prime minister on the spot Justin Trudeau's first week of question period as prime minister may be his only one, as the Liberals propose to change the format in which the prime minister is asked questions in the House of Commons. The Liberals campaigned...

Mulcair: Bar Trump from Canada As the furor over a call from bellicose U.S. Presidential hopeful Donald Trump to ban Muslims from America went global today, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair said those who engage in hate-mongering on the basis of religion should be barred from entering Canada. “I say we...

Thanks Oil. Alberta unemployment rate to surpass national average in 2016: RBC Alberta’s unemployment rate is expected to average 6.9 per cent in 2016, exceeding the national average for the first time since 1988, RBC said Tuesday. “Private-sector hiring has fallen sharply year-to-date in...

For capitalism's sake. Pushed by CEOs to Shift Climate Stance As the leaders of 195 countries gather in Paris to hammer out a global climate deal, much of the attention is on the U.S. -- where business leaders and scientists say they’re trying to persuade Republicans to accept emissions...

Take notes helmet heads. Trudeau lays out plan for new relationship with indigenous people Prime Minister Justin Trudeau laid out his plan to reset Canada's relationship with its indigenous people during his address to a group of First Nations leaders in Gatineau, Que. "It is time for a...

Mike Duffy testifies that Stephen Harper insisted he represent P.E.I. Mike Duffy, testifying for the first time at his criminal trial, said former prime minister Stephen Harper ignored his concerns about being appointed a senator for P.E.I. and insisted that if he were to join the Senate, he...

Ontario, Québec and Manitoba Form a Dynamic Alliance to Fight Climate Change Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, Québec Premier Philippe Couillard, Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger and their respective environment ministers signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) today to facilitate their...

Andrew Coyne: Guarantee a minimum income, not a minimum wage With a new government — the first really new government in 44 years — Alberta politics is alive with possibilities for new directions and fresh approaches. Two ideas in particular have the province’s political class abuzz. The first...

Oh god I need a gun right now The shocking truth about Muslims in America (CNN)Donald Trump unleashed a firestorm of criticism from liberals, conservatives and those in between when he called for a ban on Muslims entering the United States. But while such a ban is unlikely to be implemented...

'Tom Mulcair' spotted on Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Tom Mulcair has responded to the image, but said he can “neither confirm nor deny” that he plays Call of Duty. Maybe he just doesn’t want people to know what his K/D ratio is. @ThomasMulcair I can neither confirm nor deny that I play...

Shouldn't consumers know where they get their meat from? Canada awarded right to $1B in WTO trade sanctions against U.S. over meat-labelling rules Canada has been awarded the right to seek $1 billion in trade sanctions against the United States by a World Trade Organization panel in a dispute...

Canada shocks COP21 with big new climate goal Sunday night, Canada surprised a world of nations and negotiators in closed-door climate talks in Paris by endorsing a bolder, more ambitious target for cutting greenhouse gases than the UN climate change summit is officially aiming for. Canada’s...

Boomer: Donald Trump calls for 'complete shutdown' on Muslims entering U.S Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called Monday for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States" — the most dramatic response yet by a candidate to last week's shooting spree in...

I think she also said she was worried because they didn't say ISIS during the throne speech. :lol: If this is the calibre of opposition we're gonna get, then the next 4 years is gonna be a breeze for the Liberals. Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose took sharp aim at the Liberal plan...

Dat petros dollar at work again. Isn't it great that we continued to subsidize this failing industry and made our entire economy dependent on it? Canadian dollar drops more than half a cent as oil trades below US$39 a barrel TORONTO - The Canadian dollar was down more than half a U.S. cent...

Parliament Hill face-off: Trudeau and his leading ministers begin battle against Ambrose and her top guns Justin Trudeau versus Rona Ambrose Trudeau’s strength was never in the Commons, where he laboured in the shadow of Mulcair when it came to holding the last government’s feet to the fire...

Bernie Sanders releases proposal to fight climate change WASHINGTON - Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is rolling out a plan to slow down the impact of climate change, vowing to cut U.S. carbon emissions by 40 per cent by 2030. The Democratic presidential candidate said in a proposal released...

‘Canada is back’: Al Gore praises Quebec for $25.5 million contribution to tackle global climate change “Premier Couillard and his team have long since established fantastic leadership in the world community, in humanity’s effort to solve the climate crisis,” Gore said. Couillard said $18...

The decline of the Alberta dream, in one chart No jobs news is good news in Alberta these days. Large-scale layoffs at energy companies make for almost daily reading, and statistical releases related to the province are seldom any nicer. Friday’s job numbers from Statistics Canada were...