Politics

Competition intensity has decreased over last two decades, Competition Bureau finds

OTTAWA — Competition Bureau commissioner Matthew Boswell says new research from the bureau finds the competition intensity in the country has decreased over the last two decades.

Oct 5, 2023 1:56 PM Read more >

Ontario adds $5M in funding to Student Nutrition Program

TORONTO — Ontario is adding $5 million in funding to the Student Nutrition Program, which provides free snacks and meals to kids in schools.

Oct 5, 2023 1:26 PM Read more >

Trudeau says he never suggested those worried about 'parental rights' are hateful

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he never suggested that individuals concerned about their rights as parents were hateful when he issued a statement in response to the thousands who attended recent protests about "gender ideology"

Oct 5, 2023 1:09 PM Read more >

'Extremely fluid': Liberals and NDP haven't yet agreed on promised pharmacare bill

OTTAWA — The federal New Democrats have rejected the first draft of the Liberals' pharmacare legislation, in what the health minister describes as "extremely fluid" negotiations over the highly anticipated bill.

Oct 5, 2023 12:05 PM Read more >

The Biden administration says it is using executive power to allow border wall construction in Texas

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration announced they waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction on Wednesday, marking the administration’s first use of sweeping executive power to pave the way for building more b

Oct 5, 2023 11:37 AM Read more >

Texas asks appeal judges to let it keep floating barrier in place on the Rio Grande

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Texas attorneys asked federal appeals court judges Thursday to let the state keep large concrete-anchored buoys in place to block migrants from crossing the Rio Grande — a floating barrier that the Biden administration says was ill

Oct 5, 2023 11:03 AM Read more >

Trump's lawyers seek to postpone his classified documents trial until after the 2024 election

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked a judge to postpone his classified documents trial until after next year's presidential election, saying they have not received all the records they need to review to prepare his

Oct 5, 2023 10:53 AM Read more >

Wisconsin Republicans want to make it a crime to be naked in public

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans want to make it a crime to be naked in public for any reason and for a child to attend any event, like a naked bike ride, where people don’t have clothes on.

Oct 5, 2023 10:25 AM Read more >

Pat King will stand trial in Ottawa despite repeated attempts to move

OTTAWA — An Ontario judge has ruled that "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King will stand trial in Ottawa, dismissing his second request to the move the proceedings out of town.

Oct 5, 2023 9:57 AM Read more >

Ottawa not pressing Ukraine for wartime election, urges allies to keep unity for Kyiv

OTTAWA — Canada does not plan to press Ukraine to hold a wartime election, focusing instead on broader democratic efforts.

Oct 5, 2023 9:54 AM Read more >