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OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would incentivize First Nations to support natural-resource projects through industry taxes and revisiting how much sway Indigenous Peoples and environmental considerations have over approving projects. The proposals drew some swift criticism from experts and researchers. Speaking at a rally in Ottawa on Saturday, Poilievre said he would […]

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership hopeful Frank Baylis says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s premiers have been dealing with President Donald Trump’s trade threats all wrong. He says they have made “mistake after mistake,” starting with Trudeau rushing to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Florida resort in November soon after he threatened Canada with tariffs. Baylis says the […]

OTTAWA — Seven transnational criminal organizations are being listed as terrorist entities under the Criminal Code to fight fentanyl trafficking, the federal government announced Thursday. The move is the Liberal government’s latest measure to bolster security and policing in response to American criticism. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose widespread tariffs on Canadian […]

Provincial police say they are searching for two inmates with “violent criminal history” after they escaped from a prison in the Muskoka Region on Wednesday. Police say two men, aged 68 and 70, fled in a grey or silver sedan from the federal Beaver Creek Institution in Gravenhurst, Ont. Correctional Service of Canada says staff […]

Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie says a Liberal government would cover mental health care under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan. She made the announcement in a speech today to the Canadian Club, telling the Bay Street audience that productivity is directly related to mental health in their companies’ workforces. Crombie has made health care a […]

MILTON, Ont. — Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative premier says his province will table legislation to reduce interprovincial trade barriers. Tim Houston made the announcement today during a surprise appearance at an Ontario provincial election campaign event with Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford in Milton, Ont., where he called on all provinces and territories to do […]

TORONTO — Canada’s Rachel Homan and Scotland’s Bruce Mouat will clash in curling’s battle of the sexes in Toronto. The top-ranked women’s and men’s teams in the world square off in the Rio Mare Battle of the Sexes on April 7 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre a day before the final Grand Slam of the […]

TORONTO — Jann Arden’s nostalgia trip faced a major detour partway through making “Mixtape,” her new album of 1990s pop covers. When the Calgary-based singer-songwriter first set out to record a throwback project with producing partner Russell Bloom, the two imagined her taking on classic songs from further back in the zeitgeist than three decades […]

TORONTO — The WNBA expansion Toronto Tempo officially introduced Monica Wright Rogers as its first general manager. The Tempo, Canada’s first WNBA franchise, made the announcement Thursday after hiring Wright Rogers, 36, in January. Wright Rogers, a two-time WNBA champion as a guard with the Minnesota Lynx, joins the Tempo after spending the past two […]

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The race for playoff spots at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts was a fight to the finish. While defending champion Rachel Homan, Alberta’s Kayla Skrlik and B.C.’s Corryn Brown secured spots early in Pool A, the three playoff teams from Pool B remained in flux heading into the final draw of […]