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Parliamentary Budget Officer Annette Ryan says the federal government’s growing debt levels are “something to worry about” ahead of Budget 2026.
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The Trump administration is suggesting Canadian politicians are potentially meddling in the U.S. midterm elections. What’s behind the message? Former consul general Tom Clark and former U.S. diplomat to Canada Maryscott Greenwood weigh in…
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The B.C. Conservatives won a majority mandate under interim-leader Lorne Doerkson, cementing B.C. NDP Leader David Eby’s decision to call a snap election as a historic political blunder. The Sunday Strategy Session with Nathan Cullen, Kory Teneycke and Scott Reid weigh in…
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Polling suggests U.S. President Donald Trump's Republicans are in for tough midterm elections. What's at stake for Canada on Nov. 3? The Sunday Strategy Session with Scott Reid, James Moore and Kathleen Monk weigh in.
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Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin insists the federal government is taking concrete action on climate change, despite a recent report from the Canadian Climate Institute which found emissions are headed in the wrong direction.
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Former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says hardcore Alberta separatists won't accept whatever happens on referendum day: "They are prepositioning that this will be rigged because that's the script they've learned from MAGA, who inspires them."
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Prime Minister Mark Carney designated Pacific Link, the newly named West coast oil pipeline proposal, a project in the national interest, targeting shovels in the ground within a year. The Sunday Strategy Session with Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk and Kory Teneycke and weigh in.
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"I think that’s a pretty good bet for the Canadian taxpayer": Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is promising the new Pacific Link oil pipeline to the West Coast will get built, regardless of potential future market shifts and geopolitical changes.
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Interim B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson says while he doesn’t share the views expressed by the party’s candidate for Chilliwack North on LGBT issues or abortion, she will be allowed to run under the party’s banner.
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"Our supply chains are under threat": German FM Johann Wadephul says his country wants more Canadian LNG. “We are looking to Africa, for instance, to Nigeria, but also to Canada and to the United States, this is true”
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German FM Johann Wadephul says Russia is trying to “interfere into our societies, into our territory” at a level below the threshold that would trigger NATO’s Article 5, which states that “an armed attack against one NATO member shall be considered an attack against them all.”
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PM Mark Carney told the New York Times this week that he has considered the "extreme tail risk" of U.S. military action against Canada. Why speculate publicly about such a possibility? The Sunday Strategy Session with Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke and Kathleen Monk weigh in
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Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says deployment of the evolving and now-omnipresent technology needs regulation, but he wouldn't provide details yet on what that might look like.
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Yoshua Bengio, a pioneer of artificial intelligence, says the technology is facing a turning point from a safety and regulation perspective: "We are now building AIs that have their own goals that go against the intentions of the companies and developers who built them."
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Canada's Ambassador-designate to the EU Jonathan Wilkinson says "we should all be concerned" about increased Russian aggression in Europe, noting Canada's commitment to collective defence under NATO's Article 5.
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Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon insists Canadians will "see little to no difference" as the government opens the country's four largest airports to private investment.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting his inaugural Canada Investment Summit this week, with the goal of attracting $1 trillion of investment in the next 5 years. Will Canadians see anything tangible at the end of the summit? #cdnpoli
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will be at this week's Canada Investment Summit. Does the threat of Alberta separation make the province an unstable place to invest? Smith says "I don't think so" and insists the Oct. 19 referendum is about "direct democracy." #cdnpoli
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has hinted the province will announce a new royalty framework this fall to help ensure a West Coast pipeline happens, despite environmental laws already being rolled back. Why isn't that enough? Smith says royalties "have worked in the past" and a way to ensure the "best investment climate."
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Hunter Biden, son of former U.S. president Joe Biden, says he hopes the United States will elect someone who can mend the U.S. relationship with Canada and all allies.
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