U.S. Congress urged to crack down on Chinese investment as Canada opens door
by Robert Fife and Steven Chase A U.S. congressional watchdog is calling for stricter oversight of investments or takeovers by... View Article
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MPs, senators increase spending on foreign travel, hosting guests by 30% this year
Cost for hosting visiting delegations and travelling abroad increases to $4.5M By Hannah Thibedeau, CBC News MPs and senators are on... View Article
Has Rachel Notley been thrown overboard by the Trudeau team?: Steward
by Gillian StewardSpecial to the Star The Prime Minister and Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr have left it up to... View Article
McKenna uses Twitter to troll coal from Bonn during U.S. event promoting it
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press OTTAWA — A U.S. effort to stoke the fires of coal-powered electricity didn’t escape the... View Article
Trudeau says he had ‘firm and frank’ talk with Philippines’ Duterte about human rights abuses
Canada is not blemish-free when it comes to issues of human rights, Trudeau said By John Paul Tasker, CBC News After... View Article
Paradise Papers: No timeline on Bronfman investigation, unclear if results will be public
By Monique Scotti The results of the Canada Revenue Agency’s review of a top Liberal fundraiser’s use of offshore trusts... View Article
Liberals haven’t rebounded from summer dip in the polls: Forum research
By Donovan Vincent News reporter A new public opinion poll by Forum Research shows a dip in popularity that began for... View Article
Alberta Medical Cannabis – Politicians Now Pot Promoters
Canada cannabis producer calls proposed taxation of medical marijuana a ‘major mistake’ An Canada-based cannabis producer wants to sit down... View Article
John Ivison: Liberals braced for another ’huge wave’ of illegal asylum seekers from U.S.
John Ivison Canada remains an attractive destination for Central Americans in the United States who look likely to be deported... View Article
GOLDSTEIN: What’s really dumb? Trudeau’s carbon pricing plan
picture courtesy Maxime Bernier A trick politicians use to intimidate us on the subject of human-influenced climate change is to... View Article
Andrew Coyne: On equalization, Jason Kenney is fighting the right fight in the worst way
Andrew Coyne Is there any solid foundation to Kenney’s proposal to hold a referendum demanding changes to equalization? More than... View Article
Federal government blocking social media users, quietly deleting posts
Porn, spam and hate among the top reasons cited for blocking Facebook and Twitter users By Elizabeth Thompson, CBC News Canadian... View Article
Why are gas prices in Canada suddenly so damned high?
Blame the Americans, then blame the Saudis, then, if you want, you can blame the anti-pipeline crowd Tristin Hopper All... View Article
Oilpatch spending to ramp up in Canada’s ‘hottest new play,’ led by Chevron
Chevron could spend US$1 billion on the Duvernay shale basin, according to Wood Mackenzie Geoffrey Morgan Chevron Corp. is ramping... View Article
MPs prepare to head south to dissuade asylum seekers in U.S. from heading north once protected status expires
MPs, diplomats sending blunt message: crossing into Canada illegally is not a free ticket to a new life By Sylvia Thomson,... View Article