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Ontario authorities have seized nearly 1.7 tonnes of illegal drugs with an estimated street value exceeding 139 million in one of Ontario’s largest single-investigation drug busts by weight.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and B.C. Premier David Eby felt differing aftershocks in July following Alberta's progression towards a West Coast pipeline, as Smith rebounds from her record-low approval rating and Eby continues to plummet.
A guest appearing on a livestream hosted by the Sikh man involved in the recent GoodLife Fitness incident compared the kirpan to the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, describing it as the right to bear arms.
A new series of warning graphics on cigarette packs will begin to be rolled out across Canada in the coming weeks.
VANCOUVER — A new video circulating online appears to show another Tesla driver asleep at the wheel on Highway 1 in the Fraser Valley, the latest in a series of similar incidents involving drivers in Metro Vancouver and surrounding areas relying on the vehicle’s driver-assistance systems.
Prime Minister Mark Carney invoked the threat of an American invasion faced by the Fathers of Confederation as he urged premiers to unite against President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs.
Interestingly, Ambassador and Deputy United States Trade Representative Rick Switzer appeared on the YouTube channel of the Council on Foreign Relations. The Ambassador is a veteran diplomat with decades of experience. He has also founded ProjX Technology Consulting and taught graduate courses at the National Intelligence University. Mr. Switzer has echoed the same critique of Prime Minister Mark Carney as I have already published. In short, he stated that Carney has made the negotiations between Canada and the US personal, has “gone out of his way to be antagonistic,” and that this approach is “political malpractice.”
Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing accusations of misleading Canadians after newly released federal records contradicted his public claims about how toll revenues from the 6.4 billion Gordie Howe International Bridge will be shared with the United States.
The Supreme Court of Canada is preparing to hear four connected appeals concerning the federal Order in Council that prohibited more than 1,500 firearm models beginning May 1, 2020.
A Montreal-based public policy think tank is calling on Alberta to eliminate its provincial capital gains tax, arguing the move would increase Albertans' disposable income by an estimated 1.1 billion annually while encouraging entrepreneurship, job creation and economic growth.
