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Alberta premier outlines list of demands in first meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney

March 20 , 2025 at 03:45:18 p.m. EDT • :

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says that in her first meeting with the new prime minister on Thursday she gave him an earful on everything from wildfires to oil sales.

Tech-utopian, conspiracist and apartheid fan: Elon Musk's grandpa was shaped by Canadian politics

March 20 , 2025 at 01:47:56 p.m. EDT • :

Joshua Haldeman became politically active after losing his Saskatchewan farm during the Dirty '30s.

Delta plane that crashed at Pearson airport was travelling at high rate of descent, prelim report suggests

March 20 , 2025 at 10:05:44 a.m. EDT • :

A warning system on the Delta Air Lines flight that crashed at Pearson airport last month sent an alert indicating a high rate of descent less than three seconds before the plane touched down, according to a preliminary report.

Canada drops to 18th in 2025 World Happiness Report rank, among the 'largest losers'

March 20 , 2025 at 05:38:43 p.m. EDT • :

Canada has slipped to 18th place in the global World Happiness Report, down three spots from last year and placing it among the "largest losers" in happiness in the last two decades, according to the annual report released Thursday.

As Europe rearms, Canada has what it needs. That can be the basis of a post-NATO alliance

March 20 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The Canadian government has turned to Europe in search not only of new trade partners, but also hoping to firm up support against the annexation threats coming from the United States. But what can Canada offer in return? And what might such an alliance look like?

March 20 , 2025 at 06:31:05 p.m. EDT • :

WATCH | All-Canadian Antarctic mission brings home samples for climate science

March 20 , 2025 at 11:17:23 a.m. EDT • :

Quebec bill would extend religious symbols ban to school support workers, force students to uncover faces

March 20 , 2025 at 04:01:13 p.m. EDT • :

2025 Manitoba budget forecasts deficit as high as $1.9B if tariffs continue

March 20 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

What's behind Severance's explosive success?

March 19 , 2025 at 03:59:30 p.m. EDT • :

Not just a dunker, Canada's Toby Fournier excelling on all fronts as she leads Duke into March Madness

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