Former MP Kurek Says He’s Had no ‘Doubt’ Since Resigning Seat for Poilievre to Run CALGARY—Former Conservative MP Damien Kurek told the party’s national convention that he made the right decision by stepping down to allow Pierre Poilievre to run in his Alberta riding in a byelection. “I haven’t had a moment of doubt since my wife, Danielle, and I did what we did. Pierre Poilievre is the right man […] View article →

‘Left Wing Activists Have Gone Too Far,’ Alberta Premier Tells Conservative Convention CALGARY—Alberta Premier Danielle Smith congratulated federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on winning his leadership review with 87.4 percent support, and thanked party members for giving him a “strong mandate.” In a bilingual speech to Conservative party members gathered for the party’s convention in Calgary on Jan. 31, Smith criticized the tenure of the federal Liberals […] View article →

More Than 200 Killed in Coltan Mine Collapse in East Congo, Official Says More than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of the province where the mine is located, told Reuters on Friday. Rubaya produces around 15 percent of the world’s coltan, which is processed into […] View article →

EU Designates Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as Terrorist Organization The bloc has also approved new sanctions against a number of IRGC commanders and high ranking police and law enforcement officers. View article →

France Backs EU Plan to List Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as Terrorist Group The EU foreign ministers are expected to adopt new sanctions on Iran, including travel bans and asset freezes. View article →

Residents in Regional Town Forced to Use Gas Bottles as Network Faces Decommissioning 'Albany is a city of nearly 40,000 people. It’s embarrassing that we are looking at making everyone use gas bottles,' said a local resident. View article →

‘Invasion Day’ Bomb Attack Now Deemed Potential Terrorist Act A device containing nails and screws, intended to injure an Aboriginal performance group and onlookers, was thrown into a crowd but failed to explode. View article →

Tories Out-Fundraised Liberals by $18 Million in 2025 as Both Parties Tout ‘Record’ Year It was an election year in 2025 and even though Liberals formed government with a strong minority, Conservatives maintained their fundraising lead. The two major parties reported in recent days the amounts they were able to raise last year, ahead of the official information for the last quarter of 2025 being made available by Elections […] View article →

Starmer Arrives in China, Promising to Make ‘Real Progress’ With Xi Jinping The British leader's trip to China comes after several weeks of tension with Trump. View article →

Amazon Cuts 16,000 Jobs in Latest Restructuring Push Employees whose roles are eliminated will be given 90 days to seek another position within the company. View article →

From Sham Marriages to Fake Colleges: Inside Canada’s Battle Against Immigration Fraud News Analysis Federal and provincial governments have announced measures to crack down on immigration fraud by toughening regulations and even closing entire programs. But what if these moves are merely scratching the surface of a much larger problem? This past December, Canada’s immigration department announced a halt on applications for the Start-up Visa (SUV) Program, […] View article →

Federal Employee Suspended for Refusing COVID Vaccine Awarded Back Pay, $5,000 A federal employee placed on leave without pay for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds has been awarded back pay and $5,000 in damages by a labour tribunal. Mathieu Lemay, a federal employee for 15 years, was working at the department of public safety and emergency preparedness when he was put on leave without […] View article →

Former Liberal Cabinet Minister Kirsty Duncan Dies at 59 Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan has died at the age of 59 following a years-long battle with cancer. Born on Oct. 31, 1966, Duncan was elected five times as the Liberal MP for the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North between 2008 and 2025. She sat in cabinet for the first term under former prime […] View article →

Trump Says Reciprocal Tariffs on South Korea Will Be Raised to 25 Percent The president said that the increase to 25 percent from 15 percent is a response to South Korea's failure to ratify a trade agreement. View article →

Carney Announces New Tax Benefit and Measures Aimed at Lowering Grocery Costs Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a 25 percent increase to the GST credit and a list of measures that he says will aid lower-income consumers in coping with the steep costs of groceries. The new credit, dubbed the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit, will be sent out to approximately 12 million eligible Canadians for […] View article →

Ottawa Gives Conditional Approval for Marineland to Export Remaining Belugas to US Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson says she has provided conditional approval for the export of Marineland’s remaining beluga whales to the United States. Thompson says in a statement posted on social media that she met with Marineland today and she will issue final permits once the Niagara Falls, Ont., theme park provides further information. The […] View article →

Hanson Speaks at Migration Rally, Vows Not to Back Down From Hate Speech Laws 'Hate speech laws that were passed last week. It distresses me where that may end,' Pauline Hanson told the Australia Day crowd. View article →

Carney Says Canada Has ‘No Intention’ of Pursuing a Free Trade Agreement With China His comments come in response to U.S. President Donald Trump saying Canadian goods would be subject to 100 percent tariffs if Canada 'makes a deal with China.' View article →

Fire With Fire: Growing Fight to Shift Booze Culture Shanna Whan remembers the story of a bloke who went to a country pub and ordered a schooner of alcohol-free beer. “The bartender threw it at him and said, ‘I’m not charging you for that camel’s piss, get out of my pub,'” Whan told AAP. “Another very common refrain is, ‘you can’t trust a man […] View article →

BC Supreme Court Rules on Complex $45M Real Estate Dispute Involving Chinese Immigrants A high-stakes legal battle in the Supreme Court of British Columbia has pulled back the curtain on a labyrinthine financial saga involving a Beijing Opera stage designer, duffel bags of cash, and allegations of corruption within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). At the centre of Zhang Estate v. Yin is a $45 million real estate […] View article →