politics
Yorkton-Melville MP Cathay Wagantall to step down Aug. 31, earlier than planned
Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall says she will resign from her Yorkton-Melville seat on Aug. 31, 2026 — earlier than she had previously planned. Source link
Opposition parties up in arms as Liberals use majority to speed up legislation before summer
With only days left before MPs head back to their ridings for the summer, the Liberal government is aiming to pass key pieces of legislation while it can — but the legislative rush has opposition parties crying foul. Source link
Quebec-based RCMP officer charged with uttering threats online toward Donald Trump
A Quebec-based RCMP police officer has been arrested for allegedly threatening U.S. President Donald Trump online. Source link
CBC must provide more local coverage, Senate committee urges
CBC/Radio-Canada must provide more local coverage in emerging “news deserts,” where declining advertising revenue has resulted in the closure of hundreds of outlets in the past two decades, according to a new Senate report on Canada’s public broadcaster. Source link
G7 backs Canada to be major global energy supplier to lessen reliance on Strait of Hormuz
Canada is poised to become a key and reliable supplier of energy to the G7 after leaders meeting in France embraced this country’s potential to deliver “significant additional capacity” to global markets to reduce dependence on oil and gas coming through the Strait of Hormuz. Source link
Trump's homeland security chief says pressure on Mexican cartels pushing crime to Canadian border
The U.S. crackdown on drug trafficking at the border with Mexico has triggered an increase in criminal activity coming across the border from Canada, according to Markwayne Mullin, the U.S. secretary of homeland security. Source link
Carney says he had several talks with Trump during G7 despite no official meeting
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he had several informal discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump during the G7 summit in France, despite not having an official meeting. Source link
Carney says he's seen U.S.-Iran framework to end war, calls it a 'game changer' in CNN interview
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’s seen a copy of the preliminary deal struck between the U.S. and Iran to end hostilities in the Middle East and is calling it a “game changer.” Source link
Parliamentary committee recommends against MAID expansion for mental illness
A special parliamentary committee will recommend that the federal government indefinitely pause the expansion of medical assistance in dying for people whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness, CBC News has confirmed. Source link
New Royal Canadian Navy boss says service must grow by up to 40%
The Royal Canadian Navy’s sweeping modernization plans hinge on a challenge that can’t be solved in a shipyard. Vice-Admiral Dan Charlebois says the service must grow by as much as 40 per cent to crew a new fleet of destroyers, submarines and support vessels now taking shape. Source link