Fawcett and Garossino nominated for Digital Publishing Awards for 'best columnist'
Max Fawcett and Sandy Garossino are in the running for National Media Awards Foundation, (NMAF) Digital Publishing Awards for best column.
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Extremist, hateful rhetoric is becoming normalized, says CSIS director
The head of Canada's spy agency says the hateful rhetoric associated with ideologically motivated extremism is becoming "normalized" and is seeping into the mainstream.
Trudeau at the centre of latest 'fuddle-duddle' flap
Much has been made of the political legacy Justin Trudeau has to live up to as he follows in the footsteps of his father, a former prime minister.
Last summer's B.C., Alberta heat dome among most extreme since 1960s
The record-breaking heat wave that scorched western North America last June was among the most extreme ever recorded globally, new modelling and analysis by researchers at universities in the United Kingdom shows.
Five Conservative leadership candidates face off at Ottawa debate tonight
Five out of the six candidates vying for Tory leadership will appear on stage tonight for a debate before a room of conservative faithful.
Indigenous people experiencing homelessness in Montreal suffer 'intolerable human distress'
Montreal's ombudswoman described homelessness experienced by Indigenous people in the city as a "humanitarian crisis" in a report released Wednesday.
Liberals promise to protect abortion rights but details are vague
Liberal lawmakers on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border are vowing to defend access to legal abortions, but the issue's divergent and divisive history in each country guarantees they'll go about it in very different ways.
Pakistan and India under extreme spring heat wave
Temperatures at unprecedented levels have led to critical water and electricity shortages.
Government must tell Canadians if it's tracking their movements, ethics committee says
A House of Commons committee says the federal government needs to tell Canadians if it’s collecting data about their movements and allow them to opt out of that collection.
Ontario leaders kick off election campaign by debating Highway 413
Ontario's election campaign began in earnest Wednesday with the party leaders promising to either build or cancel a planned highway that would cut through and serve key battleground areas.
Ontario Liberals present election choice — $10 billion for schools or Highway 413
The Ontario Liberals offered a stark choice at the start of the provincial election campaign on Wednesday: $10 billion more for schools or Doug Ford’s Highway 413.
NDP MPs grill Liberals on fossil fuel subsidies
The Liberals endured a day-long grilling over fossil fuel subsidies from the New Democrats on Tuesday.
Conservative fundraising rose with O'Toole out and leadership race on
Only two political parties managed to raise more money in the first quarter of this year than at the end of 2021: the Conservatives and Bloc Québécois.
Heritage Minister to modernize definition of Canadian content on film and TV
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is set to review what qualifies as a Canadian film or TV program as part of a move to modernize the country's broadcast laws.
Biden says basic U.S. rights at risk if Supreme Court draft abortion decision holds
Rescinding the constitutional right to an abortion would be just the beginning, President Joe Biden warned on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, as the world confronted anew the possibility that women in the United States are poised to lose the right to choose.