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Feds, Ontario pool $8.8B for housing infrastructure to cut development fees
The Canadian Press: Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Doug Ford joined Mayor Olivia Chow in Toronto to…
March 30, 2026
Chinese cars can’t cross from Canada to US, Trump’s envoy says
Bloomberg: “Those cars can come in from China, come into Canada, but they’re not going to cross the…
March 30, 2026
Alberta proposes election blackout on citizen-led proposals for referendum questions
The Canadian Press: Justice Minister Mickey Amery introduced Monday a bill that, if passed, would make it impossible…
March 30, 2026
Jaime Watt: Carney will need to get ahead of looming economic crisis to stay in power
Jaime Watt/Toronto Star: The spectre of an affordability crisis should be treated the same way a political opponent…
March 30, 2026
In Iran oil shock, energy superpower Canada must seize day
Perrin Beatty and Fen Osler Hampson/The Globe and Mail: This is the moment when Prime Minister Mark Carney…
March 30, 2026
Alberta NDP not considering name change — for now — amid distance from federal party
CBC: But Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi told reporters Monday that if members of the party want to…
March 30, 2026
United Conservatives express patriotism after MLA supports separatist petition
The Canadian Press: “It’s rich to have them (the NDP) questioning (our) patriotism when we just recently sang…
March 30, 2026
Beer, wine and spirits tax set to rise April 1 as brewers call for relief
CTV: The federal government raises excise taxes on beer, wine and spirits each year on April 1 under…
March 30, 2026
Althia Raj: Avi Lewis inherited a divided and weakened NDP. Here’s how he plans to turn it around
Althia Raj/Toronto Star: Lewis’ campaign tested his call for a public option for groceries, and he said hundreds…
March 30, 2026
Can Avi Lewis make federal NDP relevant again — without undermining its provincial cousins?
Aaron Wherry/CBC: Under Lewis, the federal NDP might be louder and more distinct. Whether that will lead to…
March 30, 2026
Carney won’t say whether Michael Ma will face consequences for China forced labour comments
CTV: “Mr. Ma has apologized for his comments, as he should have,” Carney told reporters during a housing…
March 30, 2026
Braid: Under new leader Avi Lewis, federal NDP looks more communist than social democratic
Don Braid/Calgary Herald: “Our plan is to Trump-proof the economy by investing massively in Canadian economic independence, using…
March 30, 2026
Brian Topp: NDP hopes Avi Lewis will set right kind of fire to Canadian politics
Brian Topp/The Globe and Mail: The B.C. NDP, lest we forget, was reduced to two seats in 2001…
March 30, 2026
Carney begins process of finding judge to fill coming Supreme Court of Canada opening
The Canadian Press: Prime Minister Mark Carney has started the process to fill the Supreme Court of Canada…
March 30, 2026
‘I think that MAGA is dying’: Inside youth movement at CPAC
New York Times: Mr. Greenberg, a Trump supporter who works as a real estate developer, expressed dismay that…
March 30, 2026
Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks
Reuters: The measure was promoted by Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right national security minister who wore noose-shaped lapel pins…
March 30, 2026
‘Pump anxiety’ from soaring fuel prices prompts surge in interest in EVs
Financial Times: “The tide is turning on the volatile nature and over-reliance on fossil fuels and we are…
March 30, 2026
Trump could ask Gulf states to contribute to cost of war, says White House
Financial Times: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked by a reporter on Monday whether countries such…
March 30, 2026
New NDP Leader Avi Lewis acknowledges ‘hard conversations’ amid party divisions
CTV: “I do believe that hard conversations are necessary. I’m a person who actually welcomes them,” Lewis said…
March 30, 2026
Kuwaiti tanker laden with oil attacked. Trump again threatens to blow up Iran’s energy facilities. But tells aides he’s willing to end war without reopening Hormuz
New York Times: A Kuwaiti oil tanker laden with oil erupted in flames after it was attacked early…
March 30, 2026