Politics

More soldiers, more money. Canada's top soldier extols benefits of spending boost

CALGARY — Canada’s top soldier is looking forward to a boost in military spending that includes a pay raise for military personnel at a time when uncertainty on the world stage is high.

Jul 6, 2025 11:38 AM Read more >

Ex-fighter jet pilot Stephen Fuhr is on a mission to change how we arm the military

OTTAWA — Not that long ago, former air force fighter pilot Stephen Fuhr was just one among many voices in Canada complaining about the way the federal government makes big defence purchasing decisions.

Jul 6, 2025 9:38 AM Read more >

Trump and GOP target ballots arriving after Election Day that delay counts and feed conspiracy fears

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after Election Day. This year has seen a flurry of activity to address it.

Jul 6, 2025 5:19 AM Read more >

Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Before heading to bed before the Fourth of July holiday, Christopher Flowers checked the weather while staying at a friend's house along the Guadalupe River. Nothing in the forecast alarmed him.

Jul 6, 2025 4:41 AM Read more >

Splat!: Prime Minister Carney struggles to flip perfect pancake at Calgary Stampede

CALGARY — Prime Minister Mark Carney may be a deft hand when it comes to handling finances, but he proved Saturday that his flapjack flipping could use some work.

Jul 5, 2025 8:32 PM Read more >

Carney, Poilievre to partake in competing Stampede events

CALGARY — Looking to shore up support at one of the summer's biggest political blowouts, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are scheduled to court supporters at the Calgary Stampede today.

Jul 5, 2025 6:00 AM Read more >

B.C. cabinet minister says she's 'fortunate' to have just half a dozen death threats

VANCOUVER — British Columbia infrastructure minister says in her eight years as a member of the legislature, she can recall receiving about half a dozen death threats, and considers herself "pretty fortunate" as a provincial politician.

Jul 5, 2025 2:00 AM Read more >

'What are you doing here?': Carney makes first Stampede visit as prime minister

CALGARY — Canada's new prime minister, best known as a buttoned-down banker, donned a cowboy hat and toured the stables Friday evening at the Calgary Stampede.

Jul 4, 2025 9:39 PM Read more >

What's in the tax and spending bill that Trump has signed into law

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed the tax and spending cut bill Republicans muscled through Congress this week, turning it into law by his own self-imposed Fourth of July deadline.

Jul 4, 2025 8:45 PM Read more >

Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed his package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law Friday in front of Fourth of July picnickers after his cajoling produced almost unanimous Republican support in Congress for the domestic priority th

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