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Affordability gap leaves Liberal budget with middling reviews: Leger poll
OTTAWA - New polling suggests Canadians had a lukewarm response to the federal budget released last week - leading one pollster to argue all parties should think twice before mounting an election camp...
Nov 12, 2025
‘Started day one’: Saskatchewan Roughriders ready for Grey Cup challenge
It's been 12 years in the making, but the Saskatchewan Roughriders are finally back in the Grey Cup.The team is already in Winnipeg ahead of the 112th Grey Cup, which is set to be played on Sunday aga...
Nov 12, 2025
‘Everybody’s gone’: Canadians mark sombre Remembrance Day as number of vets dwindles
OTTAWA - Eight decades on from the end of the deadliest military conflict in history, Canadians paused for Remembrance Day ceremonies Tuesday to honour those who put their lives on the line for their ...
Nov 11, 2025
Canada’s veteran population is dwindling fast
OTTAWA - Canada marked Remembrance Day on Tuesday - 80 years after the Second World War ended and 72 years since the end of the Korean War.Only a few thousand Canadian veterans of those conflicts are ...
Nov 11, 2025
Elder proves it's never too late to learn or to teach
When Louise Fraser shared her story, Darlene Brander said it brought tears to her eyes."She has an inspirational story that I think many people in the community and greater public want to hear more of...
Nov 11, 2025
Chief justice to stand in for Simon on Remembrance Day due to illness
Rideau Hall says Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is recovering in hospital from a respiratory virus, leaving her unable to preside over the national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa on Tuesday.Chief Justice Ri...
Nov 11, 2025
First Nation veteran reflects on journey as elite Canadian paratrooper
When Ross Alexson first joined the army, it was as a mobile support operator. It wasn't until a routine pick up of some airborne troops that he realized his military aspirations may be a little higher...
Nov 11, 2025
‘The craziest, best game’: Riders’ Lauther focused on Grey Cup after wild West Final
After a 12 years, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are going back to the Grey Cup.The Riders were able to beat the B.C. Lions in a neck-and-neck West Final on Saturday. The Green and White were just able ...
Nov 10, 2025
Jamie Nye: Riders’ West Final victory was all about belief
BEL13VE!The promotional playoff phrase for a generation of Rider Nation was no more prominent than the final minutes of an emotional and heart-stopping finish to the West Final."I'm sure there's peopl...
Nov 10, 2025
‘We can do this’: Second World War veteran reflects on women breaking barriers
In 1943, a couple of young girls were sitting on a farmhouse step, talking about the world beyond the fields - about uniforms and duty, and how nothing, not even their quiet town, felt untouched by th...
Nov 10, 2025