Unpublished Newswire
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Primary season is well underway in the United States, with 20 states having already held votes to nominate Republican and Democratic candidates for this year’s November midterm elections for the U.S. House of Representatives . Ottawa will be keeping a close eye on how the remaining primaries, and especially the national vote, pan out because the House is crucial to U.S. foreign policy and trade. Having a party that’s considered friendlier to Canada could mean an easing of tariffs and stronger support for renewing the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). To win...
June 2, 2026 - 04:00 | Tracy Moran | National Post
Like governments before it, the current one under Mark Carney has said it's going to start reducing the amount it spends on external management and other consultants. Read More
June 2, 2026 - 04:00 | Aaron Hutchins | Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA — Former Alberta finance minister Travis Toews says it is important for federal Conservatives in Alberta to publicly state their position about remaining a part of Canada, but acknowledged there are “various levels of comfort in entering the debate” in the party’s caucus. Toews, who previously served in Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party government, is among former politicians from the province campaigning on the “stay” side for the fall referendum, which asks whether Albertans wish to remain part of Canada or begin the process of holding a binding vote...
June 2, 2026 - 04:00 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
Brigitte Pellerin’s column on the new central library points to a larger problem at City Hall: when residents ask reasonable questions, Ottawa too often responds with process, opacity and self-review. Read More
June 2, 2026 - 04:00 | Nicole Feriancek | Ottawa Citizen
NOT TOO SMART, STEVIE Read More
June 2, 2026 - 04:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
The family of Rania Al-Abbasi and Syrian authorities say that investigations have unveiled that her six children, who were detained along with Rania and her husband in 2013 by Syria's former Assad regime, are believed to be dead.
June 2, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
