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Amid trade turmoil, Ontario government mulls sweeping overhaul of permits
Amid unprecedented trade turmoil, Ontario’s governing Progressive Conservatives are keen to cut red tape in the provincial economy with Premier Doug Ford and his finance minister signalling that permits, and their bureaucratic hurdles, have fallen squarely in their sights.
Should Canada build a human-focused, foreign intelligence service?
Should Canada build a spy service to gather foreign intelligence via human sources? It's a question worth asking as the country deals with a less reliable neighbour next-door, which also helps keep Canada informed about what is happening abroad.
Oleg Gordievsky, famed Cold War spy and KGB defector, dead at 86
Oleg Gordievsky, a high-ranking KGB officer who spied for the West during the height of the Cold War, has died in England at the age of 86.
Why Mark Carney is dropping both his Irish and U.K. passports
Monday might be the last St. Patrick's Day that Mark Carney can truly claim to be Irish, as Canada's newly sworn-in prime minister moves to renounce both his Irish and U.K. citizenships.
Trump questions if Ukraine ready 'to settle' invasion of its borders
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Friday that depriving Ukraine of potential additional defensive support would test its willingness "to settle" an invasion of its borders by Russia that the previous U.S. administration called 'unprovoked.'
Donald Trump says he's 'working tirelessly' to end Ukraine conflict
U.S. President Donald Trump says he's "working tirelessly" to end the all-out war in Ukraine that has raged for more than three years.
Ukrainian aid groups struggling to keep up after 3 years of war
Ukraine's fight against Russia hasn't gotten any easier with time, nor have efforts by aid groups to raise money for the war.
Ukraine's homegrown drones have become increasingly lethal, critical tools in war with Russia
Ukraine has honed its army of drones to the point where these tools have become one of its most potent weapons in fighting back against Russia's full-scale invasion of its borders.
U.S. keeps pressure on Zelenskyy to share Ukrainian minerals
Kyiv faces sustained pressure from high-ranking U.S. officials to agree to a resource-sharing deal that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has judged is not in his country's interest, under terms Washington has presented.
Tensions mount between Trump and Zelenskyy, as Ukraine watches U.S. engagement with Russia from afar
Ukraine has spent nearly three years fighting against an unyielding, full-scale Russian invasion but until recently did not face serious sparring with its allies in Washington.