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GOLDSTEIN: Prime Minister Mark Carney's accounting tricks won't save taxpayers

GOLDSTEIN: Prime Minister Mark Carney's accounting tricks won't save taxpayers

When it comes to a choice between raising taxes and hiking deficits, governments increasingly opt for raising the debt. The problem is, it’s a false...

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Lorrie Goldstein

KINSELLA: Doctor held hostage by Hamas says Iran's vision is 'global Islamic state'

KINSELLA: Doctor held hostage by Hamas says Iran's vision is 'global Islamic state'

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source A psychological Oct. 7. KINSELLA: Doctor held hostage by Hamas says Iran's vision...

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Warren Kinsella

JAY GOLDBERG: Carney tables social media ban for teens, relies on 'trust me' government

JAY GOLDBERG: Carney tables social media ban for teens, relies on 'trust me' government

The Carney government has officially tabled its new Safe Social Media Act, with the centrepiece of the legislation being a ban on social media access...

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Jay Goldberg

SHAPIRO: An Iran agreement defined by unanswered questions

SHAPIRO: An Iran agreement defined by unanswered questions

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is promoting a new agreement with...

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Ben Shapiro

CHARLEBOIS: Ottawa wants answers on food prices. It may not like what it finds

CHARLEBOIS: Ottawa wants answers on food prices. It may not like what it finds

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Ottawa is once again examining whether a lack of competition across Canada’s food...

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Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

CHARLEBOIS: Canada's most wasteful generation? The answer may surprise you

CHARLEBOIS: Canada's most wasteful generation? The answer may surprise you

Canadians often blame grocery stores, food manufacturers or governments for food waste. Yet much of the waste occurs in our own kitchens, often for...

16.06.2026 1

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Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

LILLEY: Carney set to buy Swedish Gripen jet, and then what?

LILLEY: Carney set to buy Swedish Gripen jet, and then what?

The Gripen fighter jet built by Sweden’s Saab has lost whatever open competition the Canadian military has held between it and the F-35. Despite...

16.06.2026 1

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Brian Lilley

LILLEY: Carney government policy a threat to our auto industry

LILLEY: Carney government policy a threat to our auto industry

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Mark Carney’s industry minister, Melanie Joly, is in China trying to attract auto...

16.06.2026 1

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Brian Lilley

TAIT: Death highlights fear, uncertainty in disability community over move to ADAP

TAIT: Death highlights fear, uncertainty in disability community over move to ADAP

Newspapers don’t typically report suicides. But this is no ordinary story. Bruce Johnson was found dead in a house fire in Empress, about 456...

16.06.2026 10

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Cam Tait

KINSELLA: U.S.-Iran 'deal' is an unmitigated fiasco

KINSELLA: U.S.-Iran 'deal' is an unmitigated fiasco

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source  KINSELLA: U.S.-Iran 'deal' is an unmitigated fiasco Back to video We...

16.06.2026 10

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Warren Kinsella

JAY GOLDBERG: Canada’s drug review process continues to fail patients

JAY GOLDBERG: Canada’s drug review process continues to fail patients

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source A rising young hockey player lost his life just days after Health Canada finally gave...

14.06.2026 10

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Jay Goldberg

CHARLEBOIS: Ottawa's food plan has promise, but it lacks a clear vision for competitiveness

CHARLEBOIS: Ottawa's food plan has promise, but it lacks a clear vision for competitiveness

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source The federal government’s new National Food Security Strategy, valued at roughly $3.2...

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Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

OPINION: Inventing our own irrelevance

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Canadians are being sold a false narrative about how to “win the AI...

12.06.2026 20

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GOLDSTEIN: C’mon Liberals, admit the Trudeau climate policy doesn't work

GOLDSTEIN: C’mon Liberals, admit the Trudeau climate policy doesn't work

Rather than blaming Prime Minister Mark Carney for backsliding on climate change, why don’t the Liberals simply admit their policies under former...

11.06.2026 10

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Lorrie Goldstein

KINSELLA: Alberta's fraught relationship with Canada

KINSELLA: Alberta's fraught relationship with Canada

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source CALGARY — The first thing you notice are the Canadian flags. KINSELLA: Alberta's...

11.06.2026 10

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Warren Kinsella

CHARLEBOIS: Canadians worry about food prices when they should worry more about taxes

CHARLEBOIS: Canadians worry about food prices when they should worry more about taxes

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Every year, Canadians debate food prices. Grocery bills have become a national...

10.06.2026 4

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Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

LILLEY: Donald Trump hedges his bets on CUSMA renewal despite hints of progress

LILLEY: Donald Trump hedges his bets on CUSMA renewal despite hints of progress

U.S. President Donald Trump cast doubt on the idea that he will renew the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on free trade come July 1. By that deadline,...

10.06.2026 7

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Brian Lilley

ESMAIL, MOIR: 'Alberta's latest reform will improve health care despite spurious claims from opponents'

ESMAIL, MOIR: 'Alberta's latest reform will improve health care despite spurious claims from opponents'

Despite any fearmongering about “American-style” health care, the Smith government’s new patient-focused funding model for surgeries is another...

10.06.2026 10

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Nadeem Esmail And Mackenzie Moir

LILLEY: Canada's failed covenant is leading to quiet Jewish exodus

LILLEY: Canada's failed covenant is leading to quiet Jewish exodus

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source We are witnessing the beginning stages of a new Jewish exodus, not from Egypt and...

09.06.2026 20

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Brian Lilley

TAIT: Questions unanswered, UCP's ADAP has Albertans with disabilities in fear

TAIT: Questions unanswered, UCP's ADAP has Albertans with disabilities in fear

Sorry, Boss. I tried. My editor-in-chief, Dave Breakenridge, asked the right question. TAIT: Questions unanswered, UCP's ADAP has Albertans with...

08.06.2026 7

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Cam Tait

OPINION: Antisemitism in Canada more than an awareness problem

OPINION: Antisemitism in Canada more than an awareness problem

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source For three years, Canada’s Jewish community has suffered through a previously...

08.06.2026 8

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KINSELLA: Mark Carney acknowledges antisemitism in Canada but fails to meet the moment

KINSELLA: Mark Carney acknowledges antisemitism in Canada but fails to meet the moment

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – Where does hate come from? KINSELLA: Mark Carney acknowledges...

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Warren Kinsella

PARKER: Every Democrat sent to Washington will hurt America

PARKER: Every Democrat sent to Washington will hurt America

Polls are not like a weather forecast. We can’t do anything about the weather. If the prediction is rain, the only thing to do is get ready for it....

08.06.2026 9

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Star Parker

LILLEY: Mark Carney's grocery payment an admission Canada's economy is failing

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Mark Carney visited a Brampton grocery store Friday to celebrate his government’s...

07.06.2026 20

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Brian Lilley

LILLEY: Carney offers words that head in right direction, but he must do more

Prime Minister Mark Carney called for a renewal of Canada’s covenant as he denounced the sharp rise in antisemitism at a synagogue in Toronto on...

05.06.2026 9

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Brian Lilley

LILLEY: Mark Carney government makes right move with streaming decision

The Mark Carney government is walking away from a policy that was bad for Canadian consumers, bad for Canadian industry and would have hurt trade...

04.06.2026 10

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Brian Lilley

CHARLEBOIS: The Canada Royal Milk story Ottawa doesn't want to explain

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Canadians pay a premium for dairy products because they have been told that supply...

04.06.2026 10

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Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

MUNRO and HILL: Migration into Alberta returns to historical norms after Notley-Trudeau era exodus

For decades, Alberta has been a magnet for Canadians who come to work and live in Canada’s most prosperous province, but during the Notley-Trudeau...

04.06.2026 7

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Grady munro and tegan hill

JAY GOLDBERG: Bill C-22 threatens your privacy – and your wallet

As if Canadians didn’t need another reason to be concerned with Bill C-22, the government’s so-called Lawful Access Act, news broke earlier this...

04.06.2026 10

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Jay Goldberg

LILLEY: Ambassador Peter Hoekstra fans the flames of the 51st state debate

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Ambassador Peter Hoekstra is kicking a hornet’s nest by posting about Canada becoming...

04.06.2026 10

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Brian Lilley

GOLDSTEIN: Memo to Carney: When antisemites attack Israel, they’re attacking Jews

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source  The reason the government of Canada has failed its Jewish citizens in its response to...

04.06.2026 10

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Lorrie Goldstein

CHARLEBOIS: Canada's economy is shrinking. Doesn’t matter how we call it

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Canada’s economy is now smaller than it was when Prime Minister Mark Carney took...

02.06.2026 10

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Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

LILLEY: One month until CUSMA could blow up if USA walks away

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Exactly one month from now, Canada’s trading relationship with the United States...

01.06.2026 10

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Brian Lilley

ELDER: Debbie Wasserman Schultz learns the cost of racial identity politics

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Former Democratic National Committee Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) faces...

01.06.2026 8

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Larry Elder

PARKER: Americans must choose how to use their freedom

Coincident with the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the American Declaration of Independence is the 250th anniversary of the...

01.06.2026 9

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Star Parker

STOSSEL: America still living the dream and prospering

This summer, the United States celebrates its 250th birthday. In 1776, few people believed this new version of self-government would last. STOSSEL:...

01.06.2026 9

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John Stossel

TAIT: Province should put the brakes on ADAP train wreck

It is a profound shame that Premier Danielle Smith pours all her energy into breaking Alberta away from Canada, while leaving thousands of Albertans...

01.06.2026 10

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Cam Tait

LILLEY: Canada's economy sputtering into recession with Carney at top

Mark Carney told an American business audience in New York on Thursday that he wants to help make America great again. “Canada Strong will help make...

30.05.2026 9

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Brian Lilley

JAY GOLDBERG: Bill C-22 cannot be saved and must be scrapped

As Parliament considers possible amendments to Bill C-22, the Carney government’s so-called Lawful Access Act, it’s time to speak the truth: this...

30.05.2026 10

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Jay Goldberg

LILLEY: Mark Carney heads to New York while continuing to avoid Donald Trump

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source. While Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed to New York to pitch Canada as a place to...

28.05.2026 10

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Brian Lilley

LILLEY: Supreme Court backs private property rights against aboriginal claim – for now

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source The Supreme Court of Canada has effectively shut down an attempt to overthrow property...

28.05.2026 10

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Brian Lilley

GOLDSTEIN: Albertans are frustrated with being Canada’s cash cow

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source The reality is that many Albertans — and not just those already convinced that...

28.05.2026 10

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Lorrie Goldstein

EDITORIAL: Steven Guilbeault a symbol of western alienation

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Regardless of his decision to resign as an MP, former Liberal environment minister...

27.05.2026 10

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Postmedia News

CHARLEBOIS: Think chicken prices are high now? Just wait until this summer

Canadians are paying record prices for chicken while importing massive quantities of foreign poultry, mostly from the United States. If that sounds...

27.05.2026 10

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Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

OPINION: Patient ‘cost-sharing’ reduces unnecessary visits and frees resources

While many Canadians struggle to access health care, the Second Street think tank recently unearthed a surprising number of Canadians who had more...

27.05.2026 10

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Nadeem Esmail

EDITORIAL: Cancon rules could hurt critical U.S. trade talks

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source It’s astonishing that, at a critical time in this country’s history, with our trade...

26.05.2026 10

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Postmedia News

KINSELLA: Danielle Smith started a fire and Alberta -- and Canada -- will suffer for it

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source When you have a problem and a solution,” the barber said, “you don’t have a...

26.05.2026 10

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Warren Kinsella

EDITORIAL: Our governments drown us in debt

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Increasing levels of government debt work against Prime Minister Mark Carney’s goal...

26.05.2026 10

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Postmedia News

OPINION: World No Tobacco Day -- Let’s talk about what’s actually happening at the counter

When I first got into the convenience store industry as a clerk in the 1970s, more than four out of 10 Canadians smoked. Today it’s closer to one...

26.05.2026 10

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JAY GOLDBERG: Tripling the streaming tax is a huge mistake

If Carney government bureaucrats wanted to increase costs for consumers, drive businesses out of Canada, and anger the Trump administration all in one...

26.05.2026 10

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Jay Goldberg