Cosmin Dzsurdzsa
The Daily Brief
True North’s Daily Brief is a daily podcast to keep you up-to-date on the news you need to know. Featuring host Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and other True North journalists, the Daily Brief will bring you the top stories of the day and True North exclusive stories you won’t find anywhere else.
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Rustad refuses to resign, despite caucus revolt 04.12.2025 13:00
Premier Danielle Smith has invoked the Sovereignty Act, ordering provincial and federal police not to enforce Ottawa’s firearm seizure scheme. BC Conservative leader John Rustad is refusing to resign despite a majority of his caucus voting for him to step down. Taxpayers are on the hook for another $235 million to support Ukraine, bringing Canada’s contribution to nearly $22 billion since Russia i...
Another BC Conservative Riding Association wants Rustad out 03.12.2025 14:24
Another BC Conservative riding is calling for the party’s leader to resign, meaning at least six riding associations have publicly called for John Rustad’s removal. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her “biggest regret” was giving free rein to the province's health services on procurement decisions with little government oversight. Taxpayer advocates say Ontario Premier Doug Ford needs to scrap...
Trudeau-era minister Marc Miller replaces Guilbeault 02.12.2025 14:49
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre roasted Laurentian elites this weekend and said the recently resigned cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault’s "brand of crazy" fits in with the NDP's alignment with “furries and queers for Palestine.” Following the resignation of Steven Guilbeault last week, Marc Miller has been appointed to Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet to assume the role of Canadian Cultu...
Alberta separatists win seats on UCP board of directors 01.12.2025 13:34
Conservatives call for reforms to Canada’s asylum and immigration system despite several proposed amendments being rejected, as a committee-led study on Bill C-12 came to an end. The Alberta independence movement scored a critical victory during the United Conservative Party’s Annual General Meeting over the weekend, with four pro-separatist candidates winning seats on the party’s board of directo...
Alberta strikes a pipeline deal with Ottawa 28.11.2025 17:06
An Ontario school board is attempting to scrub the record from its parent-led meeting minutes after one parent objected to the use of land acknowledgements. Alberta and Ottawa have struck a verbal deal; Ottawa will scrap the emissions cap and strike down other laws which would prevent Alberta oil to tidewater. A national security analyst is urging Ottawa not to wait for the U.S to designate Muslim...
Study finds over 23,500 died on waitlists last year 27.11.2025 16:31
The CTV is under fire after platforming the head of the Khalistani movement's Sikhs for Justice. After a wave of Class 1 truck driver accidents, Alberta vows to “close the loophole” which allowed commercial truck drivers to wreck a truck at one company and begin driving for another without disclosure. A new study found that over 23,500 patients have died while waiting to access both critical and n...
Conservatives demand Carney disclose and divest from Brookfield 26.11.2025 16:30
Conservatives are calling on Carney to divest from Brookfield and disclose the nearly 1,900 other Brookfield companies he profits from that are exempt from ethics screening. Alberta’s government is introducing sweeping healthcare reforms, which would allow physicians to work in both public and private systems, in the hopes of shortening medical wait times. A feature on X revealed a prominent envir...
Liberals spend $37 million fighting extremism, avoid mentioning Islam 25.11.2025 14:15
Prime Minister Mark Carney is calling for world leaders to ensure that artificial intelligence data centres are “carbon neutral,” while praising carbon taxes in Europe. The Liberal government has poured nearly $37 million into groups to fight violent extremism, but doesn’t mention Islamist extremism and barely mentions antisemitism in its funding targets. The Canada Revenue Agency has gained nearl...
Veteran association invites members to assisted suicide seminar 24.11.2025 12:47
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police veterans association is under fire from veterans after it invited members to learn about the government’s assisted suicide program. The Liberal government is launching new "consultations" to reintroduce failed internet censorship legislation. Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged over $1 billion in tax-funded spending to a global health fund to combat infectious di...
Trudeau-era minister given cushy UN role 21.11.2025 16:43
A customs and border union president warns that Canada's understaffed border security agency is prioritizing "facilitation" over public safety, jeopardizing national security by relying on phone apps instead of in-depth human interviews. A former Trudeau-era Liberal minister has been awarded a new position as Canada’s ambassador to the UN despite leaving behind a scandalous legacy from his time in...
Liberals don’t track immigrant doctors finding jobs 20.11.2025 14:23
Liberal ministers admit they don’t track how many immigrant doctors, who the immigration minister Lena Diab said is a "vital role" of her department to bring into the country, actually become doctors once in Canada. More BC Conservative riding association officials join the now 30-person chorus calling for their leader, John Rustad, to resign, but Rustad refuses to budge. Alberta Premier Danielle...
Carney calls Toronto “genius” for immigrant majority 19.11.2025 14:06
Prime Minister Mark Carney applauded Toronto for now having an immigrant population which surpasses ts native born population. Alberta is lifting some of the restrictions on Canada’s “universal healthcare system” by introducing a hybrid model, allowing the private sector to alleviate some of the backlog faced in the province. Two NDP MPs abstained from voting on Carney's 2025 federal budget preve...
Carney gets booed by Grey Cup crowd 18.11.2025 12:24
Drawing loud boos every time he appeared on screen, Prime Minister Mark Carney faced a hostile crowd at the CFL Grey Cup in Manitoba. A couple of individuals asking questions at a CBC-hosted event in Surrey, B.C,. were outraged when CBC staff tried to cut their questions short by snatching microphones from their hands. Several Canadian cities have raised the Palestinian flag to recognize a Palesti...
Feds fail to meet border targets for third year 17.11.2025 13:29
The Liberal government is facing criticism after failing to meet its performance targets at the border for the third year in a row. Conservative MP Jamil Jivani and Ned Kuruc’s “Restore the North” events on campus are being praised by attendees for spurring open dialogue. Conservative Immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner is asking the Liberals to provide clarity on their plans for temporary r...
Free speech event disrupted by Indigenous-aligned activists 14.11.2025 16:38
A second free speech event hosted by academic Frances Widdowson was disrupted again by drumming, shouting and foot stomping. Grocery prices rise while CBC News promotes grocery stores that offer "big savings" on expired or nearly expired food. The federal government's new directive to train public servants in firearms and drone operations has garnered a wave of criticism. Tune into The Daily Brief...
Liberals have no timeline for foreign agents registry 13.11.2025 13:13
A Liberal MP is calling foul on Conservatives after they seized on a video of the MP criticizing the federal budget. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Carney to "get out of the way" of resource development projects. The Public Safety Minister confirmed that the government has no timeline to release the promised foreign agents registry. Tune into The Daily Brief with Clayton DeMain...
B.C university hires exclusively black applicants 12.11.2025 11:49
A net zero U.K minister praised his "good friend" Prime Minister Mark Carney when asked about cooperation with Canada on climate policy. A B.C. university is advertising hiring black people exclusively for faculty positions exclusively. Critical call out Brazil 's climate hypocrisy as it hosts three diesel-guzzling cruise ships for global elites at the COP30 climate summit. Tune into The Daily Br...
Canadian court staff banned from wearing Remembrance Day poppies 11.11.2025 15:49
Courts in Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan are banning their staff from wearing poppies to remember veterans and serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces. Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to give a major project announcement in British Columbia on Thursday, though he won't say if it will be an announcement allowing a new pipeline to be developed. A poll shows Conservative Leader Pierre Poili...
Feds spend more on gun "buyback" than border enforcement 07.11.2025 11:45
BC Conservatives say plan to introduce anti-drug education to schools killed by NDP over misplaced priorities. Carney's budget will spend more on the Liberal's gun buyback program than on NATO operations and border enforcement combined. TD Bank will waive the fees on people's chequing accounts but only for those who "identify as Indigenous."Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Alex Z...
Conservatives accuse floor crosser of "betraying" constituents 06.11.2025 16:35
Conservative MPs and supporters aren't buying the recent change of heart from the House of Commons' latest floor crosser; many are calling him a "coward" and accusing him of betraying his constituents to further his career. Prime Minister Mark Carney's federal budget approved $141 billion in new spending and is projected to run a $78.3 billion deficit. Tamara Lich, known best for her role in organ...
Liberal bill to expand citizenship makes its way through Parliament 05.11.2025 14:03
The number of foreigners in Canada’s prisons has surged by over 30 per cent since the Liberals came into office, and Ottawa claims to have lost track of over a third of their citizenship information. A chain migration bill is going into its third reading in the House of Commons after Conservative and Bloc Québécois amendments were revoked. British Columbia Premier David Eby dropped plans to run hi...
Ford and Carney continue to butt heads over anti-tariff ad 04.11.2025 16:42
A Canadian Armed Forces veteran laid into MPs at a Veterans Affairs committee, demanding action from the government to prevent suicides among veterans. Ontario Premier Doug Ford is disputing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s claims that he wouldn’t have released an anti-tariff ad that led to a breakdown in trade talks with the U.S. Melanie Joly, the Liberal’s industry minister, avoided answering questi...
Liberal wants clamp down on “hateful” religious scripture 03.11.2025 15:36
A pro-equity professor from Virginia revealed a typically unspoken truth about trans rights and how they can conflict with the rights of girls during a talk at a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion conference. A Liberal MP is pushing to limit the use of religious expression rights as a defence in hate speech cases claiming that some verses in the bible are “hateful.” Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cultu...
Carney dishes out $660 million on woke gender projects 31.10.2025 14:27
The Liberal government has pledged $660 million in new funding to LGBT plus and gender equality organizations. Another First Nation group has begun to launch a land title claim, this time in Quebec, potentially endangering property rights for residents, as they are in Richmond, B.C. One of Canada’s top public spending watchdogs highlighted more than a billion dollars has been spent annually on “Bi...
Ford says Carney was in the room when he reviewed Reagan ad 30.10.2025 16:57
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is demanding an apology from the U.S. ambassador to Canada after reports say he “dressed down” Ontario’s delegate to the U.S. over Ford’s Reagan ad. Environmental alarmist Bill Gates wrote in a recent blog post that he no longer believes climate change will lead to humanity's demise, asserting people will thrive globally for the foreseeable future. Structural barriers and...
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