Canadians with Rogers and Bell wireless phone plans are gifted this new year with a rate hike despite the Trudeau government’s promise to lower rates in 2019.

Plus, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has had enough with federal environment minister Steven Guilbeault.

And a True North exclusive reveals Canada’s foreign policy is of little significance to the Middle East, according to a new Israeli survey.

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