Author Archives: Syndicated Content

EDMONTON - Falling oil prices and trade troubles continue to threaten Alberta's finances, but the province's deficit is expected to shrink only slightly. It has been pegged at $6.4 billion, down $40 m...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it's now projecting an $11.2 billion deficit this fiscal year, still a record but down from a projected $11.6 billion in its last quarterly report. The ...

WINNIPEG - Tofu-eaters. Misogynists. Criminal. The insults have been flying fast and furious at the Manitoba legislature, where even Tom Lindsey, the Speaker who is in charge of maintaining order, got...

MONTREAL - The Quebec government has tabled new legislation that would introduce broad new restrictions on religious practices in public and private spaces. On Thursday, Secularism Minister Jean-Frano...

CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday to grow Alberta's oil exports while also committing to making it ...

OTTAWA - Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault resigned from Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet late Thursday to protest his government's new pact with Alberta on a proposed new pipeline. The environme...

OTTAWA - The Court of Appeal for Ontario has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of killing 10-year-old Darla Thurrott in 1989. In a decision issued Thursday, the court concluded there was a misca...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says he is disappointed with how the privately owned provincial utility responded to a cyberattack earlier this year. The cyberattack struck Nova Scotia Power...

A new pipeline agreement between Alberta and Ottawa could trigger a race to the bottom on Canada's climate policies, advocates said Thursday, as they warned the deal would invite other provinces to ma...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's opposition parties are criticizing the government for failing to immediately apologize to Mi'kmaq and African Nova Scotian communities for the province's history of environment...