Author Archives: Syndicated Content

OTTAWA - This year's federal budget contains a deficit nearly twice the size forecast by the Liberals a year ago, as Prime Minister Mark Carney's government prioritizes capital project spending over p...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's first federal budget represents a shift in policy from Justin Trudeau as the Liberals bet that major investments in an economic transformation will pay off with m...

EDMONTON - The Anglican Diocese of Edmonton is expressing concerns about the Alberta government's use of the notwithstanding clause to force striking teachers back to work. Bishop Stephen London says ...

The man who launched a petition drive to oust United Conservative Party legislature member Angela Pitt says she needs to go because she's not getting the job done. Airdrie, Alta., resident Derek Keena...

The Yukon's premier-designate says he's ready to start implementing key promises from his election campaign but stopped short of pledging electoral reform even after residents voted in favour of chang...

VANCOUVER - Travel agents are celebrating Beijing's decision to resume group tourism to Canada after a five-year halt, hoping for the return of big-spending Chinese visitors who were a dominant presen...

VANCOUVER - A new study says sea otters in British Columbia have been found to be contaminated with so-called forever chemicals found in food packaging, non-stick cookware, cosmetics, electronics and ...

OTTAWA - Tamara Lich is appealing a mischief conviction arising from her role as an organizer of the "Freedom Convoy" that paralyzed downtown Ottawa in early 2022. Lich and fellow organizer Chris Barb...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's NDP government has agreed to support a Liberal bill on universal screening for learning disabilities in early grades. The government announced in the spring that it intended to h...

VANCOUVER - Two days of meetings in British Columbia between provincial officials and First Nations leadership are under way amid tensions over a landmark Aboriginal-title court ruling. The province s...