Author Archives: Syndicated Content

EDMONTON - The head of the Alberta Teachers' Association declined Friday to commit to launching a provincewide strike despite last-minute contract talks with the province hitting the ditch. Union pres...

OTTAWA - The federal government needs to amend the Criminal Code so the use of force, including lethal force, is considered reasonable to defend your home and family if someone breaks into it, Conserv...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Edmonton's public school board has gone over the top in complying with new rules banning books with sexual content, adding her government "will hold thei...

OTTAWA - The federal government posted a $3.3 billion deficit in the first three months of its fiscal year. The result for the April-to-June period compared with a $2.9 billion deficit for the same st...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... StatCan to release GDP data for June and Q2 today Statistics Canada is set to release gross domestic product d...

Flight attendants' defiance in the face of federal intervention meant to halt a recent strike at Air Canada could set a new precedent for work stoppages, some labour movement-watchers say. The workers...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has granted consent for a proposed expansion at the Mount Polley copper and gold mine that could extend its operations for another two years until 2033. The ...

After Prime Minister Mark Carney's surprise visit to Ukraine this past weekend, criticism of the nearly $22 billion in assistance Canada has pledged to the country so far spread on social media, along...

SHERBROOKE - Three men charged with human smuggling after 44 migrants were found crammed inside a cube van in southern Quebec will return to court next week for a bail hearing. Lawyers for Ogulcan Mer...

A man who police say was in an intimate relationship with missing Maple Ridge woman Jessica Cunningham has been charged with indignity to human remains after a body was found in the home they shared i...