Author Archives: Taylor MacPherson

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - On the second floor of a building where most offices are without doors, the ceilings hang low and the carpets don't match, the chief of Grande Prairie's new police force gets d...

OTTAWA - Oil and gas producers in Canada will be required to cut greenhouse gas emissions by about one-third over the next eight years under new regulations being published today by Environment Minist...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to the provinces' premiers, asking them to eliminate their sales taxes on new homes that are under $1 million. It follows Poilievre's own pled...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Lockout to begin at B.C. ports in labour dispute The provincewide lockout against a union of more than 700 for...

MONTREAL - A Quebec civil rights group is suing the office of the registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada because of the high court's refusal to translate its historic decisions into French. Droits c...

MONTREAL - A museum dedicated to revered Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve is racing to find its stolen bronze statue of the Quebec speedster before it gets melted down for cash. Alain Bellehumeur,...

Harvest in Saskatchewan is officially done with the provincial government saying 100 per cent of crops are in the bin as of Oct. 21. The final provincial crop report said most crops got off to a good ...

Whichever candidate wins the U.S. president election next Tuesday, experts say investors will be relieved to shed some uncertainty over what kinds of policies to expect. But macroeconomic factors like...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Alberta premier braces for crucial party vote Thousands of members of Alberta's governing United Conservative ...

VANCOUVER - Negotiations between British Columbia's port employers and the union representing foremen are entering a final scheduled day in a bid to avoid a labour disruption. Both the BC Maritime Emp...