Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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Canada's economy rebounds in third quarter with 2.6% growth
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy topped expectations with a sharp rebound in the third quarter as a stronger trade balance helped fuel the recovery from a tariff-driven contraction. Statistics Canada sai...
Nov 28, 2025 The Canadian Flag flies on the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Carney, Smith sign pipeline deal, open door to changing B.C. tanker ban
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have signed a memorandum of understanding that commits them to working toward building an oil pipeline to the West Coast - and opens the d...
Nov 27, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney stands with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at the start of a meeting in Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Hodgson says Ottawa is close to providing clarity on B.C. tanker ban
OTTAWA - Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said on Monday the government is getting close to being able to provide clarity on whether Ottawa would repeal the West Coast oil tanker ban....
Nov 25, 2025 (Elections Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Meta pitching app store age verification law to Liberal government
OTTAWA - Meta has been lobbying the federal government for new rules to implement age verification at the app store level - which would put the burden on companies like Apple and Google, not individua...
Nov 25, 2025 The Facebook app, center, appears on a mobile phone screen on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Accessibility office in limbo as it calls out federal government's failures
OTTAWA - The federal Office of Public Service Accessibility is in limbo months after it produced a document accusing the government of falling behind on supports for public servants with disabilities....
Nov 25, 2025
Farmers will lobby Ottawa for $50K guaranteed annual income pilot program
HALIFAX - A farmers advocacy group says it plans to lobby the federal government for a guaranteed annual income of $50,000. The idea by the National Farmers Union came from its annual convention, held...
Nov 25, 2025 Carrots are harvested at Mas & Fils Jardiniers, in Saint-Michel, Que., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. The 4th generation family-run vegetable business has an annual production of 10,000 tonnes specializing in growing carrots, leeks and beets which it supplies to Canada and the United States. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Migrants rights groups call on government to withdraw border security bill
OTTAWA - Migrant advocacy groups say the federal government should drop its border security bill C-12, calling the legislation an open door to violations of their rights. The bill includes a host of i...
Nov 24, 2025
Health minister dismisses key recommendation from expert report on pharmacare
OTTAWA - Health Minister Marjorie Michel is dismissing the key finding of an expert advisory committee on pharmacare, which says Ottawa should fully fund a list of essential medicines without cutting ...
Nov 24, 2025 Health Minister Marjorie Michel rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
B.C. activists who tested and sold heroin and meth launch constitutional challenge
VANCOUVER - A constitutional challenge by founders of a Vancouver "compassion club" who were found guilty of drug trafficking is expected to begin today at the British Columbia Supreme Court. Jeremy K...
Nov 24, 2025
Canada and G7 security partners to focus on disrupting transnational organized crime
OTTAWA - Interior and security ministers from Canada and the other Group of Seven countries are pledging to work together to aggressively fight transnational organized crime. Wrapping up a two-day mee...
Nov 24, 2025 Eureka police operation manager Oliver Huth shows a hiding place in a converted SUV car, in which drugs were smuggled, during a press conference of the State Criminal Police Office in Duesseldorf, Germany, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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