Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Smith says caucus executive director didn't report voter list meeting to higher-ups
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith says the buck stops with her caucus when it comes to questions over why Smith didn't know sooner about a massive breach of private information on Albertans. Smith's U...
May 11, 2026
Forests Minister Parmar says B.C. has flagged Middle East as emerging export market
VICTORIA - British Columbia Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says the province could be selling more wood in the Middle East among other emerging markets to curtail its dependence on the United States. Pa...
May 11, 2026
Telus and feds announce AI data cluster in B.C. to boost 'sovereign' computing power
VANCOUVER - Canada's artificial intelligence minister says the Liberal government is aware of risks involved in a major investment in AI data centres in British Columbia, but taking such chances are n...
May 11, 2026
BoC report estimates U.S. counter-tariffs pushed prices up about 6% last year
OTTAWA - Analysts at the Bank of Canada estimate prices on goods affected by Ottawa's counter-tariffs against the United States last year were roughly six per cent higher on average than non-tariffed ...
May 11, 2026
When it comes to private jets, World Cup influx will pale next to Taylor Swift
VANCOUVER - Metro Vancouver airports are preparing for the arrival of world leaders, celebrities and the ultrarich in their private jets as they descend for the FIFA World Cup, which starts next month...
May 11, 2026
Economic growth now tops environment as priority in energy policy, poll suggests
OTTAWA - More Canadians now say economic growth should be a bigger priority in Canada's energy policy than protecting the environment, a new Angus Reid Institute report suggests. The pollster released...
May 11, 2026
Blind side: Why World Cup economic impact on Vancouver and Toronto may never be known
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Foodie Tours is hoping to dine out on an influx of visitors for the FIFA World Cup, when soccer fans begin converging on the city next month. "We've actually custom curated the s...
May 11, 2026 A pedestrian walks past a FIFA World Cup countdown timer and an advertisement with photographs of Vancouver Whitecaps MLS soccer players Thomas Muller, Brian White, Sam Adekugbe, Andres Cubas and Ryan Gauld outside B.C. Place stadium, in Vancouver, on Monday, May 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Québec solidaire targets rent increases and landlord practices
MONTREAL - Quebec's leftist sovereigntist party closed its convention Sunday with a sharpened focus on housing affordability, announcing a suite of proposals aimed at reducing the cost of rent. Qubec ...
May 10, 2026
Québec solidaire weighing priorities, including wealth tax and public grocery stores
MONTREAL - Quebec's leftist sovereigntist party will campaign in part on running public grocery stores and a wealth tax ahead of the general election scheduled for October. Qubec solidaire, which hold...
May 09, 2026
N.B. potato chip maker says changes coming, as residents file claims
FREDERICTON - A popular potato chip maker in New Brunswick says it is continuing efforts to limit its facility's impact on nearby residents. The Covered Bridge Potato Chip company says it started taki...
May 08, 2026
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