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Supreme Court won't hear thumbs-up emoji case involving Saskatchewan farmer
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has given a thumbs-down to hearing a legal case involving an emoji. The country's highest court dismissed an application by farmer Chris Achter to appeal a decisio...
Jul 24, 2025
Supreme Court of Canada dismisses constitutional challenge of sex-work law
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected a constitutional challenge of the criminal law on sex work, upholding the convictions of two men who argued its provisions are overly broad. The case ...
Jul 24, 2025
Statistics Canada reports May retail sales down 1.1 per cent at $69.2 billion
Statistics Canada says retail sales decreased 1.1 per cent to $69.2 billion in May, driven by sales declines at motor vehicle and parts dealers. However, the agency said its preliminary figures for Ju...
Jul 24, 2025
Rescue efforts underway at B.C. mine where three workers are trapped underground
DEASE LAKE - Rescue efforts are continuing at a northern B.C. mine where three workers are trapped underground. Operator Newmont Corp. has said it was working to assemble specialist teams from nearby ...
Jul 24, 2025 The entrance to the Red Chris mine near Iskut, B.C. is shown on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Middleton
Parliamentary interpreters sound alarm over coming changes to procurement rules
OTTAWA - Professional interpreters are warning that the federal government's plans to cut its procurement costs could compromise the public's access to parliamentary, Supreme Court and other official ...
Jul 24, 2025
Senator says U.S. tariffs from Trump White House damaging for Washington state
Opponents from Washington state of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats against Canada are vowing to fight, saying the ongoing trade war has delivered a heavy blow to American border communiti...
Jul 23, 2025
Report raises questions about First Nations ownership in major projects
OTTAWA - A new think tank report is questioning how the federal and provincial governments' sprint to build major infrastructure projects might affect Indigenous Peoples' rights - and warns that it co...
Jul 23, 2025
Alberta government slammed for incompetence as pays out $143M in coal policy reversal
EDMONTON - Alberta is paying out more than $140 million to end one of five lawsuits launched against it over its coal mining policies. A notice published online by Atrum Coal dated last week says the ...
Jul 23, 2025
Ottawa threatens to pull Toronto's housing funding over sixplex decision
OTTAWA - Claiming the city is falling short on its promise to ramp up density, federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson is threatening to pull some of Toronto's housing funding. In a letter to Toront...
Jul 23, 2025
Three workers trapped in B.C.'s Red Chris mine have air, food, water, operator says
VANCOUVER - Three workers trapped underground in a refuge area at the Red Chris mine in northwestern British Columbia have enough air, water and food for an "extended stay," the mine's majority owner ...
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