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Alberta, Ottawa discuss funding for homelessness, more talks expected in coming days
EDMONTON - The federal housing minister and the Alberta minister in charge of the file have spoken about funding to tackle encampments and homelessness. The phone conversation comes after Housing Mini...
Oct 23, 2024
'No one can work for free': Alberta Pharmacists' Association says cuts will hurt care
EDMONTON - The Alberta Pharmacists' Association says upcoming government cuts to service compensation fees will have a big impact on pharmacists and also patient care. Health Minister Adriana LaGrange...
Oct 23, 2024
A look at what people are saying about the Bank of Canada's rate decision
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada cut its key policy interest rate by 50 basis points on Wednesday to bring it to 3.75 per cent (a basis point is equal to a one-hundredth of a percentage point). Here's what...
Oct 23, 2024
BoC delivers half percentage point rate cut, says it must keep inflation at 2%
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada delivered a supersized interest rate cut Wednesday in response to the recent decline in inflation, bringing its key policy rate down by half a percentage point. With annual...
Oct 23, 2024
Manitoba government looks at more public liquor sales in grocery stores
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is looking to add more liquor outlets inside food and grocery stores. The province has issued a request for information to potential suppliers about building small p...
Oct 23, 2024
Group calls for for better pay, equipment for wildfire fighters
OTTAWA - Last May, when Jenny Saulnier was home alone with her dog in Nova Scotia while her son and husband were at hockey, she scrolled through social media and saw there was a house fire some nine k...
Oct 23, 2024
Oil removal work begins on 'fragile' Second World War-era wreck in coastal B.C.
An oil salvage operation is underway on the fragile wreckage of a U.S. army transport ship that sank almost 80 years ago off coastal British Columbia in a race to head off an eruption of thousands of ...
Oct 23, 2024
Manitoba government says it needs more time to review some cannabis licences
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is extending, by more than a year, a temporary moratorium on some new cannabis outlets. Last spring, the government paused new licences for "controlled-access" store...
Oct 22, 2024
Auditor general will probe government contracts with ArriveCan app contractor
OTTAWA - The federal auditor general will probe all government contracts given to the company that was behind the controversial ArriveCan app. The app was created during COVID-19 to allow Canadians re...
Oct 22, 2024
Feds’ order to end rail shutdown ‘unprecedented,’ labour tribunal says
MONTREAL - The federal government's directive to end the countrywide rail shutdown in August marked an "unprecedented" move, says Canada's labour tribunal, signalling a stauncher approach to disputes ...
Oct 22, 2024
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