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Alberta committee recommends Phillip Peters to replace Wylie as auditor general
EDMONTON - An Alberta legislature committee has reached into the auditor general's office to pick a new person to lead the watchdog agency. The committee voted Wednesday to recommend that Premier Dani...
Mar 25, 2026
MP reveals Tumbler Ridge girl's heroism, and how she passed on boy's dying message
VICTORIA - The MP representing Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has described how a 12-year-old girl heroically tried to save two classmates shot in the mass killing in the community last month. Bob Zimmer told T...
Mar 25, 2026
Hacked N.S. power firm agrees to beef up security after customer data breached
HALIFAX - Canada's privacy commissioner says Nova Scotia's largest power utility will strengthen its security following a cyberattack last year. Nova Scotia Power sent a compliance letter to commissio...
Mar 25, 2026
Almost half of former NDP voters don't recognize names of leadership candidates: poll
OTTAWA - Nearly half of those who voted for the federal NDP at least once over the past four elections don't recognize the names of the five current leadership candidates, a new poll suggests. The Ang...
Mar 25, 2026
Gun control group criticizes Ottawa over 'poor participation' in firearm buyback
OTTAWA - Gun control advocacy group PolySeSouvient blames "weak political leadership" for what it calls "poor participation" in a federal compensation program for banned firearms. Public Safety Minist...
Mar 25, 2026
Power rates will climb in Nova Scotia, but not as much as the utility wanted
HALIFAX - Residential power rates in Nova Scotia are going up, but not quite as much as the biggest utility in the province was hoping. The provincial regulator has issued a lengthy decision on Nova S...
Mar 25, 2026
Quebec Conservatives nab their only legislature seat with ex-CAQ member joining party
QUBEC - The Quebec Conservatives now have an elected member in the national assembly after a former cabinet minister with the Coalition Avenir Qubec crossed the floor to join the party. Mat Blanchette...
Mar 25, 2026
Canada is not planning to reopen embassy in Syria
OTTAWA - The federal government says it has no plans to reopen its embassy in Syria. Gregory Galligan is Canada's ambassador to Lebanon and also covers Syria, and he tells the House foreign affairs co...
Mar 25, 2026
Ottawa says laws that override Charter rights aren't shielded from legal scrutiny
OTTAWA - Judges must have the legal right to issue non-binding judgments in cases where governments override sections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a lawyer for the attorney general of Canada...
Mar 25, 2026
Manitoba restaurants say tax cut on groceries puts them at a disadvantage
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government's plan to eliminate the provincial sales tax on all food sold in grocery stores was questioned Wednesday by restaurant owners who argue they're being put at a disadv...
Mar 25, 2026
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