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Liberals to table spring economic statement on April 28
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals will table their spring economic update on April 28 to give Canadians a look at how new shocks like the Iran war have affected the government's fiscal position. Finance M...
Apr 14, 2026
Canadian Nationalist Party founder Travis Patron faces hate speech charge
CARLYLE, SASK. - The former leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party is facing a hate speech charge in Saskatchewan. RCMP say they received a report last year of hateful material being posted online i...
Apr 14, 2026
P.E.I. government tables budget with record $410-million deficit
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island's finance minister is projecting a record deficit in the provincial budget for a second year in a row. Jill Burridge introduced the 2026-27 budget in Charlottetown...
Apr 14, 2026
Ontario to make attendance count for sizable portion of high school final grades
TORONTO - Ontario high school students will soon have their attendance count for a sizable portion of their final grades, one of a set of upcoming changes to how students are assessed. Policy changes ...
Apr 14, 2026
Advocates urge Ottawa to crack down on slave labour, end yearlong watchdog vacancy
OTTAWA - A multi-party group of parliamentarians is urging Ottawa to step up its efforts to stop Canadian companies from profiting from slavery in their operations abroad and through imports. Parliame...
Apr 14, 2026
Pakistan proposes second round of US-Iran talks as standoff deepens
ISLAMABAD (AP) - The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened Tuesday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran's ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region, and Pakista...
Apr 14, 2026
Liberals plan to suspend federal fuel excise tax until Labour Day
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals say suspending some taxes on fuel is a "responsible" way to tame prices at the pumps, while the Conservatives accuse the government of taking half-measures as the Iran wa...
Apr 14, 2026
Gender-based violence costs B.C. $1.12 billion annually, YWCA report says
VANCOUVER - Gender-based violence is costing British Columbia an estimated $1.12 billion each year, says a new report commissioned by the provincial YWCA. The report, titled The Cost of Inaction: Meas...
Apr 14, 2026
18,000 lives later, B.C. marks 10 years since declaring overdose emergency
Events are planned across British Columbia today to mark 10 years since the province declared a public health emergency related to the overdose crisis that has since killed more than 18,000 people. A ...
Apr 14, 2026 Meredith Dan holds a photo of her late son Glenn Rebic, who died of a fentanyl overdose in 2019 at the age of 29, while posing for a photograph at the China Creek skatepark where he used to skateboard, in Vancouver, on Friday, March 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
In the news today: Liberal byelection sweep, Meet Canada's new MPs, jail revamp
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Liberals return to Parliament with majority after three byelection wins Liberal MPs will now have more clout ...
Apr 14, 2026
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8:30 - An MOU has been signed between the City of Saskatoon and the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation on the downtown entertainmen...
