Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Taliban complete northeast Afghan blitz as more cities fall
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban seized three more Afghan provincial capitals and a local army headquarters Wednesday, completing a blitz across the country's northeast and giving them control of...
Aug 10, 2021
China sentences Canadian to 11 years in case tied to Huawei
DANDONG, China (AP) - A Canadian entrepreneur was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday in a spy case linked to Beijing’s effort to push his country to release an executive of tech giant Hua...
Aug 10, 2021
B.C. Prosecution Service says no further charges in legislature spending scandal
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Prosecution Service says two special prosecutors have declined further charges after receiving the final RCMP report into the spending activities of senior staff at the...
Aug 10, 2021
Yukon's chief medical officer announced as federal Liberal candidate
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's chief medical officer of health has been nominated as the candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada in the territory for the next federal election. Dr. Brendan Hanley says he can ...
Aug 10, 2021
Mendicino-Mayorkas meeting readout makes no mention of Canada-U.S. travel imbalance
WASHINGTON - Canada's immigration minister talked Canada-U.S. border issues Monday with the secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. But the federal government's official account of the ...
Aug 10, 2021
'Time for a new leader:' Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he won't run again
BRANDON, Man. - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he won't seek re-election and a new Progressive Conservative leader will be chosen before the next provincial election. "After almost 10 years as ...
Aug 10, 2021
Wisconsin Democrat Kind won't seek 14th term in US House
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, who served more than 24 years in a southwestern Wisconsin district that former President Donald Trump carried in 2020, announced Tuesday that he won...
Aug 10, 2021
Ottawa creates new regulator for immigration consultants to root out fraud
OTTAWA - The federal government is establishing a college for immigration and citizenship consultants to become the official regulator of the profession across the country. The federal Immigration Dep...
Aug 10, 2021
Company 'shocked' by Ottawa's decision on proposed coal mine in southwestern Alberta
CROWSNEST PASS, Alta. - The company behind the proposed Grassy Mountain coal project in southwestern Alberta says it is shocked by the federal government's decision that it cannot proceed. Environment...
Aug 10, 2021
Wildfires in Algeria leave 32 dead, including 25 soldiers
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - At least 25 Algerian soldiers were killed saving residents from wildfires ravaging mountain forests and villages east of the capital, the president announced Tuesday night as t...
Aug 10, 2021
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8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...
