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Federal union denounces CRA decision to end tax drop boxes, calls for reversal
OTTAWA - A federal union is warning the Canada Revenue Agency's decision to get rid of drop boxes as a method to file taxes will reduce access to services for hundreds of thousands of Canadians. The a...
Mar 24, 2026
Lawyers for Quebec government tell Supreme Court that Bill 21 is legitimate
OTTAWA - The Quebec government is urging the Supreme Court of Canada to uphold a controversial secularism law, arguing that the Constitution allows the province to override the Canadian Charter of Rig...
Mar 24, 2026
Liberals to debate age restrictions on social media, AI chatbots
OTTAWA - Age restrictions on using social media accounts and AI chatbots are among the topics up for debate when Liberal party grassroots gather next month for their national convention. There are 24 ...
Mar 24, 2026
Canadian sport system ‘underfunded and unsafe,’ commission urges Ottawa to step up
Canadian sport needs an overhaul, and it starts with the federal government. That was the conclusion of the Future of Sport in Canada Commission's final report released Tuesday. The Canadian sport sys...
Mar 24, 2026
Fraser rejects call from four premiers to appoint judges approved by the provinces
Canada's justice minister is brushing aside calls from four premiers to start appointing judges at the provincial appeal and superior court level that are pre-approved and recommended by their governm...
Mar 24, 2026
Oklahoma’s governor picks energy executive Alan Armstrong to fill US Senate seat through end of year
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's governor on Tuesday appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to serve in the U.S. Senate through the end of the year and finish the term of Republican Markwayne Mullin...
Mar 24, 2026
B.C. mulls plan to weaken DRIPA, in secret document shared with First Nations leaders
OTTAWA - British Columbia Premier David Eby is considering amendments that would weaken the province's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, after two recent court decisions siding with...
Mar 24, 2026
'Hoodie-gate': Is David Eby qualified as fashion police after dressing down B.C. MLA?
VICTORIA - Style advisor Dale Olsen says he doesn't distinguish between party colours, but he doubts British Columbia Premier David Eby is well qualified to act as the fashion police. Eby thrust polit...
Mar 24, 2026
Manitoba Premier promises to end provincial tax on food from grocery store
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said the new Manitoba budget will take the tax off food from the grocery store. Kinew, in a post on social media, said everything from rotisserie chicken to salad...
Mar 24, 2026 Manitoba Finance Minister, Adrien Sala, hands out shoes to children at Linwood Childcare Centre in Winnipeg on March 20, 2026, as part of a pre-budget news conference on childcare funding.(Steve Lambert/The Canadian Press)
Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin to lead Homeland Security as TSA standoff deepens
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary late Monday, approving President Donald Trump's nominee to take over the embattled department after the firing of...
Mar 23, 2026
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