Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Complaints spike as taxpayers' watchdog to review CRA handling of locked accounts
OTTAWA - The federal taxpayers' watchdog says complaints to his office spiked in the hours after he went public with concerns about how the Canada Revenue Agency locked users out of their online accou...
Feb 25, 2021
Armenian PM slams 'coup attempt' as political tensions rise
YEREVAN, Armenia - Armenia's prime minister accused top military officers on Thursday of attempting a coup after they demanded he step down, adding fuel to months of protests calling for his resignati...
Feb 25, 2021
Admiral Art McDonald steps aside as defence chief amid investigation
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says Admiral Art McDonald has voluntarily stepped down as chief of the defence staff as he is investigated on unspecific allegations. Sajjan said in a release l...
Feb 24, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 49,917 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,652,282 d...
Feb 24, 2021
Biden revokes Trump orders on 'anarchist' cities and more
President Joe Biden on Wednesday formally revoked a series of presidential orders and memorandum signed by Donald Trump, including one that sought to cut funding from several cities the 45th president...
Feb 24, 2021
Presidential envoy John Kerry, Canada's Wilkinson discuss shared climate priorities
WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States will push each other toward more ambitious climate goals, Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Wednesday after a meeting with special envoy John Kerry...
Feb 24, 2021
Jill Biden says things get better, including after divorce
WASHINGTON - Jill Biden offers comforting advice to Kelly Clarkson, telling the singer and talk-show host as she goes through a divorce that things happen for the best and that life will eventually "l...
Feb 24, 2021
Advocates call for COVID-19 vaccination plan for migrant and undocumented workers
TORONTO - Migrant and undocumented workers must have access to the COVID-19 vaccine as part of Canada's immunization effort, advocates said Wednesday, calling on all levels of government to ensure the...
Feb 24, 2021
Canada heralds first COVAX vaccine in Africa; NDP criticizes Canada for using program
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Karina Gould says the first injection of a COVID-19 vaccine in Ghana is a significant milestone for a new global vaccine-sharing program created to bring do...
Feb 24, 2021
Presidential envoy John Kerry, Canada's Wilkinson discuss shared climate priorities
WASHINGTON - The spirit of cross-border co-operation is lingering as Canada's environment minister talks climate change priorities with presidential envoy John Kerry. Jonathan Wilkinson says he expect...
Feb 24, 2021
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