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B.C. shipyard awarded $3.15 billion government contract to build icebreaker
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia company has been given a $3.15 billion contract to build one of two icebreaker ships for the Canadian Coast Guard. Public Services and Procurement Canada says in a state...
Mar 07, 2025
Feds refuse protection order for southern resident orcas, rejecting ministers' advice
OTTAWA - The federal government is rejecting the recommendations of two of its own ministers and refusing to issue an emergency order protecting southern resident killer whales from "imminent threats"...
Mar 07, 2025
Alberta government backbencher booted from caucus over threat to vote against budget
EDMONTON - Alberta's governing United Conservatives have booted a rural backbencher from caucus following his public opposition to the government's proposed budget. Chief government whip Shane Getson ...
Mar 07, 2025
P.E.I. signs $30-million pharmacare deal for diabetes medication, contraceptives
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island has signed a four-year $30-million pharmacare agreement with the federal government to provide universal access to diabetes medication and contraceptives. The fund...
Mar 07, 2025
B.C. Conservatives lose three MLAs in disastrous day, one says he'll form new caucus
VICTORIA - The B.C. Conservatives have lost three caucus members in a disastrous day for the Opposition, with the prospect of more to come when one of the rebels tries to form a new party next week. O...
Mar 07, 2025
Alberta working on agreement to send Turkish pain medication to Ukraine: Smith
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is working on a deal to send scores of its controversial stash of unused children's pain medication to Ukraine. Smith told reporters Frida...
Mar 07, 2025
Canadian, U.S. mayors from Great Lakes area call for trade stability
WASHINGTON - Canadian and United States mayors from the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence region are calling for economic stability and an end to the threat of across-the-board tariffs, saying that million...
Mar 07, 2025
Alberta pledges millions to kickstart event space near Edmonton Oilers arena
Edmonton is getting an influx of public dollars to expand its entertainment district around the home of the NHL's Edmonton Oilers, two years after the provincial government committed hundreds of milli...
Mar 07, 2025
Service Canada promises passport processing in 30 days or it's free
OTTAWA - The federal government says it's going to implement a new 30-business-day guarantee for passports. That means Ottawa promises to either process a passport application within 30 business days ...
Mar 07, 2025 Minister of Citizens' Services Terry Beech rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle
Queer Momentum uses drag to call on Canadians to vote against discrimination
OTTAWA - Queer Momentum executive director Fae Johnstone says she wants Canadians to help safeguard LGBTQ rights in the upcoming federal election - and she's using drag to reach them. Johnstone says t...
Mar 07, 2025
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