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Premiers Smith and Eby condemn assassination of American activist Charlie Kirk
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her British Columbia counterpart David Eby have both expressed horror at the killing of American conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a university in Uta...
Sep 11, 2025
Carney says federal government will sign more pharmacare deals with provinces
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is committed to signing pharmacare deals with all provinces and territories, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday, ending months of speculation about the pr...
Sep 11, 2025
Utah governor pleads for public's help in finding person who shot Charlie Kirk on university campus
OREM, Utah (AP) - The shooter who assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk and then vanished off a roof and into the woods remained at large more than 24 hours later Thursday as federal investi...
Sep 11, 2025
PQ leader praises Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for standing up to Ottawa
CALGARY - The leader of the Parti Qubcois says he sees possible areas of co-operation with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith if he's elected Quebec's premier next year. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, who beca...
Sep 11, 2025
Bob Menendez's wife says she was ex-senator's 'puppet' as she gets 4½ years in prison for bribery
NEW YORK (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's sobbing wife told a judge that her husband was "not the man I thought he was" before she was sentenced Thursday to 4 1/2 years in prison for selling the...
Sep 11, 2025
Both Conservatives and Liberals intend to introduce bail reform legislation this fall
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament will have the chance this fall to debate two different pieces of legislation intended to make it harder for people accused of certain crimes to get bail. Conservative Le...
Sep 11, 2025
FBI releases photos of person of interest in Kirk shooting as investigators appeal to public
OREM, Utah (AP) - The sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk is believed to have jumped off a roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing one shot and has not been identified, authorities said Thursd...
Sep 11, 2025
Carney to unveil major projects list in Edmonton amid push for investment
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney will today unveil his government's list of candidates for major projects that could get fast-track approval as he pushes to spur investment and grow the economy. ...
Sep 11, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers opening remarks at the Liberal caucus in Edmonton on Wednesday September 10, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
Ontario government proposes changes, driver charged after daycare crash
The Ontario government is proposing measures aimed at boosting safety at child-care facilities, and a man is facing dangerous driving charges after an SUV crashed into a daycare north of Toronto, kill...
Sep 11, 2025
Release resignation letter, says member who quit panel on N.L.-Quebec energy deal
ST. JOHN'S - An accountant who quit a panel overseeing energy negotiations between the electric utilities of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec says the public should be able to read his full resign...
Sep 11, 2025
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Evan talks with Premier Moe about his trip to China and the current state of canola tariffs, Ray Wilgenbusch about the M...
