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Consultations set to begin on controversial Quebec constitution bill
MONTREAL - A draft constitution tabled two months ago by the Quebec government was supposed to be a unifying declaration of Quebecers' common values, but it has instead been denounced as ill-conceived...
Dec 04, 2025
John Rustad quits as B.C. Conservative leader to avoid 'civil war'
VICTORIA - After a messy and confusing endgame, John Rustad's leadership of the Conservative Party of B.C. is finally over - but the battle over the ideological direction of the party that he took to ...
Dec 04, 2025
Why was 'incredible' giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.'s big-tree protection law?
Joshua Wright says a yellow cedar tree he photographed last year was "incredible," the largest he'd ever seen in a decade of hiking around Vancouver Island. The monumental cedar stood in what was one ...
Dec 04, 2025
Key ministers address Assembly of First Nations in Ottawa after Hodgson is bumped
OTTAWA - Several key federal cabinet ministers addressed the Assembly of First Nations gathering in Ottawa Thursday, including Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne. But Energy Minister Tim Hodg...
Dec 04, 2025
Alberta health authority CEO on leave of absence, interim replacement named
EDMONTON - Alberta's transforming provincial health authority is in for another shakeup as it says its chief executive officer is on a leave of absence. Alberta Health Services says it can't provide d...
Dec 03, 2025
Eby says no to harvesting old growth for pulp to extend life of B.C. mill
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is looking for ways to help a pulp mill closing on Vancouver Island, Premier David Eby said Wednesday, but logging the province's old-growth forests for pulp...
Dec 03, 2025
Two cabinet ministers say money a key factor in using Charter override on teachers
EDMONTON - Two Alberta cabinet ministers say money was a key factor in the United Conservative government's decision to use the Charter's notwithstanding clause to override teachers' rights and shut d...
Dec 03, 2025
Petitioner looking to recall Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says application approved
EDMONTON - A woman looking to launch a recall petition to oust Alberta Premier Danielle Smith from her seat in the legislature says her campaign has been officially approved. Heather VanSnick says she...
Dec 03, 2025
Blue Jays designated hitter Springer named player of the year by Toronto beat writers
TORONTO - Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer was named the team's player of the year by the Toronto chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America on Wednesday. Springer, who hit .30...
Dec 03, 2025
Mayor of Surrey, B.C., rejects 'extraordinarily excessive' police budget
SURREY - The mayor of Surrey, B.C., says she won't support a provisional budget request for the city's police force, calling a $91-million increase in funding "extraordinarily excessive." Brenda Locke...
Dec 03, 2025
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