Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Federal public servants seek legal advice as they face job cuts
OTTAWA - Several law firms in Ottawa say they're getting an influx of calls from federal workers looking for advice as the public service faces job cuts. Malini Vijaykumar, a partner at Nelligan Law, ...
Feb 13, 2026
Company countersues Ontario government, alleging reputational harm
TORONTO - A mental health company being sued by the Ontario government over alleged fraudulent misrepresentation has filed a statement of defence and a counterclaim against the province, alleging it h...
Feb 13, 2026
Freeland violated law by answering questions about byelection: elections commissioner
OTTAWA - The Commissioner of Canada Elections said former Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland unintentionally violated the Elections Act by answering reporters' questions about a 2024 Toronto byelection at t...
Feb 13, 2026
Nova Scotia's NDP blames closed-door government spending for billion-dollar deficit
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's official Opposition leader is taking aim at the government's $1.4-billion deficit that she says has been driven in part by spending that is not authorized by the legislature. C...
Feb 13, 2026
MPs agree to fast-track study of budget bill, with confidence vote to follow
OTTAWA - MPs have agreed to fast-track a committee study of the government's main budget bill, setting the stage for what could be a final vote on the legislation by the end of the month. Government H...
Feb 13, 2026
Quebec political, business leaders backing Montreal's bid to host NATO defence bank
MONTREAL - Montreal has become the latest Canadian city to put its name forward to become the global headquarters for the proposed International Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB). Quebec Pr...
Feb 13, 2026
Acts of heroism emerge from tragedy of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., murders: B.C. Premier Eby
In the science classroom at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Tuesday, teacher Mark Deeley used a chair to block the door when he heard shots and knew his students were at risk. Inside the room, older...
Feb 13, 2026
Supreme Court invalidates result from spring federal election in Terrebonne riding
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has invalidated a federal Liberal candidate's one-vote victory in last spring's federal election, pushing the governing party further away from a majority in the H...
Feb 13, 2026
CP NewsAlert: Newfoundland's COVID-related entry limit constitutional, court says
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the constitutionality of a pandemic-related restriction that curbed travel for public health reasons. A 2020 order from Newfoundland and Labrador's ch...
Feb 13, 2026
Canada not on track to hit net-zero by 2050, or meet any climate targets: study
OTTAWA - A new study published Friday by the Canadian Climate Institute says Canada is not on track to meet any of its climate targets - not the 2026 interim emissions reduction target, the 2030 Paris...
Feb 13, 2026 Steam spills out of smoke stacks at a building in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 18, 2005. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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