Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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PQ leader rallies troops as Quebec Liberals warn against Quebec currency policy
SHERBROOKE - Parti Qubcois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon rallied his party faithful Sunday, less than a year from the next provincial election and with a number of important tests to come before the...
Nov 16, 2025
Chief asks for help locating missing jacket adorned with honours, family history
OTTAWA - A Mi'kmaw hereditary chief is pleading for help from the public to return his chiefs jacket he lost in the Montreal airport last week. Adorned with a medal presented to him for the Order of C...
Nov 16, 2025
Cuts to international student visas leave post-secondary schools bracing for more pain
by David Baxter OTTAWA - As provincial governments wait to hear details of Ottawa's new immigration targets, some are warning that coming cuts to the number of international student visas will put col...
Nov 16, 2025 Amidst the layoffs, Saskatchewan Polytechnic held an open house across its campuses earlier this month to showcase the different programs it offers. (Saskatchewan Polytechnic/Facebook)
Burnaby apologizes for historic discrimination against people of Chinese descent
BURNABY - Burnaby, B.C., Mayor Mike Hurley has issued an official apology on behalf of the city for its historic discrimination against people of Chinese descent. He called an official meeting of city...
Nov 15, 2025
Gun control group warns of firearm 'inaction' ahead of Polytechnique anniversary
by Jim Bronskill OTTAWA - A well-known gun control group is telling Prime Minister Mark Carney it would be "disingenuous and even hypocritical" for Liberal MPs to wear white ribbons to mark the annive...
Nov 15, 2025 A restricted gun licence holder holds a AR-15 at his home in Langley, B.C., on May 1, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
Eby says B.C. is at a 'pivot point' as he promises future based on natural resources
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby used his appearance at the convention of British Columbia's New Democrats to highlight several resource projects, while saying that the federal ban on tan...
Nov 15, 2025
Judge bars Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California
The Trump administration cannot immediately cut federal funding to the University of California or issue fines against the school system over claims it allows antisemitism and other forms of discrimin...
Nov 14, 2025
Manitoba government seeking suppliers for new monument in front of legislature
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is looking for design teams to help build a new statue on the front lawn of the legislature. The government announced plans a year ago to have a monument of a mother...
Nov 14, 2025
Alberta premier says loss of measles elimination status concerning, urges vigilance
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Canada recently losing its measles elimination status is concerning, but her government might not have many options on the table to help get it back. Smith, at an u...
Nov 14, 2025
'Backdoor dealing': B.C. farmer decries omission of private owners from Cowichan case
RICHMOND - The co-owner of an eight-hectare farm on the Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title lands said he and fellow private landowners were unfairly left out of the court case that confirmed the title c...
Nov 14, 2025
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