Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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B.C. government workers voting through to Thursday on tentative agreement
BURNABY - Members of the British Columbia General Employees' Union have begun voting on the tentative agreement reached last month with the provincial government. The union says in a statement that vo...
Nov 07, 2025
Smith defends back-to-work law, says decision is the democratic job of lawmakers
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her government's move to quickly pass back-to-work legislation invoking the Charter's notwithstanding clause, saying democracy is when elected officials mak...
Nov 07, 2025
Alberta considering boost in speed limit to 120 km/h on divided highways
EDMONTON - Alberta's government is considering raising the speed limit on its divided highways to 120 kilometres per hour. Drivers on several divided highways are currently limited at going 110 km/h. ...
Nov 07, 2025
Family of Ottawa mass murder victims calls on immigration department for help
OTTAWA - The brother and father of an Ottawa man whose wife and four children were killed in a gruesome mass stabbing last year are asking the federal government for help as they face immigration chal...
Nov 07, 2025
Poilievre lays out market-first opposition to Carney's federal budget in speech
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre needled Prime Minister Mark Carney over the size of the federal deficit Friday in a speech offering his critique of the Liberal budget tabled on Nov. 4. P...
Nov 07, 2025
US travelers scramble to adjust as airlines cut flights because of shutdown
Hundreds of flight cancellations spread across the U.S. on Friday as airlines began complying with the Federal Aviation Administration's unprecedented order to reduce service nationwide because of the...
Nov 07, 2025
Liberal government survives second confidence vote amid Conservative caucus turmoil
The Conservatives helped the minority Liberal government survive a second confidence vote on the budget this afternoon. The House of Commons recorded a vote of 307 against a Bloc Qubcois motion to rej...
Nov 07, 2025 The Canadian flag flies on the roof of the West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Liberal government survives second confidence vote amid Conservative caucus turmoil
OTTAWA - The minority Liberal government survived two make-or-break confidence votes this week, capping off an eventful few days on Parliament Hill that featured a budget, a floor-crossing and a resig...
Nov 07, 2025
Republican US Rep. Elise Stefanik is running for governor of New York
NEW YORK (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik is running for governor of New York, her campaign announced Friday. In a video shared on social media, Stefanik called Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul ...
Nov 07, 2025
Governing Saskatchewan Party looks to rebuild in cities ahead of weekend convention
REGINA - Saskatchewan's governing party is hoping to regain support from the province's two major cities as members prepare to meet at its biennial convention this weekend. One of the themes at Saturd...
Nov 07, 2025 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe looks on during a news conference before the Speech from the Throne, in Regina, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
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