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Government sending early retirement info to about 70,000 public servants
OTTAWA - The federal government is in the process of sending letters with information on its planned early retirement program to almost 70,000 employees as it works to reduce the size of the public se...
Dec 03, 2025
Quebec says it will cut the equivalent of 5,000 civil service positions by March 2027
QUBEC - The Quebec government is planning to eliminate the equivalent of 5,000 full-time positions in the civil service by March 2027. Treasury Board President France-laine Duranceau also says that by...
Dec 03, 2025
Coalition calls on Liberals to drop hate crime bill, says it criminalizes protest
OTTAWA - A coalition that includes civil liberties, community and labour groups called on the Liberal government Wednesday to withdraw its hate crime bill. Tim McSorley of the International Civil Libe...
Dec 03, 2025
Carney 'will have to answer' questions about flip-flop on tax credit, Liberal MP says
OTTAWA - A British Columbia Liberal MP said Wednesday Prime Minister Mark Carney "will have to answer" questions on why he reversed a budget commitment on tax credits when he signed the Alberta energy...
Dec 03, 2025
Some B.C. Conservatives say 'incapacitated' Rustad out as leader. But others disagree
VICTORIA - An attempted coup against John Rustad's leadership of the Conservative Party of B.C. descended into chaos on Wednesday, with the party's legislators unable to agree who was in charge. The p...
Dec 03, 2025
Settlement in 23andMe data breach class-action proposed at about $4.49M
Canadians affected by a 23andMe data security breach two years ago have reached a proposed class-action settlement with the genetic testing company for approximately $4.49 million. Canada's privacy wa...
Dec 03, 2025
Winnipeg mayor pushing for fourth emergency service to respond to mental health calls
WINNIPEG - The mayor of Manitoba's capital city is pushing forward to create a fourth emergency response service that would respond to mental health crises. Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham has long ca...
Dec 03, 2025
Trump pardons Texas Democratic Rep. Cuellar in bribery and conspiracy case
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump pardoned Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case on Wednesday, citing what he called a "weaponized" justice s...
Dec 03, 2025
Alberta urges prosecutors to think twice before charging in cases of self-defence
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is urging Crown prosecutors to think twice about charging someone who acts to defend themselves or others in their own homes. Justice Minister Mi...
Dec 03, 2025 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Justice Mickey Amery announce proposed changes to several pieces of democratic process legislation, in Edmonton on Tuesday April 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Freeland calls Ukraine a 'fantastic investment' as Ottawa pledges $235 million
OTTAWA - Former federal minister Chrystia Freeland this week said Ukraine can become an economic juggernaut and boost European economies by taking up the opportunities it missed after the collapse of ...
Dec 03, 2025
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