Murray Wood: Drop in reading rates a sad trend to see
New data suggests people are spending less time reading for pleasure. Murray Wood says it's sad that people are drawn to...
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Quebec premier to shuffle cabinet next week, prorogue provincial legislature
QUBEC - Mired in scandal and dismal polling numbers, Quebec Premier Franois Legault will shuffle his cabinet next week and prorogue the provincial legislature until the end of the month. In a statemen...
Sep 04, 2025
State of emergency lifted in Newfoundland town that was running out of water
CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH - A town in eastern Newfoundland that was running out of water because of a leaking pipe has lifted a state of emergency. The emergency was declared Tuesday when officials in Conc...
Sep 04, 2025
'As long as it takes': Union escalates B.C. public service strike
VANCOUVER - Strike action by public service workers from the BC General Employees' Union entered its third day with pickets in front of a Vancouver building that houses a Ministry of Finance office, a...
Sep 04, 2025
Competition Bureau seeks input for small- and medium-sized business lending review
GATINEAU - The Competition Bureau is seeking input from Canadians as it prepares to begin its review of competition in lending for small- and medium-sized businesses. The regulator is giving Canadians...
Sep 04, 2025
Head of hard-right U.S. think tank no longer addressing Carney's cabinet
TORONTO - The head of a controversial right-wing American think tank dropped off the list of speakers who were set to brief Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet behind closed doors Thursday. Kev...
Sep 04, 2025
Carney says his ministers are looking for ways to cut spending at cabinet retreat
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet will meet behind closed doors for a second day in a row today, as the Liberal government prepares for Parliament's return in a little under two wee...
Sep 04, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to the media at the Liberal cabinet retreat in Toronto on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Crown Royal bottling plant 'caught in the crosshairs' of parent company's struggles
The looming closure of an Ontario plant that bottles Crown Royal sparked political blowback this week, but a supply chain expert says the company behind the move faced pressing decisions on how to cut...
Sep 04, 2025
Citing U.S. loophole, NDP pitches tighter arms controls on Israel
OTTAWA - NDP MP Jenny Kwan says she will ask Parliament to close a loophole that could allow the U.S. to purchase Canadian weapons for Israel, despite a ban on exporting various forms of arms to that ...
Sep 04, 2025
'It makes people want to read': Stores see sales spike after Alberta book ban
EDMONTON - An Alberta government order banning some books from school libraries doesn't appear to be deterring people from reading them, say managers at several bookstores. Kelly Dyer with Audreys Boo...
Sep 04, 2025
Sim says Vancouver is 'begging' B.C. for mental health supports after festival attack
VANCOUVER - No city can completely eliminate all risks to public safety and it's not feasible to protect every event among thousands held each year, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said following the release ...
Sep 04, 2025
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