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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Lion school bus woes should make Quebec revisit electrification plan, critics say
MONTREAL - The abrupt withdrawal of 1,200 Lion electric school buses from the roads in Quebec is prompting renewed criticism of the provincial government's approach to electrification - and of its dec...
Sep 15, 2025
Fintrac fines Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority $1.1M
OTTAWA - The federal financial intelligence unit responsible for monitoring money laundering and terrorist financing has levied a $1.1-million fine against the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority. Fi...
Sep 15, 2025
Alberta takes teachers' union to labour board over accusations of false claims
EDMONTON - The Alberta Teachers' Association says the province is delaying and sabotaging the bargaining process after the government announced it has filed a complaint with the Labour Relations Board...
Sep 15, 2025
11 hospitalized, 79 sickened in salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios
TORONTO - Eleven people have been hospitalized, and almost 80 salmonella cases have been reported after an outbreak of infections linked to certain brands of pistachios and pistachio-containing produc...
Sep 15, 2025
Canada's Jonathan David one of six nominees for CONCACAF Men's Player of the Year
Canadian Jonathan David is one of six nominees for the CONCACAF 2024-25 Men's Player of the Year. The 25-year-old Juventus forward is up against Mexico's Edson lvarez (Fenerbahce, Turkey), Ral Jimnez ...
Sep 15, 2025
Mexico trip kicks off globe-hopping travel season for PM Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is off to Mexico City this week - the first of many official trips during what diplomats like to call "summit season." Here's a look at where Carney will be racking up the k...
Sep 15, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney waves as he boards a government plane to head home from Riga, Latvia on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Meet Ana Bailão, the person tasked with turning around Canada's housing crisis
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have placed their hopes for scaling up Canada's affordable housing stock in Ana Bailo, a former Toronto city councillor. Bailo spent 12 years at Toronto City Hall startin...
Sep 15, 2025
B.C. debt and deficit balloon with carbon tax gone and growth slides
VICTORIA - New figures projecting British Columbia's debt of almost $213 billion by 2028 are "very, very concerning," while the forecasted deficit has hit a record high of almost $11.6 billion for the...
Sep 15, 2025
Ontario Liberals to plan new leadership race after Crombie resignation announcement
TORONTO - Ontario Liberals will soon search for their third leader in less than six years, starting by setting ground rules for would-be contenders, and senior Liberals predict there will be a lot of ...
Sep 15, 2025
Mexico trip kicks off globe-hopping travel season for PM Carney
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is off to Mexico City this week - the first of many official trips during what diplomats like to call "summit season." Here's a look at where Carney will be racking...
Sep 15, 2025
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