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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Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu expects unpaid airline work probe to wrap up in December
GATINEAU - The federal government's probe into allegations about unpaid work in Canada's airline sector should wrap up by early December, Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said Monday. Hajdu first announced t...
Sep 15, 2025
Alberta to add citizenship to ID cards to streamline service, protect elections
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is adding mandatory proof of citizenship markers to driver's licences and other forms of identification to streamline services and prevent...
Sep 15, 2025
Quick Sketch: N.L. NDP Leader Jim Dinn hopes for more party seats in the legislature
ST. JOHN'S - A look at Jim Dinn, leader of Newfoundland and Labrador's New Democratic Party. He held the party's only seat in the provincial legislature before Liberal Leader John Hogan called a gener...
Sep 15, 2025
Quick Sketch: N.L. Progressive Conservative Leader Tony Wakeham hopes for first win
ST. JOHN'S - A look at Tony Wakeham, leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservatives, who hopes to unseat Liberal Leader John Hogan. The Progressive Conservatives held 14 of 40 seats...
Sep 15, 2025
Quick Sketch: Liberal John Hogan hopes to win his first election as N.L. premier
ST. JOHN'S - A look at John Hogan, leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal party. Hogan hopes to win his first election as premier on Oct. 14. Age: 47 Education: Hogan studied biochemistry at ...
Sep 15, 2025
Child advocate criticizes N.B. schools over methods used to discipline students
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick schools are coming under fire from a provincial watchdog over the methods they are using to discipline misbehaving children. In a new report released Monday, Kelly Lamrock,...
Sep 15, 2025
Surrey, B.C., offers rewards for extortion tips, citing dozens of threats, shootings
SURREY - Dozens of extortion attempts and shootings in Surrey, B.C., are threatening the way of life in the city, Mayor Brenda Locke said, calling the extortionists "thugs and criminals" who don't bel...
Sep 15, 2025
Provincial election in Newfoundland and Labrador called for Oct. 14
ST. JOHN'S - Voters in Newfoundland and Labrador will be heading to the polls on Oct. 14. Liberal Leader John Hogan is seeking his first electoral win as premier. His main challenger is Progressive Co...
Sep 15, 2025 Provincial election signs shown around St. John's on early Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Elections Canada to launch review following issues with special ballots
OTTAWA - Elections Canada is launching a probe into problems with special ballots in the last federal election. "We really have to look at the controls in place to make sure that they are sufficient" ...
Sep 15, 2025
Trump says the US should do away with quarterly earnings reports
President Donald Trump wants to do away with the quarterly earnings report. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said securities regulators should stop requiring companies to issue financial reports every...
Sep 15, 2025
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