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B.C.'s public service union prepares for strike vote after talks reach impasse
VICTORIA - British Columbia's public service union representing 34,000 members says it's preparing for a strike vote after months-long negotiations fell apart. Paul Finch, president of the B.C. Genera...
Jul 18, 2025
Alberta rainy day Heritage Fund hits $30B after injection of $2.8B from surplus
EDMONTON - Alberta's rainy-day Heritage Fund is getting an extra $2.8 billion, hitting a record high of $30 billion, which is almost double what it was five years ago. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's...
Jul 18, 2025
Yukon prepares for vote on possible switch to ranked-ballot elections
The last time Yukon residents voted in a territorial plebiscite it was about allowing the sale of alcohol, this time the vote will be on the equally dizzying question of electoral reform. More than a ...
Jul 18, 2025
Federal officials say wildfire forecast shows high risk of more fires in August
OTTAWA - The 2025 wildfire season is already one of the worst on record for Canada, federal officials said Friday, and there is a high risk that more fires will break out in August. More than 55,000 s...
Jul 18, 2025
Drug body members quit, B.C. minister apologizes to family of girl with rare disease
VICTORIA - Four members of British Columbia's Expensive Drugs for Rare Diseases Committee have resigned after the government went against its recommendation and reinstated medication funding for a 10-...
Jul 18, 2025
Canada, New Zealand settle trade dispute regarding supply management of dairy sector
OTTAWA - Canada and New Zealand have settled a trade dispute over Ottawa's dairy-sector protections that regulate the cost and supply of products such as milk and cheese. The Comprehensive and Progres...
Jul 18, 2025
Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Education Department will release some previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Office of Manageme...
Jul 18, 2025
Carney to hold talks with Inuit leaders on major projects bill in N.W.T. next week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Inuvik, N.W.T. on July 24 to continue talks with Indigenous groups on the government's major projects bill. Carney will co-host the Inuit-Crown Partnersh...
Jul 18, 2025
Alberta Premier Smith demands apology from fire-stricken Jasper for critical report
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith demanded Friday the fire-stricken town of Jasper apologize and retract a report criticizing her government for its role in last summer's devastating blaze. Sm...
Jul 18, 2025
Quebec Senator Pierre Moreau named new government leader in upper chamber
OTTAWA - Quebec Senator Pierre Moreau is now the government's representative in the Senate, replacing Marc Gold who retired last month. Moreau will be tasked with guiding government legislation throug...
Jul 18, 2025
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