Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Prime Minister Carney and Alberta Premier Smith won't take in Stanley Cup Game 5
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office says she and Prime Minister Mark Carney won't be watching the Edmonton Oilers battle the Florida Panthers on home ice Saturday. Smith extended an inv...
Jun 12, 2025
The 2025 wildfire season is on track to be Canada's 2nd-worst on record
OTTAWA - This year's wildfire season in Canada is shaping up to be the second-worst on record and federal officials are warning of a dangerous summer in parts of British Columbia. Officials with sever...
Jun 12, 2025
Sikh groups ask Carney to withdraw Indian PM Modi's invitation to G7 summit
OTTAWA - Sikh groups are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to revoke his invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the G7 summit in Alberta next week. Representatives of the Worl...
Jun 12, 2025
Trump signs measure blocking California's ban on new sales of gas-powered cars
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed a resolution on Thursday that blocks California's first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. The state quickly announced...
Jun 12, 2025
Liberals under fire for rushing bill through Parliament to speed up resource projects
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is coming under fire for seeking to rush through a major piece of legislation that grants cabinet sweeping powers to quickly approve major projects. Go...
Jun 12, 2025
Supreme Court of Canada to hear Facebook privacy case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to review a ruling that concluded Facebook broke federal privacy law by failing to adequately inform users of risks to their data when using the popular...
Jun 12, 2025 A Facebook privacy tab is displayed on a computer screen showing a Facebook Help Centre page in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Family says Canadian dentist was aboard Air India flight that crashed after takeoff
The Canadian citizen believed to be on an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff is a dentist who worked in Mississauga, Ont., her family has confirmed. The husband of Nirali Sureshkumar ...
Jun 12, 2025
Ottawa puts latest Canada Post offer up for a vote by union members
OTTAWA - The federal government is asking unionized Canada Post employees to vote directly on the latest offers from the postal service - a rare intervention in labour negotiations that one expert sai...
Jun 12, 2025
OB/GYN patient complaints up 29% over previous year: Ontario's patient ombudsman
TORONTO - New data shows more people are filing complaints about obstetrical and gynecological care in Ontario, with insensitivity, poor communication and lack of trauma awareness among the most commo...
Jun 12, 2025
Around 7,000 Saskatchewan wildfire evacuees set to return to their homes
LA RONGE - Around 7,000 people in and around La Ronge, Sask., can start going home today after a wildfire forced them out of their communities a little more than one week ago. A notice says La Ronge, ...
Jun 12, 2025 A view of La Ronge, Sask., is seen in this handout photo on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Facebook/Derek Cornet
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