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B.C. First Nation builds small island, fisheries officials check for habitat damage
VICTORIA - A British Columbia First Nation has built up a small artificial island in the tidal shallows of Coles Bay off Vancouver Island, triggering an investigation by fisheries officials into wheth...
Jun 05, 2025
Kananaskis golf course getting ready for G7, possible Trump visit
KANANASKIS - Darren Robinson had some very important news to tell U.S. president George Bush and Jos Mara Aznar, the prime minister of Spain. The pro shop was open. Aznar had told Robinson, general ma...
Jun 05, 2025
Canadians divided on whether U.S. is an 'ally' or 'enemy' country: Poll
OTTAWA - Faced with a trade war they didn't start, Canadians are divided on whether they see the United States as an "enemy" or an "ally," a new poll suggests. The Leger poll, which was conducted onli...
Jun 05, 2025
Ottawa silent on tariff retaliation as Carney takes part in talks with Trump
OTTAWA - Ottawa held its fire for a second day in a row Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump doubled his steel and aluminum tariffs to 50 per cent - despite numerous calls for Canada to swiftly ...
Jun 05, 2025
Canadian men, children held in Syria pursue human rights complaints against Ottawa
OTTAWA - A dozen Canadian men and children detained in Syria are complaining to the Canadian Human Rights Commission that Ottawa is discriminating against them by not assisting their return to Canada....
Jun 05, 2025
Infrastructure Bank CEO says it's ready to play a role in national-interest projects
CALGARY - The chief executive of the Canada Infrastructure Bank says the Crown corporation is looking forward to playing a role in Ottawa's ambitions to push ahead major projects deemed in the nationa...
Jun 05, 2025
Trump moves to block US entry for foreign students planning to study at Harvard University
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is moving to block nearly all foreign students from entering the country to attend Harvard University, his latest attempt to choke the Ivy League school from a...
Jun 04, 2025
Trump orders investigation of Biden’s use of an autopen, claiming White House cover-up
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered his administration to investigate former President Joe Biden's use of an autopen to sign pardons and other documents, increasing the press...
Jun 04, 2025
Separatist Alberta Republican Party cries foul after byelection debate is cancelled
EDMONTON - The separatist Republican Party of Alberta is crying foul over a cancelled debate in a central Alberta byelection, suggesting the governing United Conservative Party is dodging democracy. T...
Jun 04, 2025
Former astronaut, federal minister Marc Garneau dies at 76
OTTAWA - Marc Garneau, the first Canadian in space who went on to become a high-profile federal politician, has died at 76 years old. MPs rose for a moment of silence in the House of Commons Wednesday...
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8:30 - Construction for the AI data centre in the RM of Sherwood is set to begin this spring, but many residents in the ...
