Murray Wood: Marking the anniversary of Germany's surrender in the Netherlands
Murray Wood says May 5 is an important date that not many recognize. The day marks the anniversary of the surrender of t...
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO - Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: HBC Hudson's Bay is expected to return to court Tuesday to seek permission to extend its creditor protection, curr...
May 11, 2025
'We're Canadians': Some Albertans divided about separation in cross-province checkup
EDMONTON - Row after row of Canadian flags fly high atop tall poles over manicured lawns in a southern Alberta town that's also home to the province's premier, her husband and their dog. Kathleen Sokv...
May 11, 2025
Quebec sovereigntists watch Alberta referendum talk with optimism, disdain
MONTREAL - As Alberta flirts with the possibility of a referendum on separation, Quebec sovereigntists are watching with interest - and a healthy dose of skepticism. Some are hoping a wave of separati...
May 11, 2025
Indigenous groups in Canada keen to see Pope Leo continue reconciliation work
OTTAWA - Indigenous groups in Canada say they want to see Pope Leo XIV continue the reconciliation work started by his predecessor, the late Pope Francis. Francis was recognized as an ally of Canada's...
May 10, 2025 Pope Francis adjusts a traditional headdress he was given after his apology to Indigenous people as Chief Wilton Littlechild looks on during a ceremony in Maskwacis, Alta., as part of his papal visit to Canada on July 25, 2022. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)
US-China tariff talks to continue Sunday, an official tells AP, as Trump touts 'great progress made'
GENEVA (AP) - Sensitive talks between U.S. and Chinese delegations over tariffs that threaten to upend the global economy ended after a day of prolonged negotiations and will resume Sunday, an officia...
May 10, 2025
Canadians could stay visa-free longer in U.S. under proposed bill
Canadian snowbirds could stay longer in the United States without a visa if a bill recently proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law. The bipartisan bill put forward by Reps. Elise St...
May 10, 2025
Judge pauses much of Trump administration's massive downsizing of federal agencies
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Trump administration must halt much of its dramatic downsizing of the federal workforce, a California judge ordered Friday. Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco issued the eme...
May 09, 2025
Alberta chief electoral officer warns UCP proposals will hurt investigative ability
EDMONTON - Alberta's chief electoral officer is warning the government that proposed legislation will impair the election commissioner's power to investigate election rule breaking. A controversial bi...
May 09, 2025
Investigation finds Alberta government not complying with freedom of information laws
EDMONTON - Alberta's access to information watchdog has found the provincial government to be non-compliant with its own freedom of information rules. A new report from information and privacy commiss...
May 09, 2025
White House downplays North American auto industry's concerns about U.K. trade deal
WASHINGTON - The White House on Friday downplayed the North American automobile industry's claim that U.S. President Donald Trump's new trade deal with the United Kingdom could make the sector less co...
May 09, 2025
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8:30 - As central Saskatchewan is dealing with flooding, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is working closely with m...
