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Former Alberta cabinet minister calls government health contract probe 'whitewashing'
EDMONTON - A former Alberta cabinet minister says an investigation called by Premier Danielle Smith's government into multimillion-dollar health contracts looks like a whitewashing exercise. Peter Gut...
Apr 24, 2025
New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador sign agreement to knock down trade barriers
ST. JOHN'S - New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador are the latest provinces to pledge to work together and knock down trade barriers as Canada faces economic threats from U.S. President Donald T...
Apr 24, 2025
Judge halts parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement
NEW YORK (AP) - A judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from immediately enacting certain changes to how federal elections are run, including adding a proof-of-citizenship requirement to ...
Apr 24, 2025
Judge weighs bylaw fine for company in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares
CALGARY - A commercial kitchen company pleaded guilty Thursday to four bylaw offences after a massive E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares led to hundreds of children falling ill. Fueling Minds Inc. w...
Apr 24, 2025
Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to ‘sanctuary’ cities that limit immigration cooperation
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to "sanctuary" jurisdictions, saying that portions ...
Apr 24, 2025
Ontario reports 95 new measles cases, sending total above 1,000 since outbreak began
TORONTO - Public Health Ontario is reporting 95 new measles cases since last week, bringing the total number of people infected past 1,000. In its report released Thursday, the agency said as of Wedne...
Apr 24, 2025
Amelia Earhart statue vanishes from Newfoundland park, leaving town shocked
ST. JOHN'S - A Newfoundland mayor says his community is shocked and devastated after a life-size statue of pioneering American aviator Amelia Earhart disappeared from a municipal park overnight. Don C...
Apr 24, 2025 The stone platform and metal brace shown here on Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Harbour Grace, N.L., is all that remains of a life-size Amelia Earhart statue, which Mayor Don Coombs says was stolen from the site overnight. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Don Coombs
Montreal buses remove 'Go! Canadiens Go!' after complaint to language watchdog
MONTREAL - City buses in Montreal have dropped the expression "Go! Canadiens Go!" following a complaint to Quebec's language watchdog. Montreal's transit agency is now using the French expression "All...
Apr 24, 2025
Government receives fourth extension to fix unconstitutional 'Lost Canadians' issue
OTTAWA - The federal government has received a fourth extension to pass legislation to grant citizenship to "Lost Canadians" after the existing law was ruled unconstitutional. "Lost Canadians" is a te...
Apr 24, 2025
Federal party leaders work to drive home key messages as election day approaches
OTTAWA - Party leaders emphasized familiar themes Thursday as they criss-crossed the country to shore up support in the final stretch of the federal election campaign. Conservative Leader Pierre Poili...
Apr 24, 2025
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