Murray Wood: Paying for junk pretentiously passed off as public art
As people debate Saskatoon spending $300,000 on plastic rocks, Murray Wood notes that the great unwashed aren't really s...
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'Bratty children': Alberta's Smith faces criticism, anger at Edmonton panel town hall
EDMONTON - After receiving a warm welcome and widespread support just 24 hours earlier, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith faced a more vocally critical and frustrated crowd as she and her hand-picked pan...
Jul 16, 2025
Government, First Nations had been preparing to move problem bear, B.C. minister says
A suitable bear trap had arrived on British Columbia's Texada Island on Tuesday, meant to hold a grizzly that had caused a ruckus among the island's residents. It came too late, B.C.'s minister of wat...
Jul 16, 2025
Nova Scotia municipal police chiefs question province's shift to expand RCMP coverage
HALIFAX - Municipal police chiefs in Nova Scotia are questioning the provincial government's plan to expand the services of the RCMP as part of a push to restructure and modernize policing in the prov...
Jul 16, 2025
How Trump could use a building renovation to oust Fed Chair Powell
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he has finally found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing him of mismanaging the U.S. central bank's $2.5 b...
Jul 16, 2025
Manitoba announces more spaces for physician training in western region
BRANDON - The Manitoba government announced Wednesday an increase in doctor training in the western part of the province - the latest in a series of spending announcements in an area where a byelectio...
Jul 16, 2025
How Trump could use a building renovation to oust Fed Chair Powell
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he has finally found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing him of mismanaging the U.S. central bank's $2.5 b...
Jul 16, 2025
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expected to testify in $8 billion Facebook privacy lawsuit
A $8 billion-dollar class action investors' lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and company leaders - current and former - begins Wednesday, with claims stemming from the privacy scandal involvin...
Jul 16, 2025
Man arrested after allegedly threatening Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown: police
Police say they have arrested a man who allegedly made threats against the mayor of Brampton, Ont., and his family last month. Peel Regional Police say a 29-year-old man was taken into custody Tuesday...
Jul 16, 2025
Wildfires show why CBC needs public safety mandate: researcher
OTTAWA - The wildfires that are flaring up across Canada again are one of the reasons public safety should be added to CBC/Radio-Canada's mandate, a new report from a research centre at McGill Univers...
Jul 16, 2025
First Nations leaders have low expectations for progress at meeting with Carney
OTTAWA - Many First Nations leaders say their expectations are low for the meeting planned on Thursday with Prime Minister Mark Carney and are warning it should not be seen as the full and fair consul...
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