Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
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B.C. budget brings record deficit, billions in trade-war contingencies
VICTORIA - The days leading up to British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey's first budget had been a blur, she said, each "blended into the other" as she and her staff tried to keep up with uns...
Mar 04, 2025
Quebec auto board 'fiasco' could be largest scandal since Charbonneau commission
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is grappling with a controversy that could be the biggest political scandal in the province since the Charbonneau commission, which found deep corruption in the constr...
Mar 04, 2025
Alberta hires former Manitoba chief judge to investigate health spending scandal
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has hired a former head of Manitoba's provincial court to investigate allegations of high-level arm-twisting in lucrative government contracts. The government said Mo...
Mar 03, 2025
Trump sends crypto prices on a short-lived surge after announcement of strategic government reserve
Cryptocurrency prices briefly jumped after President Donald Trump's surprise announcement he wants the U.S. government to purchase and hold a variety of digital assets in a strategic reserve fund, an ...
Mar 03, 2025
University teachers in Nova Scotia accuse government of going too far with new bill
HALIFAX - A group that represents 1,400 university teachers in Nova Scotia is accusing the provincial government of trying to overstep its authority. The Association of Nova Scotia University Teachers...
Mar 03, 2025
Analyst calls on Canada's military to fix white supremacy problem before it starts
EDMONTON - An Alberta-based analyst asked by the military to study white supremacy in its ranks says if it doesn't want the problem to take root, it should take action against a culture that gives it ...
Mar 03, 2025
After four years, a Newfoundland man still fighting for his vote in the 2021 election
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A hearing Monday in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court ended exactly how Whymarrh Whitby hoped it wouldn't: in another delay. The St. John's, N.L., man has spent the past four ...
Mar 03, 2025
Alberta Premier Smith faces second challenge from caucus member in less than a week
EDMONTON - For the second time in under a week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is facing pushback from within her own United Conservative caucus. This time it's over her proposed 2025 budget. Backbenc...
Mar 03, 2025
Ford claims 'stronger mandate' after election victory despite winning fewer seats
TORONTO - Premier Doug Ford claimed Monday he has a stronger mandate after last week's election despite winning fewer seats than in 2022. Ford's Progressive Conservatives took 80 seats in the election...
Mar 03, 2025
Saskatchewan Marshals Services hires first 10 officers, training to begin
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A new Saskatchewan police agency says it has sworn in its first 10 officers. The Saskatchewan Marshals Service says the officers are undergoing seven weeks of training before th...
Mar 03, 2025 The officers' training includes firearms education, defensive tactics, emergency casualty care, high-risk vehicle stops, trauma-informed policing and Indigenous culture. (Sask. Marshals Service/Facebook)
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