Murray Wood: Are Saskatchewan Roughrider fans still the best in the CFL?
Murray Wood says attendance at Rider seems to be down, even though the team guards the numbers. But with a strong record...
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Carney says he's focused on building up Canada as Trump's global trade war escalates
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday Canadians are focused on building up their economy after U.S. President Donald Trump again hit nations around the world with increased tariffs - d...
Aug 07, 2025
Supreme Court won't hear appeal application arising from Via Rail terror case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of Raed Jaser, who was convicted of planning to commit murder for the benefit of a terrorist group. It's the latest development in a legal...
Aug 07, 2025
Trump to meet Putin soon, the Kremlin says as a White House deadline looms on Ukraine
A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump has been agreed, a Kremlin official said Thursday, the eve of a White House deadline for Moscow to show progress towa...
Aug 07, 2025 This combination photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump in a business roundtable in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2025, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo, Files)
Hearing for Alberta separation referendum question to be held in court
EDMONTON - A special court proceeding on a proposed Alberta separation referendum question is scheduled to get underway today in Edmonton. Alberta's chief electoral officer, Gordon McClure, referred t...
Aug 07, 2025 A Canada flag, left, and an Alberta flag flap in the breeze with Wedge Mountain in the background in Kananaskis, Alta., on Monday, June 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Métis leaders strike note of optimism after meeting with Carney on major projects
OTTAWA - Mtis leaders left a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday saying they're confident they will be included in talks about major projects Ottawa hopes to use to bolster the economy...
Aug 07, 2025
Conservatives hoping for first seat as two-way race emerges in Quebec byelection
MONTREAL - A polarizing figure who railed against pandemic restrictions and wants to break Quebec's consensus on carbon pricing could be days away from claiming a long-coveted seat in the provincial l...
Aug 07, 2025
Trump's broad tariffs go into effect, just as economic pain is surfacing
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump began levying higher import taxes on dozens of countries Thursday, just as the economic fallout of his monthslong tariff threats has begun to create visible da...
Aug 06, 2025
Ottawa upholds CRTC's wholesale internet rules, says they will foster competition
Ottawa says it will uphold a ruling by Canada's telecommunications regulator allowing the country's largest internet companies to provide service to customers using fibre networks built by their rival...
Aug 06, 2025
First Nation disappointed as B.C. court rejects challenge to Mount Polley dam level
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a First Nation's bid to stop a tailings dam from being raised at the Mount Polley mine site, which suffered a catastrophic dam collapse that spilled mi...
Aug 06, 2025
Yukon First Nation to oppose all new mining claims on its territory during planning
A Yukon First Nation says it will oppose any new mining claims on its traditional territory as it begins a regional land-use planning process with the territory's government. The First Nation of Na-Ch...
Aug 06, 2025
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