Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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India alleges widespread trafficking of international students through Canada to U.S.
OTTAWA - Indian law enforcement agencies say they are investigating alleged links between dozens of colleges in Canada and two "entities" in Mumbai accused of illegally ferrying students across the Ca...
Dec 26, 2024
Boxing Day shoppers take advantage of tax holiday amid cost of living crisis
TORONTO - Shoppers flocked to malls on Thursday to take advantage of Boxing Day deals made more enticing by the federal government's GST holiday, but some say the lower prices aren't enough to keep up...
Dec 26, 2024
Nenshi finding his feet leading an Alberta NDP still under construction
EDMONTON - Naheed Nenshi is still looking to find his feet - and a seat in the legislature - after six months on the job as leader of Alberta's NDP. "I really am still getting my skis under me," the f...
Dec 26, 2024
Buoyed by election win, Nova Scotia premier tones down rhetoric toward Ottawa
HALIFAX - On the heels of a resounding election victory one month ago, Nova Scotia's premier is adopting a more measured tone when it comes to assessing his province's relationship with the federal go...
Dec 26, 2024
Bird flu, measles top 2025 concerns for Canada's chief public health officer
TORONTO - As we enter 2025, Dr. Theresa Tam has her eye on H5N1 bird flu, an emerging virus that had its first human case in Canada this year. At the same time, Canada's chief public health officer is...
Dec 26, 2024
Donald Trump urged Wayne Gretzky to run for prime minister in Christmas visit
OTTAWA - U.S. president-elect Donald Trump says he told Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky during a Christmas Day visit that he should run for prime minister of Canada. "I just left Wayne Gretzky, '...
Dec 25, 2024
Alberta premier hopes for health reform payoff in 2025, regrets deferring tax cut
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is eager to show that her government can finally put the pieces of a dismantled provincial health-care system back together again in the new year. In a recent...
Dec 25, 2024
Union blasts comments by Quebec minister mulling law to intervene to end strikes
MONTREAL - Canada's largest union is denouncing a statement by Quebec's labour minister, who suggested he might try to bring in legislation to give the province more power to end labour disputes. The ...
Dec 24, 2024
Premiers urge Trudeau to extend donation deadline after postal strike
TORONTO - Canada's premiers are calling on the federal government to extend the deadline for claiming charitable donations on tax returns through to the end of February. Ontario Premier Doug Ford made...
Dec 24, 2024
Border measures aimed at responding to tariff threat begin to take effect
OTTAWA - Immigration measures announced as part of Canada's border response to president-elect Donald Trump's 25 per cent tariff threat are starting to be implemented, beginning with a ban on what's k...
Dec 24, 2024
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