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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Ottawa increases French language funding for Alberta government services
CALGARY - The Canadian government is boosting the amount of funding it provides Alberta to ensure government services are offered in French as well as English. Federal Official Languages Minister Gine...
Dec 16, 2024
Canadian business leaders say Freeland's resignation adds uncertainty to trade talks
Some business leaders worry the resignation of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland from the federal cabinet leaves Canada without a "quarterback" at a critical moment for the country's economy and trad...
Dec 16, 2024
Fall Economic Statement lockup starts at 1:45 p.m. ET, officials say
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet, the day she is set to present the fall economic statement. Officials confirm the Fall Economic Statement lockup, which was set to begin at...
Dec 16, 2024 In a resignation letter, Chrystia Freeland says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered her another role in cabinet Friday, but that the only “honest and viable path” is to leave cabinet. (The Canadian Press)
Al Raine, only mayor of Sun Peaks, B.C., dead at the age of 83
SUN PEAKS, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Al Raine, the only mayor of Sun Peaks Resort Municipality and husband of champion skier Nancy Greene Raine, has died at the age of 83. Raine issued a statement on Saturda...
Dec 16, 2024
Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former FBI informant pleaded guilty on Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter that became central to the Republican impeachm...
Dec 16, 2024
Trump weighs in on NY mayor, vaccines and drones in freewheeling press conference at Mar-a-Lago
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - In a freewheeling press conference at his Mar-a-Lago club, President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he would consider pardoning embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams, declared th...
Dec 16, 2024
Chrystia Freeland's resignation letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned from the Liberal cabinet on Monday, posting her resignation letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on social media. Here is the letter: "Dear Prim...
Dec 16, 2024
Nova Scotia Liberals drop challenge to Tories' gift card handouts during election
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Liberal Party says it is dropping a legal challenge about the distribution of Tim Hortons gift cards by the campaign of a Progressive Conservative candidate in last month's pro...
Dec 16, 2024
The Canadian Press Newsmakers of the Year, past and present
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is The Canadian Press 2024 Newsmaker of the Year. Here is a list of who has had the title in the past, as chosen in an annual survey of senior editors in ...
Dec 16, 2024
Pierre Poilievre is The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year for second year in a row
OTTAWA - For the second year in a row, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been chosen as The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year. Editors and news directors from media organizations across the ...
Dec 16, 2024
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