Murray Wood: The Saskatchewan farmer who heard a cry and reacted heroically
Murray wood says Cody Glenn came upon a horrific crash on a Saskatchewan highway and had to make a split-second decision...
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New military vessel launched in B.C. bears illustrious naval name
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - A Canadian Navy vessel with the name HMCS Protecteur will again set sail, nearly a decade after the last supply ship with its respected legacy was taken out of service. The new...
Dec 13, 2024
Trump's strategy is to create economic uncertainty in other countries: Freeland
OTTAWA - With Donald Trump as president, the U.S. has an open strategy of creating economic uncertainty in other countries to discourage investment "anywhere other than the United States," Finance Min...
Dec 13, 2024
National chief urges MPs to send water bill to Senate before holiday break
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on all members of Parliament to send a First Nations water bill to the Senate before the holiday break, saying the water crisis ...
Dec 13, 2024
Former Halifax mayor Mike Savage installed as Nova Scotia's lieutenant-governor
HALIFAX - Former Halifax mayor Mike Savage was sworn in Friday as Nova Scotia's 34th lieutenant-governor during a ceremony at the provincial legislature. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Savage...
Dec 13, 2024
B.C. NDP government, Greens forge confidence agreement with 'shared priorities'
VANCOUVER - A confidence agreement between British Columbia's New Democrats and the provincial Green Party stabilizes David Eby's bare-majority government, while putting Green election promises on the...
Dec 13, 2024
'Breaking of gridlock' between Quebec, N.L. is the envy of former premiers
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Two former premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador say a draft energy agreement signed Thursday with Quebec shattered a political standoff that leaders had been trying to end for deca...
Dec 13, 2024
Former B.C. NDP MLA Dan Coulter dead at 49 after 'medical emergency'
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Dan Coulter, a former member of British Columbia's legislature and a New Democrat cabinet minister, has died at age 49. The BC New Democratic Party says in a statement that Coulter ...
Dec 13, 2024
Ottawa to remove 30% investment cap for Canadian pension funds
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the upcoming fall economic statement on Monday will remove the cap that currently restricts Canadian pension funds from owning more than 30 per cent of the voti...
Dec 13, 2024
Canadian airline execs to testify before committee about bag fees
OTTAWA - Canadian airline executives are set to testify before a parliamentary committee about their decisions to introduce carry-on bag fees for travellers. The CEOs of Air Canada and WestJet will ap...
Dec 13, 2024
Alberta urges Calgary city council to approve province's Green Line transit proposal
CALGARY - The Alberta government is proposing a reworked Green Line light rail transit route in Calgary that it says would serve more communities and save more than $1 billion. The province contracted...
Dec 13, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Volunteers are the glue that hold our kids' sports together
From the grandpa who rakes the diamond to the parent coach in soccer and the mom cutting flags around little waists, Sar...
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8:30 - Executive members of the federal public service have also returned to work full-time in the office today. We chec...
