Sarah Mills: I don't want to live in a world where people are shot for their opinions
Sarah Mills says she was no follower of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, but the idea that people are being killed ov...
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Edmonton doctors say too few neonatal beds, staff endangering babies
EDMONTON - A doctors' group says neonatal intensive care units in Edmonton have been too full and it's putting vulnerable babies at risk. Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says transporting tho...
Apr 16, 2024
Son of hostage taker tells B.C. coroner's inquest his dad was a 'loving' person
BURNABY, B.C. - A British Columbia coroner's jury has heard that a man who held his partner hostage and died in a spray of RCMP gunfire was a loving man who didn't have the opportunity to "get clean" ...
Apr 16, 2024
Government boosts money for athletes ahead of Paris Olympics, COC says more is needed
OTTAWA - The federal government announced in Tuesday's budget that it will increase funding for the Athlete Assistance Program, but the Canadian Olympic Committee says more is still needed. The budget...
Apr 16, 2024
Budget 2024: Liberals aim to hit the brakes on car theft with new criminal offences
OTTAWA - The federal government is going after car thieves in its latest budget, which proposes several new Criminal Code offences specific to auto thefts. The Liberals are proposing new charges for t...
Apr 16, 2024
Budget 2024: Liberals to dole out five years worth of carbon rebates to businesses
OTTAWA - Small- and medium-sized business owners are set to receive a long-awaited refund from Ottawa, which was holding onto billions of dollars while it sorted out a way to deliver them their carbon...
Apr 16, 2024
Higher tobacco and vaping taxes offsets drug plan spending in federal budget
OTTAWA - The federal government expects that its latest effort to discourage Canadians from smoking, contained in the federal budget tabled Tuesday, will generate $1.7 billion in new revenue. That inc...
Apr 16, 2024
Feds offer $5B in Indigenous loan guarantees, fall $420B short on infrastructure asks
OTTAWA - The federal government is providing up to $5 billion in loan guarantees to help Indigenous communities invest in natural resource and energy products. But when it comes to a promise to close ...
Apr 16, 2024
In federal budget, Ottawa looks to Canada Post land for building housing supply
OTTAWA - The federal government is eyeing underutilized Canada Post and National Defence properties as a way to deliver affordability and supply to the country's housing market. In its federal budget ...
Apr 16, 2024
Some of the winners and losers in the 2024 federal budget
OTTAWA - With a variety of fiscal and policy measures announced in the federal budget, here's a look at some of the winners and losers: Winner: Small businesses Carbon tax rebates for small businesses...
Apr 16, 2024
Budget 2024: Key numbers from the Liberals' latest spending plan
OTTAWA - Here are some key numbers from the Liberal government's federal budget: $535 billion: Total government spending for the 2024-25 financial year. $39.8 billion: The total deficit, just shy of t...
Apr 16, 2024
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Murray Wood: Why most of us are Switzerland when it comes to culture war debates
As society becomes more and more divided, Murray Wood says a lot of his friends are just trying to stay neutral, as ther...
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Evan talks with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois about what Canadian counter tariffs being lifted means for prices at the grocery ...
