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Campaign volunteers in Richmond, B.C., targeted with racist insults
RICHMOND - An Independent election candidate in Richmond, B.C., says her campaign volunteers were subjected to racist insults from a passerby who called them "trash" and abused them for speaking Manda...
Oct 16, 2024
Guy Maddin satire skewers G7 leaders. Cate Blanchett says it felt like a documentary
TORONTO - Even from her native Australia, Cate Blanchett has long felt a connection to Winnipeg filmmaker Guy Maddin's quirky, singular films. The Oscar-winning actress admires the way the Manitoban a...
Oct 16, 2024
Canada Revenue Agency fires 330 employees over CERB claims during pandemic
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency says it has terminated 330 employees for inappropriately receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit during the pandemic, giving its final update on an internal ...
Oct 16, 2024
Border agency recovered nearly 2,000 stolen vehicles this year
OTTAWA - Canada's border guards have recovered more stolen vehicles at railyards and ports so far this year than in all of 2023. Transport Minister Anita Anand says the Canada Border Services Agency h...
Oct 16, 2024 The federal government launched an action plan earlier this year to address the record rates of vehicle thefts, involving local and international police agencies, vehicle manufacturers and other partners. (The Canadian Press)
No penalty for Manitoba candidate who forged two signatures, withdrew from race
WINNIPEG - A candidate in last year's Manitoba provincial election has been found to have forged two signatures on her nomination form. A report from elections commissioner Bill Bowles says Gabrielle ...
Oct 16, 2024
Nova Scotia offers retirement fund top-ups for doctors, hoping they'll stick around
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is offering to pay up to $15,000 a year into a new retirement benefits program for doctors in hopes the public money will keep more physicians in the province. Pre...
Oct 16, 2024
SASK VOTES 2024: Meet the leader of the Buffalo Party
Buffalo Party leader Phillip Zajac said he has a deep-rooted love for his province and the Roughriders. Zajac, who was born and raised in Saskatchewan, is a passionate supporter of the Riders, proudly...
Oct 16, 2024
Nebraska’s high court says people with felony records can register to vote
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's top election official had no authority to declare unconstitutional a state law that restored the voting rights of those who have been convicted of a felony, the state Sup...
Oct 16, 2024
U.K. calls for India co-operation in probe, analyst warns allies might limit response
OTTAWA - The British government says India should co-operate with Canada's investigation into accusations that New Delhi has been involved in an escalating number of violent crimes in Canada, as an an...
Oct 16, 2024
Zelenskyy's 'victory plan' includes NATO membership for Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday his plan to win his country's fight against Russia's invasion could bring peace next year, but it contains a step that some ...
Oct 16, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
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