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Nova Scotia government defends funding offer rejected by wine industry
HALIFAX - An offer of additional financial aid to Nova Scotia's wine industry is still on the table despite being rejected by grape growers earlier this week, say provincial officials. During a briefi...
Sep 26, 2024
Nova Scotia tourism hurt by ferry cancellations as tourist season winds down: mayor
PICTOU, N.S. - The mayor of a Nova Scotia town says recent disruptions to the ferry service that links the province with eastern Prince Edward Island are posing a real challenge for the town's tourism...
Sep 26, 2024
Louisiana prosecutors drop most serious charge in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene
Louisiana prosecutors on Thursday dismissed the most serious remaining charge in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, dropping a negligent homicide count against a veteran trooper seen on body-cam...
Sep 26, 2024
Alberta First Nation angered over lack of consultation in dam decision
A southern Alberta First Nation says it will fight a government decision on a dam that it says broke promises to take its concerns into account. "The Siksika Nation will strenuously oppose this projec...
Sep 26, 2024
NDP MP introduces bill to criminalize residential school denialism
OTTAWA - An NDP MP has introduced a bill that would criminalize residential school denialism, saying it would help stop harm caused toward survivors, their families and communities. If the bill is pas...
Sep 26, 2024 NDP MP Leah Gazan says the purpose of the schools was to extinguish Indigenous cultures and languages and if the government is serious about reconciliation, it needs to protect survivors and their families from hate. (The Canadian Press)
MPs debate another non-confidence motion after Liberals survive vote
OTTAWA - Less than 24 hours after the Conservatives lost their first attempt to topple the government the Tories are trying again. A new motion being debated this morning states that the House of Comm...
Sep 26, 2024
New Brunswick election: Conservatives promise financial literacy curriculum
FREDERICTON - The leader of New Brunswick's Progressive Conservatives is promising to make financial literacy part of the school curriculum if his party wins the Oct. 21 election Blaine Higgs campaign...
Sep 26, 2024
Trudeau, Macron meet in Ottawa as trade deal challenges continue
OTTAWA - French President Emmanuel Macron is in Canada for a brief visit to Ottawa and Montreal. Macron arrived last night from New York and had an informal dinner at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's h...
Sep 26, 2024
Canada, allies call for immediate 21-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel
Canada has issued a joint statement with its allies calling for "an immediate 21-day ceasefire across the Lebanon-Israel border," citing an "unacceptable risk of a broader regional escalation." The st...
Sep 26, 2024
Electronic vote counters could bring B.C. election result an hour after polls close
British Columbians could find out who wins the provincial election on Oct. 19 in about the same time it took to start counting ballots in previous votes. Andrew Watson, a spokesman for Elections BC, s...
Sep 26, 2024
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