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Move quickly on gun regulations, directives to stem domestic violence, Ottawa urged
OTTAWA - Several civil society organizations, including women's advocates, are calling on the Liberal government to swiftly flesh out firearm legislation passed last year by enacting crucial regulatio...
Sep 03, 2024
Rustad tells Jordan Peterson B.C. needs nuclear talk, end to school 'indoctrination'
The leader of B.C.'s Conservatives says there needs to be a conversation about nuclear power's role in the province's energy future and a review of educational materials he says are designed for "indo...
Sep 03, 2024
Alberta to pursue legislation this fall on opt-in sex education in schools
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it's moving ahead this fall with legislation that would require parents to proactively sign up to have their children opt-in, rather than the usual practice of o...
Sep 03, 2024
In dueling TV ads, NDP and Conservatives try to define Poilievre to union voters
Federal Conservatives and New Democrats agree on very little, but one point of consensus has emerged in recent months - labour issues will play a key role in the next federal election. Both parties ha...
Sep 02, 2024
Manitoba's NDP government caught in fiscal squeeze during first year
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's NDP government, approaching the first anniversary of its election victory, is facing a fiscal squeeze as it tries to fulfil promises to cut living costs, give more money to publi...
Sep 02, 2024
By-the-numbers: How federal and provincial health funding stack up
OTTAWA - A look at provincial health spending and federal health transfers between 2005 and 2023. The figures have not been adjusted for inflation. Total provincial spending on health care: 2004-05: $...
Sep 02, 2024
Federal health spending has outpaced provinces, analysis shows
OTTAWA - Despite castigation from provincial premiers over lagging federal contributions to health spending, an analysis of 20 years of health funding data shows that federal transfers have mostly out...
Sep 02, 2024
'A great teaching opportunity': How one school board plans to use AI in the classroom
OTTAWA - When students return to Catholic schools in Ottawa this week, they will be able to use artificial intelligence to help solve math problems and create essay outlines. Their teachers, too, can ...
Sep 02, 2024
Liberal immigration pivot forces Canada to reckon with approach to labour shortages
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's decision to reel in the temporary foreign worker program after loosening the rules to help businesses find workers after the pandemic is sparking a contentious debate...
Sep 01, 2024
Vancouver Island MLA Mitzi Dean withdrawing from upcoming B.C. election
British Columbia's Minister of State for Child Care Mitzi Dean says she won't be running in the provincial election in October. Dean says she's bowing out of the election to focus on her health and he...
Aug 31, 2024
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