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Hundreds of public servants to learn about job cuts in the new year
OTTAWA — Federal public servants are expected to learn about job cuts in their departments…
Hundreds of pests found in federal buildings as feds draft back-to-office plan
OTTAWA — Insects, bats, rodents and other pests have been spotted in federal buildings more…
B.C. Union that represents 67,500 health workers votes 54.2 per cent for 4 year deal
BURNABY — The bargaining group that represents 67,500 health workers in British Columbia has voted…
Snuneymuxw First Nation purchases the Great Canadian Casino Vancouver in Coquitlam
NANAIMO — A First Nation on Vancouver Island is all in on the casino business…
Alberta Next panel recommends ditching RCMP, referendum to quit CPP
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s hand-picked panel re-examining the province’s relationship with Ottawa says…
Hoffmann Family to purchase controlling interest in Pittsburgh Penguins
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A family-owned, Chicago-based investment company has reached a “definitive agreement” to purchase…
Trust of First Nations ‘fragile’ as B.C. government considers changes to UN law
VICTORIA — The chief of a First Nation in the Great Bear Rainforest says B.C.…
Warm weather and low snowpack bedevil Western ski resorts
EDWARDS, Colo. (AP) — Ski resorts are struggling to open runs, walk-through ice palaces can’t…
Mystery as YouTube creator’s finance livestream appears on White House website
WASHINGTON (AP) — The livestream of a YouTube content creator talking about investments mysteriously appeared…
Family of Ontario man who went missing in Quebec ski town renews call for help
MONTREAL — The family of a 22-year-old Ontario man are renewing efforts to find him,…
Quebec doctors vote in favour of deal, premier names new health minister
MONTREAL — Quebec’s new health minister was sworn in on Friday, a day after Christian…
Union says funding early retirement plan through pensions would be ‘borderline theft’
OTTAWA — Federal unions are accusing the federal government of setting a dangerous precedent and…
WildBrain sells its 41 per cent stake in Peanuts franchise to Sony for $630M
TORONTO — WildBrain Ltd. has signed a deal to sell its 41 per cent stake…
Toronto—Quebec City high-speed rail could see dozens of daily trains: documents
MONTREAL — A planned high-speed rail project between Toronto and Quebec City could dramatically increase…
Sony buys a majority stake in the ‘Peanuts’ comic for $457 million from Canada’s WildBrain
Happiness is taking control of a beloved comic strip. Sony is buying a 41% stake…
Trump gave an unusually partisan White House address. Should networks have given him the TV time?
ATLANTA (AP) — When Donald Trump delivered the first White House address of his second…
Canada to begin formal talks with U.S. in January on review of free trade deal
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will enter into formal discussions with the…
Canada changes regulations for chemicals used to make fentanyl, methamphetamine
OTTAWA — Health Canada says it has amended the regulations for precursor chemicals and manufacturing…
Northern mine lands $115M federal loan as global diamond prices face tariff hit
OTTAWA — The owner of a mine in Northwest Territories will receive a $115 million…
Fact File: No evidence entire Pakistan airline crew disappeared in Toronto
Rumours the entire crew of a Pakistan International Airlines flight surrendered themselves to authorities after…
B.C. market to pay $750,000 over washroom videos that ended up on Russian porn site
VICTORIA — A Vancouver Island grocery store has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle a…
Santa, elves sought in alleged Montreal grocery theft described as political act
MONTREAL — In what activists have described as a Robin Hood-inspired theft at a Montreal…
Feds defend $1.1-million Deloitte contract for AI advice after firm admitted mistakes
ST. JOHN’S — The federal government is defending its decision to award a contract worth…
‘Awful cleanup’ ahead for poultry farmers in Abbotsford from flooding, says Eby
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby got a first-hand look at the “devastating” flooding…