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Carla Beck: Social worker, school trustee seeking job as next Saskatchewan premier
LANG, SASK. — Carla Beck steps out of her SUV with her two dogs and…
Rustad wants B.C. Indigenous rights law repealed. Chief sees that as 40-year setback
British Columbia saw a rare unanimous vote in its legislature in October 2019, when members…
Small Quebec towns debate reducing council size amid recruitment challenges
MONTREAL — Some small Quebec municipalities are considering reducing the size of their city councils…
‘Programming error’ results in accidental sale on Quebec liquor products
MONTREAL — The provincial Crown corporation in charge of liquor sales in Quebec says a…
Liberals roll out more security cash, details in strategy for fighting hate
OTTAWA — The Liberal government is announcing more details on its existing strategy and funding…
Eby says more than 90 per cent of British Columbians to benefit from tax cut promise
SURREY, B.C. — New Democrat Leader David Eby, speaking before his largest crowd of the…
Wildfire evacuation orders in Christina Lake, B.C., area rescinded
CHRISTINA LAKE, B.C. — The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary says all evacuation orders and…
Ceremonies across Canada mark Truth and Reconciliation Day
The smell of sage and sweetgrass floated in the air Monday over a mostly sombre…
B.C. Conservative Leader Rustad vows to ‘unleash potential’ for Indigenous prosperity
The federal government has been “absent” and failing to live up to commitments to First…
Marathon goat: animal runner wins hearts and a medal after crashing Newfoundland race
CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. — He may not have logged the fastest time or even…
In the news today: Ontario MPP wants paid holiday for TRC day
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Joly targets polarization in UN speech, urges liberals to reclaim the word ‘freedom’
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is asking members of the United Nations to…
Faculty strike: McGill University threatens to cancel semester for law students
MONTREAL — McGill University is threatening to cancel law school classes for the rest of…
‘I don’t want to bury more people’: Son of Canadians slain in Lebanon implores Ottawa
Ottawa must do more to help Canadian citizens leave Lebanon, says the son of a…
23 bilingual municipalities ask judge to suspend portions of Quebec language law
MONTREAL — A group of 23 bilingual municipalities asked a Quebec Superior Court judge on…
A ‘weird’ debate: vice-presidential hopefuls to face off ahead of razor-thin election
WASHINGTON — Tim Walz and JD Vance are set to face off Tuesday in the…
Survivors call for reversal of Canada’s ‘cut’ to residential school search spending
OTTAWA — Residential school survivors say the federal government is keeping the truth about those…
In the news today: Two campaigns shift to Saskatchewan, Trump’s trade war continues
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
A list of Quebec language law sections that bilingual municipalities want struck down
A group of 23 bilingual municipalities in Quebec has asked a Superior Court judge to…
Big NDP names exit before B.C. election. What does that mean for the party?
VANCOUVER — The New Democrats are campaigning for another term in British Columbia’s provincial election…
B.C. condo owners’ group ordered to repay owner for cockroach control bill
VANCOUVER — The Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled that a British Columbia condominium owner should…
Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan election campaign to begin Tuesday
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is confirming what has been widely expected – the…
Hoggard takes stand in sex assault trial, denies that he raped complainant
Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard took the stand in his sexual assault trial on Tuesday, denying…
JD Vance and Tim Walz face off during U.S. vice-presidential debate
SAINT PAUL — Tim Walz and JD Vance played attack dog for their presidential partner…