Author Archives: Taylor MacPherson

OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has taken 324 hours of French classes since she was appointed to the viceregal office in 2021, at a cost of more than $52,000. The updated numbers were provided by her of...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product grew 0.2 per cent in July, the first increase in four months. However, its early estimate for August indicated that real GDP for that month ...

OTTAWA - Unionized postal workers are on a nationwide strike this morning, after Canada Post announced it was planning to end door-to-door mail delivery for almost all households within the next decad...

An Alberta farm equipment dealership has been given a hefty fine after a serious workplace injury. George's Farm Centre Ltd. has been ordered to pay $108,000 after pleading guilty on Sept. 19 in Red D...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford took pointed aim at the federal Liberals today over Ottawa's recent suggestion of limits on the ability of legislatures to invoke the Constitution's notwithstanding clause. T...

A rabies-carrying bat has been identified in Warman, and the city is advising residents to use extra caution with pets and kids. "If you see a bat during daylight hours, keep your distance and contact...

EDGEWOOD, B.C. - Mounties in British Columbia say they are investigating "escalating threats of violence" directed at businesses linked or thought to be associated with a cull of some 400 ostriches, w...

SASKATOON - One of Canada's premier vaccine centres celebrates its 50th birthday this week, but researchers say it comes amid unease over U.S. policy changes and funding cuts that threaten to upend th...

OTTAWA - MPs returned to the House of Commons earlier this month to confront an old problem - inflation - which is now being driven by new forces. Many consumers are still reeling from the decades-hig...

OTTAWA - Public Services and Procurement Canada says its plan to sell off or lease surplus office space has been derailed in part by the government's push to increase the number of days public servant...