Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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B.C. invests $11 million on value-added lumber manufacturing amid U.S. uncertainty
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is investing up to $11 million toward four projects in the province aimed at boosting the local mass-timber manufacturing sector. Jobs and Economic Developme...
Apr 23, 2025
White House cites drop in people caught at Canada-U.S. border as tariffs continue
WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday there have been "successes" at the Canada-U.S. border - but offered no new hints about what might convince U.S. President Donald ...
Apr 22, 2025
US and global economic outlook deteriorates in Trump trade war, IMF says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. and global economies will likely slow significantly in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariffs and the uncertainty they have created, the International Monetary Fund sa...
Apr 22, 2025
Trump claims tariffs making America rich while also suggesting trade deals are coming
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump showed little signs of backing down on his plans to tariff the world Thursday - even as members of his administration continued to claim the duties will lead t...
Apr 17, 2025
Eby urges Canadians to 'keep the pressure up' despite California's charm campaign
Canadians need to "keep the pressure up" on the United States by buying local and avoiding travel there, despite a recent push from California to draw visitors from Canada, British Columbia's premier ...
Apr 17, 2025
Alberta pauses some of its fight-back plan against the U.S. amid tariff dispute
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is pausing the procurement policy it announced more than a month ago to fight U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Service Alberta Minister Dal...
Apr 17, 2025
Canadians cancel U.S. business trips amid tariff anger and border fear
MONTREAL - First came the tariff threats. Then the annexation taunts. But it wasn't until reports surfaced about foreigners being detained while trying to enter the U.S. that Oscar Acosta decided to c...
Apr 17, 2025
Quebec's move to cut gasoline floor price won't be felt at the pumps, experts say
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has made a move it hopes will lower the price of gas in the province - but observers say consumers are unlikely to benefit at the pump. They say the province has faced...
Apr 17, 2025
On the banks of a N.S. river, elver fishers from a Mi'kmaq First Nation defy Ottawa
HUBBARDS - As night falls along the banks of the Fitzroy River, Tabitha Morrison pauses from dipping her net for baby eels, and explains why she believes Ottawa's rules shouldn't govern Indigenous fis...
Apr 17, 2025
Trump says he's joining tariff talks with Japan as US seeks deals amid trade wars
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday inserted himself directly into trade talks with Japanese officials, a sign of the high stakes for the United States after its tariffs rattled the ...
Apr 16, 2025
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Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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