Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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Trudeau says government looking at plan for return of international tourists
OTTAWA - The federal government is looking at taking a phased approach to welcoming back international visitors as pandemic restrictions loosen, focusing on case counts globally as part of decision-ma...
Jun 07, 2021
Air Canada says senior executives to voluntarily return 2020 bonuses
MONTREAL - Air Canada says its senior executives have chosen to return their 2020 bonuses in response to "public disappointment." The airline company says in a news release the president and CEO, as w...
Jun 06, 2021
Sask. credit rating downgraded after provincial budget
The Government of Saskatchewan will have to dig a bit further in its wallet to service its debts for the next little while after credit rating agency Moody's downgraded the province. The agency recent...
Jun 06, 2021
Two members of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's cabinet criticize him on COVID actions
EDMONTON - Two members of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's cabinet are openly criticizing him for actions surrounding COVID-19. Rajan Sawhney and Leela Aheer are taking Kenney to task for refusing to ta...
Jun 06, 2021
Canada to tax tech giants as planned despite framework G7 tax deal, says Freeland
Canada is proceeding with its plan to tax technology giants next year even as the world's wealthiest democracies proposed a new global tax framework that includes plans to impose a levee on the firms,...
Jun 05, 2021
No early heads-up from U.S. about plan to propose higher softwood duties, Ng says
WASHINGTON - Canada's international trade minister says she got no warning from her American counterpart before the United States proposed doubling its duties on Canadian softwood lumber. Mary Ng told...
Jun 04, 2021
Canadian economy lost 68,000 jobs in May, but lockdowns set to ease
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy lost 68,000 jobs last month and more dropped out of the labour force altogether, Statistics Canada said Friday, dampened by continued lockdowns that are now set to ease. ...
Jun 04, 2021
Michigan responds on Line 5: 'This case is a state-law action through and through'
WASHINGTON - The dispute over the cross-border Line 5 pipeline is entirely for Michigan to deal with, the state's attorney general argues in a legal brief released Wednesday that flatly rejects Canada...
Jun 02, 2021
Canadians growing 'impatient' on border, Garneau says as businesses push to reopen
WASHINGTON - Tiny cracks of daylight are beginning to appear in the barriers that have kept people from casually crossing the Canada-U.S. border for the last 13 months - but they mostly seem to be on ...
Jun 02, 2021
Freeland says feds will voice concerns to Air Canada over executive bonuses
OTTAWA - Air Canada is heading for a bout of political turbulence as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland signalled her displeasure over millions in bonuses to the airline's executives as the company ne...
Jun 02, 2021
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8:30 - Saskatchewan Ministers have been given a warning from the House Speaker about increased heckling, interruptions a...