Sarah Mills: Tiger Woods should know better after another DUI case
Sarah Mills says Tiger Woods could easily pay for a car service, and he should also have an NDA to keep his business his...
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White House confirms Canada asked for vaccine help, won't say if U.S. has agreed
WASHINGTON - Canada has indeed asked the United States for help in procuring doses of COVID-19 vaccines, but the White House refused to say Wednesday whether it has agreed to the request. Press secret...
Mar 17, 2021
German economist panel cuts 2021 growth outlook to 3.1%
BERLIN - The German economy - Europe's biggest - will grow by 3.1% this year, the government's panel of independent economic advisers forecast on Wednesday, cutting its previous prediction somewhat. T...
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. courts would take 'many years' to resolve Line 5 dispute with Michigan: Enbridge
WASHINGTON - Courts in the United States would take "many, many years" to resolve the battle between Canada and Michigan over Line 5, the pipeline's operator told MPs Tuesday as he pleaded for a negot...
Mar 16, 2021
New report details skilled trades earning, difference between men and women
OTTAWA - A new report finds that women in the skilled trades earn about half what men do, because they're concentrated in lower-paying fields. The report from the Labour Market Information Council loo...
Mar 16, 2021
'Eventually, but not for today,' Trudeau says of reopening Canada-U.S. border
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waved away suggestions Monday that Canada is prepared to explore reopening its shared border with the United States any time soon. Canadians are looking forw...
Mar 15, 2021
Canada one step closer to being negligible-risk country for mad cow disease
OTTAWA - The federal minister of agriculture says Canada is an important step closer to being recognized as a negligible-risk country for mad cow disease. Marie-Claude Bibeau says in a news release th...
Mar 12, 2021
B.C. urged to protect at-risk old growth while it works to transform forestry policy
VANCOUVER - The most at-risk ecosystems should be set aside from logging while British Columbia shifts its forestry policies toward a more sustainable system, says a forester who helped write a provin...
Mar 12, 2021
Economy blows past expectations, adds 259,000 jobs in February
OTTAWA - Canada's economy added 259,000 jobs last month, whipping past expectations to pull the country closer to pre-pandemic employment levels, with young women staring at the longest road to recove...
Mar 12, 2021
Council approves grant to study renewable fuel refinery
A company is eyeing the Regina area to build a refinery that would produce billions of litres of renewable fuel each year. The proposal is from True North Renewable Fuels (TNRF). The company would als...
Mar 11, 2021
OECD says Liberals should hardwire quality-of-life framework into pandemic budget
OTTAWA - An international group that includes Canada is urging the federal Liberals to weave quality-of-life indicators into the budgeting process as a way to justify any post-pandemic stimulus. The O...
Mar 11, 2021
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8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...