Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Carney, Inuit meeting wraps with pledge on new program to replace child funding
KUUJJUAQ - A meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Inuit leaders Tuesday wrapped with a commitment for a new program to replace the Inuit Child First Initiative, and for Ottawa to use its cha...
Jul 01, 2026
B.C. journalist, tormented by followers of Chinese tycoon, relieved at jail sentence
A British Columbia journalist who was targeted for months by followers of Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui says he's feeling "tremendous relief" after Guo was sentenced to 30 years in a U.S. jail for fraud. ...
Jul 01, 2026
Ontario joins P.E.I. in lowering colorectal cancer screening age to 45
TORONTO - Ontario is the second province in Canada to lower the routine colorectal cancer screening age from age 50 to 45. As of July 1, Ontarians age 45 and up are eligible to receive the at-home fec...
Jul 01, 2026
Self-isolation ends for travellers exposed to hantavirus-stricken cruise ship
The Public Health Agency of Canada says the self-isolation period is over for people who were exposed to a deadly hantavirus outbreak that began on a cruise ship in April. The federal agency also said...
Jun 30, 2026 A crew in protective gear works on the MV Hondius cruise ship after its arrival at the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
Moving day: Health experts' advice on avoiding injuries, especially during heat wave
MONTREAL - Quebec's unofficial moving day is on Wednesday, and this year it's coinciding with a heat wave, leading health professionals to warn about injuries if people don't take proper precautions. ...
Jun 30, 2026
Saskatchewan ends fiscal year with $947-million deficit, expenses in health care up
REGINA - Saskatchewan's government is ending the last fiscal year deep in the red. The province's year-end public accounts show Saskatchewan is to post a $947-million deficit for the 2025-26 year. It'...
Jun 30, 2026
Ontario jail guards ask for help after coroner's report on suicides in corrections
TORONTO - Ontario's jail guards are asking for more help after a coroner's report detailed a suicide crisis among correctional workers and made more than two dozen recommendations to the provincial go...
Jun 30, 2026
After N.B. law, all 10 provinces now have job protection for long-term sick leave
FREDERICTON - Natalie Lipschultz, who was fired from her job six and a half years ago while battling cancer, is applauding what she says are long-overdue safeguards now in place across the country des...
Jun 30, 2026
Carney, Inuit leaders meet, agree on need for better co-operation
KUUJJUAQ - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami leader Natan Obed agreed Tuesday there is room to improve the relationship between Ottawa and Inuit as they kicked off a meeting of th...
Jun 30, 2026
Canada approves generic version of Wegovy for weight loss
OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved a generic version of Wegovy, a semaglutide drug that's prescribed to help people lose weight. The weekly injection is known as Sevmia from the Canadian company Apot...
Jun 29, 2026
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Sarah Mills: World Cup fun is becoming infectious
There is something special about watching your country play at the World Cup. Sarah Mills says the collective experience...
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Evan celebrates Canada Day with a test of your citizenship knowledge, hears about the latest happenings in the Canadian ...