Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Independent grocers federation not happy with farmers' call for cap on profits
HALIFAX - The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers says it's disappointed and surprised that a farmers lobby group is calling for caps on the profits of major grocery chains. Gary Sands, senior ...
Nov 26, 2025
Alberta to insulate AIMCo from liability, companies from greenwashing allegations
EDMONTON - Alberta is moving to insulate its Crown investment corporation from potential legal liabilities and protect companies in the province from lawsuits accusing them of greenwashing. The wide-r...
Nov 25, 2025
Quebec economic update: modest financial relief to households, lower deficit
QUBEC - Quebec's finance minister presented an economic update on Tuesday that offered modest savings to taxpayers, as he painted an optimistic picture of the province's finances heading into an elect...
Nov 25, 2025
Canadian farmers to lobby federal government to cap profits of major grocers
HALIFAX - Canadian farmers plan to lobby the federal government to implement a guaranteed annual income and a cap on the profits of the major grocery store chains in the country. The lobbying plans we...
Nov 25, 2025
Union leaders in Quebec denounce proposed labour law they say will unleash chaos
QUBEC - Union leaders from sectors across the province gathered in Quebec City on Sunday to decry a new bill they say could severely limit how unions are allowed to use dues collected from their membe...
Nov 23, 2025
Canada and G7 security partners to focus on disrupting transnational organized crime
OTTAWA - Interior and security ministers from Canada and the other Group of Seven countries are pledging to work together to aggressively fight transnational organized crime. Wrapping up a two-day mee...
Nov 23, 2025
Hospital staff back to work after AUPE reaches tentative deal
EDMONTON - The union representing 16,000 hospital workers says it reached a tentative agreement with Alberta's health authority a minute before its members hit the picket lines Saturday morning. Sandr...
Nov 22, 2025
Canada Post says another bailout needed as it continues to bleed cash
After starting the year with a $1-billion federal loan, Canada Post says it will need another bailout within a month or two as the Crown corporation hemorrhages cash, putting it on track for its worst...
Nov 21, 2025
Canadian workers' free speech fears persist two years after Israel-Hamas war began
During the Israel-Hamas war, a Canadian paramedic was fired, a teacher was put on extended leave and a doctor's residency was suspended. All of them said they were penalized for criticizing Israel on ...
Nov 21, 2025
Carney in South Africa as concerns grow over U.S. boycott of G20
JOHANNESBURG - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in South Africa for a G20 summit overshadowed by a U.S. boycott - and as critics of Canada's Africa strategy closely watch Carney's first trip to the regio...
Nov 21, 2025
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Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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