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CSIS director David Vigneault stepping down after seven years on the job
OTTAWA - David Vigneault says he is stepping down from his job as the head of Canada's spy agency. The director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, who spent seven years at the helm, is lea...
Jul 04, 2024
Calgary's state of emergency ends, outdoor watering ban remains
CALGARY - Calgary is cancelling a state of emergency over its water conservation crisis, but a ban on outdoor watering remains. The city invoked the state of emergency soon after a water main ruptured...
Jul 04, 2024
Saskatchewan files for injunction over Canada Revenue Agency collecting carbon money
REGINA - Saskatchewan is going to court to stop the Canada Revenue Agency from collecting millions of dollars in carbon levy money - but the federal government says it will stand firm because the law ...
Jul 04, 2024
Sask gov't funds garnished over carbon tax dispute, justice minister says
The Government of Saskatchewan's fight over the carbon tax took another turn on Thursday, with the apparent filing of an injunction against the Canada Revenue Agency. Last fall, the federal government...
Jul 04, 2024 Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre says in a social media video that the province has filed an injunction to stop the CRA taking money over the non-payment of the carbon tax. (CJME file photo)
Deputy prime minister says 'vast, vast majority' of Liberal caucus supports Trudeau
MILTON, ONTARIO - The "vast, vast majority" of Liberal MPs continue to support their leader, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland insisted Thursday. Her comments came as questions continued to swir...
Jul 04, 2024
B.C. NDP ministers Bains, Ralston and Fleming won't seek re-election in Oct. 19 vote
VICTORIA - Three veteran New Democrat cabinet ministers and community stalwarts in Surrey and Victoria have announced they won't seek re-election in British Columbia's fall vote. Harry Bains, Bruce Ra...
Jul 04, 2024
B.C. seniors advocate seeks tenancy protection for residents of retirement homes
VICTORIA - British Columbia's seniors advocate has called for the enforcement of tenancy laws to protect retirement home residents who he said face illegal rent increases and evictions. Dan Levitt sai...
Jul 04, 2024
P.E.I. First Nations, Ottawa establish national park reserve on sacred Mi'kmaq land
LENNOX ISLAND, P.E.I. - The government of Canada and Prince Edward Island's Mi'kmaq First Nations announced an agreement on Thursday to turn a pristine chain of islands with sacred cultural significan...
Jul 04, 2024
Creating proposed online harms regulators estimated to cost $200 million: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer estimates that staffing up the new regulators in the Liberals' Online Harms Act will cost around $200 million over five years. The federal government wants to...
Jul 04, 2024
Competition Bureau to speed development of guidance on new greenwashing rules
GATINEAU, Que. - The Competition Bureau says it will speed the development of guidance on the interpretation of new provisions in the Competition Act aimed at greenwashing. The federal watchdog says i...
Jul 04, 2024
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Canada is getting a taste of FIFA's World Cup demands
Sarah Mills says a full motorcade with a police escort for the FIFA president is unnecessary, but it shows that the orga...
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