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Manitoba budget expands tax exemption on food items, aims to cut deficit
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government laid out a provincial budget Tuesday that promises savings for snack lovers, many homeowners and young people who ride buses. As of July 1, the province plans to rem...
Mar 24, 2026
Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin to lead Homeland Security as TSA standoff deepens
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary late Monday, approving President Donald Trump's nominee to take over the embattled department after the firing of...
Mar 23, 2026
More than 51,000 firearms reported as gun buyback program nears close
OTTAWA - Gun owners have reported more than 51,000 firearms to the federal government with one week left to go in a program to provide compensation for banned guns, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandas...
Mar 23, 2026 Nathalie Provost, Secretary of State (Nature), left, looks on as Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety answers a reporters question during a media availability on the Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 23, 2026. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
Calgary looks to repeal blanket rezoning as it considers how best to improve housing
CALGARY - Calgary city councillors worked through a gauntlet of speakers Monday in the latest round of debate over a contentious housing policy and whether it has worked to alleviate the housing short...
Mar 23, 2026
Manitoba budget to try to ease some of the pressure from rising property taxes
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is set to offer relief to some homeowners hit by rising property taxes in its budget Tuesday, while asking people with million-dollar homes to pay more. The budget i...
Mar 23, 2026
Former Alberta cabinet minister accuses government of killing key tool for scrutiny
EDMONTON - New rules are now in effect in the Alberta legislature that one opposition member has warned will effectively allow Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative government to duck some quer...
Mar 23, 2026
B.C. company faces U.S. sanctions over alleged ties to terrorist group Hezbollah
WASHINGTON - A British Columbia company has been sanctioned by the United States over its alleged ties to fundraising for the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah. Seven Seas for International Tradin...
Mar 23, 2026
Carney's government admits 'error,' says PM did raise human rights with Xi
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's office said public servants have corrected information the government tabled in Parliament that suggested he did not "proactively" raise human rights or foreign i...
Mar 23, 2026
Alberta to change legislation allowing lawsuits over sharing deepfake intimate images
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it's looking to change an existing law to let people sue others for sharing fake intimate images created through artificial intelligence. Technology Minister Nate ...
Mar 23, 2026
Politicians praise Amanda Lathlin, first First Nations woman in Manitoba legislature
WINNIPEG - Politicians at the Manitoba legislature have paid tribute to Amanda Lathlin, a members of the NDP caucus who died after battling illness. Premier Wab Kinew sang an honour song in the chambe...
Mar 23, 2026
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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 ...