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Musqueam and Feds make deal to share Vancouver airport lease revenue
VANCOUVER - The Musqueam Indian Band has signed an agreement with the federal government to share ground lease revenue from the Vancouver International Airport. The specifics of the agreement are bein...
Feb 24, 2025
N.S. premier backtracks on bill allowing the firing of auditor general without cause
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier says he is withdrawing amendments to a bill that would have allowed his government to fire the province's auditor general without cause and veto the public release of h...
Feb 24, 2025
Alberta government to spend $180M for involuntary addiction treatment centres
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government plans to spend $180 million to build two involuntary drug addiction treatment centres. Smith says the new facilities coincide with her gove...
Feb 24, 2025 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith provides an update in Calgary, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)
First Nations must not be forgotten amid Trump threats, outgoing Chief Picard says
MONTREAL - Indigenous people risk being pushed aside as Canada looks to defend itself against a possible trade war with the United States, says an outgoing regional chief of the Assembly of First Nati...
Feb 24, 2025
Jagmeet Singh says he's still the right person to lead NDP despite falling support
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh says he's "absolutely" the right person to lead the New Democrats into the next election despite the party's drop in the polls. A recent Leger poll puts the NDP at just 14 per c...
Feb 24, 2025
Quotes marking the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine
OTTAWA - The world marked the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Monday. Here are some quotes: "Despite the immense pain and devastation that they have endured, the Ukrain...
Feb 24, 2025
A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote
A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progressive Cons...
Feb 24, 2025
More than 200K Manitobans apply for new plastic health cards
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says more than 200,000 people have requested plastic health cards since online applications opened last month. The province says those people should get their cards ...
Feb 24, 2025
B.C. Opposition Leader Rustad wants to hit U.S. with 'carbon tax' on coal shipments
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Opposition Leader John Rustad has found a carbon tax he likes, proposing such a levy on U.S. thermal coal shipped out of provincial ports as a way to pressure the White H...
Feb 24, 2025
Collapses, menacing calls, 'reptilian kitten-eater': A look at past Ontario elections
The Progressive Conservatives are looking to win a third consecutive majority government for the first time in more than 50 years when Ontario votes on Thursday. PC leader Doug Ford said he called the...
Feb 24, 2025
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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