Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Ontario government moves to extend 5.7 cent gas tax cut to June 2025
TORONTO - Ontario is moving to extend a 5.7-cent cut to the provincial gas tax until next summer. Premier Doug Ford says his government will soon put forward legislation that, if passed, will keep the...
Oct 27, 2024
B.C. election down to absentee votes as mail-in tally fails to decide closest races
VICTORIA - The result of British Columbia's election will come down to the count of absentee ballots on Monday after a tally of mail-in votes over the weekend failed to resolve a handful of undecided ...
Oct 27, 2024
Saskatchewan election race tightens as parties spend final day campaigning
REGINA - Saskatchewan's election campaign entered its final day Sunday, with both main party leaders vying for government in what has shaped up to be the tightest race in nearly two decades. Scott Moe...
Oct 27, 2024
'Dumb mistake': What politicians had to say during the Sask. election campaign
REGINA - Saskatchewan's provincial election is on Monday. The Saskatchewan Party, in government for the last 17 years, is hoping for a return to power, while the NDP is fighting to move out of the Opp...
Oct 27, 2024 Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe and NDP Leader Carla Beck met on Wednesday for their first and only debate in the lead up to the 2024 provincial election.
'On my bucket list': Iconic Banff sign, a must-see for visitors, moving to safer spot
BANFF, Alta. - A popular selfie spot for visitors to Banff National Park has become a victim of its own success. The two-metre-high, $350,000 "Banff" sign was installed in 2017 on Mount Norquay Avenue...
Oct 27, 2024
A timeline look at Saskatchewan elections and governments over five decades
REGINA - Saskatchewan's general election is on Monday. Here's a look at the provincial governments over the last five decades: New Democrats, 1971-78 The NDP and leader Allan Blakeney, a former cabine...
Oct 27, 2024
Promise tracker: What the Saskatchewan Party and NDP pledge to do if they win
REGINA - Saskatchewan's provincial election is on Monday. Here's a look at some of the campaign promises made by the two major parties: Read more 'Dumb mistake': What politicians had to say during the...
Oct 27, 2024 (Elections Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Leaders in profile: A look at Saskatchewan Party's Scott Moe and NDP's Carla Beck
REGINA - Saskatchewan's provincial election is on Monday. Here's a look at the leaders of the two main parties: Scott Moe, Saskatchewan Party Age: 51. Born July 31, 1973, in Prince Albert, Sask. Early...
Oct 27, 2024
Transportation minister looks for provinces, territories to collaborate on car thefts
OTTAWA - The federal transportation minister says national co-operation is needed to close loopholes criminals can use to re-sell stolen cars. Anita Anand's office has sent letters to her provincial a...
Oct 27, 2024
Canadian cities struggling to get past 'Whac-A-Mole' solution to homeless encampments
MONTREAL - On a strip of grass dividing a busy east-end Montreal thoroughfare from a block of residences in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district stand about two dozen tents, a reflection of a housing ma...
Oct 27, 2024
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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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