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Quebec to table budget on March 22 that will address inflation woes, rising costs
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard says he will table a provincial budget on March 22. Girard announced the date today at the legislature, saying it will be a responsible budget focused on sound mana...
Feb 22, 2022
Sask. considering joining others in challenging Emergencies Act in court
Saskatchewan may follow the lead of the Alberta government and other organizations in launching a legal challenge of the Emergencies Act.A spokeswoman for Premier Scott Moe said in a statement to The ...
Feb 22, 2022
Vancouver Whitecaps extend starting goalkeeper Thomas Hasal through 2023
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have locked up their No. 1 goalkeeper, signing Thomas Hasal to an extension through 2023. The deal, announced Tuesday, also includes club options for the 2024 and 2...
Feb 22, 2022
Four Conservative MPs want Jean Charest to enter party's leadership race
MONTREAL - Four Conservative members of Parliament say they want former Quebec premier Jean Charest to enter the race for the party's leadership. In an open letter published Tuesday, the MPs say Chare...
Feb 22, 2022
A look at the lives lost in the April 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting
HALIFAX - The victims in the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history included an RCMP officer, a teacher, health-care workers, retirees, neighbours of the shooter and two correctional officers ...
Feb 22, 2022
SGI offering option to leave sex designation field blank on licences
Driver's licences in Saskatchewan are now more inclusive.As of Tuesday, SGI is introducing the option to leave the sex designation field blank on licences or photo ID cards instead of having an "M" fo...
Feb 22, 2022
Ottawa police respond to Rideau Centre mall same day it reopens
Ottawa's largest mall has been evacuated and a suspect has been arrested with a possible weapon, on the first day the shopping centre has been open since protests forced stores to shut down late last ...
Feb 22, 2022
Preliminary inquiry underway for accused in Cindy MacKay death
The preliminary inquiry began Tuesday for a man facing a charge in the death of Cindy MacKay in 2020. Michael MacKay, 39, is charged with first degree murder in the death of his wife Cindy MacKay of t...
Feb 22, 2022
GOP leaders pick Iowa governor for State of Union response
WASHINGTON (AP) - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on March 1, GOP congressional leaders announced Tuesday. Reynolds was ...
Feb 22, 2022
People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier to plead not guilty to COVID-19 charges: lawyer
ST-PIERRE-JOLYS, Man. - A lawyer for People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier says Bernier will plead not guilty to charges of violating COVID-19 restrictions. Alex Steigerwald told court today ...
Feb 22, 2022