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Five new affordability measures in the Liberal government's fall fiscal update
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled a fall economic statement on Tuesday that aims to support middle-class Canadians amid soaring consumer prices and looming mortgage renewals. She anno...
Nov 21, 2023
Key highlights from the Liberals' 2023 fall economic statement
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled her fall economic statement on Tuesday, updating Canadians on the country's financial health and introducing some new measures to target the housing ...
Nov 21, 2023
Mayor hopes self-proclaimed ‘Queen of Canada’ will leave Richmound for good
Some in the Village of Richmound are still on edge as the self-proclaimed "Queen of Canada" and her followers come and go from the community.Romana Didulo, a conspiracy theorist who's declared herself...
Nov 21, 2023
De Grasse finds motivation on familiar grounds ahead of Olympic year
Andre De Grasse is back in familiar territory and motivated by some strong competition in preparation for an important Olympic year. The six-time Olympic medallist and reigning 200-metre Olympic champ...
Nov 21, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Finance Minister Freeland tables 2023 fiscal update
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's fall economic statement details another $20.8 billion in new spending since the spring budget, plus a pledge to keep deficits in check as risk of election...
Nov 21, 2023
Meadow Lake pulp mill ordered to pay over $100K for wrongful firing
A Meadow Lake company will have to pay a former employee over $100,000 for wrongful dismissal. That's coming from the Court of King's Bench which agreed with Jim Ketch that Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp...
Nov 21, 2023
Battlefords RCMP 'cautiously optimistic' about new statistics
The Battlefords RCMP are "cautiously optimistic" as they are seeing a decrease over the last few quarters in the number of offenses committed. "The five-year trends, we're still up," said Insp. Jesse ...
Nov 21, 2023
B.C. unfairly clawed back COVID-19 benefit to thousands during pandemic, says report
VICTORIA - A report says thousands of people in British Columbia saw their $1,000 COVID-19 benefit unfairly clawed back by the provincial government. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke's report says so far, 12,0...
Nov 21, 2023
'Bank of mom and dad' study: B.C. high earners get housing boost if parents also own
OTTAWA - A Statistics Canada study into what it calls the "bank of mom and dad" shows home ownership among young high earners in British Columbia increases more than anywhere else in Canada if their p...
Nov 21, 2023
Madell scores 30 tries, Canada beats U.S. in wheelchair rugby at Parapan Am Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - Zak Madell of Okotoks, Alta., scored 30 of his team's 46 tries as Canada surged into the wheelchair rugby semifinals at the 2023 Parapan Am Games with a 46-41 win over the archrival ...
Nov 21, 2023