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Mohawk grand chief and Oka mayor shake hands after weeks of tension in land dispute
QUEBEC - Following weeks of tension over a land dispute, a Mohawk grand chief and the mayor of Oka, Que., shook hands Friday and agreed to put their differences behind them. Since July, Kanesatake Gra...
Sep 01, 2019
Budget watchdog says cost to match one of Trump's business tax cuts is $37B
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog is putting new numbers to the cost of matching recent U.S. business-tax changes, pegging the price to the federal treasury at more than double government estima...
Jun 19, 2019
NDP would allow new parents to receive full benefit over shortened leave: Singh
VANCOUVER - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says a New Democrat government would allow new parents to condense their employment insurance benefits so they can take shorter parental leaves while still receivi...
Oct 01, 2019
Macy's to close stores, cut jobs amid weak sales
Macy’s says it is eliminating more than 10,000 jobs and plans to move forward with 68 store closures after a disappointing holiday shopping season. The department store chain also lowered its fu...
Jan 05, 2017
The Latest: Irma regaining strength over bathtub-warm water
The Latest on Hurricane Irma (all times local): 7:10 p.m. The centre of Hurricane Irma has now cleared the Cuban coast and entered the Florida Straits, where bathtub-warm water of nearly 90 degrees (3...
Sep 09, 2017
Trump fires TVA chair, cites hiring of foreign workers
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday that he had fired the chair of the Tennessee Valley Authority, criticizing the federally owned corporation for hiring foreign workers. Trump told report...
Aug 03, 2020
University students unions warn of cautious approach to future online learning
Autumn LaRose-Smith never imagined being the student union president in a time when the University of Saskatchewan campus remains largely empty due to COVID-19 restrictions.After months of Zoom meetin...
Jan 29, 2021
High hopes but tough road for black woman in governor's race
ATLANTA - She’s a Yale-educated attorney and a romance novelist who served a decade in the Georgia Legislature. Now Stacey Abrams has gained a shot at becoming the first black woman elected gove...
May 23, 2018
Sask firefighters make a Splash in North Battleford
Those who passed by Splish Splash Auto Saturday afternoon may have seen some fire trucks, but crews were spraying down vehicles rather than a fire. The Saskatchewan Professional Firefighters Associati...
Jul 09, 2017
Garneau clarifies that higher foreign ownership cap applies to cargo airlines
OTTAWA - Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau says the government plans to increase foreign ownership levels for Canadian cargo airlines, clarifying an impression he left that the policy change wou...
Nov 10, 2016