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Trudeau says Canada seeking to join controversial Chinese infrastructure bank
BEIJING — Justin Trudeau has announced plans to apply for a controversial new international infrastructure bank led by China — an initiative Ottawa insists will provide a boost to global a...
Aug 31, 2016
Five Things: the next steps for getting the Trans Mountain project done
OTTAWA - The federal government announced a plan Tuesday to spend $4.5 billion on buying the Trans Mountain pipeline and most of current owner Kinder Morgan Canada’s other assets in order to ens...
May 29, 2018
Town of Battleford proposing one per cent municipal tax increase
The Town of Battleford is proposing a one per cent municipal tax increase in its first draft of its proposed 2020 budget that will be presented at its meeting tonight. No increase is proposed for util...
Dec 05, 2019
Buying an electric car becomes cheaper today as federal rebates kick in
OTTAWA - Federal rebates to encourage Canadians to buy electric cars take effect today. The rebates, announced in the last Liberal budget, will take up to $5,000 off the cost of electric vehicles, and...
May 01, 2019
Upstart People's Party had little impact on election results: Analysis
OTTAWA - Conservatives worried the upstart People's Party of Canada would result in a vote-split on the right can rest a little easier. A riding-by-riding analysis by The Canadian Press shows while th...
Oct 23, 2019
2010 leader John Furlong urges Vancouver to bid for 2030 Winter Games
VANCOUVER - While Vancouver celebrates the 10th anniversary of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, the man who co-led the bid and headed the organizing committee wants the city to do it agai...
Feb 20, 2020
Accused of shooting First Nations man: Gerald Stanley faces firearms charges
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A suspect in the fatal shooting of a First Nations Saskatchewan man is facing more charges. RCMP say Gerald Stanley has been charged with two counts of unsafe storage of a fi...
Nov 23, 2016
COVID-19 tracing app starts beta testing after three-week delay
OTTAWA - A Canadian smartphone app meant to warn users if they've been in close contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19 is now in beta testing. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in June ...
Jul 23, 2020
Province Strengthens Protection For Victims Of Sexual Violence
On September 15, 2021, changes to legislation that support victims fleeing sexual violence will come into force.The new amendments, laid out in The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act, 2021 and The Re...
Sep 14, 2021
Police: Armed man holding some 20 people hostage in Ukraine
LUTSK, Ukraine - An armed man seized a bus and took some 20 people hostage in northwestern Ukraine on Tuesday, Ukrainian police said. Police sealed off the centre of Lutsk, a city 400 kilometres (250 ...
Jul 21, 2020