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TORONTO — A report from CIBC says the high levels of unemployment among high schoolers is making the overall job picture look possibly worse than necessary.
The cost of fixing water main breaks is leading Regina city council to request an analysis on whether the city could speed up the replacement of a type of pipe that is prone to breaking in Regina’s soil – and is also said by some to pose a cancer risk.
It’s not the first time the question of... Read more
NDP’s Meara Conway asks Minister Eric Schmalz whether buildings will be required to install CO detectors
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government has introduced legislation that would see the province abandon clock changes and remain on daylight time year-round.
Dale Nally, the minister for Service Alberta, introduced the legislation in the house.
Smith signalled earlier this week the... Read more
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Thursday approved a 90-billion-euro ($106-billion) loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years after oil began flowing through a key pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia, ending mo
Wanuskewin Heritage Park has long been a gathering place for Indigenous Peoples, and now future generations will get to continue to experience land-based learning at the cultural site north of... Read more
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is rejecting claims that her government is prioritizing trade over humanitarian aid and human rights.
The federal government under Prime Minister Mark Carney has cut foreign aid, signed economic deals with autocracies and avoided openly criticizing... Read more
Both new and fundamental advice offered at Alberta producer-run webinar.
OTTAWA — The immigration department says Canada spent more than $275 million on health coverage over the past decade for asylum seekers whose claims were rejected by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.
The data was released in response to an order paper question submitted by Alberta... Read more
MONTREAL — A scrapyard fire in Montreal's east end has led to preventive lockdowns of all health facilities in the area.
Montreal's public health department issued an air quality alert after an outdoor vehicle-recycling plant caught fire early this morning near Highway 40.
Anik Vaillancourt with... Read more
Mexican officials say the body of a Canadian tourist killed when a gunman opened fire from one of the country’s most visited pyramids has been turned over to her family.
The attorney general’s office for Mexico state says the woman’s family identified her body this week.
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Canada Post says rural residents with individual roadside mailboxes will continue to receive home mail delivery for the foreseeable future.
The Crown corporation recently announced that delivery to about four million addresses will be sent to community mailboxes instead, part of a plan that also... Read more
Another spring day, another snowstorm in Saskatchewan. More wintry weather is rolling through the province, bringing thunderstorms, high winds and heavy snow.
Saskatoon’s Police and Crisis Team units responded to more than 3,000 calls last year – more than 3.5 times the number of calls for mental health and addictions responses fielded when the team was created in 2019.
On Thursday, Saskatoon’s Board of Police Commissioners will... Read more
Regina saw 140 overdose calls in the first three weeks of April, according to the Saskatchewan Health Ministry, which said multiple calls resulted in cardiac arrest.
Think About This: Embedded prompt injection that directs an agent to exfiltrate files is a new category of risk.
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Ottawa will restore the position of envoy for women, peace and security in the coming weeks.
Anand announced the move at the Ottawa Civic Space Summit today, more than a year after the Liberal government let the role expire.
She says the role links... Read more
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are adding a local arm to their quarterback room this spring.
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Ottawa will restore the position of envoy for women, peace and security in the coming weeks.
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is not just sitting back "taking notes" or instructions from the Americans on trade talks after White House officials complained publicly about irritants in the Canada-U.S. relationship.
Carney says U.S. tariffs hitting key sectors such as steel,... Read more
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is not just sitting back "taking notes" or instructions from the Americans on trade talks after White House officials complained publicly about irritants in the Canada-U.S. relationship.
When the United States allowed the widespread sale of gasoline with increased ethanol content at the pumps as a temporary measure to relieve soaring prices, online posts claimed the blend of ethanol and gasoline known as E15 damages engines and offers poor fuel economy. In Canada, gasoline is... Read more
When the United States allowed the widespread sale of gasoline with increased ethanol content at the pumps as a temporary measure to relieve soaring prices, online posts claimed the blend of ethanol and gasoline known as E15 damages engines and offer
When the United States allowed the widespread sale of gasoline with increased ethanol content at the pumps as a temporary measure to relieve soaring prices, online posts claimed the blend of ethanol and gasoline known as E15 damages engines and offer
TORONTO — Toronto police say they have seized the first mobile "SMS blasters" known to have been used in Canada, in what they call an emerging public safety threat.
Police say the mobile units mimic cell towers and send fraudulent text messages to connected phones with links to websites deigned to... Read more
TORONTO — Toronto police say they have seized the first mobile "SMS blasters" known to have been used in Canada, in what they call an emerging public safety threat.
The Preeceville Hospital Auxiliary has a long-standing reputation in the community for providing financial aid and support for the Preeceville Hospital.
Fact File: As U.S. approves E15 fuel for the summer, here's what to know about ethanol gas in Canada
When the United States allowed the widespread sale of gasoline with increased ethanol content at the pumps as a temporary measure to relieve soaring prices, online posts claimed the blend of ethanol and gasoline known as E15 damages engines and offer
Fact File: As U.S. approves E15 fuel for the summer, here's what to know about ethanol gas in Canada
When the United States allowed the widespread sale of gasoline with increased ethanol content at the pumps as a temporary measure to relieve soaring prices, online posts claimed the blend of ethanol and gasoline known as E15 damages engines and offer
An expert on Canada’s assisted dying laws says a parliamentary committee studying MAID in cases of mental illness is not focused on its mandate and has not been balanced in its approach.
Jocelyn Downie is a professor emeritus of law at Dalhousie University who has studied assisted dying laws... Read more
OTTAWA — An expert on Canada's assisted dying laws says a parliamentary committee studying MAID in cases of mental illness is not focused on its mandate and has not been balanced in its approach.
Jocelyn Downie is a professor emeritus of law at Dalhousie University who has studied assisted dying... Read more
OTTAWA — An expert on Canada's assisted dying laws says a parliamentary committee studying MAID in cases of mental illness is not focused on its mandate and has not been balanced in its approach.
Taylor Nardi, 31, of Fort McMurray, Alta, had his matters heard in Yorkton Provincial Court April 22.
OTTAWA — Former prime minister Justin Trudeau says American tariffs threaten to drive Canada closer to China in the auto sector.
OTTAWA — Former prime minister Justin Trudeau says American tariffs threaten to drive Canada closer to China in the auto sector.
NEW YORK (AP) — An $81 billion Warner-Paramount mega merger has received shareholders’ stamp of approval, propelling a deal that could vastly reshape Hollywood and the wider media landscape closer to the finish line.