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If Liberals need more time on pharmacare, NDP says it will demand 'more results'

If Liberals need more time on pharmacare, NDP says it will demand 'more results'

Ottawa Nov 27, 2023 / 6:24 pm

The NDP says there's still enough time for the Liberals to meet their deadline for introducing pharmacare legislation, but if the government needs more...

Smith invokes sovereignty act on green electricity, concedes it's for symbolic effect

Smith invokes sovereignty act on green electricity, concedes it's for symbolic effect

Alberta Nov 27, 2023 / 2:30 pm

Premier Danielle Smith invoked Alberta’s sovereignty act on Monday to implement new measures in her fight against Ottawa’s looming clean electricity...

Sisters among four dead after Winnipeg shooting, man in critical condition

Sisters among four dead after Winnipeg shooting, man in critical condition

Winnipeg Nov 27, 2023 / 1:16 pm

UPDATE 1:15 p.m. Two sisters are among four people who have died after being shot in downtown Winnipeg over the weekend. “Our hearts go out to these...

'Absolutely no talk' of moving Paul Bernardo to minimum security: corrections head

'Absolutely no talk' of moving Paul Bernardo to minimum security: corrections head

Nov 27, 2023 / 1:05 pm

There is "absolutely no talk" of moving notorious killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo to an even lower security level, following his transfer into...

Life expectancy for Canadians fell in 2022 for third year in a row, says StatCan

Life expectancy for Canadians fell in 2022 for third year in a row, says StatCan

Nov 27, 2023 / 1:04 pm

A new report from Statistics Canada says life expectancy for the average Canadian at birth has fallen for three straight years, from 82.3 years in 2019 to 81.3...

Montreal police investigating after 'Molotov cocktail' thrown at Jewish centre

Montreal police investigating after 'Molotov cocktail' thrown at Jewish centre

Montreal Nov 27, 2023 / 9:04 am

Montreal police are investigating after an incendiary object was allegedly thrown against the door of a Jewish community centre early this morning. The Jewish...

Defence begins case in criminal trial of high-profile Freedom Convoy organizers

Defence begins case in criminal trial of high-profile Freedom Convoy organizers

Ottawa Nov 27, 2023 / 8:56 am

Defence lawyers for Freedom Convoy organizers Chris Barber and Tamara Lich have started laying out their case in an Ottawa courtroom. Eric Granger, a lawyer for...

Group opposes coal pit application until wastewater release probes complete

Group opposes coal pit application until wastewater release probes complete

Alberta Nov 27, 2023 / 7:29 am

An environmental group says a coal company's application to deepen its open-pit mine shouldn't be considered while it's under investigation over...

Poor Inuit housing 'direct result of colonialism': federal housing advocate

Poor Inuit housing 'direct result of colonialism': federal housing advocate

Nov 27, 2023 / 6:55 am

A federal housing advocate is accusing every level of government in Canada of failing to uphold the Inuit's right to housing — and therefore denying...

Buyer beware: porch piracy set to ramp up with holiday season fast approaching

Buyer beware: porch piracy set to ramp up with holiday season fast approaching

Nov 27, 2023 / 6:52 am

You've been tracking your online shopping haul for days. It's finally the day your package is set to arrive at your doorstep. But when you get home in...

Special interlocutor 'waiting' for MP bill criminalizing residential school denialism

Special interlocutor 'waiting' for MP bill criminalizing residential school denialism

Nov 27, 2023 / 6:41 am

Canada's justice minister is considering options raised by the independent adviser on unmarked graves, who says Indigenous leaders want Canada to move on...

B.C. First Nation votes to take over child and family services for its members

B.C. First Nation votes to take over child and family services for its members

Duncan Nov 26, 2023 / 4:56 pm

British Columbia's largest First Nation has voted to take over authority of child and family services for its members. Results of a vote held by the...

Police say three dead, two injured in shooting in downtown Winnipeg

Police say three dead, two injured in shooting in downtown Winnipeg

Winnipeg Nov 26, 2023 / 11:50 am

UPDATE: 11:50 a.m. Winnipeg police say three people are dead and two have critical injuries after a shooting this morning in the city's downtown core....

One person dead, 63 confirmed cases in salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupe: PHAC

One person dead, 63 confirmed cases in salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupe: PHAC

Nov 26, 2023 / 7:55 am

The Public Health Agency of Canada says one person has died after a salmonella outbreak linked to Malichita and Rudy brand cantaloupes. An update from the...

Alberta Energy Regulator reports runoff spill at Suncor's Fort Hills oilsands site

Alberta Energy Regulator reports runoff spill at Suncor's Fort Hills oilsands site

Alberta Nov 25, 2023 / 12:25 pm

UPDATE: 12:25 p.m. A spill of surface runoff from a containment pond at Suncor Energy’s Fort Hills oilsands site may have spanned more than a year, the...

Three people hurt in stabbing at CrossIron Mills mall outside Calgary

Three people hurt in stabbing at CrossIron Mills mall outside Calgary

Calgary Nov 25, 2023 / 6:45 am

Three people were sent to hospital Friday after a stabbing at a mall just outside Calgary city limits. Airdrie RCMP say they responded to a report of multiple...

New bill seeks to limit new captivity of elephants, apes in Canada

New bill seeks to limit new captivity of elephants, apes in Canada

Nov 24, 2023 / 2:56 pm

A Saskatchewan senator hopes new legislation now before Canada's Parliament will be the beginning of the end for the practice of putting elephants in...

Synthetic Christmas tree recalled for fire risk

Synthetic Christmas tree recalled for fire risk

Nov 24, 2023 / 2:13 pm

A synthetic Christmas tree that was sold this year at Canadian Home Depot stores is being recalled due to fire risk. The Home Decorators Grand Duchess Balsam...

Canada's high court to rule if bankruptcy wipes out court-ordered fines in B.C. case

Canada's high court to rule if bankruptcy wipes out court-ordered fines in B.C. case

Nov 24, 2023 / 12:55 pm

The Supreme Court of Canada has set a December date to hear an appeal from a British Columbia couple who argue their declaration of bankruptcy should wipe out...

Hamas hostage deal 'progress' but long-term peace needs 'many more steps': Trudeau

Hamas hostage deal 'progress' but long-term peace needs 'many more steps': Trudeau

Nov 24, 2023 / 12:13 pm

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remained unmoved on Friday in rejecting demands for Canada to call for a full ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, but said a deal...

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