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Quebec premier warns Ottawa against unilateral action to protect province's caribou
Quebec Premier Franois Legault says an ultimatum from federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault on caribou protection is interference in an area of provincial jurisdiction. In April 8 to Quebec's...
Apr 12, 2022
Zack Collins brings defensive depth to Toronto Blue Jays' catching corps
Getting up to speed with the Toronto Blue Jays has meant a lot of talking and a lot of bullpen sessions for catcher Zack Collins. The 27-year-old Collins was acquired by Toronto in a trade with the Ch...
Apr 12, 2022
Manitoba budget highlights: Tax rebates and credits, more intensive care capacity
WINNIPEG - Highlights of Tuesday's Manitoba budget: - The education tax rebate for residential and farm properties is to rise to 37.5 per cent from 25 per cent, which would saving the average homeowne...
Apr 12, 2022
ALUMARINE – 3 YEARS LATER
January 2022 marks the 3-year anniversary that Alumarine Boats was purchased and its operations moved from the existing base in Manitoba to Prince Albert. "The move to Prince Albert was the key to our...
Apr 12, 2022
Women's hockey and chronic disease philanthropist Joan Snyder dead at 90
CALGARY - Joan Snyder, a driving force behind women's hockey and the treatment of chronic disease, has died at age 90. Snyder died April 7, the University of Calgary said in a statement on the school'...
Apr 12, 2022
Charest, Brown both promise to honour federal child-care agreements with provinces
OTTAWA - At least two of the candidates running for leadership of the Conservative party say they would honour child-care agreements signed between the federal Liberal government and provinces. Those ...
Apr 12, 2022
Nunavut offers fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to people 50 and up
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut residents age 50 years and up can now get a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The territory announced Tuesday that eligible people who have had their third dose at least ...
Apr 12, 2022
Foreign minister Joly begins Asia tour in Indonesia and Vietnam with call to Beijing
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada and China disagree on many things but Beijing's buy-in is essential on one key issue - helping end the Russian war on Ukraine. Joly tells The ...
Apr 12, 2022
Chelsea Manning barred from Canada due to prior convictions: Immigration tribunal
OTTAWA - Famed whistleblower Chelsea Manning has been barred from Canada by the Immigration and Refugee Board. Manning was an intelligence analyst in the United States military when she leaked hundred...
Apr 12, 2022
Federal housing budget a good start, more targeted support needed: Housing advocates
OTTAWA - Advocates say while the federal government's focus on housing affordability in the budget is promising, its measures could go further to help people in the most dire housing need. Emilie Coyl...
Apr 12, 2022