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B.C.'s posts $1.3B budget surplus for 2021-22, in contrast with big deficit forecast
VICTORIA - British Columbia's economic recovery last year was stronger than forecast with the province's audited budget numbers showing a surplus of $1.3 billion, in contrast with an earlier projectio...
Aug 30, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to shuffle cabinet on Wednesday: sources
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is getting ready to shuffle his cabinet on Wednesday, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the plan. They confirmed to The Canadian Press that the Lib...
Aug 30, 2022
B.C. public sector union says it's ending job action amid hope for deal
BURNABY, B.C. - British Columbia's largest public-sector union says it is standing down from two weeks of limited job action as hopes rise for a deal with the government after contract talks resumed. ...
Aug 30, 2022
BCGEU stands down on job action as bargaining talks resume
NANAIMO - The union representing about 33,000 public service members in B.C. is stopping all their job action, following a return to the bargaining table with the province. The announcement was made T...
Aug 30, 2022
Federal government says it will build 17,000 homes, pegs cost at $2 billion
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will spend more than $2 billion to build 17,000 homes, including thousands of affordable units. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement today in Kit...
Aug 30, 2022
RCMP investigating harassment of Chrystia Freeland during Alberta visit
OTTAWA - The RCMP says it is investigating an incident last Friday in which Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia was subjected to a profane tirade in Grande Prairie, Alta. A video posted on Twitter by an ac...
Aug 30, 2022
Peters, Schaffer-Baker and Henry named CFL top performers for Week 12
Toronto defensive back Jamal Peters, Saskatchewan receiver Kian Schaffer-Baker and Calgary receiver Malik Henry have been named the CFL's top performers for Week 12. Peters recorded a career-high thre...
Aug 30, 2022
US Navy says Iran seized, later let go of American sea drone
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet says Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized and later let go of a U.S. sea drone in the Persian Gulf. Cmdr. Timothy H...
Aug 30, 2022
Montreal's new PHF women's hockey franchise will be named the Force
Montreal's new Premier Hockey Federation women's hockey franchise will be named the Force. The Montreal Force will wear maroon, white and black, and their jerseys will feature a letter F logo styled l...
Aug 30, 2022
Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber to face trial in September 2023
OTTAWA - Two of the main "Freedom Convoy" organizers, Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, are expected to face trial in September 2023 for charges related to the massive protest that gridlocked downtown Ott...
Aug 30, 2022