Canada

Saskatchewan budget: Agriculture and film industries win, music and sports fans lose

REGINA - Saskatchewan tabled its 2022-23 spending plan on Wednesday. Here's a look at some of the winners and losers: WINNERS Agriculture producers: The province is expanding the Saskatchewan Value-Ad...

Mar 23, 2022

Legault warns new Liberal-NDP alliance will trigger confrontation with provinces

Quebec Premier Franois Legault is warning that the new alliance between the federal Liberals and the NDP is going to trigger a confrontation with the provinces, particularly around health care. Legaul...

Mar 23, 2022

Highlights of Saskatchewan government budget include smaller deficit, new taxes

REGINA - Premier Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party government tabled its 2021-22 budget on Wednesday. Here are some of the highlights: - A $463 million deficit, $2.1 billion less than what was expected i...

Mar 23, 2022

Gym-goers, sports fans, smokers face more taxes in Saskatchewan budget

REGINA - Working out or going to a professional football game could cost more this fall with proposed new taxes outlined in Saskatchewan's budget. Starting in October, the province plans to add the si...

Mar 23, 2022

Investigation finds debris killed Nunavut mine worker when helicopter rolled

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a worker at a Nunavut gold mine was killed last year when a helicopter rolled outside the mine site. The board's investigation report says a pilot had tr...

Mar 23, 2022

Federal carbon-price rebates to rise more than expected in Ontario and Manitoba

OTTAWA - The value of carbon-price rebate cheques from the federal government will jump more than 66 per cent in Ontario and Manitoba this year, to make up for too-small rebates the last two years. Th...

Mar 23, 2022

Liberal-NDP deal on pharmacare should include some illicit substances, advocates say

OTTAWA - Advocates say they hope the agreement reached by the Liberals and New Democrats for a national pharmacare program will address the opioid overdose crisis and the problem of a toxic drug suppl...

Mar 23, 2022

Canada's military to adopt gender-neutral dress code as it moves to diversify ranks

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces will soon adopt a gender-neutral dress code for service members as military commanders push for more diversity in the ranks. Men and women in uniform are currently s...

Mar 23, 2022

Montreal man, 21, charged with attacking child sent for psychiatric evaluation

MONTREAL - A Montreal man accused of beating a 10-year-old girl who was walking home for lunch has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine his criminal responsibility at the time...

Mar 23, 2022

Fractious April 9 party vote on Alberta premier moves from in-person to mail-in

EDMONTON - The contentious April 9 party vote to determine the fate of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's leadership has been changed from an in-person vote to mail-in ballots. UCP president Cynthia Moore...

Mar 23, 2022