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Former Ontario Liberal leader Steven Del Duca announces run for Vaughan mayor
Former Ontario Liberal leader Steven Del Duca said Tuesday he has entered the race for Vaughan mayor in the October municipal election. In a news release, he said his campaign will focus on stemming t...
Aug 16, 2022

Same issues coming up around Alberta says Loewen
Central Peace-Notley MLA Todd Loewen says he has travelled all over Alberta during his campaign to take over the leadership of the United Conservative Party.He says the response has been "really good....
Aug 16, 2022

PPC Leader Maxime Bernier makes stop in Grande Prairie
Even though it is not election time, the party leader for the People's Party of Canada Maxime Bernier is on his summer tour across the western part of the country. Bernier made a stop in Grande Prairi...
Aug 16, 2022

Upgrades coming to Bear Creek Dam
The City of Grande Prairie will begin structure maintenance and upgrades on the Bear Creek Dam, Thursday, August 18.This work is routine and has to be done to keep the dam in good condition as the str...
Aug 16, 2022

Border agents see discrimination, LaFlamme ousted: In The News for Aug. 16
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kick-start your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Tuesday, August 16, 2022. What we are watchin...
Aug 16, 2022

One in four border officers witnessed discrimination by colleagues: internal report
OTTAWA - One-quarter of front line employees surveyed at Canada's border agency said they had directly witnessed a colleague discriminate against a traveller in the previous two years. Of these respon...
Aug 16, 2022

MPs to hear more testimony about alleged political meddling in N.S. shooting probe
OTTAWA - Two of the people behind an accusation of political interference in the investigation of the April 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia will be before a House of Commons committee Tuesday. RCMP ...
Aug 16, 2022

Green Canadian hydrogen not an immediate solution to Germany's energy worries
OTTAWA - Some energy experts warn a deal to sell Canadian hydrogen to Germany will serve as only a small, far-off and expensive part of the solution to Europe's energy crisis. German Chancellor Olaf S...
Aug 16, 2022

Statistics Canada to release July inflation reading this morning
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is expected to release July's inflation data this morning. Economists believe the inflation rate may have already peaked given the recent drop in gas prices, which fuelled M...
Aug 16, 2022

Murray, Shapovalov advance in Cincinnati Open
MASON, Ohio (AP) - Andy Murray pulled out a 7-6 (3), 5-7, 7-5 win over Stan Wawrinka on Monday in the first round of the Western & Southern Open in a matchup of three-time Grand Slam champions try...
Aug 15, 2022