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Trudeau calls for input from industry, citizens, Indigenous groups on climate
TORONTO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on industries, citizens, and Indigenous groups to help shape the future of Canada's climate policy. Speaking at a major mining conference i...
Mar 2, 2020
Saskatchewan premier says coronavirus not a factor in election call
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he made a mistake when he listed the novel coronavirus outbreak as a reason why he's not committed to a provincial election in October. Moe told ...
Mar 2, 2020
Manitoba Liberal leader calls on Ottawa to forgive personal, government debts
WINNIPEG - The leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party has written to the prime minister to ask for a debt relief program for individuals and governments across Canada - a request that one economist...
Mar 2, 2020
Tax writeoffs coming for off-road electric cars, Trudeau tells miners
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is making off-road vehicles and automotive equipment eligible for an immediate tax writeoff. Trudeau is in Toronto this afternoon at the Prospectors ...
Mar 2, 2020
Ex-PM Joe Clark campaigns for Security Council seat in Africa, Persian Gulf
OTTAWA - Former prime minister and foreign minister Joe Clark faces a tough slog during his travels to the Persian Gulf and Africa to campaign for Canada's bid for the United Nations Se...
Mar 2, 2020
'We will do better:' Alberta company apologizes for Greta Thunberg decal
CALGARY - An Alberta energy services company says its management accepts full responsibility for a decal the business distributed bearing its logo beneath a sexually ...
Mar 2, 2020
Successful week for Grande Prairie athletes at 2020 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games
It was a successful week for Grande Prairie athletes at the 2020 Special Olympic Canada Winter Games in Thunder Bay. The games were held from February 25-29, and saw seven athletes from Grande Prairie...
Mar 2, 2020 Team Alberta's Floor Hockey team celebrates a bronze medal at the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Athletes Darryl Loutitt, Brendon Mercier, and Darren Pedersen from Grande Prairie helped the team pick up the bronze. Photo Credit: Blain Fuller
Alberta expanding number of 'drug treatment courts' to battle addiction
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The Alberta government is setting up more drug treatment courts in an effort to fight the ongoing problem of substance abuse in the province.The government says it will spend $20 m...
Mar 2, 2020
Federal efforts to award contracts to Indigenous businesses hit snags: docs
OTTAWA - A federal push to get more Indigenous-owned businesses to bid on government contracts is being slowed by issues over how the data is collected. The Liberal government has promised&n...
Mar 2, 2020
Kenney says frustrating coronavirus stifling oil and gas economy
EDMONTON - Alberta's premier says it's frustrating to see his government doing everything it can to grow the economy only to watch global oil prices fall due to reduced demand tied to the no...
Mar 2, 2020