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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 02, 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 02, 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 02, 2020
Indigenous historian suggests name change for coast guard vessel Cornwallis
HALIFAX - A prominent Indigenous historian says it's the ideal time to drop the name Edward Cornwallis from a coast guard ship, as the federal agency announced plans on Monday to spend $12.1...
Mar 02, 2020
Team Sonnenberg falls just short at U-18 Provincial Curling Championships
After what could be viewed as a successful five days of curling at the U-18 Provincial Curling Championship in Sexsmith, Grande Prairie's Team Sonnenberg fell just short of a bid to qualify for the na...
Mar 02, 2020 Team Sonnenberg at the U-18 Provincial Curling Championships in Sexsmith. Photo Credit: Shane Clausing
The blockade stays put and Teck withdraws; In The News for Mar. 2
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Mar. 2. What we are watching in Canada ... SMI...
Mar 02, 2020
Conservatives needs to start thinking about approach to Indigenous issues: MP
OTTAWA - National protests sparked by the opposition of some Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs to a pipeline project in B.C. are also sparking debate in Conservative circles about the part...
Mar 02, 2020
Quebec activists maintain rail blockades despite tentative deal in B.C.
MONTREAL - Protesters in two regions of Quebec are maintaining their rail blockades for the time being in spite of a draft deal reached Sunday in British Columbia between Wet'suwet'en heredi...
Mar 02, 2020
Work on Coastal GasLink pipeline to resume following draft agreement
OTTAWA - Work is expected to resume today on a natural gas pipeline in British Columbia that has been at the centre of protests that have disrupted both rail and road traffic in many pa...
Mar 02, 2020
Ontario reports three new coronavirus cases, brings province's total to 18
TORONTO - Ontario reported three new cases of the novel coronavirus Monday, bringing the total in the province to 18. The province's chief medical officer of health, Dr. David Williams, was expec...
Mar 02, 2020