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Parties' leaders pledge to support workers with more benefits
OTTAWA - The three main federal party leaders marked Labour Day with promises of better working conditions and more benefits for Canadian workers, along with additional supports for businesses. Libera...
Sep 06, 2021
Parties' leaders pledge to support workers with more benefits
OTTAWA - The three main federal party leaders marked Labour Day with promises of better working conditions and more benefits for Canadian workers, along with additional supports for businesses. Libera...
Sep 06, 2021
'Anti-vaxxer mobs' can't dictate policy in Canada, Trudeau says of campaign protests
WELLAND, Ont. - Justin Trudeau says his pandemic recovery policies won't be shaped by the demands of what he called "anti-vaxxer mobs" that have dogged his campaign events in recent weeks. The Liberal...
Sep 06, 2021
Gun control advocates unimpressed with O'Toole's policy change on Liberal gun ban
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole had a simple message on Monday for candidates and supporters who deny the party has changed its policy on guns: he's in charge. O'Toole broke with the party's...
Sep 06, 2021
Quebec introduces pilot project for free youth protection mediation service
MONTREAL - A new pilot project in Quebec is encouraging parents to seek mediation and solutions outside legal procedures for the better good of children. Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette, Junior ...
Sep 06, 2021
Nolin sweeps Ponoka Stampede Wild West Chuckwagon Championship
On one of the most exciting race nights of the year, Vern Nolin - driving the McCaw's Drilling & Blasting Ltd. outfit, and along with outriders Ethan Motowylo and Brendan Nolin, collected the firs...
Sep 06, 2021
9/11 terrorist attacks, ensuing war propelled Canada's military into 21st century
OTTAWA - Andrew Leslie clearly remembers the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. The 43-year-old brigadier-general charged with ensuring the army's ability to talk in battle and disrupt enemy communications wa...
Sep 06, 2021
Forest company, RCMP, old-growth defenders due in court this month for four hearings
VICTORIA - The ongoing battle over old-growth forests on southern Vancouver Island is heading back to court where a forest company will seek to extend an injunction order and the RCMP and protesters w...
Sep 06, 2021
Canadian Labour Congress president says parties need plan to protect gig workers
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Labour Congress says the next government needs to better protect the country's gig workers by giving them access to the social safety net and employee protections. Fe...
Sep 06, 2021
Belarus court gives opposition activists lengthy sentences
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced two leading opposition activists to lengthy prison terms, the latest move in the relentless crackdown Belarusian authorities have unleashed ...
Sep 06, 2021