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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 02, 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 02, 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 02, 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 02, 2020
Suspects in March 2019 murder in Grandview to be tried separately
Two people charged in a Red Deer homicide last year will now have their charges dealt with separately.On Feb. 28, a preliminary hearing was to take place in Red Deer provincial court for both Quentin ...
Mar 02, 2020 Quentin Lee Strawberry (Left) and Jennifer Lee Caswell (Right) each face second degree murder and assault causing bodily harm charges in the death of 45-year-old Joseph Alfred Gallant on Mar. 29, 2019 in Red Deer's Grandview neighbourhood.
Energy company apologizes for sexually suggestive 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 suggestive cartoon appearing to de...
Mar 02, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
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
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