Canada

Alberta aiming for budget rebound on soaring oil and natural gas prices

EDMONTON - It's budget day in Alberta, and Premier Jason Kenney says there will be a massive infusion of money for the health-care system. Kenney says the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a system that h...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 24, 2022

Alberta government promises historic health spending blitz in provincial budget

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the provincial budget will include an unprecedented blitz of health-care spending powered by a roaring, re-energized economy. Kenney announced $1.8-billion...

Feb 23, 2022

Canada signs agreement with AstraZeneca on preventative COVID-19 treatment

OTTAWA - The Canadian government has signed an agreement with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to procure 100,000 doses of a COVID-19 antibody therapy that's still under review by Health Canada. A r...

Feb 23, 2022

Feds commit $140M to keep temporary staff hired to eliminate veterans' backlog

OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay says the federal government will spend nearly $140 million over the next two years to retain temporary staff hired to deal with a backlog of disabi...

Feb 23, 2022

Law would allow news outlets to negotiate with digital giants for payment: minister

OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he is pressing ahead with plans to introduce a law to make digital media giants pay Canadian outlets for using their news. Speaking at a virtual confere...

Feb 23, 2022

A rundown of Canada's sanctions and other actions against Russia

OTTAWA - Canada and its allies have upped their sanctions on Russia as that country becomes increasingly aggressive against neighbouring Ukraine. Here is a rundown of the measures that have been put i...

Feb 23, 2022

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Trudeau set to revoke Emergencies Act

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to revoke use of the Emergencies Act, according to two senior government sources, now that the protest in downtown Ottawa is over. Trudeau is expected to ...

Feb 23, 2022

Budget funding for BC Wildfire Service garners mixed reaction from experts

VANCOUVER - A fire ecologist says new provincial funding to expand the BC Wildfire Service to a year-round endeavour is a welcome step toward preventing disasters, while others in the field say the fu...

Feb 23, 2022

Ukrainian community in Canada hopeful but on edge as tensions escalate with Russia

Iryna Matsiuk checks the news as soon as she wakes up each morning, hoping the escalating Russian-Ukrainian crisis won't put her family in harm's way. Matsiuk, who has been living in Saskatoon since 2...

Feb 23, 2022

Canadian military's limits to be tested as fears of war with Russia mount

OTTAWA - The Canadian military's limits are being put to the test with the deployment of hundreds of additional troops and hardware to reinforce the NATO military alliance in eastern Europe. Prime Min...

Feb 23, 2022