Canada

John Horgan says he will work across party lines to find ideas that work for B.C.

VICTORIA - British Columbia's election results show a divided province with Liberal victories in many rural ridings and the New Democrats in urban areas, but Premier John Horgan says his government wi...

Oct 25, 2020

Ontario records more than 1,000 new daily COVID-19 cases for first time

The next week in Ontario's battle with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic will be crucial, an infections diseases expert said Sunday after the province reported more than 1,000 daily cases for t...

Oct 25, 2020

QuickSketch: A look at Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili

REGINA - A look at Ryan Meili, leader of the Saskatchewan NDP: Born: April 11, 1975, in Moose Jaw, Sask. Early years: Grew up on a farm 40 kilometres south of Moose Jaw. His family moved into th...

Oct 25, 2020

Mountaintop coal mine hearings to begin amidst fears of pollution, development rush

A proposed coal mine that would create hundreds of jobs but shear off a mountaintop in one of Alberta's most sensitive environments is to go to a public hearing this week. Riversdale Resources, propon...

Oct 25, 2020

QuickSketch: A look at Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe

REGINA - A look at Scott Moe, leader of the Saskatchewan Party: Born: July 31, 1973, in Prince Albert, Sask. Early years: Raised as the oldest in a family of five on a grain farm near Shellbrook, Sask...

Oct 25, 2020

New Democrats turn minority into majority in British Columbia election

The New Democrats won a majority government in the British Columbia election on Saturday as voters rewarded John Horgan with a second term after he took a gamble on calling an election during the COVI...

Oct 25, 2020

Federal study details workers hit hardest by tax, benefit system for extra earnings

OTTAWA - Newly released documents show Finance Department officials calculated that workers near the bottom of the income ladder are dinged hardest for extra earnings than anybody else, including thos...

Oct 25, 2020

As N.L.’s oil industry sputters, the emotional toll of the cod moratorium looms large

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Dave Mercer spent the early 1990s roaming around Newfoundland and Labrador, trying to get enough hours to qualify for unemployment insurance in an economy levelled by the collapse o...

Oct 25, 2020

New Democrats turn minority into majority in British Columbia election

The New Democrats won a majority government in the British Columbia election on Saturday as voters rewarded John Horgan with a second term after he took a gamble on calling an election during the COVI...

Oct 25, 2020

O'Toole tells Alberta UCP AGM Liberals were "late and confused" on COVID response

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says Alberta has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic better than the federal government. O'Toole addressed the provincial United Conservative Party's annual gener...

Oct 24, 2020