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Conservatives call for tax relief for GM worker severance packages
By Canadian Press on February 9th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Opposition Conservatives are calling on the federal Liberal government to reduce taxes on severance packages for laid-off General Motors workers in Ingersoll, Ont. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre penned a letter Sunday, co-signed by labour critic Kyle Seeback and local MP Arpan Khanna, addressed to Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne calling for an exemption ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘They were brothers’: Players, families remember 3 who died in Alberta highway crash
By Canadian Press on February 8th, 2026
STAVELY — When Sawyer Smith thinks about teammates Caden Fine and JJ Wright, he remembers an instance of team tomfoolery on the golf course. He was with Cameron Casorso on the course when Fine and Wright brought Timbits from a nearby Tim Hortons for them to smash off the teebox. “Pretty much sums up how ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: Canada’s Day 2 at Milan Cortina Olympics
By Canadian Press on February 8th, 2026
From hockey captaincy to curling struggles, here are some of Canada’s moments from Sunday, Feb. 8, at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games: NHL veteran Sidney Crosby was named captain of the Canadian men’s hockey team at the Milan Cortina Games on Sunday. Crosby is one of only two players on the Canadian roster with previous ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Get their act together’: Freeland on U.S. relationship with others on world stage
By Canadian Press on February 8th, 2026
Former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland says when it comes to the U.S. and its relationships with other countries on the world stage, it needs to “get their act together.” Since his 2025 inauguration, U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened several countries, including Canada, with annexation and tariffs on goods, creating an ongoing trade war. Freeland, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cascadia movement has roots in the past, but does B.C. separatism have a future?
By Canadian Press on February 8th, 2026
VICTORIA — In 2017, Cory Pahl was a candidate for the Cascadia Party of British Columbia, whose official goals included the creation of a provincial assembly that would assert the sovereign rights of “British Columbians, Canadians and Cascadians.” Cascadia, the concept of commonality between British Columbia and U.S. states in the Pacific Northwest, has roots ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mustangs to hold benefit game for hockey players who died in Alberta highway crash
By Canadian Press on February 8th, 2026
STAVELY — A small Alberta town is set to host a benefit game for three junior hockey players who died last week in a highway crash. The Southern Alberta Mustangs are expected to play the Stavely Spurs Alumni team tonight at the arena in Stavely, south of Calgary. JJ Wright and Cameron Casorso, both 18 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Petition calls for federal party leaders to get top-secret security clearance
By Canadian Press on February 8th, 2026
OTTAWA — An electronic petition on the parliament website calls on the House of Commons to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top-secret security clearance. It says the reason is to ensure leaders are “fully informed of threats to Canada’s national security” and “act decisively to protect Canadians and our democracy.” The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As men’s health enters the national conversation, advocates call for co-operation
By Canadian Press on February 8th, 2026
OTTAWA — The upcoming launch of a national strategy on men’s and boys’ health is a positive sign that men’s well-being is becoming part of the mainstream conversation in Canada, advocates say — even as they warn that it should not become partisan political fodder. The Movember Institute of Men’s Health and researchers from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inuit not sure where they fit into Carney’s economic, defence agenda: ITK president
By Canadian Press on February 8th, 2026
OTTAWA — Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed compares working with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to being a contestant on the TV show “Dragons’ Den.” Under Justin Trudeau’s government, he said, Inuit communities could come to Ottawa with policy proposals and expect engagement and a decision. Under Carney, he said, they’re expected to do ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: Canadian consulate opens in Greenland
By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026
The Canadian flag was raised and dozens of people joined in a spontaneous version of O Canada on Friday as Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand officially opened the new consulate in Nuuk, Greenland. Canada announced plans for the new diplomatic mission in December 2024, before U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his threats to annex the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Balmy in B.C. and Alberta as jet stream’s dip south brings deep freeze to Ontario
By Canadian Press on February 7th, 2026
Meteorologists say the position of the jet stream is to blame for bone-chilling cold in southern Ontario, while daily high temperature records fall in Western Canada. Environment Canada figures show a ridge of high pressure sent 11 daily records tumbling in Alberta on Friday, with the Lethbridge area hitting a balmy 19.5 C, breaking the ... Read More »
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