Food and household goods companies in Canada say they're seeing a surge in demand as Canadians prioritize shopping local amid the ongoing trade dispute.
Despite the strain of higher prices at the grocery store, they say many shoppers across the country are going out of their way to buy Canadian-... Read more
CALGARY — A drilling rig was being retooled in Alberta. Trucks and cranes were set to ship from Denmark. More equipment was due from Houston.
And a Quebec shipping firm was preparing to receive cargoes from those far flung locales at a port west of Montreal, load them Tetris-style onto vessels and... Read more
MONTREAL — On a typical summer day at Schwartz’s Deli, in Montreal, there's a lineup at the door as tourists and locals wait to get their smoked-meat sandwich.
But now, something has changed.
For decades, customers would be able to order a can of Cott’s Black Cherry Soda alongside their sandwich.... Read more
EDMONTON — Special mail-in ballots for Alberta's 10-question referendum next month are expected to start being distributed today.
Elections Alberta's website says those who have previously registered for a special ballot will soon start receiving their packages in the mail or they can pick them up... Read more
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President JD Vance left a positive impression after his highly anticipated appearance before the Republican Jewish Coalition on Monday, assuaging some skeptical attendees of his commitment to Jewish Americans and the U.S. alliance with Israel while stopping short of disavowing... Read more
TORONTO — Liberal Tanveer Shahnawaz is projected to win Monday’s byelection in the federal riding of Beaches-East York to maintain the party's hold on the Toronto-area seat.
The 30-year-old is well ahead of the NDP’s Shannon Devine and Conservative Jim Syrbos.
The byelection was triggered when Nate... Read more
The Green Zone Replay – Monday, Aug. 31
2:35 – Green Zone grades
Jamie Nye has gone over the tape from Saturday’s Riders/Argos game. He broke down every play with every angle. Now he’s ready to hand out his top and failing grades. What grades are you... Read more
It appears a Sept. 1 target date will come and go without a final sale agreement for portions of Regina’s REAL District to Brandt Group of Companies.
In a... Read more
Lake Ontario labelled as “Lake America” appeared on some Saskatchewan maps on Monday, days after U.S. President Donald Trump made the change.
On the morning of Aug. 31, various maps in the province displayed the body of water as “Lake America.”
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EDMONTON — Alberta's government says close to 400 specialist physicians have expressed interest in participating in the province's new dual practice system.
The model is set to allow doctors to offer private services while also working in the public system, starting with elective surgeries like hip... Read more
More than 52,000 illegal cigarettes as well as drugs and weapons are off the streets and a 60-year-old man is facing charges following an RCMP raid on a home in the village of Pilger last week.
Saskatchewan RCMP said in a news release on Aug. 31 that the home was searched by officers on Aug. 27 as... Read more
OTTAWA — The federal government has 10 officials on the ground in Nepal to support Canadians affected by flooding, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says.
In a statement Monday, Anand said the officials, which include a member of the RCMP, are working to locate missing Canadians and support... Read more
A drug alert was issued for Regina after three people died from suspected overdoses on Saturday, the ministry of health said. The alert will be in effect for one week.
MONTREAL — Legal aid lawyers in four regions of Quebec are on strike this week.
They are asking the government to offer them the same salary as Crown prosecutors.
Cédric Bernier is an executive member of the Quebec City union.
He told The Canadian Press that the collective agreement for legal aid... Read more
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has met with a number of business leaders across different sectors to discuss Canada's trade relationship with the U.S.
A statement from the Prime Minister's Office says the meeting covered recent developments on the file and the government's priorities to... Read more
HALIFAX — A committee reviewing government and police progress responding to recommendations from the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry has finished its work, but its chair says there is still much to be done.
The progress committee chaired by Myra Freeman released its third and final annual... Read more
Nathan and Renita Dawe managed to make it through their wedding ceremony Sunday before stormy weather forced everyone to take cover in the farmyard shop.
The couple hosted the ceremony at... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out, a win for... Read more
VICTORIA — British Columbia's attorney general is calling on social media giant Meta to implement the same protections for Canadian children who use its platforms that American children will receive.
The company that operates Facebook and Instagram is imposing new child protection measures as part... Read more
OTTAWA — Three federal byelections will end today with a promise of more to come, now that Prime Minister Mark Carney has to schedule another six of them.
Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault officially resigned his Montreal seat of Laurier—Sainte-Marie on Friday, according to the House of Commons website... Read more
Online posts claiming Canada blocked vessels from entering Lake Ontario through a canal on the St. Lawrence Seaway appeared online this week. The posts claimed a Fox News report said Canada would allow the vessels to pass through if they agreed to refer to the lake as Lake Ontario instead of Lake... Read more
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health has issued an overdose alert for Regina after three deaths on Saturday.
The ministry said all three deaths were suspected drug overdoses, and the cluster of fatalities indicates a higher risk of overdose and death from drugs like cocaine and fentanyl circulating... Read more
Police in Regina say three trucks were stolen from a local business on Saturday by a man in a Halloween mask and two accomplices, and two of the vehicles are still unaccounted for.
According to police, officers were called to a business on Montreal Street at around 9:30 a.m. after getting a report... Read more
NIAGARA FALLS — Canada's last captive whales are set to leave the country on Monday as six belugas from Marineland are shipped to two aquariums in the United States.
The closed Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction is up for sale and the park has said it is running out of money and can no longer... Read more
The Government of Saskatchewan and Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations have extended an agreement that will maintain the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority’s status as the province’s exclusive provider of online gaming.
On Monday, the province announced that the Gaming Framework Agreement... Read more
MONTREAL — The leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec says her party would make it easier for doctors to work in both the public and private sectors if it forms a new government after the Oct. 5 provincial election.
Christine Fréchette's promise is a reversal for her party, which passed a law in... Read more
OTTAWA — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will meet with his U.S. counterpart on the sidelines of the G20 finance ministers' meetings in North Carolina this week.
Champagne's spokesperson John Fragos confirmed in a media statement that the minister will meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary... Read more
FREDERICTON — Canadian author Paris Marx says there's been a renewed interest in his list of alternatives to American technology in the past few weeks.
Marx, who hosts the Tech Won't Save Us podcast, maintains a catalogue of email services, mobile phones and other tech created by firms outside the... Read more
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is pushing her message for an end to the fierce U.S.-Canada trade war directly to Americans.
Smith, appearing on the Fox Business Network, says Canadians are confused and disappointed by U.S. President Donald Trump's recent effort to rebrand Lake Ontario as... Read more
OTTAWA — Family members of the late Barbara Kentner are demanding that the Parole Board of Canada explain why it granted her attacker full parole without first meeting with them.
Kentner was walking on a street in Thunder Bay, Ont., with her sister in 2017 when Brayden Bushby tossed a trailer hitch... Read more
Three tornadoes were confirmed across Manitoba and Saskatchewan after a stormy Sunday, they are the newest twisters amid a record-breaking storm season in the Prairies, ECCC said.
MONTREAL — Montreal's public transit agency is telling employees they can no longer pray on workplace property, as parts of Quebec's new secularism law come into effect on Sept. 1.
The Quebec government adopted a law in April that prohibits prayer rooms in public institutions which include colleges... Read more
The federal government is asking a Federal Court judge to toss out a lawsuit accusing Ottawa of having no intention of meeting its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target.
In recent court... Read more
MONTREAL — Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet has won his civil defamation suit against a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct.
Superior Court Justice Martin Castonguay ruled that Paméla Groleau's accusations against the cardinal are unfounded and ordered her to pay him $100,000.
Groleau had... Read more
OTTAWA — The federal government is asking a Federal Court judge to toss out a lawsuit accusing Ottawa of having no intention of meeting its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target.
In recent court filings, government lawyers argued the Federal Court doesn't have the power to order the government to... Read more
Construction on the longest stretch of a road network to Ontario's mineral-rich Ring of Fire region has begun.
The provincial government announced today that ground has been broken on a road to eventually connect the remote Marten Falls First Nation to the provincial highway network.
Chief Bruce... Read more
The Belgian federal prosecutor’s office says a Canadian facing espionage charges will remain in custody.
After a hearing today of the woman’s appeal of a July decision to keep her in detention, Belgium’s Chamber of Indictments decided to extend her pretrial custody by one month.... Read more
Higher oil prices mean Saskatchewan is receiving an extra $331 million in revenue, but despite the boost, the provincial deficit has grown from $819 million to $825 million... Read more
Saskatchewan’s annual ban on pruning elm trees comes to an end on Tuesday.
The provincial ban is in place from April 1 to Aug. 31 each year in an effort to slow the spread of Dutch elm disease. According to the Saskatchewan’s environment ministry, the disease is caused by a fungus spread by... Read more
A 26-year-old man was arrested last week after allegedly attacking another man with a machete.
According to a statement issued on Monday by the Saskatoon Police Service, officers were called to 20th Street West just after 5:30 a.m. on Friday morning after getting a report that a person had been... Read more