Category Archives: National News
Right-to-Repair bills gets green light from Senate
A pair of bills related to interoperability of farm equipment and right-to-repair passed in the Senate. Kyle Larkin, Executive Director of the Grain Growers of Canada, says Bills C-244 and C-294 amend...
Nov 08, 2024
The Royal Canadian Legion Continues to Struggle
Some Royal Canadian Legion branches are struggling to keep their doors open, as they face inflation and rising maintenance costs on aging buildings. Several legions say the COVID-19 pandemic hit them ...
Nov 07, 2024
Uncertainty lingers among Canadian farm groups following Trump's U.S. Election victory
The Canadian agriculture community is processing the outcome of Tuesday's U.S. Presidential Election and what the change in administration means to them for the next four years. Republican candidate D...
Nov 06, 2024
Donald Trump wins US presidency, GOP reclaims Senate majority
Republican Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violen...
Nov 06, 2024
Agriculture Community watching U.S. Election closely
Americans will elect a new President Tuesday -- the culmination of nearly a two-year process to elect a new US President. Republican candidate, and former President, Donald Trump and Democrat Vice-Pre...
Nov 05, 2024
B.C. ports shuttered as lockout takes hold in latest labour dispute
One of Canada's most vital trade arteries is cut off as employers at most of British Columbia's ports lock out their workers in a dispute involving about 700 unionized foremen. The BC Maritime Employe...
Nov 05, 2024
'The best that we can be': Indigenous judge and TRC chair Murray Sinclair dies at 73
Murray Sinclair, who was born when Indigenous people did not yet have the right to vote, grew up to become one of the most decorated and influential people to work in Indigenous justice and advocacy. ...
Nov 04, 2024
Oil, gas companies told to cut emissions by one-third under planned cap
Oil and gas producers in Canada will be required to cut greenhouse gas emissions by about one-third over the next eight years under new regulations being published today by Environment Minister Steven...
Nov 04, 2024
B.C. port employers to launch lockout at terminals as labour disruption begins
Employers at British Columbia ports say they are going ahead with locking out more than 700 foremen across the province after strike activities from union members began. The lockout will shut port ter...
Nov 04, 2024
Survivors call on Canada to criminalize residential school denialism
Residential school survivors are calling on Canada to criminalize residential school denialism, echoing one of the findings in a report about unmarked graves and burial sites associated with the insti...
Oct 31, 2024
