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N.S. premier using false information as reason against updating privacy legislation
HALIFAX - As Tim Houston stands in the Nova Scotia legislature, he looks around and begins to address the room. Houston says that when he was first elected premier, there was a freedom of information ...
Dec 23, 2025
The continental trade pact is up for review in 2026 — here's what Trump might want
WASHINGTON - A mandatory review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico-Agreement on trade kicks into high gear next year as U.S. President Donald Trump continues his campaign to realign global trade and poach key ...
Dec 23, 2025
Interim budget officer says he regrets calling feds' fiscal management 'stupefying'
OTTAWA - Jason Jacques says he learned a lot about the importance of choosing his words carefully in his first few months as the interim parliamentary budget officer. His whirlwind ascent from obscure...
Dec 23, 2025
Pulled '60 Minutes' segment surfaces on web with Canadian broadcaster's branding
A segment of the American news program "60 Minutes," pulled by CBS News prior to its U.S. airing, began circulating online Monday with the branding of Canadian broadcaster Global TV. Multiple media re...
Dec 22, 2025
'Independent state?' Proposed referendum question approved on Alberta separation
EDMONTON - Alberta's election agency announced Monday it has approved a proposed referendum question on the province separating from Canada. The question seeks a yes or no answer to: "Do you agree tha...
Dec 22, 2025
Four people hospitalized related to Pizza Pop recall, CFIA says
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says 20 people have been made sick and four hospitalized after an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops. The agency says those who bec...
Dec 22, 2025
Young child hurt after gunfire exchange involving police in northern Quebec: mayor
MONTREAL - The mayor of a village in Quebec's Far North says a six-year-old girl was one of two people found injured after an exchange of gunfire involving the Nunavik Police Service over the weekend....
Dec 22, 2025
Five things to know about Quebec Premier François Legault's tough year in 2025
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is finishing 2025 with his party running in third place in the polls, behind the Parti Qubcois and the Liberals. The polling caps off a difficult year that saw h...
Dec 22, 2025
B.C. health authority wins in court against husband's 'death plan' for sick wife
The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered the husband of a woman with Alzheimer's disease removed as her representative over a "death plan" he decided to carry out if his wife became ineligible for medical a...
Dec 22, 2025
American visits north up for first time in eight months as Canadians still avoid U.S.
Canadians are still holding back from travelling south of the border, as trips by Americans to Canada rose for the first time in eight months in October, Statistics Canada reported. The number of Cana...
Dec 22, 2025
