Quebec Premier François Legault announces public inquiry into auto board scandal
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier François Legault says he will launch a public inquiry into the scandal involving at least half a billion dollars in cost overruns related to the auto insurance board's online platform. The premier said in a post on X that he's...
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"Nothing more than a distraction," says B.C. forest minister on Trump's lumber order
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s Forest Minister said the latest executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump is "nothing more than a distraction" after Trump signed two orders to increase his country's domestic supply of timber while reducing its reliance of ti...
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Expert says U.S. President Donald Trump wants a 'win' as tariffs threat looms
It remains unclear what Trump wants in exchange for dropping his tariffs threat.
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Excitement for Canadian company as Firefly's Blue Ghost lands on moon
MONTREAL - The head of a Quebec aerospace company says he's thrilled by the confirmation that a private lunar lander has touched down on the moon with his company's technology aboard. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost successfully descended from lunar or...
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A federal byelection has been called for Halifax
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that a byelection is to be held in Halifax on April 14. The Halifax seat has been empty since Aug. 31, when longtime member of Parliament Andy Fillmore resigned to run for Halifax mayor. A byelect...
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Disrupting the Peace: On a B.C. ranch, fracking earthquakes rattle a way of life
Bo Hedges' parents have lived on their ranch north of Fort St. John, B.C., for close to 50 years, running the Dead Horse Creek Cattle Company on the property where a natural spring bubbles up near their log home. It sounds peaceful - but Hedges said ea...
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Province spent more promoting cost-savings than advertising vaccines, documents show
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has spent or budgeted more than $340,000 for advertising campaigns promoting its fuel tax and electricity savings - more than it spent last year on ads to persuade people to get vaccinated against the flu and COVID-19...
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Freeland 'uniquely qualified' to lead Canada through 'greatest threat' since WWII
OTTAWA - When former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland enters her campaign rallies in her bid to become the next Liberal leader, speakers always blare Nelly Furtado's 2006 hit "Maneater." It is a nod to the central theme of her pitch to the count...
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Canada, other countries struggling to come up with new rules for AI and copyright
OTTAWA - The battle between AI companies and copyright holders notched an early win for publishers in the U.S. in mid-February when a court ruled that a legal research firm didn't have the right to use a rival's content. But even as the number of legal...
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Trudeau staunchly defends Zelenskyy as London summit on European security wraps up
LONDON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Moscow can't be trusted in any agreement to end its invasion of Ukraine, as European leaders craft plans to rely less on Washington and protect the continent from more incursions by Russian President Vladimir...
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