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Federal campaign has less emphasis on balancing the budget amid pandemic: expert
An economics professor says eye-popping expenses from the pandemic have affected people's perspectives on federal deficits, and party strategies are shifting away from balancing budgets. University of...
Sep 01, 2021
O'Toole promises to scrap Liberal infrastructure bank, high-speed internet for all
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is promising to scrap the Liberal government's infrastructure bank and ensure every Canadian has high-speed internet by 2025. Getting more shovels in the grou...
Sep 01, 2021
Ontario to require proof of vaccination in high-risk settings starting Sept. 22
TORONTO - Ontario residents will soon need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter some public settings considered high-risk, including restaurants, theatres, gyms and other venues.The provin...
Sep 01, 2021
Singh says he's not worried about Blanchet remarks as NDP tries to boost Quebec seats
MONTREAL - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh tried to strike an optimistic tone Wednesday in Quebec, where his party is trying to hold onto its sole seat and recapture ridings it lost in the last election. Sin...
Sep 01, 2021
Official reports progress in defending Lake Tahoe from fire
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters reported progress Wednesday in the battle to save communities on the south end of Lake Tahoe from an approaching forest fire after the stiff winds and sear...
Sep 01, 2021
Mall Safeway store to become FreshCo; gas bar closing in January
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Safeway store at the Medicine Hat mall is being remade, and will become a FreshCo store in 2022.Safeway's parent company, Sobeys announced plans to redevelop the store, which wi...
Sep 01, 2021
Canada set to open Rugby World Cup qualifying campaign against U.S. Eagles
Despite having played just two matches since the 2019 Rugby World Cup, 22nd-ranked Canada opens qualifying for the 2023 tournament on Saturday against the 16th-ranked U.S. Eagles. The game in St. John...
Sep 01, 2021
Cypress County goes from fire ban to fire restriction
DUNMORE, AB - Cypress County has moved from a fire ban to a fire restriction, effective 9 a.m. on Sept. 1. On its Facebook page, Cypress County Fire Services lists the fires that are allowed in a fire...
Sep 01, 2021
Greens fall far short of full slate of election candidates, sources say
The Green party will be nearly 100 candidates short of a full slate in this month's federal election, the latest blow to leader Annamie Paul's attempts to reshape the party. Three senior party sources...
Sep 01, 2021
Quebec cabinet minister Pierre Fitzgibbon returns after ethics violation resolved
Quebec Premier Franois Legault has welcomed Pierre Fitzgibbon back to cabinet after he withdrew in June because of ethics violations. Legault told a news conference today alongside Fitzgibbon that he ...
Sep 01, 2021