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Alberta-U.S. travel down but not as sharply as the rest of Canada. Is it politics? Pragmatism? Peer pressure?
Alberta's oilpatch does have close ties to Texas, for instance, and business trips might be less likely to be cancelled than ...
1.4 million consumers missed a credit payment in Q1, says Equifax report
The report found one in 22 consumers, or 1.4 million people, missed at least one credit payment during the first quarter, ...
Hamilton landlord fined $100K for illegal renovictions that had ’devastating’ impacts on tenants, court hears
Kevin Moniz was found guilty of 4 charges under Ontario's Residential Tenancies Act. A Hamilton tenant says she's impressed ...
Convicted human smuggler gets 10 years in prison after family froze to death at Manitoba-U.S. border
Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand were convicted by Minnesota jury in November. One of two men convicted after a family of four from India froze to death trying to cross the border from Manitoba into ...
Quebec passes bill requiring immigrants to adopt shared values
The Quebec legislature has passed a bill requiring immigrants to embrace the common culture of the province. Newcomers to the province must adhere to shared values including gender equality, ...
Donald Trump says Golden Dome would cost Canada $61 billion US
Trump posted on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday that it will cost Canada $61 billion US to join the Golden Dome if they remain a separate, but unequal, Nation, but will cost nothing if they ...
Defence minister defends sovereignty after Trump promises Golden Dome access for $61B — or annexation
Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canada will control its defence spending, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his rhetoric to make the country the 51st state — this time in exchange ...
Separatists say Alberta’s culture is rooted in traditional values. Many say those values don’t define them
Alberta separatists are trying to make the case that Alberta, like Quebec, does have a culture that's distinct from the rest of Canada — one rooted in traditional conservative values. But recent ...
Defence minister tells arms makers to prepare for accelerated federal spending
Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canada will control its defence spending, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his rhetoric to make the country the 51st state — this time in exchange ...
King Charles and Queen Camilla begin royal visit to Canada
King Charles and Queen Camilla will touch down in Ottawa shortly after lunchtime Monday to start a two-day visit designed to ...
King says ’strong and free’ Canada is a force for good in historic throne speech
King Charles delivered a historic speech from the throne Tuesday and he used that platform to praise Canada as a force for good that will remain strong and free as its relationships with longtime ...
Thunder Bay tops Ontario’s opioid death rates for another year
Thunder Bay has consistently reported some of the highest opioid-related mortality rates in Ontario over recent years: the ...