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Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger makes bevy of promises with election coming

By Steve Lambert, THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG: Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger promised money for a park, a non-profit agency and flood protection Tuesday as he...

Pandemic, remote work changed Canadians’ commuting habits in 2021: StatCan

Ottawa: Statistics Canada says there were 2.8 million fewer commuters in 2021 than in 2016. In a new census release, the federal agency says COVID-19...

Money laundering report points to government, RCMP failures, but finds no...

Victoria: Money laundering in British Columbia reached “staggering’’ levels due to inadequate efforts by police, politicians and regulators to curtail the crime, but there...

Leader Jagmeet Singh says New Democrats will support Liberal budget

Ottawa: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has pledged support from his caucus for the 2022 federal budget, saying the Liberals acted “with good faith’’ by...

One quarter of Canadians have been infected with COVID-19, poll suggests

Ottawa: Almost one in four Canadian respondents to a new online survey said they had been infected with COVID-19, while about three in four...

Canada will take a ‘hard long look’ at UN call to...

Ottawa: Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada will take a ``hard long look'' at a call from global climate scientists to hit its long-term...

Last year saw highest rate of gang related homicides in 16...

A report from Statistics Canada shows the national homicide rate has increased for a third consecutive year and nearly one-quarter of killings in 2021...

Elaine Tanner, 1960s swimming superstar, cherishes rare medal that Canada wanted...

NORTH SAANICH, B.C.: She was once hailed as Canada's best athlete and Elaine Tanner has the accolades to prove it as a teenage swimming...

Media freedom not absolute, court told as RCMP seeks reporter’s materials

By Colin Perkel THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO: Forcing a news outlet to turn over materials it used for stories on a suspected terrorist would set a...

Prime Minister Trudeau says he still has confidence in RCMP...

Ottawa: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed confidence in RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki Thursday but left it to her to defend allegations she put undue...

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