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In postelection review, PBO told to look at costing platforms outside campaign
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says demand from parties to cost their campaign promises shot well past expected this year, but is stopping short of saying it must review planks between gener...
Nov 25, 2021
Labour group says Liberals are failing workers with new 'lockdown' benefit
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Labour Congress says the federal Liberals are leaving still-hurting workers out in the cold by providing a benefit few, if any, will be able to use. Bea Bruske says t...
Nov 25, 2021
Alexis Lafreniere still finding his way in second season with Rangers
Alexis Lafreniere is used to being the best player on his team. And he's often been the star of whatever league or tournament the ultra-talented winger happened to be dominating at a given moment thro...
Nov 25, 2021
Extreme wildfire weather increasing around the globe, research says
New research suggests the risk of extreme wildfire events is increasing across the globe, with some of the largest increases in Western Canada. The research, conducted by Natural Resources Canada and ...
Nov 25, 2021
Parts of Atlantic Canada cleaning up after three days of heavy rain and powerful wind
Work crews fanned out across eastern Nova Scotia and southwestern Newfoundland today to repair roads, bridges and culverts washed out by torrential rainfall that had hammered parts of the region for t...
Nov 25, 2021
'I looked right to the chair': Rocque back at rink where heckler chirped in '04 final
SASKATOON - When Team Homan coach Marcel Rocque walked into SaskTel Centre for Canada's Olympic curling trials, the memories from the 2004 men's national championship final came rushing back. It was h...
Nov 25, 2021
Line of storms approaches as B.C. works to recover from recent floods
VANCOUVER - A line of storms is forecast to sweep across British Columbia as the province works to rebuild from devastating flooding and deadly mudslides last week that destroyed parts of major highwa...
Nov 25, 2021
Provinces take issue with proposed federal mental health transfer
OTTAWA - Though provincial governments are clamouring for more funds to bolster their health systems in the wake of COVID-19, some are pushing back against a Liberal election promise to offer dedicate...
Nov 25, 2021
Interpol elects United Arab Emirates official as president
ISTANBUL (AP) - Interpol on Thursday elected a contentious official from the United Arab Emirates as its new president during the international law enforcement body's annual General Assembly held in I...
Nov 25, 2021
Australia sending troops, police to Solomons amid unrest
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia says it is sending police, troops and diplomats to the Solomon Islands to help after anti-government demonstrators defied lockdown orders and took to the streets f...
Nov 24, 2021