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Trump’s press secretary says Feb. 1 deadline for tariffs ‘still on the books’
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's press secretary says the plan to slap Canada with punishing tariffs on Saturday is still in play.Karoline Leavitt told reporters at the White House that she ...
Jan 28, 2025
Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months' pay in effort to shrink size of government
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Tuesday began offering buyouts worth seven months of salary to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6 - part of President Donald Trump's unpre...
Jan 28, 2025
Housing units burned in fire ready for new tenants
On Friday, 12 newly rebuilt public housing units in Prince Albert will be ready for their first tenants to move in. The provincial government invested $3.3 million to rebuild the complex, which includ...
Jan 28, 2025
Who's in and who's out of the Liberal leadership race
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade to replace the departing Justin Trudeau. The deadline for registering to vote in the leadership contest pass...
Jan 28, 2025
Ottawa's 'meh' budget drew skepticism from public, finance department was told
OTTAWA - Vague, mediocre, "smoke and mirrors" - even "meh." Those are all words Canadians used to describe the Liberal government's last budget in a series of focus groups, summarized in a report comp...
Jan 28, 2025
RCMP union recommends better staffing, procurement and collaboration on border
OTTAWA - The union representing RCMP members is calling on Canada and the U.S. to make it easier to buy new technology, boost staffing and improve collaboration to deal with security challenges at the...
Jan 28, 2025
Eby vows pandemic-style tariff relief in B.C., may include loans and unemployment aid
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby says protecting British Columbians from the potential impact of U.S. tariffs will be taken as seriously as the relief response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He says every dec...
Jan 28, 2025
Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense
WASHINGTON (AP) - Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern California wildfires...
Jan 28, 2025
Death toll from New Year's Eve illegal fireworks explosion in Honolulu climbs to 5
HONOLULU (AP) - A fifth person has died from injuries suffered during a massive explosion of illegal fireworks at a Honolulu home over New Year's, police said Tuesday. The 29-year-old man was one of s...
Jan 28, 2025
Senators brass assures fans no relocation amid Quebec City exhibition plans
OTTAWA - There's plenty to celebrate about the Ottawa Senators these days. The team currently sits third in the Atlantic Division, delivering some of the most exciting hockey this market has seen in y...
Jan 28, 2025
