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Minister Freeland to have special meeting Friday over Albertas proposal to pull out of CPP
There will be a special meeting this Friday with Finance Ministers across the country to discuss Alberta's proposal to withdraw from Canada's Pension Plan (CPP). Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Free...
Nov 01, 2023
Minister says no more 'carve outs' on home heating after carbon tax pause on oil
The federal government is getting heat on pausing the carbon tax for three years on home heating oil, a move that primarily benefits Atlantic Canada and does not include other forms of heating, such a...
Oct 31, 2023
Canada's economy essentially unchanged in August
Canada's economy remained essentially unchanged for a second straight month in August, and preliminary numbers show a similar story for September. Statistics Canada said higher interest rates, inflati...
Oct 31, 2023
It's Halloween and less than 30% of Canadians believe ghosts are real
Goblins, witches and ghosts will walk the streets tonight for Halloween, but are spirits actually real? According to a survey by Narrative Research only 27% of Canadians believe they walk among us, wh...
Oct 31, 2023
Survey looks at whether Canadians are in the Halloween spirit
Making plans for Halloween? A Leger survey finds other Canadians are too. Seventy-nine percent of Canadians whose children are old enough to trick or treat will be going out. But only 48 percent of th...
Oct 30, 2023
Canada Post honours hockey player Willie O'Ree
New Brunswick native Willie O'Ree has been honoured with a stamp by Canada Post. The announcement was made over the weekend during the NHL Heritage Classic in Edmonton. Those in attendance included cu...
Oct 30, 2023
Matthew Perry tributes
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is among those paying tribute to former Friends star Matthew Perry. Fifty-four-year-old Perry was found dead in a hot tub at his LA home on Saturday. The US born TV and m...
Oct 30, 2023
Tentative deal reached in seaway strike
Members of several Unifor locals have returned to work on the St. Lawrence Seaway. This comes following mediation talks between the union and the corporation yielded a tentative agreement. St. Lawrenc...
Oct 30, 2023
"Friends" star Matthew Perry dead at 54
A star of the hit sitcom series "Friends" is dead after an apparent drowning. TMZ and the Los Angles Times are reporting, citing police sources, Matthew Perry was found Saturday at an L.A. home. It's ...
Oct 28, 2023
Maine shooting suspect found dead
The suspect in Wednesday's shooting rampage in Maine has been found dead. Officials said late Friday that the body of Robert Card, 40, was found near the river in Lisbon Falls, about 15 kilometres fro...
Oct 27, 2023
