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Sask. businesses near border brace for impact of tariffs

In towns like Estevan, Sask., where oil and gas, farming and manufacturing dominate, the impact of any tariffs imposed by the U.S. government could be immediate and widespread.U.S. President Donald Trump recently...

Work continues to reclaim Alberta land affected by 2024 fireguards

After another devastating wildfire season in 2024, work is once again underway to reclaim natural areas disturbed by the creation of fireguards.Fireguards, a common fire-suppression technique, are strategically placed barriers that...

Vancouver taxi driver used his cab to make cocaine deliveries: judge

It was a Thursday night in the summer of 2021 and a man was in the backseat of a taxi going through downtown Vancouver on a supposedly "normal" ride.Only that passenger was found...

Yukon sets rent increase cap this year at 2%

Yukon has set the cap on rent increases this year at two per cent.That's the maximum amount a landlord can increase a tenant's rent, as of May 15.  Territorial legislation requires the...

Fred Hutton defends Florida vacation amid potential trade war, N.L. push to buy local

A Liberal cabinet minister from Newfoundland and Labrador is defending his decision to vacation in Florida at a time when his government was launching a buy local campaign and pushing back against...

Halifax firefighters’ union asks city to pay for cancer screenings at private clinics

The Halifax firefighters' union is asking the municipality to pay for preventive cancer screenings at private clinics, after they say members were denied through the provincial health system.Brendan Meagher, president of the...
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