Two buses carrying soldiers from Canadian Forces Base Wainwright were greeted by flag-waving supporters on an Alberta highway, days after a deadly fire. Many in the crowd of about 300 also held up signs thanking those troops, who were not among the injured, for their service. Four were killed in the Saturday blaze.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled an $8.7-billion joint plan to help tariff-affected industries in the province battered by the trade war. The funds will target steel companies, the auto sector and critical mineral development in Ontario's Ring of Fire.
A new report from Food Banks Canada says nearly 10 million Canadians across the country are struggling with food insecurity. Food banks are feeling the pressure as one in five report running out of food before meeting the needs of all their clients.
A Durham Regional Police officer's logo emblem is shown at a Bowmanville, Ont. shopping centre parking lot on Tuesday Feb. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
A First Nations community in Ontario has installed a micro data centre to securely store its records and preserve Indigenous language recordings for future generations. The facility is part of a wider effort to modernize the community’s digital infrastructure and protect its data from climate threats and external control.
Premier Danielle Smith says that Albertans have spoken in Monday's referendum and, as long as she’s in power, separation is a dead issue. Smith, in a TV address to the province, also says challenges with Ottawa will be handled in the courts or through political channels.
A recent paper by the Quebec English-speaking Communities Research Network, which operates out of Concordia University in Montreal, shows that English-speakers are more likely to leave Quebec. But that trend is slowing down, the researchers found.
Good morning. With Alberta’s separatist question settled for now, attention turns to what comes next for the province and its relationship with Ottawa. More on that below, along with the reopening of plasma donation centres and a new report showing record food bank use among Canadians.
Sabrina Apitz-Grossman, left, and Tomek Apitz-Regan are shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Sabrina Apitz-Grossman (Mandatory Credit)
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