By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 9, 2026 1:06 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Parti Québécois is threatening to withdraw Quebec from the federal government’s proposed high-speed rail network if the party wins the October provincial election. PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he can’t justify…
By Eli Ridder The Canadian Press Posted June 9, 2026 1:30 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A dozen organizations say they’ve formed a group to oppose a key New Brunswick mining project. The Stop Sisson Mine Coalition says the proposed tungsten and molybdenum mine will create environmental waste…
More severe weather on the horizon I’m Caitlyn Gowriluk, a reporter at CBC Manitoba. We’re continuing to cover severe flooding in western Manitoba today, where people were stranded on rooftops yesterday and roads have been washed away. Environment and Climate Change Canada says the community of Minitonas, about 375 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, received the…
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A grizzly bear was trapped and killed Saturday in central Alberta, provincial officials say. Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services trapped…
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Flood-hit western Manitoba, where people were stranded on rooftops and roads have been washed away, could be in for another round…
A mandatory review is underway of Alberta’s Lobbyists Act, as is required to happen every five years. But given the absence of any changes following the last review, some wonder if this year’s effort will be an exercise in futility. One expert says the provincial legislation is already woefully out of date, particularly in how…
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Eighty years after he retired from the NHL, Frank William (Flash) Hollett is being remembered as one of the greatest hockey…
First Nation leaders and health-care providers in northwestern Ontario are demanding the federal government make urgent changes to the federal Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) program. The program provides coverage for medical transportation, accommodations and meals for those who must leave their communities for health-care services that aren’t available at home. This often means travelling hundreds…
Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A 47-year-old Airdrie, Alta., woman died in Kananaskis on Saturday after a hiking accident, police say. The hiker had been summiting…
A man shot in broad daylight in a targeted killing at an office building in Surrey, B.C., early last month was allegedly a “main handler” for the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang and had alleged ties to cricket fixing, the fifth estate has learned. The RCMP’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the man was killed in…