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Finance Minister Travis Toews, Environment Minister Sonya Savage say won't run again

Finance Minister Travis Toews, Environment Minister Sonya Savage say won't run again

EDMONTON — Two Alberta government cabinet ministers announced Friday that they will not be seeking re-election.

Biden and Trudeau focus meetings on continental security, climate change

OTTAWA — President Joe Biden evoked memories of John F. Kennedy and the final frontier in an address to Parliament on Friday that promised Canada and the U.S.
UN head says survival depends on how people manage water

UN head says survival depends on how people manage water

United Nations (AP) — Humanity’s survival depends on how people manage water, U.N.
Ontario budget shows lower projections for new home construction

Ontario budget shows lower projections for new home construction

TORONTO — Projections in Ontario's budget for housing starts show the province's target to build 1.5 million homes in 10 years slipping further out of reach with each passing year.
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau introduces FLOTUS to curling during first lady's visit

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau introduces FLOTUS to curling during first lady's visit

OTTAWA — The first lady of the United States got a sweeping introduction to Canadian sports culture in Ottawa Friday as Sophie Grégoire Trudeau took Jill Biden to the curling rink for her first trip to Ottawa.
Tribe urges Army to speed up return of child's 1879 remains

Tribe urges Army to speed up return of child's 1879 remains

Federal authorities expect to return a 13-year-old boy's remains to his Native American tribe in South Dakota this fall, they said Friday.
Atlantic Canadians on social assistance needed more help from budgets, advocates say

Atlantic Canadians on social assistance needed more help from budgets, advocates say

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Atlantic Canada is home to the lowest social assistance rates in the country, and advocates say provincial budgets presented this week didn't do much to change that.
Mining and processing critical minerals top Ontario priority ahead of federal budget

Mining and processing critical minerals top Ontario priority ahead of federal budget

TORONTO — Ontario's finance minister says the province's top priority ahead of the federal government's budget is help to mine and process critical minerals as part of its electric vehicle manufacturing push.
Ontario Power Generation executives top list of public salaries

Ontario Power Generation executives top list of public salaries

TORONTO — Ontario's so-called sunshine list is out and the three top paid public employees in the province are all at Ontario Power Generation.
Advocates say Nova Scotia budget neglects affordable housing crisis

Advocates say Nova Scotia budget neglects affordable housing crisis

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia budget presented this week neglects people struggling with affordability and those on the edge of experiencing homelessness, housing advocates say. The government's budget, tabled Thursday, allocates $21.
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