Ontario’s draft rules for special economic zones limit oversight

The Doug Ford government’s proposed rules for establishing “special economic zones” and who gets to operate within them hand enormous power to ministers, while dismissing First Nations’ calls to include language affirming... Read more »

A polite ‘no’: B.C. Premier Eby seeks to avoid a battle over Alberta’s pipeline ambitions

Open this photo in gallery: B.C. Premier David Eby called Alberta’s proposed pipeline to the West Coast ‘incredibly alarming to British Columbians.’Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and B.C. Premier... Read more »

Steelworkers union president Leo Gerard had a transformative approach to unionism

Open this photo in gallery: President of the United Steelworkers Union Leo Wilfred Gerard testifies on steel trade, energy and currency policies before the Congressional Steel Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington,... Read more »

Carney to meet with Trump in Washington next week as Canada seeks tariff relief

Open this photo in gallery: U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House in May. Next week’s trip will be Carney’s second time travelling to the U.S.... Read more »

Thunder Bay police begin first-ever landfill search for remains of First Nations woman

Open this photo in gallery: The search for Deborah Anishinabie in a municipal landfill is the first such operation in the Thunder Bay police’s decades-long history, Police Chief Darcy Fleury says.David Jackson/The... Read more »

On eve of sentencing, Combs tells judge he has been ‘reborn,’ asks for mercy

NEW YORK (AP) — On the eve of his sentencing, Sean “Diddy” Combs wrote a federal judge Thursday proclaiming himself to be a new man after realizing that he was “broken to... Read more »

Chris Scott taking leave but staying on as Ontario MPP after assault charges

Open this photo in gallery: PC MPP Chris Scott was released last month on bail under a series of conditions, including not to have any contact with his spouse, except in certain... Read more »

What Joffre Lakes Park looks like at rest

The first lake at the famous Joffre Lakes Park is quiet and empty. Usually, the viewpoints are clamouring with people. But on this cool spring morning, Lhpat (Maxine Bruce) stands alone at... Read more »

Alberta hospital’s mask mandate for measles ended a day after it alerted province, health officials

Open this photo in gallery: A dose of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. Alberta is at the centre of Canada’s measles outbreak, having recorded nearly 2,000 cases, the highest figure... Read more »

Both parties blame each other on 1st day of government shutdown as tourist sites close

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats spent the first day of the federal government shutdown blaming each other for the dysfunction, as iconic sites representing the nation’s core identity — from the... Read more »