3+ hour, 59+ min ago  (1210+ words) WINNIPEG " Filmmaker Avi Lewis has been elected as the NDP's new leader, defeating his four rivals on the first ballot with nearly 40,000 votes, from almost 71,000 ballots cast. This victory signals a shift toward the party pushing big, unabashedly left-wing policies…...

22+ hour, 53+ min ago  (13+ words) Oil spill deals economic blow to fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico'LakelandToday.ca...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (941+ words) OTTAWA " First Nations chiefs from northern Ontario demanded answers Thursday from Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty after they linked the death of a three-year-old boy to a lack of federal funding for fire services in their communities. On Monday, a…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1017+ words) OTTAWA " Indigenous Services Canada and other departments are failing to uphold their own Indigenous procurement strategy and may be allowing contractors to use shell companies to access contracts reserved for Indigenous businesses, says the federal procurement ombudsman. In a scathing…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (219+ words) An Edmonton man, 20, is behind bars after allegedly assaulting a woman with a machete and a firearm in a southwest Airdrie home. The Crown has elected to proceed by indictment in this matter, and the accused's case has been adjourned…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (823+ words) TORONTO " Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his health minister said Wednesday they will not reverse course on their decision to shutter more supervised drug consumption sites, after a letter from six former Toronto mayors criticized the move to defund the…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (525+ words) TORONTO " Ontario's health minister said Wednesday she is "disappointed" the federal government has left provinces and territories on their own to set rules for publicly funding nurse practitioners instead of creating a consistent, national standard. Ottawa has clarified that nurse…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (409+ words) CALGARY " The commander of the Canadian Army told a defence industry conference Wednesday that the Forces will be forging ahead with purchases and investments as the country works toward modernization. In the 2025 federal budget, $81.8 billion in new spending was earmarked…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (623+ words) CALGARY " Alberta and Ottawa have reached an "agreement-in-principle" that puts the province in control of regulating its methane emissions, with final rules expected by the end of this year. The federal and provincial governments inked a sweeping accord in November…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (392+ words) CALGARY " Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas says he believes past and present councillors -- including former mayor Joyti Gondek -- are not at the centre of an ongoing police investigation after some of their devices were seized by officers. Current Ward 10 councillor Andre…...