28 h. ago Bell: Alberta auto insurers want to stick it to Albertans in 2026

Alberta auto insurers want to stick it to you in 2026 and they want the provincial government to let them

Other

34 h. ago Parti Québécois leader says he’ll recognize Alberta independence as premier

He also indicated that his government will back Alberta in separation negotiations with Ottawa, if a provincial referendum on independence succeeds

Politics

35 h. ago School bus fire: Quebec pulls all 1,200 Lion electric buses off roads for inspection

MONTREAL — Schools across Quebec have been forced to cancel bus service after the government pulled all of the roughly 1,200 Lion electric buses in the province off the roads. The provincial government said it took the precautionary measure after a Lion electric school bus caught fire in Montreal earlier this week. Several children and […]

Events

37 h. ago Majority of B.C. residents say provincial government failing to help with cost of living crisis: poll

An Angus Reid Institute poll suggests three-in-five B.C. residents think the NDP-led government is doing poorly on the top five issues.

Politics

37 h. ago Majority of B.C. residents say provincial government failing to help with cost

An Angus Reid Institute poll suggests three-in-five B.C. residents think the NDP-led government is doing poorly on the top five issues.

Politics

61 h. ago N.S. advocacy group takes aim at province’s bid to promote open

A Nova Scotia advocacy group opposed to open-net salmon farms is criticizing the provincial government’s new coastal mapping tool.

Other

7 d. ago Nova Scotia NDP says tenants of Halifax apartment building without power for 10 days

HALIFAX — A group of tenants have been without power in their downtown Halifax apartment building for 10 days, prompting a call from the Opposition NDP for the provincial government to step in to ensure their rights are protected. In an interview Saturday, Lisa Lachance, the legislature member for the area, said they had met […]

Society

7 d. ago Tumultuous start to Alberta school year with possible teachers strike, confusion over school policies

It has been a confusing and uneasy start to the school year in Alberta with shifting provincial government policies and the looming threat of a teachers strike.

Society

7 d. ago Alberta parents brace for potential teacher strike amid confusion over school policy

Last week, contract talks between the Alberta Teachers' Association and the provincial government broke down. As of Friday afternoon, the two sides remained at an impasse

Society

8 d. ago Adriana LaGrange: Why Alberta is taking a smarter approach to COVID

For the first time in four years, the federal government has made the decision to no longer fund the COVID-19 vaccination in Canada. Last year, this program cost taxpayers about $74 million. If the provincial government were to replicate that program this fall, it would mean pulling that funding from other areas of our health-care […]

Culture

9 d. ago JAY GOLDBERG: On energy, Carney’s Liberals are all talk, no action

Good cop, bad cop.   That seems to be the routine that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals have settled into with British Columbia’s NDP government.    On the one hand, Carney and his ministers repeatedly come out and make statements in favour of developing Canada’s natural resources.    On the other hand, they keep giving provincial governments veto […]

Transport

9 d. ago B.C. logger fighting provincial government for return of $180,000 timber sale licence deposit

'I'm not gonna just let it go,' says Rock Creek logger Bill Bosovich, 75

Politics

2 w. ago People from the suburbs are planning to boycott Toronto while working in city

New return-to-office mandates handed down by the provincial government are making waves this week, particularly among the tens of thousands of staffers affected — some of whom are now vowing to boycott Toronto's businesses in protest of having to physically return to their downtown workplaces.Earlier this month, Premier Doug Ford informed Ontario's public service workers that they will have to resume five-day in-person work weeks starting January 5, 2026, signalling an end to the hybrid, COVID-era work model that required only three days on the ground.While the leader pointed to the big banks and other firms that have already reintroduced mandatory in-person work — and despite this all being a fairly gradual process that was a long time coming — many are still up in arms.One employee of an unnamed company took to Toronto Reddit to assert they will "not buy anything" in the city while they'...

Other

2 w. ago Possible strike by Alberta teachers looming as school year set to begin

A strike by Alberta teachers could take place as early as next week after a breakdown in mediated contract negotiations with the provincial government.

Society

2 w. ago Public libraries aren't just a place to borrow books — and B.C.'s are at a 'breaking point'

Dan Fumano: Without provincial funding keeping pace with local government funding, library directors say they're struggling

Other

2 w. ago Randall Denley: How to fix the housing affordability problem? Cut the sales tax

The most effective solution to high housing prices is painfully obvious, but neither the provincial nor federal government is willing to act

Economics

2 w. ago Opinion: The many people who work in B.C.'s horse racing industry are being left to fend for themselves

Greg Douglas: There was a time when the provincial government’s agricultural arm willingly budgeted an annual grant to ensure the ongoing survival of horse racing in the province

Other

2 w. ago Nova Scotia issues final environmental approval to Goldboro gold mine project

HALIFAX — A gold mine in eastern Nova Scotia received its final permit approval from the provincial government on Wednesday, seven years after the project was first submitted for environmental scrutiny. Construction of the open-pit Goldboro gold mine, owned by Toronto-based NexGold Mining Corp., is expected to begin in Guysborough County in 2026, government officials […]

Sport

2 w. ago Montreal’s LaSalle College classes resume, impasse endures with Quebec over $30M fine

LaSalle College had postponed the return to class on Monday because of the impasse with the provincial government.

Economics

2 w. ago Support for electric vehicle mandates softening in B.C., poll suggests

A new poll suggests a majority of B.C. residents oppose government EV mandates, and that the sentiment is growing.

Transport