2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (703+ words) MONTREAL — The leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec, Christine Fréchette, is declining to say whether she supports Quebec independence while on the provincial election campaign trail. “My personal position is not important,” she told journalists. “It’s not pertinent information.” Fréchette…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (517+ words) FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt has ordered the province’s public sector to stop buying American products when Canadian substitutes are available, saying the move is in response to the latest round of U.S. tariffs. As well, Holt announced…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (300+ words) PRINCE GEORGE — Prince George-North Cariboo Conservative MLA and Opposition House Leader Sheldon Clare is backing a call from 15 forestry organizations for the provincial government to establish a Forestry Crisis Action Group, saying immediate action is needed to protect jobs and…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (565+ words) OTTAWA — Canada’s economic growth is expected to rebound later this year and into 2027 as hiring activity strengthens and business confidence recovers, Signal49 Research said Thursday. In its provincial five-year outlook, the Ottawa-based think tank formerly known as the Conference Board of…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (805+ words) OTTAWA — Canadian politicians are pushing back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive orders limiting Canadian businesses’ access to procurement contracts and deploying a new set of tariffs. The five new orders, which will take effect Sept. 29, will completely bar imports…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (351+ words) Distilleries and spirit makers are likely to be the hardest hit among Canadian alcohol producers as the United States proposes a broad ban on Canadian booze starting later this month. Craig Johnston, chief economist at Farm Credit Canada, says distilleries…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (625+ words) ST. JOHN’S — As hijackers slammed two planes into the World Trade Center in New York City 25 years ago, there were hundreds of other aircraft in the sky. The usual round of early flights had taken off from Europe, carrying thousands…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (903+ words) PRINCE GEORGE – The City of Prince George will add its voice to growing calls for a provincial examination of the link between forest management practices and the severity of wildfires in British Columbia after council voted to support pursuing an…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (782+ words) OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed new executive orders to retaliate after Canada imposed its latest set of counter tariffs on the United States. The five new orders, which will take effect later this month, will completely bar…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1217+ words) OTTAWA — The Conservative party’s big tent has been filled with infighting these past few months. It may not be obvious to anyone who spent the summer in an actual tent, rather than on social media, but fractures are forming within…...