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'SCTV' star, comedian Joe Flaherty dies following illness, daughter says
Comedian Joe Flaherty, a founding member of the Canadian sketch series "SCTV," has died. His daughter Gudrun Flaherty says her father died Monday following a brief illness. Former cast members of "SCT...
Apr 02, 2024
First vessel uses alternate channel to bypass wreckage at the Baltimore bridge collapse site
BALTIMORE (AP) - A tugboat pushing a fuel barge was the first vessel to use an alternate channel to bypass the wreckage of Baltimore's collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which had blocked traffic alo...
Apr 02, 2024
Grocery code of conduct won't drive prices higher: Empire chief executive
Empire Co. Ltd. chief executive Michael Medline said there's no evidence that a grocery code of conduct would raise food prices for Canadians. Empire chief executive Michael Medline leaves a meeting o...
Apr 02, 2024
Budget day in Manitoba expected to change several taxes, credits and refunds
Manitoba's NDP government is set to introduce its first budget today since winning last October's election. The fiscal plan is expected to include rebates on electric vehicles, a bigger tax credit for...
Apr 02, 2024
Canadian-American citizen among seven aid workers killed by Israeli airstrike in Gaza
A Canadian-American citizen is among the seven aid workers who were killed by an apparent Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Palestinians carry the body of a World Central Kitchen worker at Al Aqsa hospital i...
Apr 02, 2024
'It just needs to stop': Carbon price protesters slow traffic on Trans-Canada Highway
Horns blared along the Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary on Monday as a protest against the hike in the federal carbon price slowed traffic to a crawl. Hundreds of protesters, many waving Canadian ...
Apr 01, 2024
Carbon pricing 101: What today's increase could mean for you
The national price on pollution will rise by $15 per tonne today. Here's some questions answered about what this could mean for you. Who pays the carbon price? Canada has two different carbon pricing ...
Apr 01, 2024
Sask Country Music Award Nominations are out!
The Saskatchewan Country Music Association has announced nominees for the 2024 SCMA Awards. Leading the nominations this year is Jake Vaadeland with six in total, including Male Artist of the Year and...
Apr 01, 2024
Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google's April Fools' Day joke
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April Fools' Day not long after starting their company mor...
Apr 01, 2024
"Axe the Tax" protests start April 1 on all interprovincial highways
From Bonavista to Vancouver Island, Canadians are gearing up for a nationwide Axe the Tax protest April 1 - the same day the federal government is hiking the carbon tax by 23 per cent. The ...
Apr 01, 2024