AlbertaJul 18, 2025
Candidate in federal Alberta byelection stops door knocking due to death threats
An Independent candidate running in a rural Alberta byelection says she has stopped door-knocking because of death threats. Sarah Spanier says she has told Mounties about the online threats, which she attributes to her advocacy for transgender people.
She says she has received some messages stating she will be met with a shotgun if she knocks on doors. Spanier is one of almost 80 candidates running in Battle River-Crowfoot, with voters going to the polls Aug. 18.
The riding was won handily by Conservative Damien Kurek in the April general election, but Kurek stepped down to all
CanadaJul 18, 2025
Canadian Union of Postal Workers urges workers to reject contract offer
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging workers to reject Canada Post's latest contract offer.
Union national president Jan Simpson says a strong no vote would not only reject the offer, but also protect the integrity of the bargaining process.
The Canada Industrial Relations Board will hold the vote on the proposed deal starting next week.
Canada Post is at an impasse with the union representing roughly 55,000 postal service workers after more than a year and a half of talks.
Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu last month asked the board to step in and put the Crown corporation's latest
CanadaJul 18, 2025
Report says Alberta government created command challenges fighting Jasper wildfire
A report commissioned by the town of Jasper says crews did their best to fight last year's devastating wildfire but the Alberta government complicated the response.
The report was based on surveyed participants and firefighters who battled the blaze that destroyed much of the mountain town.
It says the Alberta government wasn't jurisdictionally responsible to lead the crisis but made things more difficult with regular information requests and by seeking to exercise decision-making authority.
The report says incident commanders had their focus disrupted and were forced to spend precio
CanadaJul 18, 2025
Minister restores drug funding for B.C. girl with rare disease
B-C Health Minister Josie Osborne says she's reinstated funding for drug coverage for a ten-year-old Langford girl who suffers from a rare neurodegenerative disease.
Osborne says she spoke to Charleigh Pollock's family on Thursday evening and told them that the funding will be available for as long as her doctor and the family deem appropriate.
The minister says a letter from experts on Batten disease confirmed that there's ``significant disagreement'' about the drug Brineura, which costs around $1 million a year.
Pollock is the only person in B-C with the disease, and one of around 2
CanadaJul 17, 2025
Eliminating interprovincial trade barriers would add 30,000 annual housing starts: CMHC
Canada’s National Housing Agency says eliminating interprovincial trade barriers could lead to 30,000 more new homes being built in Canada each year.
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation said in a report Thursday that this would bring the total number of annual housing starts to nearly 280,000, a meaningful step toward addressing Canada’s housing supply gap.
To achieve this goal, Canada will need to reduce provincial barriers that hinder transportation infrastructure from west to east, said CMHC chief economist Matthew LeBridge.
The agency said this would help maximize the use of
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