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Pleas from small businesses for debt help pepper Freeland's post-budget tour

Pleas from small businesses for debt help pepper Freeland's post-budget tour

OTTAWA — Small business owners have made a plea to the federal finance minister to consider more help paying off their pandemic-related debts as the sixth wave of COVID-19 causes customers to stay home and sales to fall.
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ flood survivor warns others to check insurance amid rising climate disasters

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ flood survivor warns others to check insurance amid rising climate disasters

MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA — A survivor of British Columbia's catastrophic floods last year is warning others to check their insurance policies after she said she was offered a payout of only $30,000 when her home, assessed at $414,000, was destroyed.
Black balloons, rallies, calls for safer supply in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ on sombre OD anniversary

Black balloons, rallies, calls for safer supply in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ on sombre OD anniversary

VANCOUVER — Families whose loved ones have fatally overdosed in British Columbia are calling for the province to prioritize a safer supply of drugs to match the urgency that came with the declaration of a public health emergency six years ago.
Winter storm warning ends in southern Manitoba, but more snow expected

Winter storm warning ends in southern Manitoba, but more snow expected

Environment sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ has ended a winter storm warning for southern Manitoba where a weather system roared through with high winds and plenty of snow.
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s greenhouse gas emissions, by the numbers

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s greenhouse gas emissions, by the numbers

OTTAWA — 692 million tonnes: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s total greenhouse gas emissions reported in 2020. 738 million tonnes: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s total greenhouse gas emissions reported in 2019. 408 to 445 million tonnes: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s targeted greenhouse gas emissions for 2030.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh demands Indian PM Modi stop stoking anti-Muslim hate

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh demands Indian PM Modi stop stoking anti-Muslim hate

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government stop stoking anti-Muslim sentiment in India.
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s emissions plummet during first year of COVID-19 pandemic

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s emissions plummet during first year of COVID-19 pandemic

OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s greenhouse gas emissions plummeted to their lowest level in almost three decades in 2020 as pandemic restrictions kept cars off the road and grounded airplanes for months on end.
Feds' $16M to stamp out abuse in sport will help restore confidence, trust — Minister

Feds' $16M to stamp out abuse in sport will help restore confidence, trust — Minister

OTTAWA — Sports Minister Pascale St-Onge says $16 million in the budget to help stamp out maltreatment and sexual abuse in sport is "just one step" to ensure sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s athletes feel safe and that their voices will be heard.
As the Charter turns 40, human rights groups say it hasn't achieved 'full potential'

As the Charter turns 40, human rights groups say it hasn't achieved 'full potential'

OTTAWA — Canadian human rights organizations say the 40th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is an opportunity to acknowledge its shortcomings and call for change. Sen.
Capital city defrauded out of more than half a million dollars, police investigating

Capital city defrauded out of more than half a million dollars, police investigating

OTTAWA — Police are investigating an illegal transaction that saw sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s capital city defrauded out of more than half a million dollars.