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A heated debate is brewing in Alberta and it has implications for the future of primary care in the province. This week, the provincial government announced nurse practitioners will be allowed to set up their own publicly funded independent practices as early as January. During Wednesday’s news conference, Premier Danielle …

The Danielle Smith government intends to put its Sovereignty Act into action next week to shield Alberta power companies from the proposed federal clean electricity regulations, CBC News has learned. The province will use the controversial law to introduce a resolution in the legislature that declares Ottawa’s plan to slash …

Indigenous business leaders say a wave of economic development for their communities is rolling across Canada, and they predict that the Indigenous economy will surge to $100 billion a year within a few years. At a conference in Toronto, they discussed how that will happen.  ‘Indigenomics’ event held to bring …

When jurors convicted former RCMP official Cameron Ortis of leaking secret information to police targets earlier this week, they didn’t just seal his fate — they made history. The trial showed how difficult it is to prosecute spy cases involving secret evidence. When jurors convicted former RCMP official Cameron Ortis …

Senior military officials insist their investigators and prosecutors did nothing wrong and they won’t be making any changes in response to two military sexual assault cases that were stayed in civilian courts. Civilian judges in Ontario terminated trials for two military sexual assault cases. Senior military officials insist their investigators …

Amid a reported increase in restaurant insolvencies, Canada’s craft brewers say their razor-thin margins are being sliced even thinner by rising interest rates and production costs, such as production materials, packaging, taxes and transportation.  10-20% of the country’s craft breweries could face closure in 2024, according to an expert. After …

A semi-truck has been impounded and a truck driver has had his licence suspended for 90 days after refusing a breathalyzer test, say Kamloops RCMP. Police say they received a report Wednesday of a truck swerving along Highway 5, failing to signal, and almost hitting a meridian. Traffic officers located …

Quebecers with roots to both sides of the conflict are having difficult conversations about peace between Israel and the Palestinian territories — and how to get there. Some Montrealers still believe in a 2-state solution. Others want a single state for all It was Friday Shabbat, the time of rest …

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is being dubbed “irresponsible” for calling Wednesday’s Rainbow Bridge accident a “terrorist attack” in the House of Commons before authorities could confirm or rule that out. Two people died on the American side of the Niagara Falls border when a speeding car crashed and exploded at …

As some of the wealthiest and most influential people in Newfoundland and Labrador welcomed world leaders inside a St. John’s bar Thursday night, dozens of police officers held back an equal number of protesters outside. Global conflicts, green hydrogen take centre stage as mini summit begins. As some of the …