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Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne sent letters to his fellow cabinet members Monday asking them to come up with “ambitious savings proposals” to get a handle on public sector spending, according to a senior government official.  Finance minister wants program spending down 7.5% next year. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne sent letters …

The Federal Court says the RCMP must hand over solicitor-client information to the country’s national security review agency — allowing a long-stalled review into whether the Mounties mishandled the case of a Canadian convicted of plotting ISIS-inspired terror attacks in the U.S. to move ahead.  Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy’s father alleges …

At least 6,000 people paid a deposit of $50 to secure a season ticket for a CFL franchise known as the Atlantic Schooners. It’s unclear how many people were refunded, but some say they never got their money back. ‘It certainly does add up, and maybe somebody should be accountable …

Two charities that help organ transplant patients say it’s time that provincial governments rethink the way they offer housing support for patients who must temporarily move to access treatment. N.S. patients say they’re losing homes, retirement funds in order to access life-saving care. Two charities that help organ transplant patients …

A medical program for victims of gender-based violence in Nunavut has ended, leaving those who attended it with few places to turn. The program was a pilot project and the Winnipeg Health Authority that ran the program says that because of space and resource limitations it can’t continue. “I had …

Parents of students with particular needs are concerned about the impacts of budget compressions announced by Quebec’s Education Ministry in mid-June. School boards, school service centres and unions say all parents should be worried. School boards, service centres expected to slash tens of millions from their budgets. When Karine Desruisseaux’s …

A member of the world’s second-largest species of fish was spotted off the North Shore of P.E.I. by a group of people returning from a deep-sea fishing trip this past week. Don Gauthier and his family spotted the basking shark just about a kilometre and half offshore near New London …

A group of NDP organizers and former MPs are asking supporters to redirect donations from the central party to local riding associations, claiming hundreds of ridings cannot get tax rebates on campaign expenses due to the New Democrats’ dismal election performance. Reclaim Canada’s NDP says central party has struggled with …

B.C. Wildfire Service crews made good progress over the weekend fighting an out-of-control wildfire north of Lytton, B.C., along Highway 12.  Izman Creek wildfire’s size updated to 245 hectares after more accurate mapping conducted. B.C. Wildfire Service crews made good progress over the weekend fighting an out-of-control wildfire north of …

As a wave of reports shows a decline in coupon distribution and redemption, and amid the increasing use of AI to hunt down deals, is couponing in danger of becoming a lost art?  Coupon use has been declining since the 1990s. Some are turning to AI to find deals. For …