Federal government spent $17.7M on advertising in lead up to election moratorium
The Canadian Press Joanna Smith A Treasury Board spokesman said the money is about two-thirds less than what the Conservatives allocated... View Article
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Oilpatch divided over ‘alarming’ new contracts on largest pipeline system
Geoffrey Morgan Enbridge plans to lock in 90% of space on the pipelines that carry 70% of Canada’s oil out... View Article
Justin Trudeau seeks to highlight climate policy in visit to Canada’s Far North
By Teresa Wright, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press Prime Minister Justin Trudeau injected a dose of electoral politics... View Article
Liberals’ cannabis possession pardon legislation now in force
By The Canadian Press Long-awaited federal legislation to speed up and simplify the process of getting a pardon for simple... View Article
Trudeau’s sunny days clouding over in Quebec, poll shows
René Bruemmer, Montreal Gazette A new poll shows federal Conservatives, Liberals tied in Quebec, with Andrew Scheer’s party gaining ground.... View Article
Expense program for former governors general has caused concern for two decades, Trudeau told in briefing note
Brian Platt New documents confirm that each former governor general can claim up to $206,000 per year, an amount reported... View Article
‘It’s time for some truth’: Father of B.C. fugitive teen Bryer Schmegelsky reveals details of troubled life in book
by Laura Kane Alan Schmegelsky said he sent the unpublished book, titled ‘Red Flagged,’ to reporters to highlight how a... View Article
If you don’t know the land ‘it will eat you up’; Manhunt for accused killers shifts to First Nations community
Adrian Humphreys Gillam notably has one road in and one road out; but York Landing, home to about 500 Cree,... View Article
Northern B.C. residents on edge as police say link between three deaths, missing pair ‘possible’
Douglas Quan and Tyler Dawson There had been rampant speculation on social media of a possible serial killer at work.... View Article
Butts experienced Lavscam differently
Lorrie Goldstein The Liberals say it’s no big deal Gerald Butts, who resigned on Feb. 18 as Prime Minister Justin... View Article
Political advocacy group North99 uses misleading petitions to gather voter data
by Jeff Yates, Kaleigh Rogers Hundreds of Facebook ads used to promote petitions that weren’t delivered to anyone North99, a... View Article
NDP hits pause on ads, Grits and Tories suspend TV campaigns as pre-election spending cap, summer doldrums kick in
By Peter Mazereeuw The NDP says it has temporarily stopped running political ads on Facebook and elsewhere fewer than 100... View Article
Chorney-Booth: CultivatR takes farmers’ markets online
by Elizabeth Chorney-Booth We’ve all heard it — with populations shifting from the country to the city, Canadians have become... View Article
Double homicide victims along in northern B.C. highway identified as young travellers
Glenda Luymes & Tiffany Crawford The bodies of Chynna Noelle Deese of the United States and Lucas Robertson Fowler of... View Article
Tories, Liberals trip over each other in hunt for Quebec votes
Barrie McKenna Economics Reporter It takes chutzpah to accuse your political opponent of “cynical electioneering” while blatantly trying to buy... View Article