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Canadian, Alberta governments backing possible Calgary bid for 2026 Games
Calgary took another step towards bidding for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games when the federal and provincial governments announced they'd support the formation of a bid corporation on Thursday, March 29, 2018.
Alberta third province to allow Sikhs to ride motorcyles without helmets
Alberta is to allow turban-wearing Sikhs to ride motorcycles without helmets.
Vancouver mayor to apologize to residents of Chinese descent for past wrongs
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson says he will formally apologize for past discrimination against residents of Chinese descent.
Burnaby appeal to Supreme Court over pipeline 'showboating:' Alberta premier
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says a decision by the City of Burnaby, B.C., to take its fight over the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion to the Supreme Court is showboating.
Right to housing to be mainstay of $40B national housing plan, Duclos says
The federal minister in charge of a decade-long housing strategy says the plan will be based on a "right to housing" as he faces criticism the Liberals are watering down the pledge.
G7 labour ministers look to set plan for tech disruption in workforce
A group of G7 ministers handling how governments help workers caught in the churn of a rapidly changing labour market will sit down starting today to hammer out a path through the employment storm.
NB Power settlement for Point Lepreau project could lead to lower rates: CEO
New Brunswick's Crown-owned utility has reached a settlement with insurers who underwrote an all-risk policy for refurbishment of the Point Lepreau nuclear generating station, which took three years longer than planned and cost a billion dollars more than budgeted.
Referendum on Martine Ouellet's Bloc Québécois leadership set for June 1-2
Bloc Québécois members will be able to vote on Martine Ouellet's leadership in early June.
Nearly three-quarters of Canadian Facebook users plan changes to how they use it
Nearly three-quarters of Canadian Facebook users say they will make at least some change to how they use the social media platform in the wake of a data mining scandal.
New Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili finding balance between politics, family
Sleep has been hard to come by for Ryan Meili so far this year. The new Saskatchewan NDP leader has had to juggle a leadership race along with raising two young children with his wife, Mahli Brindamour.