Former premier Rachel Notley, the leader of the Alberta NDP and Official Opposition, is stepping down. “Having considered what I believe to be the best interests of our party, our caucus, as well as my own preferences, I am here today to announce that I will not be leading Alberta’s NDP into the next election,” she said Tuesday
An acceleration in the annual rate of inflation to end 2023 won’t be enough to panic the Bank of Canada heading into its first interest rate decision of the year, economists argue, but it won’t hasten the timeline for cuts, either. Statistics Canada said Tuesday that the annual inflation rate ticked up to 3.4 per
Canada’s largest grocery company Loblaw confirmed that it’s no longer offering discounts of up to 50 per cent on items nearing expiry. It’s a move that the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) is surprised and disappointed by.“It is a major increase for some people. It really hurts them. And we were very surprised and
Extreme cold has swept across Canada, bringing heavy snowfall and strong winds and breaking temperature records in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories. Those temperatures, the Red Cross warns, can bring frostbite and hypothermia — even death.“As Canadians, no matter where we are, whether it’s Winnipeg or up north or Victoria, we all
For more on what happens next after the Iowa caucuses, and how Donald Trump’s legal and political battles are colliding, click here to read more. Donald Trump decisively won the Iowa caucuses on Monday with his closest rivals languishing far behind, a crucial victory that reinforces the former president’s grip on his party at the
After the warmest December on record, an extreme cold wave is sweeping through Canada bringing heavy snowfall and strong winds that are forecast to continue this week. Special weather statements and extreme cold or snowfall warnings were in place Monday in all the provinces and territories, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.Over the weekend
Eligible Canadians will receive their first carbon pricing rebate of 2024 from the federal government starting Monday. The rebate, officially called the Climate Action Incentive payment, will be applied to people living in provinces where the federal carbon tax is applied.Residents in Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, P.E.I, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador
A vigil was held in Montreal on Sunday for a 33-year-old woman who died trying to cross the border from Canada to the United States last month. Ana Karen Vasquez Flores was a young woman living in Mexico who was looking for a new life in the U.S. where her husband was waiting for her.“She
The Alberta Electric System Operator issued a new grid alert for the province Monday morning amid an ongoing stretch of extremely cold temperatures, but dropped it shortly after. “The AESO has declared a grid alert due to extreme cold, and several power facility outages,” the non-profit organization tweeted at 8:12 a.m.At 9:21 a.m., the AESO
A feeling of loss was evident among those who went to the Excentris Complex in Montreal on Sunday to pay tribute to Quebec film entrepreneur and philanthropist Daniel Langlois and his partner Dominque Marchand. “This couple was very discreet, very humble, but they did a lot,” Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante told reporters outside the establishment