Unpublished Newswire
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith argued on Monday that when she said she told U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to pause its tariff dispute with Canada, she was advocating for an end to interference in the coming federal election rather than promoting foreign meddling.In a March 8 episode, Ms. Smith told a U.S. radio show, Breitbart News Saturday, that Mr. Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods were bolstering support for the Liberals ahead of the federal election, which had yet to be called.
March 24, 2025 - 20:40 | Carrie Tait, Jeff Gray | The Globe and Mail
The Saskatchewan government is walking back part of its decision to stop purchasing all American-branded alcohol products in response to U.S. tariffs.The province says it is allowing the sale and distribution of 54 Canadian-produced U.S. brands to resume.Some American brands like Budweiser and Coors are produced in Canada, and the Saskatchewan government says it heard concerns that its ban was too broad.
March 24, 2025 - 20:36 | REGINA | The Globe and Mail
Surveillance footage captured a vehicle passing by the building around midnight on Sunday, with passengers hurling eggs at the windows.
March 24, 2025 - 20:31 | Victoria Femia | Global News - Canada
A member of the Manitoba legislature has resigned his seat to run in the federal election.Progressive Conservative Grant Jackson is leaving his Spruce Woods seat in western Manitoba to run for the federal Conservatives in Brandon-Souris.The federal seat has been held since 2013 by Conservative Larry Maguire, who announced Sunday he is not seeking re-election due to health concerns.
March 24, 2025 - 20:24 | Steve Lambert | The Globe and Mail
BC Ferries says it has nothing to do with a medical incident that left six passengers sickened, including two who had to be taken to hospital.The incident occurred Saturday on an afternoon sailing preparing to leave from Swartz Bay for Tsawwassen when six people were ill in a stairwell and required medical attention.Sonia Lowe, a spokeswoman from BC Ferries, says B.C. Emergency Health Services is best positioned to speak to the cause of the sickness, but they can confirm “it did not involve BC Ferries’ property, infrastructure or operations.”
March 24, 2025 - 20:16 | | The Globe and Mail
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says his province’s ethics commissioner now knows about his trips to two Grey Cup games after the Opposition Progressive Conservatives requested an investigation into the matter.Speaking to reporters Monday, Kinew said he advised the ethics commissioner about flying on a private charter flight with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to the 2023 and 2024 Grey Cup games.“I do apologize to Manitobans,” he said. “This was something I ... should have said earlier.”
March 24, 2025 - 20:07 | Brittany Hobson | The Globe and Mail
