Jan 8, 2025 · At a Parliament Hill press conference on Jan. 3, Green Party leader Elizabeth May had choice words when responding to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's recent comments that Canada should become the 51st state.

Jan 22, 2025 · B.C. General Employees’ Union President Paul Finch speaks during a press conference in Vancouver, B.C., on February 4, 2016. Contract talks between the British Columbia government’s unionized public sector workers start today with …

Feb 5, 2025 · With many having no home to return to, or a desire to return to war-torn Ukraine, time is running out on permits allowing them to live here. Ukrainians in Canada are looking for urgent support, in an effort to extend work permits set to expire on Mar. 31, 2025.

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Jan 7, 2025 · Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday he will resign as prime minister and Liberal leader once the party chooses a successor. Trudeau, who was first elected Oct. 19, 2015, steps down after nearly a decade in power.

Jan 30, 2025 · NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to journalists after a caucus meeting in the Parliamentary Precinct in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canada should bar American companies from all federal government procurement contracts if U.S ...

Oct 9, 2024 · Updated. Fernie music icon Nell Smith, who collaborated with Grammy award-winning rock band the Flaming Lips, has died suddenly. Smith's family confirmed the 17-year-old's death in an Instagram post on Oct. 6.

Dec 19, 2024 · In a post on Truth Social early Wednesday, Donald Trump claimed his country is financially supporting its northern neighbour. The U.S. president-elect wrote that “we subsidize Canada to the tune of $100,000,000 a year” — an apparent reference to a previous claim about a $100-billion trade gap — and said the imbalance “makes no sense.”

Dec 18, 2024 · For the second year in a row, Fernie's fleet of friendly neighbourhood snowplows will have their own unique names. Local schools participated in a snowplow naming competition this month, with the City choosing the most creative …

Jan 29, 2025 · The Ministry of Forests has announced an extension to the Fairy Creek old-growth deferral, continuing protection for the watershed. "I am working to put people and communities back at the heart of forestry," said Forests Minister Ravi Parmar.