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The Saskatchewan Party government says it has kept its promise to balance the budget within three years. On Wednesday, Minister of Finance Donna Harpauer released her second budget, which projects a $34.4-million surplus this year with surpluses increasing to $82 million in 2022-23. “This year’s budget provides the right balance …

Three Calgary officers who “made the police available for sale” have been sentenced to jail terms in a corruption case involving a woman who was stalked and harassed by them for months. Bryan Morton, 35, Brad McNish, 61, and Anthony Braile, 50, were convicted last year of corruption-related crimes. On …

Opposition Leader Jason Kenney and NDP Leader Rachel Notley hammered home different visions for Alberta on Tuesday, after the latter announced the province will go to the polls on April 16. The start of the campaign came one day after the governing NDP delivered its throne speech in the legislature …

Faced with an anxious dairy industry poised to complicate the next federal election for the Liberals — particularly in rural ridings in Quebec and Ontario — the federal Liberals are reviving the previous Conservative government’s compensation plan to ease the pain of recent trade agreements. Between trade agreements already in …

The 2019 federal budget includes a tantalizing pitch for prospective first-time home buyers — one that could see Canada’s housing agency contribute up to 10 per cent of the purchase price of a home and bring down the mortgage load for borrowers. The budget offers the program, known as the …

When you aren’t supposed to win, it’s hard to know what to do when it happens. Take 18-year-old Bianca Andreescu and her historic win this past weekend at Indian Wells. She is the first wild card to ever capture the event, the most prestigious tournament ever won by a Canadian …

The committee of MPs studying the SNC-Lavalin affair is meeting again today in what’s already turning out to be another explosive day on the file. The House of Commons justice committee is looking into allegations the Prime Minister’s Office and other officials inappropriately pressured Jody Wilson-Raybould, justice minister and attorney …

The committee of MPs studying the SNC-Lavalin affair is meeting again today in what’s already turning out to be another explosive day on the file. The House of Commons justice committee is looking into allegations the Prime Minister’s Office and other officials inappropriately pressured Jody Wilson-Raybould, justice minister and attorney …

A Nova Scotia woman waiting for a double-lung transplant in Toronto says she has been inundated with offers of help since her story aired on CBC last week, and is now asking people to help others in similar situations. Natalie Jarvis, 42, spoke about the significant financial costs faced by …

There is more evidence suggesting Canadian coast guard mid-shore patrol vessels are a fair-weather fleet. Documents obtained by CBC News show that during a one-year period, two mid-shore patrol vessels based in Nova Scotia were tied up for 151 days in weather conditions when they were supposed to be operable. …