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She has effused about hydrogen cars, small modular nuclear reactors and even direct-air carbon capture. But industrial-scale batteries? Danielle Smith describes those as "fantasy thinking." The premier talks up a lot of early-stage innovations, but she's down on big batteries Credit where it's due: It took guts for Danielle Smith …

Gloria Hooper will lay a wreath at the cenotaph in Ottawa during the national Remembrance Day ceremony, representing all families who have lost a child in service to Canada. 'I think of him every day — like, every single day,' Gloria Hooper says about Chris, who died in 1996 Christopher …

Miriam Lyall was taken from her home in Hopedale at 13 years of age and sent to the North West River dormitory. She now has thoughts on how Premier Andrew Furey can make an actual impact with apologies in Labrador. Premier Andrew Furey is set to travel to each of …

Whistleblowers who filed a complaint against Sustainable Development Technology Canada had hoped for a management overhaul and a full-fledged investigation. They allege conflicts of interest and cases of mismanagement of public funds at the foundation that subsidizes Canada's cleantech sector. Radio-Canada/CBC provided with secret recordings concerning Sustainable Development Technology Canada …

Premier Doug Ford has long insisted that he and his office had absolutely nothing to do with picking which Greenbelt and rural properties to approve for housing development, but there’s growing evidence calling that claim into question. More evidence emerges premier’s office involved in picking properties for development Premier Doug …

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday she would convene a meeting with her provincial and territorial counterparts later this week to discuss Alberta's proposal to pull out of the Canada Pension Plan. 'The CPP has been the bedrock of a secure and dignified retirement,' says Freeland Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland …

The IT systems provider for five southwestern Ontario hospitals says patient and staff data have been taken and could be revealed in an ongoing ransomware attack. OPP, Interpol and FBI are now assisting the hospitals' IT provider A multi-layered international cyber investigation is underway after five southwestern Ontario hospitals had …

Radiation treatments for cancer patients are being transferred to other hospitals. International law enforcement are investigating. Eight days after the cyberattack at five southwestern Ontario hospitals was first declared, the scope of the problem and the agencies working on the solution have become more clear. OPP, Interpol and FBI are …

Canada's economy is showing clear signs of a slowdown, as the total value of all goods and services sold was essentially unchanged in July and August — and likely September, too. GDP was greater in May than it is now, Statistics Canada says Canada's economy is showing clear signs of …

Two new TV series are giving Indigenous ghost legends the anthology treatment. APTN series Tales from the Rez is based on Blackfoot ghost stories, while the Fibe TV1 series Creepy Cape Breton focuses on Mi’kmaw ghost stories commonly shared on the Nova Scotia island. Indigenous filmmakers melding genre and culture …