Wab Kinew
Danielle Smith and Doug Ford will sign agreements in Calgary today
The premiers of Alberta and Ontario will meet in Calgary today to sign two new memorandums of understanding.
Kinew wants Manitoba hotel owners to step up for wildfire evacuees
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says some hotel owners in the province are not doing enough to help wildfire evacuees.
Saskatchewan fire evacuations increase after blaze breaches airport
The latest wildfire evacuees in Saskatchewan are being told to head south to Prince Albert after being ordered to leave the northern town of La Ronge.
Removing Chinese tariffs on Canadian agriculture products is a priority, says Carney
The federal government plans to work urgently to remove Chinese tariffs on Canadian agriculture and seafood products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday.
Thousands are evacuated as wildfires continue burning in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says 17,000 people have been evacuated from several communities and First Nations as he placed his entire province under a state of emergency late Wednesday over crippling wildfires, mainly in the remote north.
Residents across the Prairies flee, others on edge due to wildfire threats
People across the Canadian Prairies are out of their homes, while others are on edge as wildfires inch closer to their communities.
BC considered the 'final frontier' for federal NDP as leadership question looms
Kelowna resident and former federal NDP candidate Cade Desjarlais sees the party in "disarray."
Western premiers meet in Yellowknife to discuss trade, energy and Arctic security
Premiers from Western Canada are to meet on Wednesday to kick off a two-day conference in Yellowknife.
Manitoba to repatriate hydroelectricity from US
The Manitoba government says it is repatriating energy by not renewing two hydroelectric export contracts to Minnesota. Premier Wab Kinew says the contracts are set to expire at the end of this month and amount to 500 megawatts of power that will now be available for Canada.
Manitoba Tories apologize to families for rejecting landfill search for murdered women
The interim leader of Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives apologized on Wednesday to the families of two slain First Nations women after refusing to search a landfill for their remains and touting the decision in a provincial election campaign ad.
Future of the Canadian economy is still murky, despite temporary tariff reprieve
The temporary reprieve halts — at least for now — a continental trade war that economists on both sides of the border warned would raise prices.
Say goodbye to U.S. booze in Ontario, B.C. and other provinces
Canadian alcohol producers are cheering decisions from several provinces to yank U.S. booze from provincial liquor stores.
Manitoba government's push for an electricity rate freeze questioned by consumer group
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says a rate freeze on electricity in 2025 is achievable, despite another forecasted financial loss at Crown-owned Manitoba Hydro.
This is no time to ‘squabble,’ Freeland says after premiers’ meeting on U.S. tariffs
Unity among provinces and the federal government is critical in the face of the grave challenge posed by the threat of massive new import tariffs from Canada's closest trading partner, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday following an emergency first ministers' meeting.